FOR-A strengthens offerings through partnership with Alfalite

As a LEAD partner, schools participating in Lightware’s technology refresh program will receive an extended warranty throughout the entire agreement to ensure educational institutions are confident in their investment. Lightware is invested in building long-term partnerships with educational facilities, technology integrators, facilities managers and IT managers to provide connectivity solutions. As a result, Lightware’s in-house technicians and engineers will collaborate closely with end-users and integrators participating in the program to gather feedback to accelerate future advancements in connectivity solutions for education.

Roger Takacs, vice president, education for Lightware Visual Engineering: “Many schools have been affected by rising technology costs and a lack of availability from other vendors., As a result, they have been forced to move away from technologies they were familiar with. Lightware recognizes the immense benefit of providing a standardised solution.”

FOR-A has expanded its offering still further through a strategic partnership with Alfalite, manufacturer of high-quality LED panels for screens and volumes. Initially the agreement allows FOR-A to market the screens in selected areas, but the intention is that this will become a global arrangement. Alfalite, based in Huelva, Spain and the only European manufacturer of LED panels, has unique technologies which allow it to produce 1.9mm pixel panels with 175˚ horizontal and vertical viewing angles, and very high brightness and colour fidelity. The panels can be built into any size of LED wall or volume, creating virtual production and augmented reality spaces ideal for broadcast, corporate and educational applications.

“At FOR-A, we always want to understand the real requirements of our customers, and to find innovative ways of meeting them,” said Hiroaki Tanoue, senior general manager of FOR-A.

“We know that our market is looking for a reliable way to get into virtual production and augmented reality, and trust FOR-A to help them through challenges. Having Alfalite on our side helps us support our customers in realizing their ambitions.”

While FOR-A is widely known as a manufacturer of a broad range of broadcast video products, it is