NanoLumens® Installs Its Largest Suspended Display Solution at the GPT Group's Melbourne Central in Australia

For its opening act in an Australian retail mall, NanoLumens (www.nanolumens.com) couldn’t have chosen a better — or bigger — stage than this.   The world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of indoor LED visual display solutions today announced that it has installed its largest double-sided NanoSlim LED portrait sized display in the atrium of Melbourne Central, which is owned and operated by The GPT Group (www.gpt.com.au), one of Australia’s largest diversified listed property groups.

Melbourne Central is a landmark retail property located in the Melbourne Central Business District. GPT’s redevelopment of the retail component in 2005 converted a traditional regional shopping center into Melbourne’s premier retail, leisure and lifestyle destination. Surrounding the historic Shot Tower, Melbourne Central features contemporary fashion retailers as well as a vibrant entertainment precinct. With over 300 retailers, the shopping center covers two city blocks and is conveniently located directly above the Melbourne Central train station.

The installation of NanoLumens first visual display retail solution in Australia is the culmination of a close, multi-year collaboration between NanoLumens, its regional sales representative, Digital Place Solutions (www.digitalplacesolutions.com), and GPT Group Divisional Director John Rankin, who was looking to create a sensational, eye-popping advertising platform that would reach the thousands of people who pass through the tower each and every day. 

“Melbourne Central sits at the very heart of the city’s central business district,” explained Gerry Thorley, co-founder and Director of Digital Place Solutions.  “The tower is literally a hub for retailers, transportation, and thousands of business professionals who work in the nearby tower offices.  The GPT Group sought to create a compelling visual display solution to engage and galvanize the attention of the many thousands of pedestrians who pass through the atrium every day.  When we presented GPT Divisional Director John Rankin with the NanoLumens solution, he immediately understood the impact the display would have on pedestrians and, more importantly, on the marketers seeking to reach these pedestrians.”

According to GPT’s John Rankin, this location is precisely what he was looking to turn into a premier advertising medium — something he was able to achieve with the NanoLumens display.  “To stand out in an environment like this the display has to be extremely bright and sharp in terms of image resolution.  The images themselves have to be presented in a seamless way that doesn’t detract from the marketer’s message.  A key ingredient was sourcing a lightweight display solution considering the glass atrium construction and NanoLumens was ideal for this purpose. 

“The reliability of the display must also be guaranteed because we cannot afford to have this display be taken out of service, given its central location,” Rankin emphasized.  “NanoLumens exceeded all of these requirements.  I am very pleased to say that the display has been up and running flawlessly since the first of December — just in time for the critically important holiday shopping season.” NanoLumens is the only manufacturer and marketer of LED display solutions that backs up its claims for reliability with a six-year, zero failure warranty.

According to Thorley, the installed NanoSlim double-sided portrait display measures 6.7M (21.9-feet) high X 3.8M (12.5-feet) wide and hangs directly in the center of the tower’s conical shaped atrium.  “The location of the display couldn't be better,” Thorley emphasized.  “It hangs at the epicenter of Melbourne’s retail, business, and entertainment life and is seen by upwards of 120,000 consumers every day.”

Commenting on the strategic significance of the installation, Almir DeCarvalho, NanoLumens Vice President of International Sales, said, “This is the first in a series of important new retail installations that are now underway in Australia and New Zealand.  The region is a major focus of our expansion efforts, both now and over the next several years.  Stay tuned to what follows because we have some very exciting projects underway!”

Watch a video of the installation here: http://www.nanolumens.com/melbourne-central

NanoLumens® to Debut Breakthrough LED Display Solution at ISE 2015

Company to debut world’s first front installable and front serviceable NanoSlim Engage 2.5MM LED display and showcase its NanoSlim, NanoCurve, and NanoFlex solutions.

