Hartwell AVD Inc. has been helping system integrators and facility owners meet the needs of the Themed Media Entertainment industry since 2005. The company was started by Chris Hartwell, a degreed Electrical Engineer who has worked in the AV industry for over 20 years.
Hartwell AVD has experience in projects including theme parks, museums, retail venues, restaurants, live shows, dark rides and other special venue installations. We are best known for Show/Media Control, but also have the capabilities to design and commission non-automated AV systems.
We have our standard set of favorite equipment such as Alcorn McBride, AMX, Media Matrix, and others but we aren’t afraid to work with newer companies and technologies like 7th Sense and 4K resolution video systems.

Our Capabilities Include:
–Single Line Flow Design and Equipment Selection.
–Facility Impact Drawings and Schedules.
–Pre and Post installation System Testing.
–Control System and User Interface design and programming.
–On-Site Commissioning and Startup.
–Custom Operation and Maintenance Manuals.
–Operator and Maintenance Training.
Show Control Programming Experience:
– Netlinx, TPDesign other AMX products.
– Alcorn McBride (Pro-Series Control Equipment, Show Touch, SD and HD Binloop playback and many other products.)
Audio DSP Programming Including:
– NION.
– Media Matrix.
– EAW.
– Symetrix.
– Rane.
Contact us and we’ll see if we have worked together before – chances are we have. We’re willing to bet that it was an experience worth repeating again: Previous Work
