BARCO Enhances Presence In the Brazilian Process Control Market
KORTRIJK, BELGIUM, 6 August, 1998 – BARCO Display Systems is proud to announce to have received a contract for 29 industrial color displays (ICD321) from DIGITAL, Brazil. DIGITAL will install the BARCO ICD321s in a control room of ELETROBRAS, the Brazilian electricity company, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. BARCO’s local presence in Brazil with highly skilled technical staff, was one of the main reasons for being selected for this contract.
BARCO already is an active player in a variety of markets on the South American continent, with offices in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia. With this order, BARCO strengthens even more its position in this area of the world, and breaks through in Brazilian electricity control.DIGITAL selected BARCO’s ICD321 industrial monitors because of an exclusive pixel-orbiting feature, which minimizes phosphor burn-in; an ambient light control function, which automatically adapts the monitor’s brightness, and the very low power consumption. In addition, BARCO will provide local support and training.
BARCO’s new generation of ICD321 displays with a resolution of 1600 x 1200, is available in desktop, industrial and panel-mount version for console integration. The displays are ideal in every industrial environment, whether landbased, mobile or offshore. Each version has the appropriate approvals for vibration, humidity and temperature.
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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