Kinesys eyes increased growth in Asia
Published: ASIA
ASIA: With its growth in Europe beginning to push the company into new markets, Kinesys has finalised two major sales and technical partnerships in Asia. Aurora, based in Taipei, Taiwan, has purchased an Elevation 1+ chain hoist system, and the Colour of Light in Seoul, South Korea, has bought 24 channels of Elevation 1+ drives. With sales to these two key strategic countries, the manufacturer expects to see a similar growth in demand for its products in Mainland China.
Aurora is described as a go-ahead rental and design company supplying lighting, sound and video equipment to shows and events with a large domestic and international client base. Its Elevation 1+ system is being used in conjunction with CM Varistar hoists as well as beam trolleys. It also uses Kinesys Rigger Remote handsets for local control of the elevations, and a Kinesys Array PD-ES for power distribution.
The company decided to make the purchase after working with a Kinesys system on a previous event featuring a 36-way Elevation 1+ automation system with K2 control being used to lift a 70m wide LED screen weighing over 30,000Kg. This impressed Aurora’s production managers, Jez Fang and Philly Chen, who then recommended that the company purchase a system of its own.
Colour of Light deals with theatre installations and specifications throughout Asia and worldwide. Their clients include local governments, schools and cultural and arts organisations. The 24 channels of Elevation 1+ drives that it has purchased feature the manufacturer’s Libra load cell integration and monitoring using the LibraCell and LibraPro products.
‘It’s fantastic to see our products being used for increasingly diverse applications around the globe,’ commented Kinesys’ MD, Dave Weatherhead. ‘People are realising that versatile and safe automation can be very cost effective for the additional scope and potential it brings to any event/show or performance space.’