Barco (manufacturer)

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Barco (manufacturer)
Barco N.V.
Type Public company
Industry Display technology
Founded 1934
Headquarters Kortrijk, Belgium
Key people Eric Van Zele, CEO
Carl Peeters, CFO
Products Video, Digital cinema, CRT, OLED, LCD, DLP and LCoS projectors, LED and Flat panel displays, image processing equipment
and software
Revenue 1.158 billion (2013)
Employees 4,000 (2014)
Website
www.barco.com
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Barco N.V. (Euronext:BAR
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) is a display hardware manufacturer specialising in digital cinema projection, video
projectors, DLP projectors, LCoS projectors, Image Processing, LED displays, video walls, flat panel displays,
automated luminaires, digital lighting and lighting controls.
Barco is headquartered in Kortrijk, Belgium, and has facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and
Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Barco is active in more than 90 countries and employs
about 4,000 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 1.158 billion euro in 2013.
Active markets
Barco designs and develops visualization solutions for a variety of selected professional markets: healthcare,
entertainment & corporate, industrial & government and defense & aerospace.
History
Barco is an acronym that originally stood for Belgian American Radio COrporation.
Acquisitions
Barco Graphics was the graphics division of the Belgian Barco Group. It was the result of the 1989 merger of
Digitized Information Systems Corporation (D.I.S.C.), Aesthedes and Barco's own "Creative Group".
In 1997, Barco acquired EIS (Electronic Image Systems), a manufacturer of high brightness, high resolution
calligraphic CRT projectors for the flight simulation market.
In 1998, Barco ETS acquired Gerber Systems Corp., a manufacturer of plotters and Automatic Optical Inspection
(AOI) systems for printed circuit boards, based in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
In 1999, Barco acquired Metheus Corporation, a Tektronix spin-off and manufacturer of professional graphics
controllers, based in Beaverton, Oregon, USA.
In 2004, Barco acquired Voxar, a 3D medical imaging software company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
In 2004, Barco acquired Folsom Research, Inc, based in Rancho Cordova, California, USA. Folsom's product
lines cover solutions for image processing, image communication and image functionality & interactivity.
Barco (manufacturer)
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In 2008, Barco acquired High End Systems, an automated luminaires, digital lighting and lighting controls
company, based in Austin, Texas.
In 2010, Barco acquired Fimi, a company specialized in medical imaging, based in Saronno, Italy.
In 2010, Barco acquired all intellectual property of Element Labs, a manufacturer of LED equipment, based in
Santa Clara, California, USA.
In 2010, Barco acquired dZine, a Belgium based company specialized in Digital Signage solutions.
In 2012, Barco acquired IP Video Systems, a company specialized in networked visualization solutions, based in
Sunnyvale, California.
In 2012, Barco acquired JAOtech, a manufacturer of patient entertainment and point-of-care terminals for
hospitals, based in Surrey, UK.
In 2013, Barco acquired AWIND, a manufacturer of hardware and software for wireless presentation systems,
based in Taipei, Taiwan.
In 2013, Barco acquired projectiondesign, a manufacturer of projection technology, based in Fredrikstad,
Norway.
Divestments
In the early 2000s, Barco Graphics was acquired by Belgian Purup-Eskofot, and renamed Esko-Graphics, which
was again renamed Esko in 2006.
In 2007, BarcoVision was acquired by Itema Group from Bergamo, Italy.
In 2008, Barco sold its Advanced Visualisation (AVIS) group (the previously acquired Voxar) to Toshiba
Medical (TMSC.)
Management
CEO 2008 - Eric Van Zele
CEO 2002 - 2008 Martin De Prycker
CEO - 2002 Hugo Vandamme(nl)
Barco Silex
Barco Silex is a micro-electronic design house established in 1991, that belongs to the Barco group and has both
offices and design teams in Belgium and France.
References
[1] http:/ / www. barco. com/
[2] http:/ / europeanequities.nyx. com/ en/ search_instruments/ BAR?type=Stock
External links
Official website (http:/ / www. barco. com/ )
Barco Silex web site (http:/ / www. barco-silex. com/ )
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