Ballantyne Strong, Inc

Ballantyne Strong, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, services, and distributes theatre and lighting systems. The company's Theatre segment offers digital equipment, such as cinema projectors; and motion picture projection equipment comprising motion picture projectors, xenon lamphouses and power supplies, a console system combining a lamphouse and power supply into a single cabinet, soundhead reproducers, and related products, such as sound systems. This segment also distributes film handling equipment consisting of cinema screens, replacement parts, and digital and film projection lenses, as well as offers cinema services, including film and digital projector maintenance, repair, installations, and site surveys.

The Theatre segment sells its products directly to end users, and to theatre exhibitors through a network of dealers in the United States and internationally. Its Lighting Segment offers followspots; and promotional searchlights and lighting systems for the motion picture production, television, live entertainment, theme park, and architectural markets. This segment sells its lighting products directly, as well as through commissioned representatives to arenas, stadiums, theme parks, theatres, auditoriums, and equipment rental companies. Ballantyne Strong sells its products and services in the United States, Canada, Asia, Mexico, South America, and Europe. It markets its commercial motion picture projection equipment under the Strong, Simplex, Century, and Ballantyne trademarks; followspot products under the Strong, Super Trouper, and Gladiator trademarks; high intensity promotional searchlights under the Sky-Tracker and the Strong Britelight trademark. The company was formerly known as Ballantyne of Omaha, Inc. and changed its name to Ballantyne Strong, Inc. on June 3, 2009. Ballantyne Strong was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.