The versatile new FLX lighting console won a 2015 PLASA Innovation Award to the delight of all at Eaton’s performance lighting control business.

The much coveted Innovation Awards were presented at the three day entertainment technology expo staged at London’s ExCeL Centre earlier this week.

Zero 88 series General Manager David Catterall commented, “A huge amount of work has gone into ensuring that FLX would deliver new standards in lighting control using a touch screen interface and other time-saving features, and winning the Award is great recognition of the effort and ingenuity engaged at all levels by the team who have brought this product to the market”.

Launched earlier in the year, FLX has been an instant success for Zero 88 in a number of sectors from rental companies to theatres, churches to multi-purpose venues.

The Innovation Awards were judged by a number of leading and highly experienced industry professionals.

Their comment was that the FLX offered "a revolutionary approach to colour and movement for the tablet generation as being part of a well thought out-desk package aimed at an accessible price point for entry-level and more professional users."

The PLASA show was a busy and successful one for Eaton / Zero 88.

The manufacturer launched a range of Apps and DMX universe upgrade options that further enhanced those investing in the FLX control platform, including the FLX 8 which supports up to 8 DMX universes over ArtNet or streaming ACN, bring 4096 channels of control with no patch limitations.