BARCO’s Control Display and Management System Selected by Eurocopter
FARNBOROUGH, UK, 10 September, 1998 -- BARCO Display Systems has been selected by Eurocopter to supply Control Display Units (CDUs) for its series production of the Tiger helicopter. Eurocopter’s opted for BARCO after a final competitive bidding. Under this contract, BARCO will start deliveries of the CDMS in February 1999.
BARCO’s Control Display and Management System (CDMS) is a range of compact lightweight Control Display and Management Units (CDUs), with a sunlight-readable 3”x4” Active Matrix Liquid Crystal Display. AMLCD technology provides high brightness, excellent contrast, and reduced volume with low power consumption. NVIS-B and NVIS-A are optional. Different sizes of keyboard panels are available, allowing the CDMS to fit into various avionics architectures for both new and retrofit aircraft.About BarcoView:
BarcoView with operation facilities in Kortrijk (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Atlanta, Georgia and Portland, Oregon (USA) designs and manufactures high-resolution display systems, displays, graphics controllers and display subsystems for highly demanding niche markets such as C4I, avionics, vessel and air traffic control, vehicle electronics, and medical imaging applications.
Alongside Barco Projection Systems and BarcoVision, BarcoView is one of the three strategic activities of the BARCO Group, which are all active in Image Processing. Barco Projection is in various markets of large screen visualization, whereas BarcoVision develops systems for visual inspection and quality control. In 2000, the entire BARCO group delivered a turnover of euro 751 million. BARCO has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in 97 countries throughout the world. BARCO has been quoted on the Brussels Stock Exchange since 1986, and is now quoted on Brussels/Euronext. BARCO is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company and is member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.
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