Sometimes it feels like it's always tradeshow season at ETC. With ISE, LEat X, and USITT now behind us, let's take a look at the products, people, swag, and awards from the past couple of shows.
ETC enjoyed a highly successful return to Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), held from February3-6 at Fira de Barcelona. Across the four-day show, the ETC stand welcomed a steady stream of visitors, creating a busy and engaging environment filled with productive conversations with customers, partners, and end users from across the industry. The show also marked the launch of Lonestar Prime, generating strong interest among attendees and adding to the excitement surrounding ETC’s latest product innovations.
Visitors had the opportunity to explore a wide range of ETC’s automated fixtures, including the Dataflash 5000, MegaPix, and GigaPix, alongside fixtures from the Halcyon and SolaPix family. The stand also featured a Stage Hog with a preview of the Tour Wing, as well as Tour Hog and Gig Hog consoles. Attendees experienced the Eos Apex FP with expansion processing, along with powerful luminaires, a complete architectural lighting system, and much more.
The daily Designer’s Interval, held each afternoon, also provided a relaxed networking opportunity for visitors to connect with the team and industry peers over refreshments. Adding to the success of the week, ETC’s stand was also named a finalist in the ISE 2026 Stand Design Awards!
This tradeshow in Munich takes place in early March and is dedicated to the live event and production market. We showcased Hog consoles, MegaPix, GigaPix, Dataflash, and Lonestar Prime.
This year's highly anticipated USITT was one of our biggest shows yet! For the first time, we had our own dedicated training session classroom. Topics included the basics of LEDs, integrating moving lights into educational environments, the DNA of Lighting Control, and two separate networking courses.
In addition to the classroom, students had the opportunity to learn from ETC employees through USITT events, including Jim Uphoff and Dylan Jordee's presentation on lighting for the camera, Steve Terry’s discussion on the National Electrical Code, and a panel discussion that included Rebecca Knipfer on Certified Women Raising the Bar in Entertainment Technology.
On the booth were longtime fan favorites, like Source Four LED Series 3 and ColorSource V fixtures, alongside a collection of new products, including Dataflash 5000 and Lonestar Prime, new consoles like the Apex FP and next-generation Hog consoles, plus Prodigy Balance rigging and ETC Sitelink. No USITT would be complete without swag and this year that included stickers, squishes, and custom ETC Lego minifigures.
ETC’s booth was also the location for the annual Student Session. Students attending the show have long been invited to stop by at an exclusive time to see the gear on display, grab some swag, and pick the brains of ETC team members. Conversations range from product questions to timely industry topics and everything in between.