13 Projects from 2017 That Showcase the Power of AV Integration

Cubic Corp. Customer Meetings Taken to Next Level

Brian Feldmann does not believe in business as usual. As senior communications administrator for Cubic Corporation, he outsources system design and engineering for conference rooms around the world —but he handles the installations himself with the company’s local IT staff.That approach worked extraordinarily well in a customer demonstration center Feldmann rebuilt with the help of Diversified.

The center, located in the Cubic headquarters in San Diego, includes a demo room, a multi-purpose conference room, a huddle room, and a lunch room that doubles as a client meeting space, all of which push the envelope for interactive AV systems.

The finished demo room is built around a core of six 70-inch Sharp PN-L703B Aquos Board touch sensitive displays, each with a BrightSign XD1032 digital signage player behind it, a 2×2 Planar video wall, HyperSound speakers, and 16×16 Crestron DigitalMedia matrix. In default mode, the room plays a series of video demos of Cubic products, some displays dedicated to Global Defense training, some to Global Defense communications, others to Transportation.

But walk up to any Sharp display and touch the screen — that will interrupt the automated show and activate a set of on-screen icons for specific demonstrations.

The Tech Conference Room next door is on the matrix as well, making it possible to show demos from the demo room to a seated group. The room includes two 90-inch Sharp displays, a Cisco C40 codec, a Vaddio Clearview PTZ camera and Vaddio AV Bridge to connect to PCs via USB. There’s also a Crestron AirMedia hub to allow meeting participants to connect wirelessly.

The smaller History Conference Room includes two 55-inch Samsung displays, a Vaddio camera and AV Bridge for soft codec connections plus AirMedia.

The Canteen includes two 60-inch and one 46-inch Sharp display in individual seating areas, one with a table for eight.