NanoLumens®, the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of LED visual display solutions, will formally make its EMEA market debut at ISE 2015 with the introduction and demonstration of the world’s first front installable, front serviceable 2.5MM LED display at Stand #11-M38 — the NanoSlim Engage.  At the same time, the company will showcase its complete line-up of NanoSlim, NanoCurve, and NanoWrap LED display solutions for prospective European customers.

“We’ve chosen ISE 2015 to introduce our next great advancement in LED display technology and we did so for a very important reason,” explained David DaCosta, NanoLumens’ Vice President of EMEA.  “The European market is a major priority for us in 2015.  Last year, we opened our first UK sales office.  This year we are exhibiting at ISE for the first time, and we are bringing with us the next generation of our product development — NanoSlim Engage.”

NanoSlim Engage is designed to allow customers to engage their audiences up close and personal.  The new high resolution, large-scale visualization solution from the industry leader in indoor LED displays comes backed by an unprecedented corner-to-corner six-year warranty and is designed to serve as the ideal display solution for board rooms, command and control centers, and other areas where clear and up-close viewing is required.  It is also the first LED display solution able to be both front installed and front serviced.

NanoLumens’ formal European market debut at ISE 2015 comes at a time of record- breaking growth for the pioneering Georgia-based company.  Its current clients include a broad range of marketers covering the fields of broadcast, casinos, control rooms, convention centers, DOOH, higher education, hospitality, retail, stadiums, and transportation including AIG, Bally’s, CBS Outdoor, CCTV, Charles Schwab, Delta Airlines, Estee Lauder, GTE Financial, Holt-Renfrew, Invesco, Macy’s, Universal Studios Florida, The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Uniqlo, and the new World Trade Center Freedom Tower, among many others. 

“Supported by a base of strong and loyal customers who are making deep investments in our vision, we expect the company to continue to grow at a torrid rate,” NanoLumens CEO Rick Cope emphasized today.  “Four years after introducing our first commercial product in 2011, we are poised to create scalable visual solutions that result in immersive consumer experiences that businesses need and consumers crave in our increasingly mobile, interconnected world.”

Cope said that the company’s strategic partnership with the technology contract manufacturer PartnerTech AB will enable it to continue to scale production as demand for solutions grows.  “Because PartnerTech AB operates 13 facilities in six countries, we will be able ship as scheduled,” he emphasized.

NanoLumens displays are extremely slim, ultra-lightweight, energy efficient, and feature a bright, seamless, high resolution picture quality that can be viewed from any angle throughout the display horizon without color shift or image distortion. The company’s patented display technology and highly innovative products promise to transform the way companies engage their audiences in every type of higher education, retail, hospitality, stadium, arena, casino, transportation and public event environment.

All NanoLumens displays accept input from nearly any device or content management system. There is no need for special software, hardware or special personnel to display content beautifully.  With a profile of only a few inches, NanoSlim displays can be installed on virtually any surface without being obtrusive, adding the ‘WOW’ factor to any environment without taking up precious space. NanoLumens’ patented display technology is optimized for indoor use, operating with virtually zero heat or noise while producing bright, rich, consistent color as well as superior off-axis viewing with no color shift or image distortion throughout the display horizon.

Three-Year Old Canadian Company Profits From Growing Awareness About The Importance Of Tech Hygiene

Jason Greenspan remembers the moment like it was yesterday.  He and his partners had started out in 2011 making and selling car-detailing products.  It was the fall of 2012 when he was sitting at his desk one day, working on next year’s plan for the business, when serendipity struck. 

“I accidently spilled some of the cleaner on my IPad, panicked, and immediately began to wipe the screen.  When I finished I couldn’t believe the result – it was like my screen was brand new again!  That’s when I knew we had our next big idea,” Greenspan explained recently from the company’s Toronto headquarters where, this year, the company shipped 200,000 units of WHOOSH! Screen Shine screen cleaner to more than 5,000 retail locations across North America.  WHOOSH! is now carried in all North American Apple stores, 2500 Wal-mart stores, as well as in Target Canada, Staples Canada, Canadian Tire, and Shoppers Drug Mart stores.  “We’ve definitely captured lightening in a bottle,” Greenspan explained, “and we believe the best is yet to come."

