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| name = Martin Professional
| name = Martin Professional A/S
| logo = [[File:Martin logo.tif]]
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| foundation = [[Aarhus]], [[Denmark]] (1987)
| foundation = [[Aarhus]], [[Denmark]] (1987)
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| industry = [[Stage lighting|Stage]] and [[Architectural lighting design|Architectural]] lighting and effects
| industry = [[Stage lighting|Stage]] and [[Architectural lighting design|Architectural]] lighting and effects
| products = [[Intelligent lighting|Intelligent lights]], [[Fog machine]]s, [[LED]] fixtures
| products = [[Intelligent lighting|Intelligent lights]], [[Fog machine|Fog machines]], [[LED]] fixtures
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| revenue = {{increase}}$38 million <small>(Q3 FY12)</small><ref>{{cite web|last=Schouw & Company|title=Q3 FY12 Report|url=http://www.schouw.dk/ref.aspx?id=1287|work=Schouw & Co. Wesbsite|accessdate=18 December 2011}}</ref>
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| num_employees = 600
| num_employees = 800
| parent = [[Harman International Industries]]
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[[Image:Martin Factory, Frederikshavn.jpg|right|thumb|Martin Factory, Frederikshavn]]
[[Image:EntourMartinMac250.JPG|right|thumb|A Martin Mac 250 light, used mainly in smaller theatres.]]


'''Martin Professional''' is a [[Denmark|Danish]] manufacturer and distributor of intelligent lighting fixtures for the entertainment, architectural, and commercial sectors. It is owned by global infotainment and audio company [[Harman International Industries]], who acquired the company in early 2013. The company is based in [[Aarhus|Aarhus, Denmark]].
'''Martin Professional''' is a [[Denmark|Danish]] manufacturer and distributor of stage and architectural lighting and effects fixtures. It is owned by [[Harman International Industries]]. The company is based in [[Aarhus|Aarhus, Denmark]].


==History==
Martin luminaires are used by many of the world’s top artists for tours and concerts and have been used on a number of major international events such as the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics where Martin was the main provider of automated lighting with over 1100 luminaries at the opening ceremony. The company’s products are regularly employed in theatres, nightclubs, and television studios and are used in indoor and outdoor architectural applications, as well as in commercial settings such as cruise ships, theme parks, ski areas, arenas and stadiums, hotels and resorts and retail environments.
The history of Martin began in 1978 when founder Peter Johansen realized how to make a smoke generator from a coffee maker.<ref>{{cite web|last=virk.dk|first=Peter Johansen|title=Biography|url=http://virk-info.dk/Pers-J/Johansen,Peter.htm|work=A danish cooperate history archive|accessdate=18 September 2012}}</ref> The company was founded in [[Aarhus]] in 1986 and began producing primarily fog machines and a small selection of disco lights in 1987.<ref name=virk>{{cite web|last=virk.com|title=Martin Gruppen A/S|url=http://virk-info.dk/Virk-M/MartinGruppen/Martin%20Gruppen.htm|work=A danish cooperate history archive|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> Its name was acquired through cooperation with a French smoke machine company.<ref name=history>{{cite web|last=Martin|title=Martin Professional|url=http://www.martin.com/general/history_popup_english.asp|work=Company history|accessdate=18 December 2011}}</ref>


In 1994 the revenue exceeded 100 million danish kroner and in 1995 the company was listed on the [[Copenhagen Stock Exchange]] raising a net value of 85.5 million danish kroner.<ref>{{cite web|last=ing.dk|title=Bright Entrepreneur|url=http://ing.dk/artikel/17099-lysende-ivaerksaetter|work=Engineering trade association news site|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> In 1999, Danish industrial firm Schouw & Co. purchased a 60 percent stake in the company. By 2001, Schouw had fully acquired Martin and delisted it from the stock exchange. Martin expanded production in 2002 through a new 11.500 square meter factory in [[Frederikshavn]] and a year later the company began outsourcing production to [[China]] at a factory in [[Zhuhai]].<ref name="virk"/> Mantin enjoyed continued growth until 2008 but was hit hard by the financial crisis and reported a loss of more than 200 million danish kroner in 2009 <ref name=elex>{{cite web|last=elex.dk|title=Erhvervslivets leksikon|url=http://www.elex.dk/martin-gruppen-as/|work=Danish business lexicon|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> and had layoffs of 130 employees at their production sites in Frederikshavn.<ref>{{cite web|last=eurofound.europa.eu|first=Fact Sheet Details|title=Company: Martin Professional|url=http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/factsheets/14300/Martin%20Professional?template=searchfactsheets&order=date&issearch=&page=1059&sel=1063&totalRecords=11832|work=European Monitoring Center on Change|accessdate=18 September 2012}}</ref>
==Products==
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Martin's most prominent products are its MAC line of moving head fixtures. They are used primarily by large theaters, concert producers and major television networks and production companies.


