The Space Shuttle Endeavour (upper left) at the California Science Center was illuminated in part by castings in Christie projectors.


The Space Shuttle Endeavour event was created by BARTKRESA Design with nine Christie projectors.


T


he common axiom “no detail is too small” carries enough truth to have become a part of business parlance. But for Christie, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of complex audiovisual projection systems, little details can have big consequences. Consider the challenges for Christie engineers in


complex, tight tolerance, abstract designs, where high- definition projection systems can turn the entire façade of a massive resort hotel into a blank canvas, or the preci- sion required for high-definition wall-projection systems in command centers monitoring electrical grids. To allow


these systems to operate precisely and reliably, Christie depends on castings. With more than 75 cast parts in its diverse line of products, the company works with metalcasting facilities to produce more than 20,000 components annually. At Christie’s North American design and manufacturing hub in Kitchener, Ontario,


Canada, just outside of Toronto, a staff of 750 produces between 1,000 and 1,100 projectors a month at the 105,000-sq,-ft. facility. “High quality castings which meet


Christie’s design specifications are critical to the manufacturing assembly process, quality and test performance of projectors, as well as overall customer satisfaction,” said Paul Tierney, senior manufacturing manager, Christie.


Lights? Cameras? Castings


With projection systems operating in a wide range of end uses, such as 3D


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