Specialized Computer Systems Industry Competitors

3D Systems helps product designers and engineers bring their 3-D dreams to life. The company's stereolithography apparatuses (SLAs) and other machines create 3-D prototypes of everything from toys to airplane parts. 3D Systems' SLAs rapidly produce 3-D objects using CAD/CAM software in a process called solid imaging (using a laser to cut successive layers from resin to form a physical model)....

Ampro Computers may be high-tech, but it's no stranger to factory floors and other rugged environments. The company makes single-board computers and computer-on-module products, specializing in embedded applications in industrial automation. Its products are well-suited for the harsh environments of factories and other places where computer gear is expected to keep working despite the debilitating effects of dust, heat, and vibrations....

Like a football fan on Sunday, AMX knows how to work the remote control. The company designs and sells systems that control devices such as lights, audio and video equipment, and security cameras from a common remote interface. Its systems are used in corporate, educational, entertainment, industrial, and government settings....

Controlled Access Storage Cabinets (also known as Intelligent Locking) knows that some things are best kept under lock and key. The company is a manufacturer of electronically locking cabinets used to store documents, jewelry, works of art, firearms, and valuable industrial tools....

Crestron Electronics doesn't mind if its customers have control issues. The company provides hardware and software used to control audio and video systems, as well as computer networks, security systems, and environmental systems such as temperature and lighting....

CSSN, which does business as Card Scanning Solutions, provides card-reading hardware and software. Based on optical character recognition (OCR) technology, the company's systems are designed to scan drivers licenses, passports, photos, and medical records....

Ever thought your standard PC was just a diamond in the rough? DFI Technologies, formerly Diamond Flower Electric Instrument Co. (USA), makes build-to-order computers for the casino/arcade gaming and industrial markets. The company makes a variety of computer systems, including flat-panel LCD touch screen computers and retail point-of-sale workstations....

Dicoll helps its customers keep in touch with their customers. The company manufactures electronic displays, monitors, touch screens, and ruggedized computer hardware. Dicoll's products also include kiosks for enabling electronic retail transactions and Internet access....

Dynatem designs embedded computing systems based on Intel and Freescale microprocessor architectures. It also offers computer input/output boards. The company focuses on VMEbus-based products, VMEbus being a standard architecture for embedded electronics....

Equitrac knows the little things really add up. The company's cost recovery and document accounting systems help lawyers, accountants, and other professionals manage office equipment use in order to control waste and accurately bill clients. The company's systems -- which include servers, terminals, and software -- track, record, and report usage of copiers, printers, fax machines, postage meters, and phones....

You won't ever catch Kronos taking a nap in the company supply closet. The company's Workforce Central systems collect attendance data and automatically post it to payroll. Kronos data collection systems keep track of factory production and labor hours. It also makes labor management analysis software and payroll processing applications....

Green cards are no longer green -- but they are high-tech, thanks to LaserCard. The company makes wallet-sized, recordable optical data cards that permanently store electronic text, graphics, photos, and security marks such as fingerprints and holograms....

Lathem Time Corporation is a stickler for punctuality. The company develops automated time and attendance systems that help employers track when their employees come and go. Lathem Time's products include employee time and attendance systems, employee management and scheduling software, and mechanical and electronic time recorders that workers use to punch in and out....

MF DIGITAL develops and manufactures CD-R and DVD-R duplicators, along with ink jet and thermal transfer printing systems. Customers include Boeing, Coca-Cola, HBO, DreamWorks, the FBI, and MIT....

Nallatech has high tech nailed down. The company designs and manufactures high-performance electronic systems used in aerospace, military, and telecommunications infrastructure equipment, as well as in genome research and medical imaging applications. Its products are built around field-programmable gate array (FPGA) microchips, which Nallatech programs to perform certain functions....

OMNIKEY manufactures smart card readers used for such applications as access control, banking, medical data management, mobile communication authentication, and credit card processing. In addition to standard smart card readers, its product portfolio includes models that utilize radio frequency identification (RFID) and biometrics....

Orad Hi-Tec Systems supplies the television industry with broadcasting equipment, software, and services. Orad's product line includes virtual studios, on-air graphics systems, channel branding, virtual advertising, sports production solutions and hardware for the virtual reality industry....

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If you own a boat, you know you need a rudder. If you own a ship, you might need a rutter. Rutter (also known as Rutter Technologies) makes voyage data recorders (VDRs) similar to the voice and data recorders or "black boxes" used on commercial airplanes. Large seagoing vessels use VDRs to record radar signal, positioning data, compass heading, and communications information....

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