Continued innovation especially within LED technology has helped the company through the crisis and resulted in several product awards.
In addition to moving heads, Martin also manufactures color changers, semi-intelligent effects, LED fixtures and LED video displays, strobes, controllers for Intelligent lighting, media servers and a line of smoke machines. Martin has also manufactured flat mirror and rotating drum-style scanners.
In 2010 the [[Confederation of Danish Industries]] awarded with its annual product price for the MAC 350 Entour LED based automated lighting fixture.<ref>{{cite web|last=di.dk|title=Di's product price 2010|url=http://di.dk/DI/Kampagner/Aarsdag/topmode2010/Pages/DIsProduktpris2010.aspx|work=Danish business and employers association|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> The LED technology used in the product was a result of a three year collaboration with [[Aalborg University]]. Furthermore, the MAC Aura luminaire and MAC Viper Profile won the PLASA award for innovation in 2011<ref>{{cite web|last=plasashow.com|first=Plasa 2012|title=2011 PLASA Awards For Innovation Announced|url=http://www.plasashow.com/press/releases/140911/|work=Industry trade show|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> and 2012 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|last=stage-directions.com|first=Stage directions|title=PLASA Announces 2012 PLASA Award for Innovation Winners|url=http://www.stage-directions.com/industry-news/4548-plasa-announces-2012-plasa-award-for-innovation-winners.html|work=Art and Theatere news site|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> Martin started moving its production back to [[Denmark]] in the first half of 2012 their factory in [[Frederikshavn]] with 26 new employees. The move was made possible by a reduced labor demand in Martins new production lines.<ref>{{cite web|last=hoejteknologifonden|title=Martin Professional A/S moves production back to Denmark|url=http://hoejteknologifonden.dk/nyheder/nyhedsoversigt/martin_professional_as_flytter_produktion_tilbage_til_danmark/|work=The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref>


==Today==
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Martin is one of the chief technology companies in the Aarhus area, and has a strategic partnership with Aarhus University School of Engineering.
Martin is a leading provider of [[intelligent lighting]] <ref>{{cite web|last=dmoz.org|first=DMOZ|title=DMOZ open directory project|url=http://www.dmoz.org/business/arts_and_entertainment/tools_and_equipment/manufacturers/lighting|work=open directory project|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref> with has been displayed both a number of major international events such as the 2001 [[Eurovision song contest]] in Copenhagen, the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in Athens<ref name=elex>{{last=elex.dk|title=Erhvervslivets leksikon|url=http://www.elex.dk/martin-gruppen-as/|work=Danish business lexicon}}</ref> and at
the Bejing [[2008 summer olympics]] where Martin was the main provider of automated lighting with over 1100 luminaries at the opening ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|last=wrd.mydigitalfc.com|title=Martin to Light Beijing Summer Olympic Games|url=http://wrd.mydigitalfc.com/2008/martin-light-beijing-summer-olympic-games|work=Financial news site|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref>
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Furthermore, Martin is one of the chief technology companies in the Aarhus area, and has a strategic partnership with [[Aarhus University]] School of Engineering.<ref>{{cite web|last=iha.dk|title=School of Engineering Coorporate partnerships|url=http://www.iha.dk/Default.aspx?ID=12237|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref>


==History==
==Products==
Early on, Martin specialized in [[fog machine|fog effect machines]]; They produced few lighting fixtures. In 1993, the company started producing the Mach series of live sound products, which were quickly discontinued. By 1997, the company realized its full potential as a leading manufacturer in the emerging market of [[DMX512|DMX]] intelligent stage lighting products with the launch of the MAC 500 and 600.
In the early 1980s, Peter Johansen, a Danish entrepreneur and producer of discothèque equipment, produced a smoke generator after running experiments using dry ice in a coffee machine. He then established the company DP Electronics in Aarhus, Denmark, and by the mid-1980s the company was producing a line of fog machines that was sold in many countries around the world. At this same time, Johansen met the owner of a French manufacturer of hi-fi equipment who sold loudspeakers by the name “Martin USA” and shortly thereafter adopted the “Martin” name. The company began to produce a line of DJ lighting projectors that could emit beams of moving, colored light and changed its name to SM Electronics.


