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Planar Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of specialty display
solutions. The Company is headquartered in Beaverton Oregon
globally and the European headquarters is in Finland, where the
Company also manufactures proprietary Thin Film Electroluminescent
(TFEL) displays.
For almost a
quarter century, Planar has been designing and bringing to market
innovative display solutions. The Company has recently announced
and launched a new strategy focused on specialty, niche display
markets; markets where requirements are more stringent, innovation
is valued, and, generally the customer is not served or is
underserved by the mass-market, commodity display providers.
Planar uses a common infrastructure of manufacturing and
administrative services to support vertically aligned go-to-market
resources and technologies.
Planar provides quality solutions to following markets:
Industrial - This business focuses on providing embedded,
ruggedised/customised displays to Original Equipment Manufacturers
(OEMs) to include in their systems. Key technologies in this
segment include Thin Film Electroluminescent (TFEL) Displays,
Active-matrix Liquid Crystal Displays (AMLCD), and passive Liquid
Crystal Displays (LCD). These technologies are used in a wide
variety of applications and industries including instrumentation,
medical equipment, vehicle dashboards, and military applications.
With TFEL-technology especially, wide temperature range and
vibration tolerance make the displays especially suitable for
demanding applications used in extreme conditions, which defence
industry represents.
Medical - This business focuses on selling very
high-resolution diagnostic monitors to hospitals and medical
professionals (primarily radiologists) for use in reading digital
medical images and performing diagnosis. The monitors are
medically certified by the FDA, range from 19" to 30" diagonals,
and are available in both colour and grayscale models. A
complementary software offering allows users to control the
colours and levels of grayscale on these monitors to international
and recognized DICOMM standards to ensure that the images look
exactly the same on every display.
Control Room & Signage - This business has two primary
markets: the first is providing high-resolution video walls for
the security, governmental, telecom, energy, industrial,
broadcast, and transport sectors; the second market served by this
business is the emerging, high-growth market for digital signs.
Key technologies used in solutions for video walls include
rear-projection video cubes and image processing hardware and
software. For digital signage, solutions are made up of
large-format, flat-panel LCD displays combined with
industry-leading digital signage software. Industries served
include defence, transportation, retail, retail banking, public
venue advertising (indoor), and casino/hospitality.
Commercial - This business sells desktop LCD monitors,
touchscreen monitors, and business projectors through IT
resellers, primarily in the US. The business operates in a
business to business model, where key relationships are formed
with Asian suppliers who design and manufacture the various
products, using the Planar brand which are then sold to the IT
reseller channel, and ultimately purchased by various business
users. The Commercial segment also includes the company's recently
launched Home Theatre business. This organic growth initiative
sells innovative products for the high-end home theatre enthusiast
including high-performance home theatre projection systems,
large-format thin displays, and a unique front-projection screen
technology. These products are distributed through specialty home
theatre integrators in countries throughout North America, Europe,
Australia and Asia.
THE RUGGED TFEL-TECHNOLOGY DISPLAY
Whether it's our strong
portfolio of electroluminescent display solutions or our broad
selection of high-bright, rugged and open-frame displays, we have
the right embedded display for your particular application.
MILITARY
Military displays should be as rugged as the people that use them
everyday
Embedded displays need to be rough and tough, standing up to
desert heat, shake and shock, or being dropped on the ground.
Military applications can't afford to have mission critical
displays go down in the field.
Why Choose Electroluminescent
Technology for Military Display Applications?
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Extremely rugged and durable
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Reliable, long operating life
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Wide temperature range, even from
-50 oC upto +85 oC
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Unrivalled visual performance
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High brightness and contrast
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Wide viewing angle > 160°
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Rapid display response < 1ms
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Space- efficient package
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Low EMI emissions
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation Displays With "At-a-Glance" Visibility
Planar offers cost-effective standard embedded displays as well as
custom designs that are perfect for the most demanding
transportation applications:
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Automobiles
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Marines
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Rail & Train
Trucking
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Avionics
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Fleet vehicles
Why Choose
Electroluminescent Technology for Transportation Display
Applications?
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Unrivalled visual performance
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High brightness and contrast
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Wide temperature range, even from
-50 oC upto +85 oC
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Wide viewing angle > 160°
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Rapid display response < 1ms
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Space- efficient package
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Low EMI emissions
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Extremely rugged and durable
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Reliable, long operating life
INDUSTRIAL
Rugged Industrial Displays
Embedded displays need to be rough and tough, standing up to the
heat of a factory floor, shake and shock, and vibrations. Planar
offers cost-effective standard displays as well as custom designs
that are perfect for your industrial, instrumentation, equipment
process control display application.
Looking for a rugged display to meet the demands of your
industrial environment? Planar can help.
Why Choose Electroluminescent Technology for Industrial Display
Applications?
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Wide temperature range, even from
-50 oC upto +85 oC
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Unrivalled visual performance
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High brightness and contrast
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Wide viewing angle > 160°
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Rapid display response < 1ms
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Space- efficient package
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Low EMI emissions
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Extremely rugged and durable
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Reliable, long operating life
MEDICAL
Medical Displays That Thrive in Stressful Conditions
Embedded medical displays need to be rough and tough, standing up
to the shake and shock of an ambulance and providing "at a glance"
visibility of critical information.
Looking for a rugged display to meet the demands of your medical
application? Planar can help.
Why Choose Electroluminescent Technology for Medical Display
Applications?
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Unrivalled visual
performance
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High brightness and
contrast
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Wide viewing angle >
160°
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Rapid display
response < 1ms
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Space- efficient
package
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Low EMI emissions
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Extremely rugged and
durable
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Reliable, long
operating life
For more information visit Planar
Systems websites -
www.planarembedded.com
www.planar.com
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