Musco Lighting - History of Innovation


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A History of Innovation

Musco’s research and development efforts have led to major innovations in energy efficiency, environmental light control, as well as safety and reliability of sports lighting equipment.

Musco team members drive the advances that increase product performance and raise industry standards — a history of innovation that continues today.

1977
Musco begins production of the Sportscluster®, simplifying installation, guaranteeing alignment and increasing durability.

1979
Musco introduces factory aiming, increasing the quality of lighting and simplifying installation.

Remote ballast is introduced, making regular maintenance easier by locating serviceable electrical components in an enclosure near the base of the pole.

1981
An unprecedented parts and labor warranty is introduced to demonstrate the reliability of Musco’s system approach to lighting.

1982
Musco Mobile Lighting makes it’s debut — and television history — with the Musco Light™ at the Notre Dame-Michigan football game in South Bend, Indiana, the first nighttime Notre Dame football game in school history.

Musco Mobile Lighting takes sports lighting on the road with the Musco Light™ creating a rolling research lab for developing and testing new lighting innovations.

1983
Musco Mobile lights it’s first Super Bowl at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

Musco introduces the economical four-pole Little League Baseball layout that reduces costs on fixtures and installation.

Musco Mobile Lighting tests lights for Space Shuttle Complex 6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

Musco Mobile Lighting is introduced to the movie industry with a six week location shoot for All The Right Moves starring Tom Cruise.

1984
Problem-solving capabilities enable Musco to become the “Official Supplier of Lighting to the 1984 Olympic Games” in Los Angeles.

The Sportscluster® system — the first factory-assembled and factory-wired light cluster.

The Musco Mobile lighting system has become a standard part of filmmaking, as Musco crews and systems light hundreds of films, television, and video productions each year.

Musco makes lighting Little League Baseball® fields easier and more cost-effective with the economical four-pole layout.

The Musco Mobile lighting system tested lighting for space shuttle launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

1987
Sportscluster-2® is introduced, offering major advancements in efficiency and spill and glare control.

Musco works with Universal Studios to provide an on-screen baseball lighting system for the movie Field of Dreams. Musco Mobile provides lighting services for filming.

1988
Multi-Watt™ option is introduced to reduce system operating costs, increasing programming flexibility.

1989
Even greater efficiency and control is achieved with the introduction of an enhanced Sportscluster-2® — 25% more light on the field and up to 95% reduction in spill.

Level-8™ and Total Light Control™ options provide practical solutions for extreme light control needs.

The SportsCluster-2® system — the first practical system to control spill light and glare, while improving energy efficiency.

When Universal Studios needed an on-screen baseball lighting system along with a sophisticated lighting system to overlay special effects for the fiming of Field of Dreams, they chose Musco.

1991
Light-Structure System™ is introduced — engineered as 5 Easy Pieces complete from foundation to poletop — making installation and operation cost-effective and efficient. Features a comprehensive, hassle-free, 7-year foundation-up warranty.

1992
Musco lights Lamade Field, home of the Little League Baseball World Series — and is named the Official Sports-Lighting System of Little League Baseball.

The history of racing is changed when Musco’s Mirtran™ technology makes it possible to light a NASCAR superspeedway — Charlotte (now Lowe’s) Motor Speedway. The ground level mirror lighting technology is developed to meet criteria of no tall poles on the infield — setting the standard for uniformity and glare control for NASCAR.

1994
Musco technology goes indoors to solve “scoreboard washout” lighting problems at the Charlotte Coliseum.

1996
Musco introduces the ShowLight™ system — allowing professional sports in large arenas to enhance their pre-game introductions and halftime shows with theatrical effects while meeting the lighting needs of the players, spectators and television cameras.

Musco is selected as the exclusive supplier of sports-lighting for Disney’s Wide World of Sports™ Complex. A variety of Musco lighting systems complement Disney’s state-of-the-art 200-acre amateur athletic complex.

1998
Musco’s design and installation services, combined with the latest generation Mirtran™ technology, makes the world’s largest outdoor sports-lighting project happen — Daytona International Speedway.

1999
Musco introduces Control-Link® — an Internet-based scheduling system — allowing facility managers to control, monitor and manage their systems remotely with Control-Link.

2000
Musco’s factory-assembled Lighting Contactor Cabinet is introduced, providing a cost-effective, reliable and time-saving solution for electrical power control of sports lighting.

Light-Structure 2™ — the only complete system from foundation to poletop — provides solutions to the many variables of sports lighting.

Musco lights Howard J. Lamade Stadium — home of the Little League Baseball® World Series.

When Disney needed lighting for over 30 sports at their Wide World of Sports™ Complex, they turned to Musco.

When officials at Daytona International Speedway decided to light the world famous speedway, our proven track record made Musco the clear choice.