Display Technology

Daktronics installs large freeform LED display in Utah

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February 18, 2022

A freeform LED display at Security National Financial Corporation in Murray, Utah, has been manufactured and installed by Daktronics, a digital display company, in partnership with Yesco, a Salt Lake City based electrical and electronics manufacturing firm, according to a company press release.

The more than 75% semi-transparent display sits atop the south side of the building and angles the east at the end of the installation.

"We are excited to complete this media wall project for Security National as it will be one of the first transparent displays in the city," Ben Olson, account executive at Yesco, said in the release.

The freeform LED display in Salt Lake County along the I-15 corridor measures 21 feet tall by 86 feet wide and features 25-millimeter pixel spacing to deliver visual imagery to passersby. It includes 131 horizontal rows and 1,040 vertical columns which allow light to pass through the display and into the windows behind the installation while projecting imagery outward.

"This project continues to strengthen our partnership with Yesco through a custom LED application," Derek Dorow, Daktronics project manager, said in the release. "We were able to draw on our experience with freeform LED applications and unique installation methods. Using past installations, we were able to provide a visual walkthrough to the customer, along with design criterion for Yesco's engineering team. Our engineering teams' early collaboration enabled our field team an effective and efficient installation that resulted in a great looking display."

The project took about 800 man-hours to complete.

Freeform LED technology has been used to cover windows, walls and buildings while also creating non-rectangular shapes and works of art, according to the release.