HAR : Harman International Industries Inc
Sector: Consumer Cyclical > Industry: Audio and Video Equipment
Harman International Industries, Incorporated (Harman), included in 1980, busy in development, manufacturing and marketing of high frequency sound products and electronic systems. The company has developed, both internally and through a series of acquisitions, range of product offerings. It works in three segments: Automotive, Consumer and Professional. Automotive segment projects, manufacturing and audio markets, electronic and entertainment systems – information transfer for vehicle applications primarily, to be installed as original equipment by automotive manufacturers. Consumer segment projects, manufacturing and audio markets, video and electronic systems for the home, mobile and multimedia applications. Professional projects of the segment, manufactures and markets loudspeakers and electronic systems, used by sound professionals in concert halls, stadiums, airports, temples and other public places.
Automotive
Harman's automotive products are listed for sale worldwide under the brand names, including JBL, Infinity, Brand Levinson, Harman / Kardon, Logic 7, Dictionary и Becker. Through development and supply contracts, Company sound systems and product offerings for entertainment – information broadcasts sold to global automotive manufacturers, including Daimler, BMW Group, Toyota / Lexus, Audi / VW, Chrysler, Porsche, Land Rover, Hyundai and the Peugeot Citron Government Securities Dealers Association. It also makes the system entertaining – Harman / Kardon-branded information transmission for Harley-Davidson touring motorcycles. Entertainment systems – information transmission of the Company – combination of information and entertainment components, which can include or manage the global positioning system (GPS) navigation, transport information, voice activated telephone and climate control, rear seat entertainment, wireless internet access, hard disk registration, moving picture layer of a panel of experts 3 audio (MP3) reproduction and high quality proprietary sound system. It also manufactures aftermarket personal navigation devices (PNDs), which are primarily sold in Europe.
The company competes with Bose, Pioneer ASK, Promote Electric, Panasonic, Alpine, Bosch, Continental, Dress, Mitsubishi Electronics, Aisin Seiki и Denso.
Consumer
Harman makes loudspeakers for JBL, Infinity, Harman / Kardon and Branding Revels for the Consumer Home Sound Market. These loudspeaker lines include models, designed for stereo with two channels, and multi-channel surround sound applications for home and in a range of work choices, including floor position, bookshelf, powered by, low frequency, surround with a wall, radio and weatherproof as well as in styles and finishes ranging from high gloss varnishes to genuine wood veneers. JBL and Infinity product lines also include car speakers, amplifiers, subwoofers and crossover products, sold in the aftermarket, as well as marine loudspeakers, intended for use on boats. Harman also offers a range of consumer electronics audio under the Harman / Kardon, By Mark Levinson and Dictionary trademarks.
Harman / Kardon Companies home electronics line includes audio / video receivers, showing Logic 7, Dolby system Digital and digital theater sound (DTS), surround sound processing capabilities and multichannel amplifiers, digital versatile disk (DVD) players and cd (CD) players. It designs and manufactures electronics, including amplifiers, digital signal processors, CD players and transports, DVD transports and surround sound processors, which it sells under the famous brand name of Mark Levinson.
In the multimedia market, Harman's offerings have branded iPod dockers, such as JBL In Stage, JBL On stage Micro, JBL Radial, Harman / Kardon Go + Play and Personal Computer (PC) related devices, such as Creature JBL II, Duo JBL and Soundsticks II Harman / Kardon. It also offers a variety of headphone devices.
The company competes with Bose, Klipsch, Audio Polk, B&W, Boston Acoustics, Yamaha, Sony, Denon, Onkyo, Pioneer, Marents, Mark Levinson, Dictionary, Krell, Macintosh, Sound Research, Meridian, Lynn, Class, Creative Laboratories, Altec Lansing, Logitech, Cyber Acoustics, Alpine, Garmin, TomTom, Magellan and Pioneer.
Professional
Harman's professional products include loudspeakers and electronic equipment, which are put up for sale under the brand names, including JBL Professional, The crown, Soundcraft, Dictionary, DigiTech, AKG, BSS, dbx и Studer. The company also designs products for, to make a record, broadcast, cinema and music reproduction applications. The company offers complete system solutions for professional installations and users around the world.. Harman's products can be linked by his HiQnet network layer protocol, for centralized digital network audio professionals, to manage various aspects of a complex system. JBL Professional branded items include studio monitors, loudspeaker systems, powered the loudspeakers, sound reinforcement systems, cinema systems, surround sound systems and industrial loudspeakers.
Harman manufactures sound mixing consoles, that range from automated multitrack consoles to professional recording studios, to compact professional mixers for staff registration, home studios and sound reinforcement. Company consoles are sold to four main market areas: sound reinforcement, recording studios, hardware – studio blocks and musical instrument dealers. His mixing consoles are sold primarily under the Studer and Soundcraft brands.. The company manufactures many types of signal processing products, ураственлей, and special devices of property, which are used in live sound statements and in studio recordings, to produce sound effects and clear final mixes. These products are sold under the Dictionary, DigiTech, dbx and BSS trademarks. Harman manufactures microphones, audio headphones, surround – audio headphones and other professional audio products, which are for sale under the brand name AKG. The company also manufactures professional amplifiers and powered loudspeakers under the Crown and JBL brand names.. His other professional products include switching systems, automated workstations for digital sound recording and turnkey radio studio installations, put up for sale primarily under the Studer brand name. With its HiQnet network layer protocol, the company can form, connect and control a complete professional sound system from microphone to speaker on one digital interconnected network.
The company competes with Telex, By Electro Voice, Mackie, QSC, Meyer Sund Laboratories, Sennheiser, Peavey, Shure, Sonic Technica, Yamaha, Sennheiser, Loud Technologies, Inc., Lawo, Harris Corporation, DigiDesign/M-Audio, Genelec, KRK, TC electronics, Stagetec, Sony, Line 6, Dunlop, Zoom in on the image, Roland, Siemens and Tannoy.
