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- 2. About Barco You will find us where images are critical to professionals NYSE Euronext International company Headquartered in Belgium Stocklisted (BAR) on NYSE Euronext Brussels 90+ Presence in more than 90 countries 3,980 Employees 1.156 Billion euro sales in 2012
- 3. The Barco Company values: tobeone We We We We We We We deal openly and ethically delight our customer are accountable trust each other encourage team play lead by innovation care about our people
- 4. Business areas Four core divisions, four wholly-owned ventures Projection Healthcare Lighting LED Advanced Visualization ATM software Defense & Aerospace Design services
- 5. Vertical markets Cinema Venues & Hospitality Utilities, Security & Surveillance Healthcare Defense & Aerospace Corporate AV OEM
- 6. Recent Acquisitions projectiondesign® AWIND Designs and manufactures stateof-the-art projection technology Increased market share in the mid-venue market Complementary product portfolio, technology, geographic footprint Matching culture & values Leading provider of wireless content sharing and WiFi-enabled presentations Addressing market trends in interactive office communication Advancing Barco’s ambition to expand beyond visualization Bolsters Barco’s presence in emerging geographies >> this combination creates a market leader in projection solutions for both large- and midvenue markets >> this transaction advances the strategy of leveraging Barco’s strengths in visualization to establish leadership position in professional networking & collaboration.
- 7. Worldwide presence AMERICAS NORTH AMERICA United States California Georgia Ohio Oregon Texas Canada SOUTH AMERICA Argentina Brazil Colombia Mexico Gray = R&D and/or Manufacturing Red = Sales office EMEA APAC Belgium ASIA Denmark China France India Germany Japan Israel Malaysia Italy Singapore Norway Poland South-Korea Taiwan Russia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey UAE United Kingdom PACIFIC Australia
- 8. Geographical breakdown of sales 2012 NORTH-AMERICA EMEALA APAC 34% 42% 24%
- 10. Flagship products 43,000 10 million unlimited 10x 1 click 71°C Lumens for world’s brightest cinema projector Pixels of grayscale perfection Number of sources with Barco’s networked control rooms concept More silent than competition in its class Share your ideas on screen with just one click Our rugged displays can withstand temperatures this high
- 11. Strengths Technological leadership – Considerable investment in R&D and innovation – Broad patent portfolio Global presence – Worldwide R&D and manufacturing centers – Strong presence in emerging economies Dedicated people – 3,980 skilled employees – 1 out of 5 employees = engineer Industrial partnerships – Partnerships with other industry leaders, such as Texas Instruments, Samsung and Hitachi – Partnerships that encompass the majority of the world’s leading OEMs and distributors Customer and market focus – Market-oriented business groups with a regional focus – Customer loyalty exceeds the industry benchmark score Operational Excellency – Several Supplier of the Year awards – Lean Practice Award: awarded the manufacturing excellence in China
- 12. Company history 75+ years of experience Founded in 1934 as the “Belgian American Radio Corporation” ’50s and’60s ’70s and ’80s ’90s 21st century Barco one of the first manufacturers to use printed circuits for its television sets Diversification and international expansion with video projection systems Barco moves into professional markets (projection, medical imaging, 3D and LED) Global leader in professional visualization & collaboration solutions million sales
- 13. Cinema “Enchanting 50 million moviegoers every day”
- 14. Product portfolio Projection 2K and 4K resolution Sound in 3D Digital signage Auro 11.1 by Barco Theater infotainment CineCare Training and service
- 15. Where will you find us? Lobbies & lounges Auditoriums Advertising & POS
- 16. Key facts 2,200+ 43,000 Barco-certified digital cinema engineers 32,000+ Installed base World-record 43,000 lumens DLP Long-standing partnership with Texas Instruments
- 17. Covering 4000+ screens across the Americas for world’s second largest motion picture exhibitor Cinemark, Texas, USA
- 18. “In line with our strategy to offer our customers the very best 3D cinema experience, we didn’t want to settle for less than the best” Luciano Silva, Director of Technology, Cinemark, Brazil