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Martin's most prominent product to date is the MAC 2000 moving head fixture. It is used primarily by large theaters, concert producers and major television networks and production companies.
In 1987, Martin Professional was founded in Aarhus as a producer of DJ effect lights and fog machines.
Sparked by a fast-selling RoboScan line of moving mirror scanners, production moved in-house and a factory in the city of Frederikshavn, Denmark, was established. Martin began to introduce highly automated mass-production techniques, systems design, and full industrial planning and sales grew rapidly.


In addition to moving heads, Martin also manufactures flat mirror and rotating drum-style scanners, strobes, color changers, semi-intelligent effects, [[LED Stage Lights|LED fixtures]], controllers for Intelligent lighting, media servers and a line of smoke machines.<ref>{{cite web|last=http://investing.businessweek.com|first=Bloomberg Businessweek|title=Company Overview of Martin Professional A/S|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=5663559|work=Investment directory|publisher=Bloomberg.com|accessdate=17 September 2012}}</ref>
The fast sales growth of the early 90's required ever greater production capacity, which expanded regularly and the company’s subsidiary and distributor network grew. In 1994, revenue exceeded 100 million Danish kroner and in 1995 the company was listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange raising a net value of 85.5 million Danish kroner.


Most recent product additions include the Martin MAC III (a 1500w profile unit) and the Mac 301 (LED moving light wash).
Martin began to optimize products for the touring and rental market and by the mid-90’s the first MAC moving head appeared, the MAC 1200. The MAC 500 and MAC 600, two moving heads that became industry standard in the touring market, were launched in 1997. In 1998, the company launched its first architectural luminaire, the Exterior 600. Peter Johansen left the company in 1998. In 1999, Danish industrial firm Schouw & Co. purchased a 60 percent stake in the company.


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==References==
In 2000, Martin launched the MAC 2000, its best-selling product to date. Revenue exceeded DKK 700 million ($80 million). By 2001, Schouw had fully acquired Martin and delisted it from the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. Martin expanded production in 2002 through a new 11,500 square meter factory in Frederikshavn and a year later the company began outsourcing production to China at a factory in Zhuhai.
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In 2006, revenue surpassed DKK 1 billion ($183 million) and Martin moved into LED lighting and LED video display systems. In 2007, turnover hit a record DKK 1.2 billion ($234 million) and in 2008, Martin launched the third generation of MAC moving heads, the MAC III.


Martin enjoyed continued growth until 2008 but was hit hard by the financial crisis and reported a loss of more than 200 million Danish kroner in 2009 and had layoffs of 130 employees at their production sites in Frederikshavn.


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Continued innovation especially within LED technology has helped the company through the crisis and resulted in several product awards. In 2010 the Confederation of Danish Industries awarded with its annual product prize for the MAC 350 Entour LED-based automated lighting fixture. The LED technology used in the product was a result of a three-year collaboration with Aalborg University. Furthermore, the MAC Aura luminaire and MAC Viper Profile won the PLASA award for innovation in 2011 and 2012 respectively. Martin started moving its production back to Denmark in the first half of 2012, to their factory in Frederikshavn with 26 new employees. The move was made possible by a reduced labor demand in Martin’s new production lines.

In December 2012, Martin parent company Schouw & Co entered into an agreement with the global infotainment and audio company HARMAN International Industries to sell Martin to HARMAN.

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==References==
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Revision as of 00:41, 27 June 2014

Martin Professional A/S
IndustryStage and Architectural lighting and effects
FoundedAarhus, Denmark (1987)
FounderPeter Johansen Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters
Aarhus
,
Denmark
ProductsIntelligent lights, Fog machines, LED fixtures
RevenueIncrease$38 million (Q3 FY12)[1]
Number of employees
800
ParentHarman International Industries
Websitehttp://www.martin.com
A Martin Mac 250 light, used mainly in smaller theatres.

Martin Professional is a Danish manufacturer and distributor of stage and architectural lighting and effects fixtures. It is owned by Harman International Industries. The company is based in Aarhus, Denmark.

