Industry Automation and control Website www.amx.com Motto AV for an IT World | Products See listing. Number of employees 600 | |
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Type Subsidiary (purchased by HARMAN in 2014) Key people Rashid Skaf, CEO (09/2005) Revenue (est) $295.5 million USD (2013) Headquarters Richardson, Texas, United States Founded 1982, Richardson, Texas, United States Parent organization Harman International Industries Profiles | ||
AMX (formerly AMX, LLC) is an American manufacturer of video switching and control devices. It is currently owned by HARMAN International and is part of the HARMAN Professional Division.
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Overview
AMX designs and manufactures hardware and software for the distribution of video within meeting spaces, as well as across buildings or the globe using IP. They also create products that allow remote control of a wide variety of equipment including HVAC.
AMX home automation controls are now also available through separate applications ("apps") for smartphones and tablet PCs through its authorised product partners such as Touch Panel Control. The application is available for iOS, Android, and Windows 8 platforms.
Company growth
In February, 2005, Duchossois Industries, Inc. acquired previously publicly traded AMX for US$315 million.
On November 1, 2006, AMX announced it had acquired Endeleo, a UK-based manufacturer of analog audio visual distribution technologies. Just over a month later on December 4, 2006, AMX announced the acquisition of another signal switching and routing company, Washington-based AutoPatch. Less than two weeks later, Matrix Audio Designs, a Canadian company based in Barrie, Ontario, was acquired by AMX that specializes in high-quality, multi-room distributed audio systems.
On June 18, 2007, AMX announced it had acquired another UK-based company, Inspiration Matters, a manufacturer of digital signage technologies, known for their Inspired Signage brand name.
On October 2, 2007, AMX again announced the acquisition of another UK-based company, ProCon Technology, a company that specializes in configurable control keypad systems, switchers and distribution amplifiers. In less than a year, AMX had acquired five companies, bringing its combined employee head count to over six hundred.
On July 15, 2008, AMX acquired Atrium Group, an IPTV software company that eventually became AMX’s Vision2 IPTV solution.
On March 21, 2014, Harman International Industries, Incorporated announced it had signed an agreement with The Duchossois Group, Inc. and its affiliates to acquire AMX LLC for US$365 million.
System layout
A typical AMX system consists of the following elements: