It all starts with a young entrepreneur, Lucien De Puydt, who begins a Flemish technology company: the Belgian American Radio Corporation (BARCO). His ambition is to produce and sell the most significant consumer high-tech product of his age. The first year we assemble over 2,000 radios.

Barco successfully makes the change from radio to TV technology and launches the first TV prototypes three years ahead of other Belgian manufacturers. 

In 1949, a receiver mast is installed near the office, which makes it possible to test different types of transmission signals from London and Lille. 

This makes Barco TVs the only TVs that can accurately receive television programs from the RTF and the BBC.

We start to produce multi-standard television sets. From now on, our TV's can receive no less than five different transmission standards, which propels TV setmaking to higher levels.

The most striking aspect, however, is the fact that we are the first producer of universal TV sets with a wireless ultrasonic remote control.

Building on its expertise in colour critical video displays. Barco introduces ground-breaking large-scale LED displays for a fast-growing visualization market.

The Dlite series stood out because they were the only displays that were 100% waterproof, which made them the perfect solutions for the rental & staging industry and outdoor applications.

Our data projector is an answer to the growing demand for large-screen projectors that can project both sharp alphanumeric data as well as complex charts. We succeed in developing a projector that is able to generate a perfect image with virtually every connection. 

Thanks to IBM orders, the Barco data projector becomes the de facto standard in the early 1980s.

Since the 1980s, we've supported healthcare professionals as well. Today, our portfolio includes world-first digital visualization and cloud solutions for surgery, radiology, mammography, dentistry, as well as clinical and custom appliances.

Recently, we added the MDPC-8127, the first stand-alone specialized medical grade display with regulatory clearance for the digital pathology market. This is an up-and-coming field, and a new area for us to discover!

The launch of DP50, our first digital cinema projector with a sealed engine, is the first step in becoming the market leader in cinema projection. 

Today, thousands of cinemas across the world present stunning images on movie screens, powered by Barco laser cinema projectors.

This year we're celebrating 10 years of ClickShare. It is our answer to some very recognizable issues commonly experienced in meeting rooms. 

This revolutionary presentation 
and collaboration system allows presenters and participants to simultaneously connect to the meeting room AV equipment and share their laptop content on the large screen with just a single click.