WISBECH, U.K. — DiGiCo had 5 Star Cases build a promotional “sideboard” for the 2012 trade show season. The brief was that it must accommodate a screen measuring a minimum of 46 inches, complete with Blu-ray player, laptop docking station, coffee maker and an integrated loudspeaker system, with power sockets included.
At the heart of it is an electric TV lift sourced from Penn-Elcom, featuring 730 mm of vertical travel and a wireless remote control. This device is the basis for an inbuilt 47-inch LG LED screen, which provides a 1080p full HD display.
The powered TV lift includes a flush fitting “lid” so the 47-inch LED screen can disappear fully into the case, leaving a clear work-surface when that format/set up is required.
Hooked up to this screen, 5 Star also included a Toshiba Blu-ray player and a small Acer PC so DiGiCo has plenty of playback facilities for use at exhibitions, road-shows and customer demonstrations.
Also included is a Blue Sky EXO2 compact sound system, which was supplied by one of DiGiCo’s U.S. distributors, Group One Limited, featuring two desktop satellites, a subwoofer and controller. The satellites are flush-mounted into the case, just below the work surface, with the subwoofer ensconced at the bottom of the 19-inch rack bay.
A matching 19-inch grill was CNC-machined by 5 Star to cover the subwoofer and to blend the visual appearance in with that of the other installed equipment.
A 19-inch rack mount bay is also included in the case design on the left hand side, to allow changes to be made easily in the future.
The PC, BDP and speaker controllers are mounted in rack cradles so they can be located anywhere in the rack bay.
The rest of the internal space features various shelves for housing merchandise, brochures, literature and other office essentials, plus a dedicated area for a Nespresso coffee maker while in transit.
The overall flight case housing has been constructed from 5 Star’s Tour Grade range, and is finished in a white HPL covering, with a white synthetic paint interior keeping things clean and bright, inside and out.
5 Star’s in-house screen printing department applied DiGiCo branding, and 5 Star added a protective PVC cover for use in transit.
“It’s always great to work on projects with DiGiCo,” said 5 Star’s CEO Keith Sykes. “This one was a little bit different and presented exactly the kind of challenges that 5 Star likes in coming up with a practical solution to meet all their needs, that is strong and rugged for touring and, above all, looks very cool!”
For more information, please visit www.5star-cases.com.
