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XeTRON
Frank H. Riffle, general manager of the XeTRON Division of Carbons, Inc., points out the simplicity of the pushbutton starting device of the XeTRON CX unit, designed maintheatres'' 35mm, 16mm and 8mm operations. The unit has a 40 watt lamphouse.
Carbons, Inc. announces the launching of its XeTRON Division as its entry into the Xenon light field.
This will be in addition to the Lorraine Arc Carbon Division which supplies the "Orlux" arc carbons to the motion picture industry; "Actina" carbons to the graphic arts industry, and "Solar" carbons to the environmental sciences industry.
The XeTRON Division will be built around the sale of Xenon short arc bulbs, highly efficient XeTRON lamphouses, XeTRON silicon power supplies and associated items.
Heading up the XeTRON Division as technical director and general manager will be Frank H. Riffle, a veteran of 35 years in theatre projection and sound work. Mr. Riffle is
Lorraine Carbon Enters Xenon Lamp Field
a professional registered engineer whose experience includes 20 years with ERPI and Altec Service, eight years as chief engineer with Motiograph, Inc. and three years as field engineer with Carbons, Inc. He is an active member in the Society of Morion Picture and Television Engineers, as well as IATSE Local 163.
Edward Lachman, president of Carbons, Inc. said recently: "The growing interest in Xenon as a new source for motion picture projection and other applications cannot be ignored. During the past years we have watched carefully the development of the enclosed-short arc and have seen it improved through the use of patented features to a point where it is a very reliable high quality light source suitable for color as well as black and white projection, in the range of 1 to 2 kilowatts. For the present time, needless to say, for the
large theatre or drive-in, the carbon arc remains still unmatched and cannot be replaced.
"Our laboratories in France and Italy have cooperated to develop these advances in this Xenon field. The lamphouses and the enclosed short arcs have been proven and are now used the world over. Originally there may have been some deficiencies in the spectral output but by careful lamp and optic design this | was corrected and/or changed to match the color quality of the high intensity carbon arc lamp.
"We feel that the XeTRON lamphouse can meet the very exacting requirements for screen brightness and color demanded by the studios of Hollywood and a great number of theatres in America.
"Therefore, Carbons, Inc. through its new XeTRON Division, proudly
An inside view of the new unit
ON THE COVER:
Gathered in front of the neiv Lamp are chief projectionist Charles Bachert of the State Theatre, Boonton, N.J., a member of IATSE Local 502, Frank Riffle, Lorraine
Carbon engineer and general manager of the XeTROI\ Division, and Edward Lachman, president of Carbons. Inc., Boonton, N.J. Several of the other illustrations were taken in the experimental and test laboratories of the division in the State Theatre.
International Projectionist June 1963