Screen maker Pro Display is set to launch four new divisions next month as it gears up for major expansion. The first new division will be Home Theatre, which will offer hi-tech screen technology for …
Screen maker Pro Display is set to launch four new divisions next month as it gears up for major expansion. The first new division will be Home Theatre, which will offer hi-tech screen technology for use in people“s homes. The products vary from Mirrorvision, which turns into a mirror when switched off, to Flat Panel Art speakers, which look like a picture on the wall. Paul Beswick, managing director of Pro Display, said, We“ve been developing these products for a number of years. We are at the point now where all the screens have been developed and tested. We“ve completed the new ranges and are gearing up to launch the Home Theatre division in June. The group said it will also launch its Intelligent Glass division next month. This will sell smart glass technologies such as films and coatings that can be applied to glass which can turn the pane frosted or clear at the flick of a switch. The technology provides home owners with privacy when they want it without having to resort to old-fashioned methods such as net curtains. The technology can be adapted for use outside the home and Pro Display is looking at developing touch screens for use in hospitals. After five years in development, the group recently launched a self-adhesive version of the switchable smart film technology, which will be targeted at the retro fit and after sales market. No glue is needed as the film bonds to the glass surface using a specially designed silicon cling liner. The company is also producing a number of self-adhesive projection films that incorporate an optical coating to recreate images that it claims are up to 10 times brighter and sharper than conventional projection screens. Pro Display said the films will allow customers to project large images in well lit rooms and even outdoors. The third new division is Digital Signage, which will develop screens used for advertising. The technology will allow retailers to turn their store windows into touch screens while shopping centres will use the screens to advertise products. The fourth subsidiary will be the Rental Division. Not everyone will want to buy the screens so we will offer them for rental, said Mr. Beswick. It will be for customers who want something different at their product launch, exhibition, trade show or conference. It“s for people who want more than a flat panel, they want innovative high tech screens with switchable glass.