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FILMOTEC In 1998 the firm of FilmoTec GmbH was founded as successor of the ORWO film factory with roots goung back to 1910. FilmoTec GmbH is now unique in the manufacture of film in the town of Wolfen, which has a long established pedigree as a centre of excellence for film manufacture in Germany. FilmoTec’s business is focused on concentrating its technical resources into important black and white motion picture niche markets under the ORWO brand, and in being the most excellent and innovative manufacturer in this area to serve the demanding specialized needs of its true professionals. Products are particularly aimed towards the tecnical needs of the world’s archive industry, motion picture industry, and holographic industry.

FRAUNHOFER Fraunhofer is the leading organization for applied research in Europe. Its research activities are conduct- ed by 66 institutes and research units at locations throughout Germany. Fraunhofer employs a staff of nearly 24,000, who work with an annual research budget totaling more than 2 billion euros. Piql has cooperated with the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques IPM which develops tailor-made measuring techniques, systems and materi- als for industry. Many years of experience with optical technologies and functional materials form the basis for high-tech solutions in the fields of production control, materials characterization and testing, object and shape detection, gas and process technology as well as energy systems. Fraunhofer has provided expertise within digital image acquisition and processing. Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques IPM, Heidenhofstrasse 8, D-79110 Freiburg, Germany www.ipm.fraunhofer.de VISITECH VISITECH is a dedicated Digital Light Processing (DLP) product company offering DLP products, custom design and manufacturing for particular markets and applications. The product can be DLP electronics or light engines that is manufactured in VISITECH’s dedicated DLP light engine factory. The DLP module is installed into the customer’s end product. The DLP products include configurations from the complete range of Texas Instruments’ DLP chip sets for industrial applications. In addition, VISITECH, has particular design experience within imaging system de- sign, real time systems, high speed image processing, optical design, thermal and mechanical design and smart light sources, including advanced LED controllers.

FilmoTec is involved in the development and manufacturing of piqlFilm. FilmoTec GmbH, Ortsteil Wolfen, Röntgenstraße 3, D-06766 Bitterfeld-Wolfen, Germany www.filmotec.de

Technology partners

TRONRUD ENGINEERING Tronrud Engineering is a leading provider of cutting- edge technology giving customers competitive advan- tages and profitability. Their main vision is "Putting ideas into practice" - seeing every unique project from the beginning to its conclusion. Highly skilled employees develop, construct and deliver innovative high quality products and services. The company was established in 1977 by Ola Tronrud, and has today more than 170 employees in Norway and 5 in Singapore. Tronrud Engineering AS manufactures and assembles piqlWriter and piqlReader. Tronrud also has assembled the Cinevator digital film printer for Piql, which became a great global success within the motion picture indus- try.

VISITECH provides the piqlWriter’s light source and digital light processing electronics.

Tronrud Engineering AS Flyplassveien 21, 3514 Hønefoss, Norway www.tronrud.no

VISITECH Kjellstadveien 5, N-3400 Lier, Norway www.visitech.no