Austria company Weigl Control (Weigl GmbH & Co KG) has become the latest to join the Ravenna partnership.
Based near Linz, is a speacialist in high-performance hardware and software solutions for show control, providing interactive and multi-media electronic controllers for use in theme parks, museums, sauna and spas and retail outlets. Originally focused on embedded playback for animatronics and motion control, Weigl has expanded its hardware and cross-platform software offerings over the past decade to include large-scale lighting, media and logic capabilities to support the production of some of the world’s best themed entertainment examples.
‘The ProCommander X Series, which we developed in celebration of our company’s 10th company anniversary, will use Ravenna for network-based audio distribution,’ says Weigl CEO, Manfred Weigl. ‘This expands the functionality of the ProCommander Series with polyphony, advanced networking, extended network lighting playback and digital motor control via industry standard CANOpen and EtherCat protocols. We chose Ravenna for its state-of-the-art, standards-based technology, its unsurpassed flexibility and the ability to provide our customers with a wide range of AES67-compatible network devices.’
‘Weigl Control has an impressive record of installations in globally renowned theme parks and other entertainment locations where seamless interoperation between motion and media is key,’ says Andreas Hildebrand, from ALC NetworX. ‘During our initial discussions with Weigl Control it became clear that full reliability, interoperability with other AES67 devices and highest flexibility are the decisive factors – a perfect match for Ravenna. Watch out for the first Ravenna-powered rollercoaster ride.’
