Barkan Mounts Ltd. is a developer and manufacturer of audio and video mounting products.
History
Barkan Mounts Ltd. was founded in 1988 by Lior Barkan as Barkan Engineering Ltd. The company's head office had been based first in the
Barkan Industrial Park
The Barkan Industrial Park ( he, איזור התעשיה ברקן, lit. Barkan Industrial Area) is located about 25 kilometres east of Tel Aviv in the West Bank
The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġa ...
and in 2000 moved to the Ariel industrial zone near
Ariel
Ariel may refer to:
Film and television
*Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award
* ''Ariel'' (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki
* ''ARIEL Visual'' and ''ARIEL Deluxe'', 1989 and 1991 anime video series based on the novel series ...
in the
West Bank
The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
. In 2011, production was moved to China and tens of workers were laid off.
Currently, Barkan exports to over 57 countries worldwide. Barkan manufactures
VESA standard mounts for AV equipment. They specialize in the development, manufacturing and marketing of mounting solutions for LCD and Plasma screens and for other consumer electronic products. Their mounts include wall mounted arms for flat panel screens and shelves for stereo components.
Awards and recognition
Two Barkan Mounts products won prizes in the home theater category of the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Barkan Mounting Systems Named 2006 Innovations Honoree by the ICEA
January 04, 2006, Wireless News.
See also
*Israeli inventions and discoveries
This is a list of inventions and discoveries by Israeli scientists and researchers, working locally or overseas. There are over 6,000 startups currently in Israel. There are currently more than 30 technology companies valued over US$1 billion (un ...
*List of Israeli companies
This is a list of notable companies in Israel.
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* Adallom
* AdExtent
* Aeronautics Defense Systems
* Africa Israel Investments
* Ahava
* Aladdin Knowledge Systems
* Allot Communications
* Alvarion
* Am Oved
* Amdocs
* Amit, Pollak, Mat ...
References
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Manufacturing companies of Israel