- 19. ”While good films remain key, our alternative offering attracts new audiences. Barco greatly helped us move into this exciting digital age” Nicolas Hamon, Projection & Sound Manager Kinepolis, Belgium
- 20. ”In a post production environment, high quality images and perfect color rendering are an absolute necessity; that’s why we chose Barco” Peter Valehrach, Integrator for UPP, Prague, Czech Republic
- 21. Market leader in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong through partnerships with reference customers such as China Film Group, Zhujiang Jinyi Film Group and Stellar International Cineplex
- 22. Official digital projection supplier of the Berlinale for a decade 63rd Berlinale, Berlin, Germany
- 23. “Barco's Auro 11.1 3D audio format is actually the best” Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO DreamWorks Animation LLC, Glendale, California, USA
- 24. Kinepolis was looking for an out-of-the-box solution that was easy to handle and modify. Kinepolis, Belgium
- 25. Venues & Hospitality “Setting the scene for over 2,500 gigs and shows every year”
- 26. Product portfolio Projection Rental and staging LED Full range of LED tiles and creative LED for rental and fixed applications Lighting Digital lights Automated luminaires Lighting controllers Image processing Presentation switchers Matrix switchers
- 27. Where will you find us? Car shows Shopping malls Concerts Conference & meeting rooms Sport stadiums Houses of worship Branding
- 28. Key facts 30% 10 x RLM projector family 10 times more silent than competitors 50 Visualizing for 30% of the fortune 100 Supporting brands in 50 world capitals 2 million Barco processes over 2 million LEDs each week
- 29. “The HDX-W18 projector made our colors bright and alive and the picture void of flickering, which greatly enhanced the quality of the show” Magdalena Groblicka, Director of Sales & Marketing, Visualsupport, Kraków, Poland
- 30. “Barco offers us great support, important at high profile events such as this Nobel Peace Prize Concert” Remi Bjerknes, Project manager video at AVAB-CAC AS, Oslo, Norway
- 31. Up to 80% of brands use Barco at car shows L’Atelier Renault, Paris, France
- 32. ”The transformable LED gave us the chance to create a transparent 360° moving video element, unprecedented in this industry” Willie Williams, Show Designer, 360° tour, U2
- 33. ”Barco's outdoor LED has extremely good viewing angles and will display the live action perfectly even in the bright Abu Dhabi sunlight” Mohammed Al Mubarak, Chief Commercial Officer of Aldar Properties, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- 34. “The lights are great to use in a big festival. Their extreme brightness brings the most impressive effects to a show.” Kenneth Jakobsen, Bico Professionel, Roskilde Music Festival, Denmark
- 35. Healthcare “Supporting healthcare professionals a billion times a year”
- 36. Product portfolio Mammography displays Diagnostic displays Clinical review displays Digital OR systems Point-of-care solutions High-resolution (>5MP) grayscale displays Nio and Coronis display families for image creation and interpretation Reviewing diagnostic images and clinical information Nexxis digital OR and highaccuracy surgical displays to meet ever-changing imaging requirements Smart bedside terminals and mobile tablets to enhance patient comfort and clinical efficiency Nexxis digital OR* MediCal QAWeb
- 37. Where will you find us? Laboratory Intensive care Emergency Radiology Surgery Dental practice Post-operative care Patient wards Private practice
- 38. Key facts I-Guard 800,000 Medical displays installed 80,000 Patented automated calibration sensor Display controllers 50,000+ QA software licenses
- 39. ”Using the latest technology enables us to make accurate diagnoses and confident clinical decisions for our patients” Carlos Yoshihara, Coordinator of the Hospital do Coração PACS program, São Paulo, Brazil
- 40. ”The mammography displays help radiologists gain in-depth interpretative expertise which leads to fewer call-backs and more recoveries” Prof. Làszló Tabár, Radiologist, University of Uppsala, Sweden
- 41. ”I am very impressed. The image quality, brightness and contrast ratio are excellent for multi modality viewing” Dr. Liang-Kuang Chen, Shin Kong Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- 42. ”We knew we wanted to procure the best products, vendor and support in a new PACS system. With Barco, we achieved all three” Cathy Taylor, Manager of the Clinical Applications Team, Gwinnett Medical Center, Atlanta, USA
