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| Award winning stage automation for award winning shows! | ||
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Winner of the ABTT Engineering Product of the year award 2002 |
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| "With Impressario, AVW really shows that they thoroughly understand the demands of the end-user. Impressario isn't just another product foisted onto the industry regardless of demand, it is an exceptional product that has been carefully evolved to meet the precise needs of its users. It deserved to win!" | ||
| Howard Bird, Executive Director of the ABTT | ||
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The automation system at the National Theatre of Great Britain |
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| AVW Controls Ltd is probably best known for its award winning stage automation system; Impressario. This system has been used in many theatres and productions all over the world. Everything from the West End, opera and the National Theatre to world class venues, cruise ships and Disneyland. Click here to download the Impressario brochure. | ||
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Since its initial
development in 1997, Impressario has become a recognised
industry player, winning the prestigious award for Product of
the Year in the Engineering category at the ABTT show in June
2002.
The main feature of Impressario is that advanced motion control is available through a very easy interface. Most users can grasp the basics in as little as ten minutes, yet are able to plot potentially stunning scenery changes. Other systems on the market require very expert users to perform even the most mundane of tasks and often put theatres in the untenable position of having to employ specially trained operators - of which there are too few. It has a generous 30000 cue capacity, advanced cue following facilities, group control and synchronisation of multiple motors, on the fly speed control of multiple motors, a virtual reality simulator and can control up to 255 fixed speed or variable speed motorised or hydraulic scenery pieces. Impressario consists of a computer control console and purpose designed motion control modules. The computer console contains a proprietary single board PC loaded with the Impressario software, which records all the cue data that is transmitted to the IMP modules on a high-speed data network. The IMP modules carry out the necessary maths to calculate the motion profile required and are hardwired to the motor/hydraulic drive to achieve the desired motion. Alternatively a client/server network system can be implemented allowing a multi-user system with remote diagnostics and remote control even over the internet and across different operating platforms. Impressario is fully DIN56950/EN61508 compliant up to SIL2 as standard and with the addition of a safety computer and networked absolute encoders is compliant to SIL3 for the sharing of loads. |
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| The Impressario software is free and can be downloaded from the download page with manuals, specification and brochures. | ||
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You Tube Impressario demonstration video |
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| Don't take our word for it! | ||
| "Impressario is central to the show and, as there are so many moving elements, it was necessary for us to have a control system that is both highly versatile and easy to operate. AVW also helped train our operators to work with the system so the scenery will move when is is meant to with absolute precision allowing, the audience to enjoy the show as it is meant to be seen!" | ||
| Stephen Rebbeck, Production Manager, 'Billy Elliot: The Musical' | ||
| "In the days before Impressario all the scenery moved via manual controls, which are not very precise, but with Impressario we can time all movements, giving us complete control. We're now able to have a more adventurous set with increased movement, which makes the show more interesting for the audience. I am not only very impressed with AVW's Impressario control system, but also with its outstanding after sales service." | ||
| Nick Van Der Heyden, Technical Director, Ballets de Monte Carlo | ||
| "We fully intend to buy another, and after doing our research, we're positive we wont even consider buying anything else" | ||
| Simon Cranidge, National Theatre, London | ||
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