VPLT Magazin March 2011

A droning heartbeat breaks the silence. Then, a strike of lightning. With every further heartbeat, lasers flash through the darkness in hall no. 1 of the Leipzig Exhibition Center. Accompanied by spherical sounds, two pulsating and dazzling planes of light spread until the horizon. At first, it is not more than an unreal shadow. But then you recognize BMW‘s revolutionary sports car study „Vision Efficient Dynamics“ rushing silently towards the audience. This press event was a big bang for BMW, which even for the German Chancellor Angela Merkel was worth attending. From this day on, it is clear that this technically innovative study with its dynamic exterior design, which caused a lot of sensation during the last IAA motor show, is about to become reality. 328 horsepower and the silent acceleration of a classy sports car at stunning 33 g of CO2/km only are the incredible benchmarks of this eco-car whose fully functioning prototype the press could experience now for the first time. On behalf of the technical solution provider “Neumann & Müller”, LOBO staged the presentation of the vehicle with two of the multi-awarded “sparks®” laser systems - probably the world‘s brightest multi-color laser systems today. LOBO president Mr. Bopp: “The decisive criteria for applying the new “sparks®” laser technology was its incredible efficiency and eco-friendliness which can indeed match the ecological aspects of the presented product. Thanks to our innovative optical system, we do achieve an extreme brightness at a maximum power consumption of not more than 600 Watts. This corresponds to roughly 1 % of the power consumption of large-frame lasers just two years ago. So, in fact we turned lasers from electricity hogs to one of the most eco-friendly solutions in the entertainment industry ever.”