Severtson Screens Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Starting Out in the Family Kitchen in 1986 to State-of- the-Art Design and Production Facilities in Mesa, Ariz. in 2016, Severtson Corp. is at the Forefront of Projection Screen Technologies for the Home Theater, Commercial, Pro AV Markets, & C

September 20, 2016

Severtson Screens (www.severtsonscreens.com) , a

global leader in innovative and quality projection screens for the commercial, home

theater, cinema, and pro AV markets, is pleased to announce it is celebrating its 30 th

anniversary.

“Severtson Corp. started in 1986, literally in our house,” explained Severtson Corp.

founder Ron Severtson. “Better known now as our moniker ‘Severtson Screens’, our first

job was with Arizona’s own Williams Air Force Base in response to the U.S. Air Force’s

need to find both a quality optical coating and a uniform application process for the

interior of their domed flight simulators.”

Working late each night in the family kitchen and backyard, Severtson not only solved

the technical problem of uniformly coating a domed surface, he also created a product

that had the reflective properties the Air Force needed for its simulator program to be

successful.

Demand for Severtson’s product soon had the company working for large corporations

and military organizations in more than 40 countries. In an effort to address the safety

concerns of the day’s solvent-based optical coatings and remain competitive in the world

market, Severtson continued to refine his formulas. His work led to the introduction of

Severtson Corp.’s 3D optical coatings in 1988. By 1989, Severtson Corp.’s optical

coatings were safer, more environmentally friendly water-based formulas.

“In the early 1990s, a contract with IMAX Corporation brought Severtson Corp. into the

cinema screen industry,” Severtson continued. “To meet the challenge of the larger

screens, a robotic application system was designed that could be used to coat screens

on site. In 1998, Severtson Corp. applied its optical coatings to the world’s largest

cinema screen (103 ft. x 129 ft.) in Sydney, Australia.”

In 2003, Severtson Corp. launched its own line of home theater/Pro AV screens with a

basic fixed-frame screen. The company later expanded the line to include a screen for

every need. Kirk Severtson, Severtson Corp. Vice President and CTO, explained, “By

using the same optical coatings used on our large cinema screens, the home

theater/Pro AV line delivers outstanding performance in both 2D and 3D formats.”

By 2009, Severtson Corp. became a full-service cinema screen manufacturer. Its low

rejection rate coupled with the high quality of all its products has made Severtson Corp.

the industry standard for quality and customer service worldwide.

“The combined experience of building small home theater screens and large cinema

screens has given Severtson Corp. the expertise to meet the needs of the Pro AV

market for both professional indoor applications as well as large outdoor venues,” Kirk

Severston added.

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Severtson Corp.

216 S. Alma School Rd.; Ste 3

Mesa, AZ 85210

Toll Free: 866-510- 5155

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Now, in 2016, Severtson Corp. continues to be a global leader in innovation and quality,

including its new folded technologies for cinema screens. “Our new folded shipping

method now makes international distribution of our industry-acclaimed S?Vision 3D GX

highly affordable, reducing international shipping costs by up to 70 percent,” explained

Dan Maxwell, Vice President and COO of Severtson Corp.’s Cinema division. “Besides

standard perforated white and sliver screens, we now also offer the immensely popular

microperf option to the folded S?Vision 3D GX line of cinema projection screens for

international shipment. Since its recent launch, we’ve had to renovate our facility and

upgrade our machinery to keep up with worldwide demand.”

Added Toby Severtson, Severtson Corp. President & CEO, “We are proud to serve the

home theater and commercial markets with the same service and quality that has

taken the cinema market by storm and cemented us as the industry leader. With our

screens proudly Made in the USA, we are uniquely equipped to cater to the specific

needs of all of our customers worldwide. We are proud of our history, and we look

forward to the next 30 years.”

With its three Arizona-based production facilities and its state-of- the-art robotic

application system, Severtson has massive production capabilities and an unusually

wide array of screens. The screens range in size from massive movie theaters,

comfortable home theaters, and everything in between.

For more information, please visit www.severtsonscreens.com, call 480-610- 5155, or email

sales@severtsonscreens.com.