Barco partners with SGI at International Motor Show in Stockholm to show high-end visualization system
Barco’s transportable CADWall™ provides a breathtaking experience for all visitors of Bilsalongen, the largest automotive show in Scandinavia
Kuurne, Belgium - April 8, 2003 - At this year’s International Motor Show in Stockholm, taking place from April 3 until April 13 - Barco is partnering with SGI to demonstrate its 2-channel passive stereo ultra resolution CADWall™ solution, which will be powered by an SGI® Onyx® 300 visualization system. Barco’s transportable CADWall™ is a self-supportive freestanding projection wall with a large flat screen, big enough to project a full-scale car in stereo with exceptional image quality.
The highlight of this year’s Motor Show will be “Design, Colour and Shape”. Design has always been important and used as a competition tool by car manufacturers. Barco’s V&AR projection solutions play a very important role in the entire process of developing a new car. Virtual reality makes it possible to see and manipulate a product as if it really existed. It can be used, broken, repaired and tested to the limits of its structure integrity. Cars can be developed quicker, better and with higher efficiency, without requiring the expensive production of a physical prototype. Using Barco’s V&AR shortens the design cycle and reduces production costs considerably.
During the show, Saab, Volvo, Tesco and Lamborghini will demonstrate the use of advanced visualisation in the design process for new cars on Barco’s two-channel, high-resolution transportable CADWall™.
The largest automotive show in Scandinavia, Bilsalongen is held every three years and it attracts a range of luminaries from the industry.
Barco Simulation Products
Barco Simulation Products develops high-performance visual display products and solutions for Simulators, Virtual and Enhanced Reality and Edutainment & Entertainment applications. Active on a worldwide scale - with main offices in Xenia (Ohio, US) and Kuurne (Belgium) and with sales & support offices in Europe, North & South America, Asia and the Middle East - Barco Simulation Products has gained an international reputation for its customer-driven application engineering and projection system optimization know-how. Drawing upon its expertise in projection technologies, color calibration, opto-electronics and mechanics, Barco Simulation Products and its partners provide the solution to meet any Simulation, V&AR and Edutainment & Entertainment requirement.
About SGI
SGI, also known as Silicon Graphics, Inc., is the world’s leader in high-performance computing, visualization and the management of complex data. SGI’s vision is to provide technology that enables the most significant scientific and creative breakthroughs of the 21st century. Whether it’s sharing images to aid in brain surgery, finding oil more efficiently, studying global climate or enabling the transition from analog to digital broadcasting, SGI is dedicated to addressing the next class of challenges for scientific, engineering and creative users. SGI was named on FORTUNE magazine's 2003 list of “Top 100 Companies to Work For.” With offices worldwide, the company is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., and can be found on the Web at www.sgi.com.
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