- 43. ”I am so glad to work with Barco. It really is the most experienced player in the field of medical display devices, worldwide” Dr. Rainer Braunschweig, Head Radiologist, BG Bergmannstrost, Leipzig, Germany
- 44. ”The bedside smart terminals improve the standard of care we give our patients, and allows our staff to make better use of time” Michael Wilke, Managing Director Alexianer, Krefeld Hospital, Germany
- 45. ”The combination of Barco’s clinical review displays with MediCal QAWeb software guarantees us DICOM compliant images at all times” Dr. Willy Hummel, Clinical Physicist, Medical Center Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
- 46. Corporate AV “Visualization for over 30% of the Fortune Global 100”
- 47. Product portfolio V-Series LED display solutions indoor & outdoor installations fixed install & rental applications 0 & M-Series LDX-Series LED-lit rear-projection video walls LCD technology with LED backlights 3D projectors ClickShare Single-click presentation & collaboration system Corporate AV projectors
- 48. Where will you find us? Retail / Signage Media & Entertainment Government Enterprise Education Virtual Reality
- 49. Key facts 10 mp ∞ 10 megapixels, one projector Video wall size 10m:1 10 million:1 contrast ratio 25 Number of simultaneous ClickShare connections
- 50. 15,000 square feet of LED on Times Square American Eagle Outfitters, New York, USA
- 51. Press backdrop for 500 million citizens EU Press Room, Brussels, Belgium
- 52. The world’s largest, most sophisticated virtual reality environment RWTH Aachen University, Germany
- 53. “We couldn’t believe how quiet the RLM projectors really were. On top of that, they’ve proven their quality and reliability every day” Ward Bohé, Curator Mercator Museum, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
- 54. “ClickShare sets itself apart by its exceptional user-friendliness and truly fosters meeting room collaboration” Alain Despiau, IT Research Manager, leading French energy company, France
- 55. “Our guests know that they will get a high-quality visualization solution from the very first to the last minute of their conference” Hrannar Hafsteinsson, IT Manager, Hilton Reykjavik Nordica, Reykjavik, Iceland
- 56. Nexen Petroleum
- 57. ”Barco offers the sense of realism needed to accurately predict the look and feel of our products – in 3D as well as 2D” Electrolux, Porcia, Italy
- 58. ”Barco consistently delivers in terms of quality, reliability, and performance” Phil Morse, US Agent Ansible Design Ltd, London, England
- 59. 360°, smear-free, fast-moving images Daimler Driving Simulator, Stuttgart, Germany
- 60. Immersing audiences in a million stars La Coupole, Saint-Omer, France
- 61. Utilities, Security & Surveillance “Helping over 2.5 billion commuters get home safely every day”
- 62. Product portfolio Rear-projected video walls LCD video walls LED-based Lamp-based Near-seamless LCD LCD displays Networked visualization platform Control room design services
- 63. Where will you find us? Security Utilities Traffic Process control Command & control Telecom Broadcast
- 64. Key facts 50% Monitoring half of the world’s electricity transport 100,000 Hours of LED lifetime ∞ Number of sources you can display 100+ Supporting security in 100+ metropolitan areas
- 65. ”With the Barco wall, our team can now better inform commuters and travelers, thus preventing road congestion and improving road safety” Dorothee Allekotte, Manager Integrated Overall Traffic Control Center, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- 66. “We considered other solutions but the sheer quality of the Barco portfolio makes them stand out from the competition” Marcos do Amaral, Applied Technologies General Manager, OGC Petróleo e Gás, Brazil
- 67. “The new wall and displays provide the infrastructure our operators need to see everything in one snapshot view” Carlo Neyt, Chief of Police, Antwerp, Belgium
- 68. “The clarity of the images and data on the Barco modules enhances readibility and significantly minimizes the potential for errors” Steven Diebold, Real Time Systems Manager, KCP&L, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
- 69. ”The new LED technology not only decreased the cost of ownership spectacularly but also reduced our carbon footprint by more than 50% ” Gorik Everaet, Incident Manager, Belgacom, Brussels, Belgium