The best is yet to come, he emphasized, because consumer awareness of the importance of tech hygiene is really just beginning to reach a critical mass.  

“More people use mobile devices than ever before.  Smartphones, tablets, and notebook computers have become staples in our daily lives.  Unfortunately, so too have the dirt that builds up on all of these devices.  In fact, according to Yahoo!, the average cell phone is up to ten times dirtier than a toilet seat. 

After testing the idea with consumers, WHOOSH! developed a new proprietary formula made with non-toxic and biodegradable surfactants instead of with harsh chemicals that can damage mobile devices and pose a threat to health.  Leveraging the latest advancements in formula development, WHOOSH! was specifically developed to be a safe yet powerful cleaning solution that eliminates fingerprints, smudges, dirt, grime and makeup from any electronic device screen — leaving a clear, streak-free finish that  not only makes the screen shine like new but also resists hatred fingerprints.  WHOOSH! does not contain alcohol, acids, ammonia, chlorine, petroleum distillates, phosphates or volatile organic compounds.

WHOOSH! Screen Shine made its debut at CES 2014 where it became the only screen and device cleaner to be awarded two coveted CES Innovations Design & Engineering Awards.  It’s also the only screen cleaner certified by the Sharp STAR Program for use on Sharp AQUOS BOARD interactive displays, and it’s the only screen cleaner that comes with a ‘Safe for Your Screen’ guarantee.  WHOOSH! is the most advanced non-toxic, streak-free screen cleaning solution that safely cleans screens while keeping them shining like new and resistant to fingerprints and smudges. WHOOSH! is also ideal for use on television screens.

“2014 sales year-to-date are up over 500 percent from a year ago,” Greenspan said.  “We estimate that WHOOSH! has now cleaned more than one million mobile device screens.  Just thinking about that number makes me smile, but we know it’s just a start.”

As for the future, new and innovative cleaning products are definitely on the horizon, according to Greenspan, who said that the company has plans to make a major new product introduction at CES 2015, the place where it all began.

NanoLumens and PartnerTech Begin Manufacturing LED Displays For Distribution in Canada

Major high tech electronics manufacturer and world’s leading manufacturer of indoor LED displays expand Made in America initiative by manufacturing large format LED displays for Canadian customers. 

NanoLumens®, the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of indoor LED displays, and PartnerTech Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of PartnerTech AB, a major systems integration and electronics manufacturer, today expanded their ‘Made in America’ partnership with the announcement that they are now manufacturing large format LED displays for customers in Canada.

According to NanoLumens President & CEO Rick Cope, PartnerTech Inc. is providing expert mechanical and electrical assembly, testing and calibration expertise for more than a dozen large format NanoLumens LED displays, ranging from 20 to 27 feet wide. These displays will be used for advertising purposes in malls across Canada.

“Scalability and flexibility, along with nimble performance in handling multiple projects are the key drivers of this relationship,” Cope said today. “PartnerTech has demonstrated its ability to scale production while maintaining expert cost controls and a high level of customer support, key factors that formed the foundation of our relationship three years ago.” 

PartnerTech has provided manufacturing, engineering and assembly resources to NanoLumens for previous projects at both PartnerTech and NanoLumens sites. The companies have worked together on many LED display installations including NBA basketball arenas, international train stations, convention centers, and more. 

NanoLumens is expected to grow as a first-in-class provider of indoor LED displays with the support of volume demands provided by PartnerTech.

“Continued accelerated growth for NanoLumens presents opportunities for larger scale and more complex orders,” Cope added. “With each new opportunity, the advantages of our relationship with PartnerTech are proven through rapid scale and cost control while maintaining a high level of customer care.” 

Electronics manufacturing is making a huge comeback to the United States in part due to the partnerships like the one between PartnerTech and NanoLumens.  The ability to scale production through additional resources, both skilled labor and physical space, support the exponential growth that NanoLumens has experienced in the last year. The flexibility and scalability afforded through this type of partnership is extremely advantageous in managing cost control and providing better service to customers. 

