including the United States, Mexico, Canada, Korea, Japan, Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, Spain, Germany, France, New Zealand, Australia, Netherlands, Thailand, Scotland, China, Russia, and many more. To meet the challenge of creating extremely large screens, Severtson Corporation designed a robotic spray-arm application system to paint its high-performance optical coating in-house on screens as large as 67.75ft.x 150ft. (20.7m x 45.8m). It is currently the largest in-house cinema screen optical coating system in the world. Severtson Screens certifications and partners include Technicolor, MasterImage, Dolby, Volfoni, LightspeeD&DepthQ, and RealD. Having celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2016, Severtson Corporation continues to be a global leader in innovation and quality. The Severtson family's extensive experience in manufacturing small home theater screens and large cinema screens has given Severtson Corporation the expertise to meet the needs of the professional and consumer AV markets for both indoor applications as well as large outdoor venues. With its three Arizona-based production facilities and its state-of-the-art robotic application system, Severtson has massive production capabilities and an unusually wide array of screens. The screens range in size from massive movie theaters, comfortable home theaters, and everything in between.
Volfoni Strengthens Leadership Team with New Appointment Volfoni, the leading European provider of 3D technology, announced that technology industry veteran Allen Schoonmaker has joined the Company in the newly created role of Chief Marketing
Officer. An accomplished marketing executive, Mr. Schoonmaker has successfully defined and implemented marketing and branding strategies for both private and public companies. The appointment of Mr. Schoonmaker is the latest step in the Company's effort to strengthen its leadership team as it capitalizes on the growing demand for high performance and high efficiency 3D cinema systems. Mr. Schoonmaker joins a seasoned leadership team at Volfoni with many years of experience in the cinema industry. "As we rapidly pursue the transformation of Volfoni's business, we recognize the need to place more focus and energy on our marketing efforts," said Thierry Henkinet, CEO of Volfoni. "We are excited that top talent in the tech industry wants to join Volfoni. Allen brings an impressive blend of both strategic and tactical marketing expertise, and we are delighted to have him on board at such an exciting and pivotal time for the company." "Volfoni is a recognized leader in the 3D cinema field, and the company is well positioned to innovate and grow. I am thrilled to be joining the Volfoni team at such a defining time for the company, as well as the industry," said Mr. Schoonmaker. Previously, Mr. Schoonmaker served as Head of Marketing for SpeedCast Limited, where he drove the transformation of SpeedCast from a small regional player into a leading brand within the satellite services industry. He also helped to guide the company from a privatization through to an initial public offering on the ASX stock exchange. In his position as Chief Marketing Officer, Mr. Schoonmaker will be responsible for all global marketing activities including marketing strategy, branding, messaging, advertising, public relations, vertical marketing, analyst relations, alliance marketing and marketing communications.
QSC Wins Third Consecutive Cinema Manufacturer of the Year Award
For the third year in a row, QSC Cinema was honored with the prestigious “Teddy” Award, an annual award voted by dealer members of the International Cinema Technology Association (ICTA). The award recognizes the ICTA Manufacturer who best exemplifies the progressive principles of product development, and provides the dealers with service and up-to-date technical and sales information, while supporting the status of their product without qualification. The Teddy Award was presented to QSC at the recent annual ICTA Convention in Berlin, Germany. “It is extremely gratifying to be recognized by our loyal Dealers in this way,” says Barry Ferrell, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of QSC. “Excellence is something we strive for at QSC, and this type of recognition is an indication that we are progressing toward our goal of providing the best products, service, and support for our customers and their endcustomers.” Ferrell also heads the Cinema business unit for QSC. This is the fourth time that QSC has won this honor, and the first time in the history of the award that a manufacturer has won it three consecutive years in a row. In September 2016, QSC acquired UltraStereo Labs (USL), who had won the Teddy award six times.
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