Highlights 2022
Expanding our single-chip projector range to meet every need and budget
Our successful family of single-chip projectors keeps growing. With 3 new G62 projectors launched in February and September 2022, we offer the fixed install market an ever-larger range of solutions for every budget.
Ensuring a premium cinema experience in 3,500 AMC theaters
AMC, the world’s largest theatrical exhibitor, goes laser. Thanks to Cinionic’s Cinema-as-a-Service program, they will be able to elevate the cinema experience with minimal upfront investment.
Wireless conferencing made easier with ClickShare smart meeting flows
The 2022 software update to our ClickShare range takes our meeting solution to the next level of simplicity. New meeting flow features make hosting hybrid meetings from a laptop as simple as making a phone call.
The most reliable LED solution in the market? TruePix ticks all the boxes
From the installation through to after sales support: our new TruePix LED video wall was designed from the ground up to ensure a seamless experience in control rooms, broadcasting and any other enterprise environment.
Introducing Dermicus, a new digital health skin solutions company
Our healthcare incubator Demetra merged with the teledermatology platform of Gnosco to become Dermicus. The new company will help clinicians transform the way they diagnose and manage skin conditions.
ITEA Innovation Award of Excellence for healthcare-related project IMPACT
How can data intelligence help optimize patient treatment and clinical workflows? Together with 13 other firms, Barco researched the topic in the IMPACT project. It led to several breakthroughs – and an ‘innovation award’.
Healthcare team launches new diagnostics and surgical displays
In the course of 2022, our diagnostics and surgical teams extended their portfolios with the high-brightness Nio Gray 5.8MP display specially for breast imaging and the MDSC-8532 and MDSC-8527 4K UHD surgical displays, which ensure excellence in surgical precision.
Lightweight, compact and designed with the planet in mind
When designing the UDM projector in 2019, we made zero concessions. As technology evolves, we keep raising the bar. The result: 2 new 30K projectors, a brightness upgrade path and an A+ ECO label.
Standing ovation for Barco HDR Lightsteering at Asian World Film Festival
Our innovative HDR Lightsteering technology dropped jaws during the Asian World Film Festival in LA. The moviemakers and audience were impressed with the bright highlights, black levels and the high dynamic range in the images.
Making (remote) reading versatile with new 12 MP diagnostic display
The versatile Nio Fusion 12MP puts diagnostic flexibility and reliability at radiologists’ fingertips, boosting radiologists’ workflows while helping them take confident decisions.
Frost and Sullivan award for ClickShare Conference
With the award, Frost and Sullivan recognize Barco’s leadership position in the market and the innovative character of our one-click wireless conferencing solution.
Leading through innovation with the world’s first stand-alone digital pathology display
Our new ultra-high definition MDPC-8127 display offers pathologists an exceptionally high-quality digital tool to alleviate their growing workloads, while ensuring the best health outcomes.
Introducing the world’s first single-chip native 4K simulation projector: F400-HR
Native 4K resolution, up to 240Hz processing speed, laser illumination and extreme reliability: the new F400-HR ticks all the boxes for use in even the most demanding training and simulation applications.
Welcoming our new co-CEOs
As Jan De Witte decided to step down as CEO, Charles Beauduin, Chairman of the Board of directors, and executive director An Steegen took over his role and were appointed as the new co-CEOs.
Half-year results 1H 2021: solid order intake but lagging conversion to sale
The order intake for the first half of 2021 was significantly above the 2020 results thanks to solid growth in the Entertainment and Healthcare markets. Still, that growth was fully reflected in sales due to component shortages.
Redesigning our organizational structure
After assessing Barco’s capabilities, market effectiveness and growth strategy, our new co-CEOs decided to review the organizational structure in order to enhance market responsiveness. The redesign included changes to the leadership team.
Going for reliable outcomes with a revised service offering
From installation support at the set-up to in-depth deployment trainings. From on-site assistance to remote device management platforms: our new service offering highlights that we support our customers from start to finish.
IMAX reconfirms its trust in Barco
As a long-term partner, Barco and IMAX will optimize the use of our laser light source technology to help power IMAX systems globally.
Barco laser projectors enlighten GCC’s largest digital art center
Infinity des Lumières, Dubai’s new immersive digital art center, is the latest brainchild of Culturespaces. The secret to the mesmerizing projections: 130 Barco laser phosphor projectors.
Tianfu International Airport takes off with Barco OpSpace in 14 control rooms
The new Tianfu International Airpoirt in Chengdu (China) sets a milestone for intelligent transportation. An impressive stack of Barco technology helps controllers keep the skies – and the airport – safe.
Presenting our 2020 annual report in a new, integrated format
To underpin our commitment to sustainability and long-term value creation, we replaced the annual and sustainability report by one, single, state-of-the-art integrated report.
Reaching all of our ‘planet’ sustainability goals for 2020
By February 2021, we had achieved all of the sustainability goals in the field of planet that we had set in 2015: -20% carbon footprint of our operations, -27% energy footprint of our products and 48% of new product releases with the Barco ECO label.
Science Based Targets initiative formally approves our carbon reduction target
Our carbon reduction target is confirmed to be consistent with the levels required to keep global warming to below 1.5°C – the most ambitious goals of the Paris Agreement – a great acknowledgment of the ambitious trajectory we have been accelerating since 2016.
Winning the ‘Best ESG materiality reporting’ award in the small to mid-cap category
The prestigious IR Magazine Awards honor excellence in the investor relations profession. In June, we took home the award in the ‘Best ESG materiality reporting’. It confirms that integrated reporting at Barco is definitely on the right track!
Performance meets sustainability in new LED rear-projection cube
A 55% increase in light output at the same power consumption: the MVL-721 is an impressive re-engineered version of our successful LED RPC video wall, answering all the needs of modern control rooms.
