Articles from Panasonic Connect North America

Panasonic Video and Audio Systems North America (PAVNA), a business unit of Panasonic Entertainment & Communication Co., Ltd., today announced its plan to showcase the company’s connected solutions for broadcast and live entertainment to help production teams create unforgettable viewer experiences as they embrace IP-based workflows. With the growing demand to make every moment live and capture high-quality content, creators need flexible, reliable, and intuitive solutions that cut through the noise to deliver an exceptional viewer experience.

Panasonic Connect North America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, today announced a partnership with Inspectron® Inc. to deliver a rugged solution designed to digitize inspections. This partnership gives eyes to TOUGHBOOK®, bringing together TOUGHBOOK computers and Inspectron solutions to handle inspections in tough-to-reach areas. Managers, technicians, and maintenance workers across industries including automotive and heavy-duty machinery, field service, manufacturing, industrial, and the public sector will gain access to expanded image capture capabilities, faster vehicle and equipment diagnosis, and smarter documentation for an enhanced user experience.

Panasonic Connect North America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, today announced a collaboration with Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, to certify TOUGHBOOK devices on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The certification brings flexibility to customers requiring secure Linux-based solutions, making it an ideal solution for federal agencies, contractors, and system integrators.

Panasonic Connect North America today announced the launch of Syncora Digital Manufacturing Platform (SyncoraDMP), an end-to-end manufacturing execution system (MES) solution designed to accelerate digital transformation of EV battery manufacturing in the U.S. SyncoraDMP is modular, scalable, and adaptable to enable manufacturers to keep up with the requirements of EV battery manufacturing. With comprehensive traceability, quality management, process monitoring, and advanced analytics and reporting, manufacturers can optimize production and deliver product faster and more efficiently.

The livestreaming market is projected to grow 23 percent from 2024 to 2030. Production teams need flexible and scalable AV tools to streamline operations in fast-paced and challenging environments to keep up with this growth. At NAB New York (booth #611), Panasonic Connect North America will showcase its latest AV technology to create powerful workflows for the broadcast and live event markets. This includes its new auto framing capabilities, available as a built-in Auto Framing Feature for the AW-UE160 PTZ Camera and an Advanced Auto Framing plug-in for Panasonic’s Media Production Suite. These new capabilities will help operators create on-site efficiencies and streamline the delivery of high-quality content.

Panasonic Connect North America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, today announced the launch of the Let’s note™ FV4 enterprise laptop in the U.S. Let’s note FV4 is a versatile, high-performance laptop designed for professionals working indoors, on the go, or in hybrid work environments. It delivers advanced computing and productivity engineered in a portable and secure laptop for today’s dynamic work styles.

Panasonic Connect North America today announced two new 4K multi-purpose cameras to improve workflows and bring creativity to any production site, enabling high-quality video production regardless of industry. The AW-UB50 and AW-UB10, available in early 2025, are compact, box-style cameras equipped with large-format sensors to meet the demands of broadcast and live entertainment with exceptional image quality and expressive detail. With Panasonic’s remote camera system, AW-UB50 and AW-UB10 will be able to remotely facilitate the workflow of video production. These multi-purpose cameras will enable the expansion of high-quality video production into markets such as education and corporate environments.

Panasonic Connect North America today introduced the new AK-UCX100 4K studio camera to give operators the flexibility to create unique, engaging content while streamlining operations. Rental and staging environments have grown more complex in recent years, requiring extra equipment. Managing these tools requires additional time and bandwidth, which isn’t always feasible.

Panasonic Connect North America today announced that it will extend NDI® support to its lineup of 4K integrated cameras including the AW-UE40, AW-UE50, AW-HE145 and AW-UE150 in addition to its Memory Card Camera Recorder, the AG-CX350. The NDI upgrades, which previously required a paid license from Vizrt NDI AB, will be made available via a free firmware update between December 2024 and April 2025. After this period, the models will ship with ready-to-go NDI capabilities*1.

Panasonic Connect North America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, today announced enhancements to the fully rugged and modular TOUGHBOOK 40® laptop. This second generation of the TOUGHBOOK 40, the Mk2, is the company’s first PC to feature Intel® Core™ Ultra processors, incorporating the latest CPU, GPU, and NPU technology advancements and up to 16 cores. Its dedicated NPU accelerates artificial intelligence (AI)-driven tasks for customers across law enforcement departments, federal agencies, and utility companies. Compared to the previous generation of Intel processors, these new processors deliver up to 143% faster AI application performance, 73% faster generative AI, and up to 40% lower processor power for AI-enhanced collaboration1.

Panasonic Connect North America today announced additions to its AV solution suite to power innovative and engaging visual experiences across industries. The dynamic visuals of immersive exhibitions are no longer reserved just for entertainment venues: they are key to engaging audiences from classrooms to corporate meeting rooms to houses of worship.