Industry award for local business
July 2010
CEDIA NEWS: Industry award for local business Local company Liquid Automation, who specialise in design and installation of residential and commercial electronic systems, has won an international award for the Asia Pacific region. The awards showcased some incredible installations which boasted integration on an unprecedented scale. They included stunning examples of home automation, home theatres many only dream of, amazing marine vessels fitted out with every perceivable piece of electronics, practical commercial applications and excellent audio visual product implementation. Based in Rosedale North Shore, Liquid Automation for the second year running won the ‘Best Marine Project’ and received a highly commended for ‘Best Project Design and Documentation’, both categories of the prestigious CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles® Awards, announced and celebrated by over 300 industry guests at a gala dinner function at the Plaza Ballroom, Melbourne, on Wednesday 23 June. Liquid Automation’s Sam Ashton accepted the award and said: “It was an eight-month project with an impressive installation that included all the bells and whistles aboard this luxury vessel. We’re excited to have won, and also we received a highly-commended award for the project design and documentation for the same project.” “The submissions in this year’s prestigious awards were the best I’ve ever seen, both locally and internationally” said Executive Director of CEDIA Asia Pacific, Stephen Miller. “These awards are not given out lightly. This year we had a record number of entries (92) across the Asia Pacific region and each category was fiercely contested. The three judges on this year’s panel come from overseas and commented on the high standard of entries they were asked to adjudicate on.” “Liquid Automation was a worthy winner of the award and had to fend off a talented field to claim both first place and the highly commended award.” Miller said. “We congratulate them and wish them all future success and expect to see them on the podium again next year.” Liquid Automation encourages members of the community to call in at Unit 4 / 40 Arrenway Drive, for a chat and to find out what makes them number one in their field. MEDIA: For more information, contact: Liquid Automation, bruce@liquidautomation.co.nz or 9 479 5415 About CEDIA: The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) is the international trade organisation of experienced and specialised suppliers, custom designers and installers of electronic systems for residential and commercial environments. CEDIA was created to help develop and encourage high standards of service and conduct from designers and installers, to acquire, preserve and distribute information relating to the business of integrated electronic systems and to promote high standards of integrity, business ethic and professionalism.
Motor Yacht 'A' Stylish Tenders by Philippe Starck
March 2010
Superyachts.com: Motor Yacht 'A' is deemed to be one of the most iconic superyachts ever designed. Her designer, Philippe Starck, also created some of the most stylish tenders to compliment the superyacht to ferry her guests ashore.
SY Thalia - an electronic haven on the high seas
August 2009
gizmag: The SY Thalia is a yacht with a difference ... while it's a beautiful looking vessel outside, it's what's inside that really takes your breath away.
Great system design translates into a great end result. The technical team at Liquid Automation is dedicated to ensuring that, through superior system design, you get the absolute highest performance and reliability from your audio video and home automation systems.
There are an enormous amount of details that go into properly designing audio/video and smart home control systems in today's luxury homes. First, there is the low-voltage wiring infrastructure. Your home's wiring should not only be appropriate for the system that will be initially installed but should also allow for future technologies and system growth. Once your walls are closed up, they should stay closed. A properly engineered wiring plan should have the flexibility to be able to adapt to new technology many years after installation. In your design phase we like to think of how your system might evolve in the next 3 years, 5 years, 10 years, etc. Our clients tend to stick with us for a long time so it's very important to us that the wiring infrastructure is sustainable.
The next step of great system design is selecting the right components. This is similar to putting together a great symphony. The skills of each musician are important, but what is more important is how the musician interacts with the rest of the players in the orchestra. The same illustration applies to your electronics systems. When selecting components, we are constantly evaluating how that component fits into the puzzle. Will it increase the reliability of the system? Will it perform at its best with the other components in the system? Is it good value in the context of the system as a whole?
The third vital element to system design is our documentation package. We speak the language of your design team, and that language is detailed plans. Our initial plans call out all the build requirements that your architect, builder, and interior designer need to know about. Our planning documentation includes electrical requirements, HVAC requirements, device placement, equipment space planning, home theatre / screening room sightlines and riser heights/dimensions, television niche requirements, etc. This type of planning ensures that there are no surprises which result in either additional costs or a compromised end product.
Our technical team is committed to creating a well planned, well thought out system that will provide you maximum reliability and maximum value.
