K5600 Europe

Name

K5600 Europe

Website

https://k5600.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

K5600 Europe is a French company founded in 1992 that manufactures HMI and LED projectors and offers rental services to the photography, cinema, and television industry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Lighting Equipment

NAICS

Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132), Electric Lamp Bulb and Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (335139)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640), Photographic Equipment & Supplies (3861)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Design & Rental (MPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Machine Vision & Inspection Lighting (Ring lights, bar lights, backlights, strobed illumination) (IMAGAIAG)

Keywords

• HMI projectors
• LED projectors
• Film lighting equipment
• Production lighting rental
• Photography lighting

Headquarters

HQ city

Bouafle

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

K5600 Europe manufactures HMI and LED projectors and provides rental services tailored to the photography, cinema, and television industry. The company combines in-house production of professional lighting fixtures with a rental operation that supplies production crews on demand.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• HMI Projectors Manufactured HMI (Hydrargyrum Medium-arc Iodide) lighting projectors that deliver high-intensity, daylight-balanced illumination for cinema, television, and photography productions. Designed for cinematographers, gaffers, and production crews who require powerful, color-stable lighting on stage or on location.
• LED Projectors Manufactured LED-based professional lighting projectors that provide energy-efficient, controllable illumination for cinema, television, and photography productions. Positioned as a modern counterpart to the HMI line for crews needing flexible, lower-heat, lower-power lighting on set.
• Equipment Rental Services Rental service for the company's HMI and LED projector fixtures, offered to photography, cinema, and television production customers who need professional lighting for short-duration shoots without owning the equipment. Targets production crews, rental houses, and one-off commercial productions.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Emerging players

• Digital Sputnik: Modular LED lighting systems designed for professional film and television production. Direct overlap with K5600 in LED fixture category serving cinema and TV customers, though with a stronger modular-system positioning.
• BB&S Lighting: Manufacturer of professional LED lighting (Compact Beam Lights, Pipeline, Force 7) for film, TV, and photography. Comparable specialty-niche positioning to K5600 in production-grade LED fixtures.
• LiteGear: US manufacturer of LED lighting for film, TV, and photography production. Closely comparable to K5600's LED product line in technical specification (high-CRI, dimmable panel/fixture form factors) and customer base.
• Aputure: Fast-growing LED lighting brand (Light Storm, Nova, Amaran series) targeting indie film, content creation, and photography markets. Comparable to K5600 in LED projector offerings, though skewed toward prosumer/emerging-producer segments.
• Sumolight: German/Austrian manufacturer of high-output LED fixtures (Sumomax, Sumospace) for film and TV production. Comparable European footprint and LED cinema-lighting product overlap with K5600 Europe.

Direct peers

• Dedolight: Manufacturer of precision lighting instruments (focusable HMI, tungsten, and LED) widely used in film, television, and photography. Competes head-to-head with K5600 for cinematography and photography lighting buyers.
• Kino Flo Lighting Systems: US-based manufacturer of professional lighting for film/TV, well-known for fluorescent and LED fixtures (Celeb, FreeStyle, Diva-Lite). Closely comparable to K5600 in target buyer (gaffer/rental house) and product category (production-grade HMI/LED lighting).
• Mole-Richardson: Long-established Hollywood manufacturer of HMI, tungsten, and LED Fresnel fixtures for motion-picture production. Direct peer to K5600 in legacy HMI lighting for cinema/TV, with comparable specialty-niche positioning.
• Cineo Lighting: US manufacturer of high-output LED lighting for motion picture, television, and photography. Competes with K5600's LED projector line for the same gaffer, DP, and rental-house buyers.

Broad incumbents

• ARRI: German-headquartered global leader in professional film lighting (incl. SkyPanel LED and M-Series HMI) and camera systems. Directly competes with K5600 across HMI/LED fixtures sold to cinema and television productions, but at materially greater scale and product breadth.

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