UK lighting and visual control manufacturer Avolites enjoyed a brilliant LDI expo in Las Vegas, seizing the opportunity of being in front of a diverse mix of industry professional movers and shakers to showcase its new and highly portable D3 series of control consoles, together with other popular products like the D9 and D7 lighting consoles, and the versatile Q-Series media servers.
The show was noticeably busy for Avo – A Robe Business – whose stand was part of the Robe Village development and close to the main Robe lighting booth. Plenty of new and potential customers rocked up, together with existing ones, plus others already involved in the Avo community. The first two days in particular attracted an array of high-value B2C clients, reported Avolites North America product specialist, Brad White.
The streamlined and contemporary booth design focused on the new D3 series while still highlighting various other innovative product lines.
The whole D3 range proved popular with visitors, particularly the D3-110.
Avolites, with new energy and resources, continues to develop its Diamond collection – a product line that covers anything from the smallest shows and most expedient budgets to stadium-sized productions and everything in between – all with the advantage of a single learning curve, thanks to the consoles being powered by Titan software architecture.
The powerful D7 series – still highly portable – was also popular. The full product range now being available in black is also having a positive impact, particularly with those using competitor brands, confirmed Sarah O’Gorman, UK and Ireland Territory Manager and product specialist at Avolites UK, who was one of the international team in attendance.
The latest Titan v19.0 software was running all consoles on the stand – supporting ‘Record from input via sACN’, ‘Freely assignable universes’, ‘Release to quick palette’, and 50 other improvements and changes, including Capture 2024, Avo’s updated internal visualiser.
“People are already appreciating and enjoying the new features,” noted Kully Dhesi, head of service and support for Avolites in the UK.
Brad believes that LDI 2025 was a crucial platform for showcasing the D3 series and launching Titan v19.0.
With consoles being such a hands-on and personal experience, “trade shows are a great place to get many customers in front of the products, so they can make real and direct comparisons with competitors,” he elucidated, adding that when end-users can feel the quality, depth and general ease of use in an Avolites product for themselves, “that is where we shine!”
Given the U.S. market’s significant impact on global purchasing decisions and industry directions and trends, “it was imperative to be at the show with a strong presence,” he commented.
Visitors to the booth included many production and lighting designers, business owners and managers, systems integrators, and console users from multiple sectors.