- 70. “Antena 3 TV really cannot afford to go dark, not even for a minute. The large Barco support team is stand-by anytime we need them, 24/7” Raoul Lorenzo Cenalmor, Head of the Broadcast Engineering Department, Antena 3 TV, Madrid, Spain
- 71. Defense & Aerospace “Flying aboard 100 types of aircraft every day”
- 72. Product portfolio ATC displays Rugged displays Main displays Auxiliary displays Display servers Consoles Computers Workstations Cockpit displays Control display units Mission displays Flight critical displays Modular software platform Simulation systems 360° dome displays Mini-domes Customized simulators
- 73. Where will you find us? Helicopters & airplanes Armed forces Air traffic centers & towers Training Flight Ship bridge Driving
- 74. Key facts 12,000+ ATC displays in the field 100+ Pilots run more than 100 certified apps on Barco displays 71°C Withstanding 71°C Honeywell 2012 Supplier of the Year 30% Training over 30% of the world’s military pilots
- 75. ”Barco is synonymous with high quality, both in its products and in its services” Bruno Cervia, Head of Engineering New Projects, Pilatus (PC-21 aircraft), Stans, Switzerland
- 76. 28,000 rugged displays, 14,000 graphic cards, 8,000 consoles United States Navy AN/UYQ-7 (Q-70) Program
- 77. Vital to 1,000 aircraft cockpits Honeywell Primus Apex Flight Deck
- 78. “The ISIS displays are the best solution to support us in the coming years on account of their ease-of-use, brightness and low energy consumption” Slobodan Opacic, ATM Expert & Air Trafic Controller, ATCC Ljubliana, Slovenia
- 79. “Barco has focused on reliability with regard to product performance, and by their responsive customer support” Kim Troutman, NAV Canada
- 80. Reducing carbon footprint by 46,000 tons Airways New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
- 81. 10x more realistic simulation with Barco’s pixel fill factor BOWST Refueling Trainer, Xenia, USA
- 82. ”Barco’s projectors have greatly helped us to make this one of the UK’s most advanced ship bridge simulators” Peter Woods, Simulator Manager and Lecturer, Lairdside Maritime Center, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Notas do Editor
- Barco’s strengths don’t just lie with its technological leadership and global presence, we also pride ourselves in our dedicated people, industrial partnerships, customer and market focus and financial position. It is through this multitude of strengths that we can work effectively to not just be the supplier of choice with our customers, but also maintain a level of trust with our investors, employees and suppliers.
- With rollout programs covering over 10,000 cinemas worldwide, Barco is at the forefront of the digital revolution in theaters. Every day, Barco’s projection technology makes more than one million viewers’ cinema experience unforgettable. Barco enjoys strategic customer relationships with leading companies such as Arts Alliance Media, Cinemeccanica, DCL, Kinoton, XDC and Ymagis, as well as thriving partnerships with first-class cinema groups such as China Film Group, Cinedigm, Cinemark and GDC. In addition, Barco occupies a special place in 3D cinema thanks to its extensive experience in that field since the mid-‘80s.
- Cinemark Latin America has the largest presence of any theatre company throughout Central and South America. Cinemark has aggressively expanded into this market as a result of increased multiplex theatre construction, attractive demographics with a significant teenage population, and a growing acceptance of movie-going as a form of entertainment. Its recent expansion into 11 other countries follows successful deployments in both Mexico and Brazil, the two largest economies in Latin America. In addition, Cinemark also has a strong base in North America, and is one of the region’s three biggest cinema chains.
- Cinemark Latin America has the largest presence of any theatre company throughout Central and South America. Cinemark has aggressively expanded into this market as a result of increased multiplex theatre construction, attractive demographics with a significant teenage population, and a growing acceptance of movie-going as a form of entertainment. Its recent expansion into 11 other countries follows successful deployments in both Mexico and Brazil, the two largest economies in Latin America. In addition, Cinemark also has a strong base in North America, and is one of the region’s three biggest cinema chains.
