Awards & Recognition

Pangolin is overwhelmingly recognized by professionals as the world’s best
in laser display, both in technical awards for Pangolin and in artistic awards won by our clients.

2021 LDI Awards, Best Special Effects and Best Product presentation for BeamBrush

CNET Editor’s rating: Spectactular, for the Windows-based utility program PangoBright.

2014 ILDA Technical Achievement Award, First Place, Compact-506.

2014 ILDA Technical Achievement Award, Second Place, Saturn-1.

2012 ILDA Technical Achievement Award, First Place, SafetyScan Lens

2012 ILDA Technical Achievement Award, Third Place, VRAD-1510 Actuator

2012 Best Of Orlando Award, Computer Programming category

2011 Best Of Orlando Award, Computer Programming category

2010 ILDA Technical Achievement Award, Highest place awarded, Lasershow Designer QuickShow

2010 Best Of Orlando Award, Computer Programming category.

2009 ILDA Technical Achievement Award, Honorable Mention, LASORB — the ESD absorber for laser diodes

2008 Best Of Orlando Award, Computer Software category

2006 ILDA Technical Achievement Award (Awarded 2007), First Place, PASS — the Professional Audience Safety System

2006 ILDA Software Product of the Year, Lasershow Designer 4D

2006 ILDA Hardware Product of the Year, Flashback 3 SE

2002 ILDA Technical Achievement Award, Highest place awarded, LD2000 Projection Zones

2002 ILDA Technical Achievement Award, Third Place (tie), The Dazzler

2001 ILDA Technical Achievement Award, First Place (tie), Lasershow Converter MAX

2000 ILDA Technical Achievement Award, First Place (tie), QM2000 Laser Display Processor Board

1997 ILDA Technical Achievement Award, First Place, for the “CADA-MOD” ADAT modification board

1997 Laserist’s Choice “Brewster” Award for Products, First Place, for “CADA-MOD” ADAT modification board

1996 ILDA Award for Static Composition, First Place (tie), for HAL 9000 image

1996 Laserists’ Choice “Brewster” Award for Products, First Place, for raster (TV-like) frames from standard laser projectors (shared with co-inventor Lightspeed Design Group)

1996 ILDA Technical Achievement Award, Third Place, for raster frames (shared with co-inventor Lightspeed Design Group)

1995 Laserists’ Choice “Brewster” Award for Software, First Place, most popular software as voted by working laserists

1994 ILDA New Technology Award, Honorable Mention, for entire Lasershow Designer for Windows software

1994 ILDA Award for Static Composition, Second Place, for Merry Christmas image

1993 ILDA New Technology Award, First Place, for Accelerator 124 scanner amplifier (product licensed to Lighting Systems Design Inc.). 1992 ILDA New Technology Award, First Place, for renumbering algorithm

1992 ILDA New Technology Award, Second Place, for “Interceptor” full-color, full-screen, realtime preview

1983 Letter of commendation from former US President Ronald Reagan, for Pangolin President William Benner competing in International Skill Olympics.