FLIR Systems, Inc. - Introduction

Introduction

16505 Southwest 72nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97224
U.S.A.
Telephone: (503) 684-3731
Toll Free: (800) 322-3731
Fax: (503) 684-3207
Web site: http://www.flir.com

Public Company
Incorporated: 1978
Employees: 885
Sales: $311.97 million (2003)
Stock Exchanges: NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol: FLIR
NAIC: 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing; 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services

FLIR Systems, Inc. (Flir) designs and manufactures thermal imaging systems and infrared camera systems. Flir's products are used in a variety of applications in commercial, industrial, and government markets. The company is the market leader in providing airborne imaging systems used by television and radio broadcast stations and in providing airborne systems used by law enforcement agencies. In industrial settings, the company's products are used to detect heat loss, which often foretells equipment failure. Flir generates more than 40 percent of its revenues from international customers. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Boston, Massachusetts; Portland, Oregon; Santa Clara, California; London, England; and Stockholm, Sweden.