We are no longer surprised to see how LED screens are part of the show at any sporting event. They serve to keep us informed of the result and time of the sporting event, they allow us to visualize the event in detail, watch replays, entertain us and remind us who are the companies that collaborate in the event with their advertising.
In our product development strategy, within our LED screens for sporting events, we have to differentiate between screens for fixed installation represented by our Alfalite ODSX panel and rental screens for ephemeral events, led by our Alfalite LITEPIX panel. In both cases, they are IP65 screens, which means that they are fully protected against dust and water (rain), but the former do not require maintenance and cleaning, they only require a temporary ignition protocol to cause a drying of the moisture accumulated by rain or condensation, while those used by rental companies to provide temporary coverage have to be cleaned and dried after each event to prolong the lifespan of the display component.
LED Screens for the Sports Events Industry
Video Scoreboards
The use of outdoor LED screens for the video scoreboards of football fields and other outdoor multi-sport facilities, such as athletics, equestrianism, etc., is widespread.
These fixed installations can be installed using different mechanical elements, anchoring structures and support structures, such as ad hoc profiles for wall anchoring, and structures for monoposts, totems or MUPIS
Within the DOOH market there are different applications or types of users where our panels are installed Alfalite ODSX, IP65 rated panels, pixel pitch from P3 to P16 and brightness up to 9,000 nits with components of Highest quality and finishes in Gold Alloy to ensure reliability and durability.
There are times when they are requested only as a rental to cover the sporting event.
LED perimeter (“U” Television).
They are screens that are usually used only during the sporting event, carrying out the installation and uninstallation by the company to which the audiovisual rental service is contracted in 1 or 2 days. Within the Rental there are different events where outdoor LED screens are used with our model Alfalite LITEPIX, panels with IP65 rating, pixel pitch from P2 to P5 and brightness up to 5,500 nits with components of Highest quality and finishes in Gold Alloy to ensure reliability and durability.
They are used to support what is called the LED perimeter or the television “U” in sporting events such as football and basketball, where advertising messages are launched around the field and with a screen that covers the entire perimeter.
On some occasions they can be found as a fixed installation on a football or basketball field because the club has preferred to make the investment and not rent it.
Generic LED Screens for Sporting Events
You can also find all kinds of LED screens at sporting events to be able to offer a Live broadcast to the public Who is following the show from the gFormula 1 and Motorcycling Grand Prix, Football Club Fan Zones for the broadcast of matches, World Cup Rally and championships Golf, Equestrian and ultimately in any sporting event and can be used both Alfalite ODSX or Alfalite Litepix Depending on whether it is for fixed installation or rental service.
For the Rental Market, Alfalite designs and manufactures another series of complementary elements such as the FlightCases, transport trolleys for the panels that It protects during transport, in addition to Stack Systems, structures that allow the screen to be fastened in floor installations and finally Hanging Bars, structures to anchor the screens to trusses in cantilevered installations.
Outdoor LED Screens for Sporting Events
In the LED screens of sporting events, which are usually outdoor LED screens, there are many elements that intervene to make it quality and give you the reliability and durability that is required. Allow me to detail some of the points of added value for the partner, both fixed installation and rental, to take into account and that Alfalite offers in its ODSX and LITEPIX models:
- Components: The components used in our panels are of the highest quality and are selected after demanding tests and tests. This makes it the panel for professionals in the rental market with the highest quality and therefore reliability and durability. As an example, our integrated power supply in each cabinet has a failure rate of 1:20,000 when the market average is 3:1,000. This data serves as an example of the low failure rate (MTBF) that Alfalite screens have, which we will develop in more detail later.
- Speed in Installation: By having 2 locks (fast lock), together with 2 upper positioners, it allows a very high speed of assembly and disassembly while maintaining absolute precision. Minimal and precise anchors. This detail is of vital importance for the audiovisual rental services market since on many occasions they have to do the assembly and disassembly on the same day, having to meet very demanding deadlines for this task.
- Connectors: NEUTRIK. They allow a simple connection and disconnection, in addition to their quality, to be able to make infinite installations without deteriorating, also guaranteeing the index of protection against dust and water
- Mechanical Design: Its design has been designed to facilitate the work of professionals in the events sector. Its handles have been designed to allow you to climb them for maintenance work. The top positioners can be removed by unscrewing to finish a visually cleaner installation.
- Electronic Design: Efficient 4/6 layer PCB design that allows for lower consumption and with gold alloy terminations, which allows for better conductivity and greater durability.
- Maintenance: It allows both front and rear maintenance of modules and power box without the need for tools and with hot replacement of only the necessary part, without having to change the entire panel.
- Reliability: The connection between the power supply, the hub and the modules are wireless, with direct connections. The power and data connectors are connected wirelessly, directly soldered to the hub. The power supply is connected to the hub by double path for redundancy. All designed to avoid points of failure.
- Certifications: CE by European approved laboratory. EMC and RohS, with improved values compared to the standard.
Success Stories of LED Screens for Sporting Events
At Alfalite we have been manufacturing LED screens for a long time 15 years and we have a multitude of success stories in LED screens for sporting events, from LED screens in Formula 1 and Moto GP Grands Prix at the Jerez circuit, Video scoreboards at football stadiums such as the Ramon de Carranza, Cube with 3 Faces of Giant LED Screens in the Santiago Bernabeu to broadcast Champions League matches, Fan Zone del Atletico de Madrid, Video scoreboards in the Santiago Martin de Tenerife Pavilion, thanks to a multitude of rental companies that purchased our Alfalite LITEPIX to offer your rental services or our integrators who have made the sale of panels Alfalite ODSX, carrying out a fixed and permanent installation to cover major sporting events and which has allowed us to demonstrate that they are panels that amortize the investment made thanks to their reliability and durability, achieving absolute customer loyalty.
The Importance of Failure Rate (MTBF) in LED Displays
The failure rate (MTBF) is a vital element to take into account in screens of sporting events, which usually take place outdoors and are exposed to inclement weather (heat, cold, dust, rain, wind, etc.).
To have a failure rate (MTBF) as low as that of the screens manufactured by Alfalite It is of the utmost importance to take into consideration the use of Very high-quality components and low failure rate and processes with a High quality control at all stages of the production line. As an example, we indicate that the failure rate of the The power supply rate used by Alfalite is 1:20,000, when the market average is 3:1,000, i.e. the failure rate of the Alfalite component is 120 times lower than the average of manufacturers on the market.
In order to have an exhaustive quality control of our manufacturing, Alfalite implemented a new industrial organization 2 years ago, setting up a manufacturing environment through Lean Manufacturing with the 5s.
If, in addition to this quality of components, we add the Lean Manufacturing Methodology and the Demanding Salinity and tropicalization treatments carried out in our Alfalite factory, if the location of the screen is going to be in locations close to the sea or with humid, hot and rainy conditions, make the The failure rate (MTBF) of the screens manufactured by Alfalite are the lowest on the market.
We remain at your disposal to clarify any doubts and help you in the selection of the best Alfalite outdoor LED panel in case you are with a project in hand.