- Ever savored 'Opera in the cinema', shouted along with Iron Maiden or supported for your favorite soccer team in a cinema chair? Over the past few years, Kinepolis Group, Belgium's largest cinema operator, has pulled out all the stops to extend its programming to alternative content, thereby fully deploying the power of digital cinema. Ever since it set its first digital steps, the group has partnered with Barco. Considered an industry leader, Barco develops user-friendly projectors that ensure razor-sharp images at a favorable cost of ownership. The projectors and their peripherals, like the alternative content switcher, help Kinepolis expand its role from mere cinema to full-blown entertainment theater.
- Early 2009, Universal Production Partners, one of Europe's largest post production houses, finalized their brand new DCI compliant review room. After previous successful installations including a DP-90 and a DP-100 digital cinema projector, UPP decided again to go for Barco. The review room offers film makers a place for final quality control and is equipped with a DP-1500 Barco digital cinema projector. The projector, based on Texas Instruments' DLP technology, ensures UPP's customers that they see their films with perfect colors on screen, the way the audience will experience it in movie theaters.
- For the first time in history, the Berlinale included 3D movies in its official program, thanks to the 3D digital cinema projectors supplied by Barco. With the 3D movies, the Berlinale wanted to explore the medium's artistic potential following its recent triumph in Hollywood blockbusters.
- Kinepolis, one of the largest movie theater groups in Europe, has been using Barco dZine’s flexible digital signage system for more than a year. The installation grew gradually from a couple of infotainment displays per multiplex to a full range of displays for a variety of purposes. Kinepolis was looking for an out-of-the-box solution that was easy to handle and modify. The solution they are using runs on the current Kinepolis network. Each theater multiplex is managed by a local server, which connects seat information, advertising and database content with the theater’s ticketing system.
- To create unforgettable experiences, the best performers and the greatest events in the world continually try to exceed their audiences’ expectations. In the course of 2009 alone, stage designers and artists employed Barco’s large-screen and professional lighting technology in more than 2,500 gigs — thrilling audiences with stunning and remarkable visuals. Some of the world’s greatest bands that toured with Barco equipment in live performances include U2, Depeche Mode, George Michael, The Prodigy, Coldplay, Pink Floyd, Amy Winehouse, Justin Bieber, Bloc Party, John Mayer and Fleetwood Mac.
- The stage and show were created by long-time U2 designers Willie Williams and Mark Fisher. With the help of Chuck Hoberman and Barco, their vision of a 360° moving video screen was turned into reality. Barco provided more than 500,000 transformable LED pixels, which are integrated into a transformable structure designed by Barco’s Innovative Designs, based on a Hoberman invention. The resulting giant LED screen has a 24 by 16 meter diameter and changes shape in all directions, making U2 the first band ever to go on a tour with a transformable LED screen. In addition to the giant LED screen, Barco integrated a total of 1,200 pixel modules surrounding the edges of both the A and B stages and the bridges. The stage LEDs provide an extra dimension to the graphic show projected on the screen. Almost one thousand customized lights, specifically designed for this tour and manufactured in the Barco premises, light up the stage canvas for an even more memorable show.
- The Yas Marina Circuit is host to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. For this brand new Formula 1 circuit, Barco installed a total of 14 LED displays around the track to optimize fans' viewing experience.
- Roskilde Festival is the largest open-air culture and music festival in northern Europe. Its grounds have room for six different stages, 150 bands, 75,000 visitors and 25,000 volunteers. With capacity for 60,000 people, the Orange Stage is the largest of the six and welcomed bands such as Gorillaz, Alice In Chains, Muse, the Prodigy, Motörhead, Prince and many more. The Orange Stage's lighting rig for 2010 included Barco's High End Systems Cyberlight 2.0, SHOWGUN 2.5, and SHOWBEAM 2.5 automated lights. In addition, the Arena Stage uses Axon Media Servers as the main source for the video. The equipment and support is provided by Bico Professionel in cooperation with Barco. “The SHOWGUN and SHOWBEAM lights are great to use in such a big festival,” says Kenneth Jakobsen from Bico Professionel. “Their extreme brightness brings the most impressive effects to a show.”
