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- Comment: Be careful about use of trade publications for establishing notability as per WP:ORGIND. Trade publications must be used with great care. While feature stories from leading trade magazines may be used where independence is clear, there is a presumption against the use of coverage in trade magazines to establish notability. lizthegrey (talk) 16:43, 13 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: If it wasn't for ref 7, 8, 9 and 11 I would be marking this as a reject without ability to re-submit. Segatari, please use these examples to find more reliable sources... press releases, profiles, interviews are all no good to establish notability. This has now been submitted 8 times over the past 2 days, it's getting tiresome - RichT|C|E-Mail 20:25, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: Is still don’t see no significant coverage to establish notability. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 19:08, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: Apart from the passing mentions, run-of-the-mill coverage, and articles created in association with the company present in the sources, there really is no need to have the subject's own website as reference 6 times. Utopes (talk / cont) 04:12, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: Segatari, you need to let us know if you have a conflict of interest and especially is you are being paid for this article.There seems to be only one ref which leads to a "news" story about the company (ref 5) and that is an a B2B (aka SEO journalism) publication and so is not a reliable source.If this is the best you have then I really do not think this article is going to be promoted. You've submitted it 5 times and got the same response each time. Not all companies get a wikipedia article. Tagishsimon (talk) 00:24, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: This would need much more significant independent seocndary sources of the company as a company. Stuartyeates (talk) 03:20, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: No significant coverage in multiple independent and reliable sources. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 22:20, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: Still need independent, significant coverage. A lot of that stuff is not independent. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 20:59, 10 November 2023 (UTC)
Industry | Manufacturing of lighting and rigging technology |
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Founded | 1975Middleton, USA | in
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Number of employees | 1400...[1] |
Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) is an American manufacturer of theater, entertainment and architectural lighting[2]. The company was founded in 1975. by brothers Fred and Bill Foster[3] and as of 2023 operates in 13 countries[4]. The company is based in Middleton in the US state of Wisconsin[5]. Notable clients of ETC include Cirque du Soleil, the World Cup, Disneyland[6] and the Super Bowl[7]
History
edit1975: Founding
editElectronic Theatre Controls was founded in 1975 by brothers Fred and Bill Foster, with the help of their friends Gary Bewick and Jim Bradley[8]. All four of them were UW-Madison undergraduates[9]. The company began operation in the basement of Fred's flat with $500[10] Their original goal was to bring the first solid-state microprocessor controlled lighting system into the Metropolitan Opera House[9][11].
Acquisitions
editETC pursued a significant expansion early on through their many acquisitions.
Products (selection)
editETC manufactures a whole range of products and continues to sell some products from acquired companies (in many cases with a different design and under a different label). For example, transtechnik light control panels are now sold under the transtechnik by ETC label.
- Eos, Ion, Element, Gio Lighting console
- Cobalt, Congo, Congo jr (formerly avab)
- Prisma NTX, Focus NTX, Iris NTX (formerly transtechnik)
- Sensor Dimmer
- Unison Architectural lighting control system
- Net3 Networking components
- Selador LED-Spotlight
- Source 4 Spotlight[17]
Source Four
editA prominent product within the company's portfolio is the Source Four. Unveiled in 1992.[17], this release represented a substantial milestone in the development of ellipsoidal spotlights[18]. As opposed to other attempts in the market, the Source Four featured a 15- to 35-mm zoom[18], complete pan and tilt functionality[18], a 24-frame color scroller[18], and an exclusive QuietDrive motor control[18]. Notably, ETC had incorporated the traditional four shutters of standard ellipsoidals into a remote-controlled module, allowing users to select additional modules like a color scroller, rotating wheel module, static wheel module, and an iris module[18]. These modules were autosensing, removing the need for patching or internal adjustments[18] In 2012, ETC introduced an LED version of their Source Four, removing the need for coloured gels[19]. Despite that, the original tungsten Source Four remains in production[20]
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "Electronic Theatre Controls | Company Overview & News". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ "Electronic Theater Controls: Lighting Theaters, Churches and Theme Parks Around the World". In Business Madison. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ a b c d e f g "The history of ETC through company acquisitions". blog.etcconnect.com. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Mark Robins (2019-10-01). "Salvaged Shipping Containers Aid Building Expansion - Metal Construction News". Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ "Still on stage after 40 years: Wisconsin firm grows beyond theater lighting". news.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ a b Journal, Judy Newman | Wisconsin State (2016-03-20). "Electronic Theatre Controls owners give away one-third of company stock to employees". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ "Top 10 Stage Lighting Manufacturers". Vorlane. 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ NEWMAN, JUDY (2008-09-14). "SPOTLIGHT ON A LOCAL SUCCESS ELECTRONIC THEATRE CONTROLS IS EXPANDING, EVEN IN THE SLUGGISH ECONOMY". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ a b "Theatrecrafts - Archive - Electronic Theatre Controls / ETC". www.theatrecrafts.com. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ Moe, Doug (2008-03-23). "FOSTER FOLLOWS WINDING PATH TO HOUSE". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ "Electronic Theatre Controls sheds new light on entertainment". www.jsonline.com. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ Johnson, David (Jun 3, 2002). ""ETC Acquires transtechnik Lichtsysteme"". LiveDesign. p. 1. Retrieved Nov 10, 2023.
- ^ "ETC Acquires Dutch Dimming Firm IES". Live Design Magazine. Jun 14, 2004. p. 1. Retrieved Nov 12, 2023.
- ^ Newman, Judy (2009-02-19). "MIDDLETON'S ETC BUYING LED FIRM". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ Rivedal, Karen (2014-08-04). "Electronic Theatre Controls purchases rigging division of Daktronics". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ Novak, Bill (2017-03-31). "Electronic Theatre Controls buys Austin event lighting firm". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
- ^ a b c "Middleton firm dominates theater lighting - Document - Gale Power Search". go.gale.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g Moody, James; Dexter, Paul (2013-05-02). Concert Lighting: Techniques, Art and Business. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-136-08270-2.
- ^ "ETC expands LED luminaire line with Source Four LED Series 2 spotlight". LEDs Magazine. 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "Light and Sound International". edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "Fred Foster". Theatrecrafts.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
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