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| Founded | 2003 |
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| Headquarters | Gerstetten, (Baden-Württemberg, Germany) |
Key people | Helmut Jorke (managing director), Markus Fritz (managing director), Ingo Jorke (managing director), Ankit Upadhyay (Director of marketing and business development i4.0) |
| Products | Components for3D projection systems, Holography products |
Number of employees | 100 (2018)[citation needed] |
| Website | infitec.net |
Infitec GmbH is a family-owned company based inGerstetten (District of Heidenheim,Baden-Württemberg, Germany) that develops, produces and markets products for theprojection of 3D content. The registered name INFITEC is anacronym ofInterferenceFilterTechnology, which was invented and patented by the founder of the company, Helmut Jorke.
TheINFITEC orWavelength Multiplex Technology (WMT) is based on the fact that thevisible lightspectrum can be divided into differentwavelength ranges using steep-edgedoptical filters. Some of these wavelength ranges are presented to the left eye, the others to the right eye. By an appropriate design of thetransmission spectra of the filters it can be ensured that both eyes are reached by wavelengths in the red, green, and blue range of the visible light, so both eyes will see a fully colored image.[1] Such multi-bandpass optical filters can currently be made only as so calledinterference filters. The WMT requires filters for the glasses as well as for theprojectors (exceptlaser projectors).
INFITEC GmbH emerged from a research project at the formerDaimlerChrysler research center inUlm, Germany. In this project it was studied under the name of wavelength multiplex visualization system, whether a new technical approach was suitable for an improved and functionally enhanced imaging invirtual reality systems. For the resulting technology based oninterference filters the brand INFITEC was registered.
In 2003, Helmut Jorke founded his own start-up enterprise called INFITEC GmbH.[2] The aim was the utilization and further development of theINFITEC method. The head office was located inUlm at that time.
The single-projector solution with INFITEC 3D filter wheel was developed in 2004 by the Belgian companyBarco. The relevant patents by Barco were purchased by INFITEC GmbH in 2010.
In 2006, the WMT was licensed to the American companyDolby Laboratories, Inc. fordigital cinema, and it was marketed under the nameDolby 3D. As Dolby uses different wavelength ranges than INFITEC, Dolby glasses are not compatible with projectors equipped with INFITEC filters, and vice versa.
In 2011, INFITEC introduced a new generation of filters under the designationExcellence in 3D. By a new design of the transmission bands of the filters a balancedcolor impression for both eyes is achieved.[3][4] Before, an elaborate color correction was needed for both stereoscopic channels that partially required special video processors. Now, if necessary at all, the simple color adjustment included in many projectors is sufficient.
In 2010, the production of 3D glasses as well as the administration was relocated fromUlm toGerstetten (District of Heidenheim,Baden-Württemberg, Germany). Since 2013, INFITEC GmbH runs a sales office in the United States. In 2014, INFITEC GmbH acquired a 50% share ofVisionOptics GmbH inChemnitz (Saxony, Germany). The headquarters, the sales department, and the research and development department of INFITEC GmbH moved from Ulm to Gerstetten in 2015. Global-offices include Russia, China, and USA.
INFITEC GmbH develops, manufactures and marketsinterference filters for3D projection technology and glasses fitted with these filters. In some cases the retrofitting of filters to projectors is done as well. INFITEC GmbH is internationally active regarding purchase and sales. The INFITEC GmbH holds allpatents and licensing rights (aside from the cinema market held by Dolby Inc.) from simulation in industry and research institutes,planetariums andmuseums, to large venue events,theme parks, andhome cinema solutions.[buzzword]