Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization solutions for a variety of selected professional markets: medical imaging, media & entertainment, infrastructure & utilities, traffic & transportation, defense & security, education & training and corporate AV.
In these markets Barco offers user-friendly imaging products that optimize productivity and business efficiency. Its innovative hard- and software solutions integrate all aspects of the imaging chain, from image acquisition and processing to image display and management. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, America and Asia-Pacific. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with about 3,500 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 897 million euro in 2010.
2. About Barco
You will find us where images are critical to professionals
NYSE
Euronext 90+ 3,507 1.041
International company Presence in more Employees Billion euro
Headquartered in Belgium than 90 countries sales in 2011
Stocklisted (BAR) on
NYSE Euronext Brussels
3. Company structure
Four core divisions, five wholly-owned ventures
Control rooms & Defense &
Entertainment Healthcare
Simulation Aerospace
Digital signage Lighting LED ATM software Design services
4. Recent Acquisitions
IP Video Systems JAOtech
A leader in hardware and Designs and manufactures
software technologies for real- medical-grade Smart Terminals
time, high-definition media for bedside applications.
streaming, recording and Products include an ergonomic
management over IP networks. range of mounting solutions and
Its product portfolio comprises a accessories.
range of encoders and decoders, The advanced terminals are fully
multi-stream clients, digital customizable and feature a host
media servers and management of modular options such as
systems. barcode scanners, smart card and
Main target markets include RFID readers.
networked control rooms,
healthcare, simulation & training
and tele-collaboration.
5. Worldwide presence
AMERICAS EMEA APAC
NORTH AMERICA Belgium ASIA
Denmark China
United States
France India
California
Germany Japan
Georgia
Israel Malaysia
Ohio
Italy Singapore
Oregon South-Korea
Poland
Texas Taiwan
Russia
Canada
Spain
Sweden
SOUTH AMERICA
Switzerland
PACIFIC
Argentina Turkey
Brazil Australia
UAE
Colombia
Mexico United Kingdom
Gray = R&D and/or Manufacturing
Red = Sales office
7. Flagship products
500,000+ 25,000 500,000+ 40,000+ 10,000+
Medical displays Digital projectors LED pixels for Display cubes Displays in
in the field in movie theaters U2’s 360° tour in control rooms air traffic control
8. Technology
43,000 10 million unlimited 10x 10 million:1 71°C
Lumens for Pixels of Number of More silent than Contrast ratio in Our rugged
world’s brightest grayscale sources with competition in its Barco’s displays can
cinema projector perfection Barco’s class simulation withstand
networked control projectors temperatures
rooms concept this high
9. Strengths
Technological leadership
– Continuous investment in new technologies to anticipate
future customer needs
– Considerable investment in R&D and innovation
– Broad patent portfolio
Global presence
– Worldwide R&D and manufacturing centers
– Strong presence in emerging economies
– Global accounts in key markets
– Regionally focused sales and service teams
Dedicated people
– 3,500 skilled employees
– One out of five employees is an engineer
– Multi-national, multi-disciplinary teams
Industrial partnerships
– Partnerships with other industry leaders, such as Texas Instruments, Samsung, Hitachi and Dolby
– 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
– ISO9001 & ISO14001 certified company
Operational Excellence
– Golden Peacock Award : granted to companies that have made the most significant improvement in quality in
various business and industry sectors.
– Lean Practice Award : awarded the manufacturing excellence in China
10. Company history
75+ years
’50s and’60s ’70s and ’80s ’90s 21st century
of experience million sales
Founded in 1934 Barco one of the Diversification Barco moves into Global leader in
as the “Belgian first manufacturers and international professional markets professional
American Radio to use printed expansion with (projection, medical visualization
Corporation” circuits for its video projection imaging, 3D
television sets systems and LED)
12. Product portfolio
Mammography Diagnostic Clinical review Digital OR Point-of-care
displays displays displays systems solutions
High-resolution (>5MP) Nio and Coronis Reviewing diagnostic Nexxis digital OR and Smart bedside
grayscale displays display families images and clinical high-accuracy surgical terminals and mobile
for image creation information displays to meet ever- tablets to enhance
and interpretation changing imaging patient comfort and
requirements clinical efficiency
13. Where you will find us in the healthcare enterprise
Laboratory Intensive care
Emergency
Radiology Surgery
Dental practice
Post-operative care
Patient wards
Private practice
20. Product portfolio
Rear-projected LCD Networked Control room
video walls video walls visualization design
platform services
LED-based Near-seamless LCD
Lamp-based LCD displays
21. Where you will find us in control rooms
Security Utilities
Traffic
Process control
Telecom Command & control
Broadcast
22. Key facts
50%
Monitoring half
of the world’s
100,000
electricity
transport 100+
hours of LED supporting security
∞
lifetime in 100+ metropolitan
areas
number of
sources you
can display
24. Product portfolio
Projection LED Lighting Image
Rental and staging Full range of LED tiles and Digital lights
processing
Corporate AV creative LED Automated luminaires Presentation switchers
for rental and fixed applications Lighting controllers Matrix switchers
25. Where you will find us in entertainment
Shopping malls
Concerts
Car shows
Conference &
meeting rooms
Sport stadiums
Houses of worship
Branding
26. Key facts
30% 50
Visualizing for Supporting brands
10 x
30% of the in 50 world capitals
fortune 100
RLM projector family
10 times more silent
than competitors 2 million
Barco processes
over 2 million LEDs
each week
28. Product portfolio
Projection Simulation Collaboration
systems platform
Simulation projectors 360° dome displays
3D projectors Mini-domes
Customized simulators
29. Where you will find us in simulation and virtual reality
Ship bridge Driving
Simulation
Flight
Oil & gas
3D Planetarium
Research Design & prototyping
30. Key facts
30% 10 mp
10 megapixels,
Training over 30%
one projector
of the world’s
military pilots
360°
10m:1 dome
projection
10 million:1
contrast ratio
To demonstrate the huge breadth of our portfolio, here are five of our current flagship products.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
For vital research in the development of science and consumer electronics, Barco has always been a pioneer in large-scale 3D applications. All over the world, Barco’s 3D display systems can be found as collaborative hubs for automotive design, product prototyping, architectural simulation, climate research, medical projects and pharmaceutical projects. Barco visualization systems can even be found at the heart of planetariums and museums. Well-known Barco customers include General Motors, Miele, Shell, the European Space Agency, PSA, Ford, Lukoil, Electrolux, the University of Milan and many others. But there’s more. To hone the skills of pilots in a safe way, they often make use of Barco technology, too. Barco’s visualization forms the core part of many flight simulators across the world, and trains over 30% of all professional military pilots.
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.