History

The history of Martin began in 1978 when founder Peter Johansen realized how to make a smoke generator from a coffee maker.[2] The company was founded in Aarhus in 1986 and began producing primarily fog machines and a small selection of disco lights in 1987.[3] Its name was acquired through cooperation with a French smoke machine company.[4]

In 1994 the revenue exceeded 100 million danish kroner and in 1995 the company was listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange raising a net value of 85.5 million danish kroner.[5] In 1999, Danish industrial firm Schouw & Co. purchased a 60 percent stake in the company. By 2001, Schouw had fully acquired Martin and delisted it from the stock exchange. Martin expanded production in 2002 through a new 11.500 square meter factory in Frederikshavn and a year later the company began outsourcing production to China at a factory in Zhuhai.[3] Mantin enjoyed continued growth until 2008 but was hit hard by the financial crisis and reported a loss of more than 200 million danish kroner in 2009 [6] and had layoffs of 130 employees at their production sites in Frederikshavn.[7]

Continued innovation especially within LED technology has helped the company through the crisis and resulted in several product awards. In 2010 the Confederation of Danish Industries awarded with its annual product price for the MAC 350 Entour LED based automated lighting fixture.[8] The LED technology used in the product was a result of a three year collaboration with Aalborg University. Furthermore, the MAC Aura luminaire and MAC Viper Profile won the PLASA award for innovation in 2011[9] and 2012 respectively.[10] Martin started moving its production back to Denmark in the first half of 2012 their factory in Frederikshavn with 26 new employees. The move was made possible by a reduced labor demand in Martins new production lines.[11]

Today

Martin is a leading provider of intelligent lighting [12] with has been displayed both a number of major international events such as the 2001 Eurovision song contest in Copenhagen, the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens[6] and at the Bejing 2008 summer olympics where Martin was the main provider of automated lighting with over 1100 luminaries at the opening ceremony.[13] Furthermore, Martin is one of the chief technology companies in the Aarhus area, and has a strategic partnership with Aarhus University School of Engineering.[14]

Products

Early on, Martin specialized in fog effect machines; They produced few lighting fixtures. In 1993, the company started producing the Mach series of live sound products, which were quickly discontinued. By 1997, the company realized its full potential as a leading manufacturer in the emerging market of DMX intelligent stage lighting products with the launch of the MAC 500 and 600.

Martin's most prominent product to date is the MAC 2000 moving head fixture. It is used primarily by large theaters, concert producers and major television networks and production companies.

In addition to moving heads, Martin also manufactures flat mirror and rotating drum-style scanners, strobes, color changers, semi-intelligent effects, LED fixtures, controllers for Intelligent lighting, media servers and a line of smoke machines.[15]

Most recent product additions include the Martin MAC III (a 1500w profile unit) and the Mac 301 (LED moving light wash).

References

  1. ^ Schouw & Company. "Q3 FY12 Report". Schouw & Co. Wesbsite. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  2. ^ virk.dk, Peter Johansen. "Biography". A danish cooperate history archive. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b virk.com. "Martin Gruppen A/S". A danish cooperate history archive. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  4. ^ Martin. "Martin Professional". Company history. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  5. ^ ing.dk. "Bright Entrepreneur". Engineering trade association news site. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  6. ^ a b elex.dk. "Erhvervslivets leksikon". Danish business lexicon. Retrieved 17 September 2012. Cite error: The named reference "elex" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ eurofound.europa.eu, Fact Sheet Details. "Company: Martin Professional". European Monitoring Center on Change. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  8. ^ di.dk. "Di's product price 2010". Danish business and employers association. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  9. ^ plasashow.com, Plasa 2012. "2011 PLASA Awards For Innovation Announced". Industry trade show. Retrieved 17 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ stage-directions.com, Stage directions. "PLASA Announces 2012 PLASA Award for Innovation Winners". Art and Theatere news site. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  11. ^ hoejteknologifonden. "Martin Professional A/S moves production back to Denmark". The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  12. ^ dmoz.org, DMOZ. "DMOZ open directory project". open directory project. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  13. ^ wrd.mydigitalfc.com. "Martin to Light Beijing Summer Olympic Games". Financial news site. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  14. ^ iha.dk. "School of Engineering Coorporate partnerships". Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  15. ^ http://investing.businessweek.com, Bloomberg Businessweek. "Company Overview of Martin Professional A/S". Investment directory. Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 17 September 2012. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help); External link in |last= (help)


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