Foba just made a new video of Foba stands being used by Villa Bleuler in Zurich.

The Villa Bleuler Swiss Institute for the Advanced Study of Art uses heavy duty Foba Stands to hold and position cameras and heavy scientific equipment for the purpose of analyzing and archiving important works of art. The video takes us through the use of Foba for photographic archiving in an automated photography studio that makes use of Foba Ceiling Rail systems and Combitube to position equipment and keep it off the floor.

Then we move to the inspection studios where artwork is inspected using a microscope and UV/IR cameras that are precisely positioned perfectly parallel using a Foba easel and custom Foba stand with horizontal rails.

And finally to the xray room where Foba equipment is used to easily move the heavy equipment around the room and position the xray machine with precision and safety without damaging the art.
The photography studio at Villa Bleuler is also heavily equipt with broncolor lighting gear – the defacto standard for consistent power output and controlled color temperature.

While this video focuses on the use of Foba in an art conservation environment, the examples can easily be used to understand how Foba can be used in industrial manufacturing or measurement environments for the precise positioning of sensitive heavy equipment.
Foba Villa Bleuler Museum Applications This is the first of 3 videos…stay tuned.