International Franchising
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We have some of the world’s most experienced consultants, working with both small and large organisations. If you are in need of planetariums, services or simply need support on your project, contact our experts today.
Our services are available both across the UK and abroad. Maybe you want to buy a planetarium system and not sure which one to use? Or possibly you want to project something amazing on to the ceiling of a building? No matter what the job is, we will endeavour to match you with the most appropriate consultant for the best results.
We also encourage discussions about becoming one of our partners across the world. If you are excited by what we do and want to make a difference in your country, then get in contact!
Why become a franchise partner?
- Best value and quality systems in the world
- Unbeatable customer service worldwide
- World-class training for presenting and teaching
- Continued support to help develop your services
- Amazing high quality single projection systems, eliminating the need for multiple projectors
- We use mirror systems over fisheye systems, giving you greater brightness and resolution
- Over 10 years’ experience, with consultants working for some of the world’s most well-known planetariums
- Manufacturer’s warranty on planetariums and projections
- Fire retardant dome fabric, CE approved
- Stunning films available from some of the world’s most well-known production houses
- From US$ 25,000 excludes shipping and travel
- Planetariums range in size from 4m to 20m
- ONE PRICE fully comprehensive system:
- A planetarium/digital dome of your choice from 4m to 20m with or without raised rings
- 360° projection mirror
- Powerful projector from 2000+ lumens and up to 1,000,000:1 contrast (includes strong carry case)
- Macbook or Windows machines, fully tested beforehand
- Software for both ‘real time’ presentations and ‘warping’ of video
- Powerful sound system, either 2.1 or 5.1
- Blower fan
- All necessary peripherals so you start straight away: Laser pointers, laptop bag, headset mic, trolley, carry cases, cables, head torch
- Training anywhere in the world (excluding travel/accommodation)
- Equipment set up
- Maintenance training
- Software training
- Production training
- Live show training
- Support to content creation both traditional and bespoke
- Support in dubbing and language editing for non UK/US languages
- FREE films/content to start you off, including at least three premium films
- FREE short clips to use in your presentations
Geodesic Planetarium and Semi-permanent Domes
We engineer and provide the finest mobile planetariums/immersive domes world wide, and currently sell these from 4m-12m in diameter
HIGHLIGHTS
- Unique in its accommodation of visitor needs and comfort
- The Airlock Door System is full-size and inflated to keep its shape as visitor after visitor enters the dome
- The vertical air tubes are attached to the flat entrance floor with Velcro and can be moved apart to accommodate most wheelchairs and to facilitate the access
The Airlock Door System can be left open during presentations. Its tubes come together to close and a Velcro strap is provided to indicate that a program is in progress.
A second Velcro strap on the inside lets the operator pull the door tubes together. Inside, the door also has a zipper and a Velcro latched flap that completely covers the zipper – producing a smooth projection surface.
With the zipper open, visitors can leave during the presentation without requiring assistance from the operator. Visitors also feel much less enclosed and claustrophobic with an airlock door than with a dome that has an entrance tube or simple zipper.
The Airlock door has an opening six feet tall, allowing audiences to walk into and out of the dome without stooping, crawling, or rushing. The dome remains inflated as audiences enter and exit through the airlock door at their own speed.
The standard mobile planetariums/immersive domes has a ventilation system that accommodates many different kinds of usage. The dome’s fan inflates both the door and a second vent flowing directly into the dome. This vent has a Velcro sealed flap that can be used to adjust the airflow upward, to the right or to the left. There are also two small vents in the door. If the door is left open for visitors to come and go during demonstrations, the large vent is left open and the small door vents are closed. If the door is closed for a presentation, then the large vent can also be closed and the small door vents are kept opened. This technique keeps fresh air in the dome without the dome deflating during entry and exit.
The mobile planetariums/immersive domes also has two unique front floor vents, our “Inflation Self Regulating System”, that open when the dome rises and vent through a tube on the outside of the dome. The inflated tube acts as a light baffle if the dome starts to rise off the ground. These self-regulating vents make dome operation easy and prevent the flapping or bouncing experienced in other domes as they over-inflate.
The mobile planetariums/immersive domes also have a soft light grey matte cloth finish. This smooth, non-glare finish creates a projection surface suitable for full-dome video. The light grey color lowers the cross talk of light bouncing from one side of the dome to wash out the image on the other side. Images appear sharp and the colors saturated. The cloth surface also absorbs sound and minimizes the echo produced in plastic surfaced domes. It also dampens sounds from outside the dome.
The polyester-cotton cloth never frays and is extremely wrinkle-resistant, even after repeated folding. The cloth breathes, minimizing the stuffy sensation often felt with large groups in plastic domes. Each seam is both sewn and taped on the outside for maximum durability and to prevent any light leaks. Although mobile planetariums/immersive domes are opaque, they can acquire a pinhole light leak over time. These are usually visible only when projecting star fields in a bright room. A pinhole is easily patched with a small circle of the extra cloth provided and rubber cement.
It is important to note that our cloth based mobile planetariums/immersive domes are not designed for outdoor use. We do not provide warranty on domes that show damage from outdoor use.
Many of our customers use their domes outdoors, but do so at their own risk. We can not warranty any damage due to extreme heat, cold, wind or rain. Direct sun can cause a blue or black dome to heat to over 40 degrees Celsius and damaging the glue that covers the dome’s seams. If a Dome is frozen or stored outdoors in below freezing conditions, it is possible that the flocked surface will delaminate. We do not provide warranty for this situation and domes must be stored and used at above freezing temperatures.
However, using the dome temporary outside has been done as can be seen here inside a marquee or with a strong dome cover. This is done so at the user’s risk; however we have a lot of experience of outdoor events, so can look at your event through our hire services or bespoke outdoor domes.
- From US$ 15,000
- Annual fee from US$ 8,000
- access to some of worlds largest selection of shows, over 100 titles
- help translating/dubbing shows in to your language
- help making your own shows both live presentations and films
- scripts for school presentations
- annual check and maintenance of planetariums
- free technical support
- software check and upgrades where possible
- every time our company receive a new licence to screen a new film, we will offer this to you as well (pending producers’ approval)
- Be part of one of the world’s most progressive, fastest-growing mobile planetariums and digital domes businesses
- Planetariums range in size from 4m to 10m
- Full system includes: 360° projection mirror, projector, Macbook, software, training (anywhere in the world) and access to the world largest show catalogue
