LeMaitre to Launch New Products at Prolight + SoundLe Maitre's range of VS - "virtually smokeless" pyrotechnics is continuing to expand and the company says it is receiving "excellent feedback from the market" and following up with increasing orders. At Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Le Maitre will be launching several new stunning effects to the range: VS Mines (15'/25'/35'), VS Starbursts (small/medium/large), VS Ice Waterfalls (8'/15'/20'), VS Volcano Mines (small/large), VS Ice Gerbs (10'/15'/20'), and VS Flashes. In addition to much reduced smoke levels, the VS range has incredible intensity and depth of color. The company says Le Maitre's VS products all have much deeper and more vibrant colors, particularly noticeable with the blue, purple, and pink colors. The VS range was originally conceived in 2010 when Le Maitre's R&D team, based in Peterborough, UK, were looking into improving the visual impact of effects by overcoming typical but unwelcome by-products of pyrotechnics. Conventional pyro can produce a lot of smoke and ash and with the advent of HD television and the increased use of pyro in sporting events these by-products needed to be addressed. Le Maitre's R&D team set to work, fundamentally changing chemical compositions. They moved away from metals and products that produce the solid particles which make the unwanted smoke and have replaced them with products that burn more cleanly and don't produce solid particles. The first products the team worked on were Flares as their magnesium base made these extremely smoky items. The resulting VS Flares were a resounding success, not only resulting in virtually no smoke, but also producing a strong color and aura. Buoyed by their success the team moved on to successfully develop the VS Flame range and VS Small Starburst range, with all three being launched in 2011. More recently the VS range has been further added to with VS Falling Stars, VS Coloured 8' Ice Gerbs, and VS Intense Flames. The VS range is also benefitting from the company's newly automated production process installed at the Peterborough manufacturing plant last year. Primarily invested in to address growing demand, the company says it also enables the faster prototyping of new compositions, drastically reducing the time to market for products under development as well as improving product consistency. "The VS range is in line with Le Maitre's strategy of continuously introducing the best range of visually stunning pyrotechnics on the market ensuring spectators get to see the effects at their very best!" states Karen Haddon, joint managing director and owner of Le Maitre Ltd. Le Maitre is adding the ScentFX range of unique scenting products to its range. The scents are ideal for adding that extra sensory dimension to occasions such as weddings, theatre shows, concerts, and commercial launches. ScentFX can enhance events with the aromas of fresh roses, vanilla, or chocolate through to the more exotic crushed lime and mint or cotton candy scents. Le Maitre will be offering 14 olfactory delights in total. Safe, environmentally friendly and simple to use, ScentFX natural ceramic beads are infused with high quality authentic scents which are supplied in easy to handle sleeves. Using the Velcro pads supplied, ScentFX sleeves are quickly and easily adhered across fans, blowers, smoke, or haze machines. Scent sleeves provide a scent effect for 10-12 hours and can cover areas of 2,000- to 5,0000-sq.-ft. -- indoors or outdoors. Safety and the environment are of the utmost importance to manufacturer Scentevents and the dry system involves no liquid, no mess, no lingering odor, and no oily residue. All ingredients meet international safety guidelines. Available scents include: chocolate; vanilla; lavender; pure white; crushed lime and mint; citrus blend; rainforest; green leaves; green tea and bergamot; cotton candy; coconut; tropical mango; apple pie; and floral rose. Le Maitre has added a brand new product to its special effects line-up with a powerful confetti cannon. The ProConfetti Blower projects confetti and glitter some 40' - 60' to create an arena-full of swirling confetti. The continuous, hand-fed blowers use easily connected liquid or vapor C02 bottles to propel the confetti across theatre or concert stages, sports stadiums, or audiences, indoors or outdoors, covering huge areas in just a matter of seconds, processing confetti at speeds of 3-10kg/minute (dependent upon operator). There are three possible blower angles for the operator to choose from depending upon the projection angle required. The ProConfetti Blower is a robust 50kg unit requiring no electricity. Liquid C02 consumption is at 0.2-0.4 kilo/sec. Le Maitre says their hazers are known for their output and low power consumption, not to mention the haze fluid which produces pure, efficient, and long lasting haze. To make this benefit even clearer to customers, Le Maitre has now re-branded its haze fluid as "PureHaze Fluid." Le Maitre's PureHaze Fluid is 85-90% active ingredient combined with just 10-15% water. Combine this with the fact that Le Maitre's sugar-based fluid is extremely green and completely safe to use on the stage or in crowded clubs and Le Maitre's PureHaze fluid is an environmentally friendly product. Le Maitre's haze fluid is included in equipment guidelines, calibration, and health effects reports on the use of smoke and haze prepared by bodies including ESTA (now PLASA) and Environ. See the full product line up for Le Maitre on stand 11.0/A64 at Prolight + Sound, April 15 - 18 in Frankfurt. 
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