- In major healthcare facilities all over the world, medical professionals use Barco’s razor-sharp display technology — day in and day out. Prime examples include the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, China’s Shengjing Hospital, the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in the United Kingdom and Italy’s National Institute for Cancer Research. It’s estimated that these professionals read about 20,000 studies on a yearly basis, with an installed base of over 60,000 medical workstations. This means that a billion times per year, Barco displays help prevent cancer, improve critical surgery tasks and render diagnoses more accurate.
- Hospital do Coração – Hospital for the Heart – in Brazil employs over 700 highly trained specialized physicians. Along with the technical expertise of their professionals, HCor has the most advanced technology within the healthcare sector in Latin America. Their high-tech Diagnostic Center performs more than 1.2 million exams annually. Aiming to become the first digital hospital in Brazil, HCor recently purchased a total of 66 Barco medical displays in combination with MediCal QAWeb premium service for complete diagnostic confidence. This evolution will help the hospital provide an even higher level of patient care.
- Diagnosis of medical images requires high image quality, high brightness and a high contrast ratio. Today, it is possible to diagnose certain disorders in an early stage. Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital (Shin Kong Hospital for short), one of Taiwan's biggest private medical facilities, recently experienced what a good PACS display system can do. When a trial involving the Barco Coronis Fusion 6MP DL revealed details the other displays did not, the team at Shin Kong unanimously chose Barco. Today, Shin Kong's radiology department uses Coronis Fusion 6MP DLs, Coronis 5MP, Nio Fusion 4MPs and MDRC-2120s – much to everyone's satisfaction.
- The hospital purchased 100 Barco monitors for use throughout multiple facilities, with 16 5MPs and 16 3MPs dedicated to its mammography centers, and the remainder located in diagnostic and clinical review stations. Tying it all together, is Barco's MediCal QAWeb software, the industry's first online service for automated QA of PACS displays, providing remote, secure management to ensure consistent performance and image quality. But to Gwinnett, like many users, the benefits of this robust QA assurance software go well beyond the reading room.
- The German Bergmannstrost Hospital was a pioneer in adopting digital acquisition modalities and PACS. Barco's bold claim that they “deliver the best display performance” made Dr. Rainer Braunschweig, head of the radiology department and an expert in digital radiology, switch to the Barco Coronis range in 2002. Impressed by the displays' outstanding image quality, reliability, excellent return on investment and the MediCal QAWeb quality assurance service, the Bergmannstrost radiology team has been a Barco advocate ever since. Recently, they upgraded the Coronis portfolio to include several color displays. In the medium term, Dr. Braunschweig dreams of operating rooms fitted with Barco surgical displays.
- The hospital was looking for a uniform display system that could be used in all departments and in both locations. Dr Willy Hummel continues, “We did a careful evaluation of various manufacturers and Barco came out as the best solution for us. The combination of their clinical review displays with MediCal QAWeb software guarantees us DICOM compliant images at all times. The software program also offers a functionality to adjust the light output of the display in order to match the ambient light, a feature that assures us even more dependable readings. Upon special request, Barco also increased the remote capabilities of MediCal QAWeb to meet our high standard requirements for clinical review displays.”
- For the opening of their new flagship store in New York City’s Times Square, American Eagle Outfitters contracted Barco and the Barnycz Group to create a remarkable, multi-tiered LED display. Concepts for the exterior display took the form of a stunning 12-faceted assemblage of LED panels, almost 15,000 square feet in size, including a soaring 25-story LED tower. When AEO and the Barnycz Group were ready to turn a dream into reality—they selected Barco. To create the display, Barco engineers wrapped the building’s exterior façade with 1441 weather-resistant Barco TF-20 LED panels, for a total pixel count nearing 3.3 million. In the building’s outdoor foyer, the ceiling comprises 1665 Barco OLite 612 modules, specially designed for optimum viewing at very close distances. Immediately inside the store is a bank of 21 Barco NSL-46 LCD monitors. Purpose-built for a near-seamless presentation, these monitors allow content to be displayed in its native resolution, without any loss of image quality. To process a complex array of multi-format video, dual Barco DX-700 LED digitizers are used as the system’s front end, for optimum visual quality.
