Installation Stories

Administrators at the GateWay Community College (GWC) in Phoenix, AZ wanted to incorporate leading edge audio/visual and IT classrooms in their new Integrated Education Building (IEB) and remodeled Maricopa Skill Center (MSC) campus. The new 125,000 sq.ft. (11,600 sq.m.) IEB includes 15 dual-screen classrooms, a single screen art studio and a three-screen multi-purpose room, seating more than...

The needs of the military go beyond guns,ammunition, vehicles, and planes. On a day-to-day-basis,the military in any country handles classified and sensitive data, which often needs to be shared among officers and government officials. A tight communications infrastructure is essential to guarantee that no information ends up in the wrong hands. With this in mind, the...

AV distribution in 245-foot luxury yacht, connecting theater, four guest staterooms, the crew mess and the owner’s suite to a central distribution room, with eight satellite receivers (that changed depending on what part of the world the ship was located), and Kaleidescape movie player. Each source must be available in high-definition on all the displays...

To further support its students in their sports and physical achievements, the University of Alabama has renovated and expanded its sports facilities. One of the focus of the renovation was the weight room, which was expanded from 21,000 sq.ft. to a high-tech 37,000 sq.ft. facility, and where a state-of-the-art audiovisual system was installed to offer...

Installation of state-of-the-art interactive education and outreach science project. The “Cube” consists of six separate display zones, totaling 145 Mega pixels, with 48 multi-touch screens soaring across two floors. The large screen is 9m high by 14 m wide, and the display zones are split between edge-blended images on top and 48 interactive monitors in...

The Biology and Biomedicine complex of the University of Padua is located in a modern complex designed by architect Mario Botta. The complex contains administrative offices, 18 classrooms, roughly 30 laboratories, faculty rooms and research facilities. The heart of the AV installation in each lecture room is Kramer’s HDBaseT switcher/scaler, connecting all sources to monitors/projectors...

Renovation of the Shaw College Lecture Theatre aimed at providing a useful lecture space, as well as a venue for conferences, seminars and cultural activities, targeting both professors and students. The biggest challenge was timing: the system integrator had three months to complete the project. The HDBaseT-enabled switcher was selected to distribute, control and manage...

Upgrade of AV system across campus, including 85 classrooms, theaters and other spaces. Need for simplicity to accommodate lecturers, without need for technicians in every room. Source equipment often placed at back of the rooms, away from lecturers and projectors. All rooms are also connected to a central AV VLAN so technicians can monitor the...

Live broadcast with a smartphone through YouTube of large group dive to set up a new Guinness World Record: “Most Viewers of a Live Shipwreck Dive.” Live images were broadcast from the sea bed to a boat on the surface, and from there onwards. Challenges involved transmitting from a depth of 20 meters, which involved...