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September 11, 2007
OSRAM SYLVANIA Recipient of 59th Primetime Emmy(R) Engineering Award
HMI Metal Halide Technology Honored by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Photo: Robert Crowell, National Sales Manager, OSRAM SYLVANIA Display/Optic Division (l.) accepts a Primetime Emmy(R) Engineering Award from actress Maura Tierney of ER(r.). The company was recognized by the Academy of Arts and Sciences for its HMI Metal Halide Technology.
DANVERS, Mass., Sept. 10 -- OSRAM SYLVANIA was honored in Los Angeles by The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for its HMI(R) Metal Halide Lamp Technology with a Primetime Emmy(R) Engineering Award. On behalf of the company, Robert Crowell, National Sales Manager, accepted this highly regarded award in recognition of outstanding achievement in engineering development.
Designed in 1967 by Dr. Bernard Kuhl and Mr. Alexander Dobrusskin, OSRAM HMI lamps offered a safe alternative to the dangerous and widely used carbon arc lights of the time. The technology has since gone on to become a mainstay in the television production industry. OSRAM HMI(R) lamps are powerful, compact discharge light sources that replace the sun, bringing ideal exterior daylight conditions to indoor studios and make exterior locations look like high noon any time of the day or night. Their robust base design and tolerance to high operating temperatures satisfy the demands of modern TV and film lighting, especially in outdoor applications.
The HMI lamp made its first public appearance in 1969 when it was used to light the first color TV transmission in Germany. At the 1972 Munich Olympics, the HMI was the lamp of choice for television broadcasts. In 1988, OSRAM was awarded an OSCAR(R) by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences for the invention and continuous improvement of HMI light sources for motion picture photography. One of HMI's greatest performances came in 1990 when it was chosen to illuminate the wreck of the Titanic for the IMAX film Titanica.
OSRAM SYLVANIA is the North American operation of OSRAM GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens AG. |GlobalGiants.com|
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