- The headquarters of the European Commission (EC), the legislative arm of the European Union (EU), are housed at the 18-storey Berlaymont building in Brussels, Belgium. The EU press room, where Commission officials communicate with the press, is, together with the President's office and the Commission's meeting room, amongst the Berlaymont's most important quarters. At the end of 2009, Barco and its distributor Civatel equipped the press room with a state-of-the-art Barco MegaCADwall system, featuring a high-resolution display wall that fosters collaboration. In this way, they have raised the room up to 21st century standards.
- NEXEN PETROLEUM Oil & Gas collaboration suits and boardroom Nexen bought 16 units of the F32 WUXGA and WB's for seamless blends. The total installation of 8 dual channel visualisation rooms helps Nexen to visualize and understand high resolution seismic data and advanced detailed technical drawings. Integrator: Whitlock.
- Electrolux, a world-leading manufacturer in household appliances, realized that with the aid of 3D stereo and ultra-high resolution display technology, it could trim down design costs, speed time to market and improve collaboration in their Southern European headquarters. As such, Electrolux and integrator Cadland settled on two Barco systems. The first display wall offers a 5m wide collaboration canvas with a native 1080p HD resolution. On the wall, several 2D and 3D product design sources can be displayed and analyzed at the same time. The second display wall, which boasts a 3.4m screen width, is piloted by Barco's native 10 megapixel projector and allows engineers to display product designs in razor-sharp, photorealistic detail.
- ANSIBLE MOTION The Ansible Motion simulator are specified with a dynamic screen and projector system for a very compact footprint with extremely low overall height - suitable for installation in restricted height areas with no compromise on performance. The projectors provide real-time dynamic displays of various racetrack environments for drivers immersed within a motorsports simulator. The simulator, located at Ansible Motion's factory in Hethel, England, is used for ongoing research and development of engineering systems for driving simulators.
- The Daimler driving simulator is a hexapod robot mounted onto six moveable supporting legs. Inside, there is a complete Mercedes model in which the test driver is seated, as well as a 360° projection screen showing a constantly changing, realistic image of the traffic scene, with moving pedestrians, oncoming traffic and houses. To create the 360° projection, Daimler depends on Barco's SIM 7 simulation projectors to provide the most realistic scenery possible. One of the main reasons for choosing the SIM 7 was its smear-free operation. Thanks to Barco's display optimizations and the system's fast refresh rates, this projector produces razor sharp, high-quality images, making the SIM 7 the next-generation projector of choice for high-speed motion and other visually intensive simulation applications.
- Throughout the world’s major economic regions, Barco’s visualization technology is indispensable to traffic and security centers. In and around cities such as New York, Oslo, Vienna, Washington D.C. and Hamburg, Barco display technology helps operators to better control traffic flows, respond quickly to crisis situations, and keep public transportation passengers well-informed. In this way, Barco helps over 2.5 billion commuters start and end their working days as efficiently as possible.
- Every day, Barco’s cockpit and operator displays help pilots fly safely to their destinations. As a testament to the reliability and quality of Barco’s ruggedized displays, over 100 aircraft carry Barco technology on board. These include some of the world’s most famous helicopters and planes, such as the Airbus A380, Boeing 737, Dassault Falcon 900, Embraer ERJ-145, Lockheed Martin C-130, Douglas DC-8 and many types of Eurocopter. In addition, Barco visualization platforms are of critical importance to more than 250 defense programs throughout the world, whether land-, sea- or air-based.
- With its PC-21, Switzerland-based aircraft manufacturer Pilatus wanted to build a trainer that would meet the challenges of training top pilots for the 21st century. A full-featured visualization solution for the glass cockpit was one of the key elements. Barco’s proposal responded fluidly to Pilatus’ needs. The PC-21 tandem cockpit is fitted with six Barco displays, used as primary flight and navigation displays. Bruno Cervia, Head of Engineering New Projects: “Barco is synonymous with high quality, both in its products and in its services.” Test Pilot Bill Tyndall is especially impressed by the high readability and reliability of the Barco displays. Both men praise Barco’s responsiveness and their flexibility throughout the development process and call their cooperation a true partnership.
