Christie is celebrating its 80th anniversary as a leader in visual solutions for world-class organizations, offering diverse applications for business, entertainment, and industry. With expertise in film projection since 1929 and professional projection systems since 1979, Christie has established a global reputation as the world’s single source manufacturer of a variety of display technologies and solutions for cinema, large audience environments, control rooms, business presentations, training facilities, 3D and virtual reality, simulation, education, media and government. Christie has installed over 75,000 projection solutions worldwide.Christie’s broad range of technologies include DLP Cinema™ projectors, LCD and DLP™ projectors, networking solutions, 35mm film projectors, rear screen projection modules and DLP™ projection cubes, wall display controllers, and cutting edge projection technologies for 3D, virtual reality and simulation. Whatever the application, Christie’s visual solutions are purpose-built to meet unique projection requirements, and are backed by industry-leading service and support ensuring complete customer satisfaction.

Europe's largest bedding manufacturer, Hilding Anders' 30 subsidiaries make an array of mattresses. From squishy foam core to automated anti-snore mattresses, its products are sold throughout Asia and Europe by bedding and furniture retailers, under its own brands as well as private labels (a division is dedicated to the fabrication of mattresses specifically for IKEA). Other products include bedframes, pillows, nightstands, and headboards. Hilding Anders was founded in 1939 by Hilding Andersson and is owned by the British investment firm Candover. It has grown steadily through acquisitions, including most recently Italy's Bedding Srl.

The successor of mattress maker Spring Air Company, SAI controls the Spring Air brand globally. The newly-formed firm has about 10 licensees in the US and about 10 abroad. The original Spring Air was founded in 1926 by mattress innovator Francis Karr, who introduced an offset coil that adjusts to sleepers' weights. It merged with its largest licensee, Florida-based Consolidated Bedding, and folded in other licensees in 2007. In May 2009 the company abruptly ceased operations and in June emerged under new ownership and management as SAI. Spring Air brand products are sold worldwide through furniture retailers, department stores, and bedding stores.

Native Instruments is a leading manufacturer of software and hardware for computer-based music production and performance. The company’s mission is to develop innovative, fully integrated solutions for all professions, styles and genres. The resulting products regularly push technological boundaries and open up new creative horizons for professionals and amateurs alike.Native Instruments is a leading manufacturer of software and hardware for computer-based music production and performance. The company’s mission is to develop innovative, fully integrated solutions for all professions, styles and genres. The resulting products regularly push technological boundaries and open up new creative horizons for professionals and amateurs alike.

The company makes musical instrument parts such as guitar and bass machines and heads, banjo, ukulele, and violin pegs, and bridges. It also offers other types of instruments and accessories through its many divisions, including kazoos, recorders, and snare drums. The Cleveland Musical Instruments division consists of the Clevelander Drum Company, Pfrogg, and Orion cymbals, which imports its products from Brazil.

Irwin Toy successor iToys is spinning happily again. Once a publicly traded company, Irwin Toy filed for bankruptcy protection with the Canadian courts in 2002, 18 months after being sold to a Canadian investment firm in 2001. Banking on the Irwin Toy name's 75 years of brand recognition, brothers George and Peter Irwin, sons of the company's founder, re-purchased the rights to the Irwin Toy name in 2003. They have taken it back to basics as a newly formed, private company. iToys's best-known products include I-Top (an electronic-spinning top programmed with four games), Baby So Real, and Girl Zone. iToys launched a new toy line in 2009 named Biggest Loser.

RIC's 35 plus models of guitars are sold through catalogs and authorized dealers in the US and nearly 60 other countries worldwide. The company, which still makes every guitar in the US, has bucked the industry trend of offering a lower-priced line of instruments made overseas. Its standard guitars range in price from $1,500 to $5,000; custom models more than $10,000. It produces about 10,000 a year with a two-year waiting list. Famous rockers from The Beatles to U2 have helped give RIC guitars their mystique and make them a must-have for any serious player.

Virco Mfg. Corporation engages in the design, production, and distribution of furniture in the United States. The company offers seating products, including cantilever chairs, tablet arm chairs, rockers, hard plastic seats, backrests, work surfaces, task chairs, classroom chairs, stack chairs, folding chairs, upholstered stack chairs, plastic stack chairs, and upholstered ergonomic chairs; folding and banquet tables, activity tables, office tables, and mobile tables; and tables, desks, and workstations for computing applications. It also offers chair desks and combo units, teachers desks, and tablet arm units; mobile tables, cabinets, and chairs; and handling and storage equipment, including stackable storage trucks for convention center, arena, and auditorium customers. In addition, the company provides vendor-supplied items, such as wood and steel office furniture, early learning products for pre-school and kindergarten classrooms, science laboratory furniture, library tables, chairs, and equipment. Further, it offers PlanSCAPE project management software that allows its sales representatives to provide CAD layouts of classrooms, as well as classroom-by-classroom planning documents for the budgeting, acquisition, and installation of furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF and E); and support services, including package solutions for the FF and E line item on school budgets, computer-assisted layout planning, transportation planning, product delivery, installation, and repair. The company primarily serves educational institutions, convention centers and arenas, hospitality providers, government facilities, and places of worship. Virco Mfg. Corporation was founded in 1950 and is based in Torrance, California.

LoveSac stores sell so-called "oversized sacs" -- DuraFoam-filled mega beanbag-type chairs -- as well as other furniture, apparel, and a variety of accessories. LoveSac was founded in 1995 by CEO Shawn Nelson, whose additional claim to fame is winning the reality TV show "The Rebel Billionaire" (featuring Virgin Group's Sir Richard Branson). The firm sells its products online and in about 25 retail stores (down from about 80 in 2005) in as many states and Canada. Overzealous expansion and heavy debt led to it spending about six months in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2006.

Steelcase Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of office furniture for corporate, hospitality, and residential settings in North America and internationally. It provides interior architectural products, such as full and partial height walls and doors, and lighting; steel case furniture, including panel-based and freestanding furniture systems; and seating products, which comprise ergonomic chairs, lounge seating, general use chairs, and specialty healthcare seating, as well as complementary products that include storage, tables, and work tools. The company also offers visual communication products, such as static and electronic whiteboards; and Web-based communication tools, as well as involves in the provision of surface materials, including textiles, wall coverings, shades, screens, and surface imagings primarily to architects and designers for use in business, residential, healthcare, and hospitality applications. In addition, it provides workplace strategy consulting, product design and innovation, lease origination, and furniture and asset management services. The company offers its products under Steelcase, Turnstone, and Coalesse brands. It serves various industries, including financial services, healthcare, government, higher education, and technology. Steelcase Inc. offers its products and services through various channels, including independent dealers and company-owned dealers, as well as directly to end users. The company was formerly known as The Metal Office Furniture Company and changed its name to Steelcase Inc. in 1954. Steelcase Inc. was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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