“With multiple projects occurring simultaneously, the ability to scale production and manage production space is imperative,” Gary Bruce, President of PartnerTech Inc. stated. “PartnerTech is able to provide the flexibility and resources needed for NanoLumens to respond to growing demand and to continue to deliver excellence to their customers.”

NanoLumens Helps Louisiana State University Students to Focus On Post Graduate Career Goals!

Louisiana State University installed two NanoLumens LED displays inside of its new Olinde Career Center to attract students to the office to prepare them for successful post-graduate careers. 

As the largest public university in the state, Louisiana State University (LSU) provides approximately 30,000 students with the tools they need to launch successful post graduate careers. This commitment has been taken into the 21st century with the recent opening of the university’s new Olinde Career Center (OCC), a two-floor, 17,000 square foot space where students’ future career goals take shape.

Located inside the Student Union, the OCC’S management team wanted a new 21st century way to immediately engage with students to them to come into the office on a daily basis. To achieve this goal, LSU turned to NanoLumens® for cutting edge LED displays that promised to stop students dead in their tracks! “The university is beginning to incorporate more technology around campus,” Kevin Brian, the CFO and Director of Technology Divisions at the integration firm SAIA Electric, Inc. stated. “When we started designing the new OCC, we wanted to galvanize students’ attention to draw students into the center. NanoLumens listened carefully to our design ideas, and they allowed us to create a very unique display solution that grabs the attention of every student who walks into the Student Union.” 

“With about 15,000 visitors a day, the Student Union is always full of activity,” Mary Feduccia, the Director of LSU’s Olinde Career Center explained. “The new career center opened two days before the fall semester began, which is a major time for our programming. During this busy time, we’ve been able to utilize the NanoLumens displays to effectively and dramatically promote events that have significantly increased the traffic into the new center.”

The career center is equipped with a 5mm, 10-foot rectangular NanoLumens NanoSlim displays, and a 20-foot circular NanoCurve display. Both screens are ultra-lightweight, slim, and provide vibrant, high-resolution images from all viewing angles, making them the ideal eye-catching solution in the bustling LSU Student Union.

“Everyone is amazed by the NanoLumens technology,” Feduccia continued. “From students to parents to faculty and staff, hundreds of people have expressed their amazement directly to us.”

The two NanoLumens displays provide students with information and graphics on a daily basis. The traditional, rectangular screen is located inside of the student financial management offices within the career center. The display showcases the New York Stock Exchange to help differentiate the financial services within the career center. “It gives the area a more financial appeal,” Feduccia explained.

The circular NanoLumens display is used to showcase simple graphics, such as the LSU Tiger, as well as brief messages about career center events. Feduccia said the attendance rate at these events has increased, since students can now prominently see the numerous opportunities the center is offering. 

“LSU is ecstatic with the outcome of the displays,” Brian added. “With the big push to upgrade technology across campus, we’re already discussing a preliminary plan to incorporate a large NanoCurve display in one of the older building’s atriums. Right when you walk in, it will draw you in!”

NanoLumens displays are extremely slim, ultra-lightweight, energy efficient, and feature a bright, seamless, high resolution picture quality that can be viewed from any angle throughout the display horizon without color shift or image distortion. The company’s patented display technology, promises to transform the way marketers engage their customers in every type of trade show, retail, hospitality, stadium, arena, transportation and public event environment.

All NanoLumens displays accept input from nearly any device or content management system. There is no need for special software, hardware or special personnel to display content beautifully. With a profile of only a few inches, NanoSlim displays can be installed on virtually any surface without being obtrusive, adding the ‘WOW’ factor to any environment without taking up precious space. NanoLumens’ patented display technology is optimized for indoor use, operating with virtually zero heat or noise while producing bright, rich, consistent color as well as superior off-axis viewing with no color shift or image distortion throughout the display horizon.