- Barco's deliveries include 20-inch RFD 251S rugged displays that meet the most demanding shock, temperature and vibration safety standards. Their front bonded optical stack ensures superior optical performance at all times and offers a truly rugged, condensation-free visualization solution under all conditions. The units that were selected by Lockheed Martin also feature Automatic Phase Adjust technology, offering clear and sharp images over time, and the patented LCD Flicker Compensation solution, which enables naval operators to view acoustic sonar images without the constant flicker that is characteristic of Liquid Crystal Displays in naval applications. More than five thousand RFD-251 displays are serving the US Navy today aboard a variety of ships, including Virginia, Seawolf, Los Angeles and Ohio class submarines, Aegis-equipped cruisers and destroyers, aircraft carriers and various amphibious ships.
- The 10" KDU-1080 is a level A certified 10.4” Primary Flight Display with high luminance and a wide viewing angle to allow optimum cross-cockpit scanning by either pilot. The display’s XGA resolution (1024x768) guarantees highly detailed rendering of all navigation and terrain symbology. The 15” KDU-1500 will offer even larger views as part of the Honeywell Primus Apex Electronic Flight Instrument System.
- Barco supplied 500 networked graphics display systems for NAV CANADA's CAATS (Canadian Automated Air Traffic System) and GAATS+ (Gander Automated Air Traffic System) ATC systems, comprising ISIS 2Kx2K LCD displays and Display Processor Module (DPM) 7700 servers. In its Supplier Performance Review of Barco, NAV CANADA referenced Barco's “market-niche leading technology,” “innovativeness,” and “extremely competent technical staff,” characterizing the company's overall performance as “…a positive experience from the evaluation of the vendor's product to the final award of the contract….A vendor with a superior product and a focus on exceeding the customer's needs.” Kim Troutman, Vice President of Engineering for NAV CANADA commented further: “We are pleased to recognize Barco with this well-deserved award. They have focused on reliability, not only with regard to product performance, but as demonstrated by their responsive customer support. We look forward to a continuing partnership with Barco as a trusted vendor.”
- Since Collaborative Flow Management (CFM) was installed, Airways New Zealand, one of the world's leading Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs), estimates that the tool has contributed to NZ$22 million in fuel savings and reduced CO2 emissions by 46 million kilos across the total New Zealand fleet. CFM enables airlines to jointly agree on priority flights and reschedule their services by matching demand to capacity at New Zealand's three main trunk airports. CFM exchanges data with the air traffic management system and uses it to calculate options to reduce inflight delay. The result is reduced fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
- Barco and CymSTAR, a leading military engineering solutions company, partnered to provide visualization and simulation systems for one of the United States military's most important tanker programs. The systems utilize five SIM 7QP projectors featuring QXGA (1536x2048) resolution to display computer-generated imagery representing the various flight conditions, surrounding environment, and the critical operation of the boom nozzle into the target receptacle. Powered by the brightest LCoS technology available, the SIM 7QP features Barco-engineered technologies to deliver precise images, with the highest pixel-fill factor available in today's market/ These include: smear reduction technology that ensures a smooth, consistent picture without flicker or break-up; multi-channel edge blending, which creates one continuous image without distracting overlap zones; DynaColor and linked constant light output (CLO), which ensures the same light and color levels across the entire display; and unique warping (geometry correction), which enables accurate projection from different angles and across spherical or curved surfaces. In addition to the five SIM 7QP projectors, the trainers comprise a spherical screen, image generators, computer-generated aircraft and terrain models, a highly-detailed boom operator station, an instructor's station, and custom software. The system reproduces visual, aural and tactile effects to accurately model both the tanker and receiver airplanes in a total synthetic refueling environment, producing a realistic training experience.
- Simulation can, of course, never replace the true-life experience. But it is getting pretty close at Lairdside Maritime Center in Liverpool, UK. Set up in 1999 as part of Liverpool's John Moores University, the Center trains mariners, shipmasters and navigating officers to practice ship handling and complex tug maneuvers before encountering them for real. Its simulator facility is amongst the most advanced in Europe and currently the only one in the UK with a full 360∘ field-of-view. On the Center's main ship bridge are 12 Barco projectors. They guarantee the bright colors and visual graphic detail that foster the trainees' true-life experience.