Many shopping centres have fountains with mechanical sprays and bubbling ponds. At the Don Mills Shopping Centre near Toronto, this has been taken several steps further with a stunningly choreographed water and light show. Designed & Engineered by Karajaal, a water experience company based in Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, the water feature at Don Mills is Canada’s first robotic fountain, and only the fourth in North America – and has, at its heart, a 22-axis motion control system using Control Techniques drives that was engineered by industrial automation specialists Rotalec.<\/p>\n
The goal was to create a unique water feature to complement the shops at Don Mills and inspire visitors to stay and return, so that they take in all of the facilities offered in this new urban village. The designers Karajaal were already long-term customers of Control Techniques \/ Rotalec for their standard fountain projects in which Control Techniques’ Commander SK AC drives were being used for pump control and thus the height of the water jets. This project was much more ambitious, with the requirement to handle not only 22-axes of movements, but also the programmed sequencing of 78 lights in and around the fountains.<\/p>\n
Karajaal chose Rotalec with Control Techniques for this project because of their high level of technical expertise to translate the artistic ambitions of the designers into reality. Karajaal specified a centralised system that was easy to program and configure using ‘Motion Perfect’ software, to create and modify motion profiles and to synchronise complex water\/light-show sequences. The panel engineering, assembly and testing was carried out by Rotalec, a value-added Control Techniques partner, at their facilities in Montreal.<\/p>\n
Unlike typical fountains that are mechanically driven, the Don Mills 45×35-foot water feature uses innovative robotics and automation technology to choreograph water and light in fascinating ways. Each of the feature’s water elements is combined with lights and programmed to create movement and texture. Twice every hour, the water feature erupts into a four-minute spectacle. Sensors and pressure plates allow visitors to influence the choreography of water and light, creating a truly interactive experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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