Da-Lite was founded with the invention of the Silver Screen during the second Industrial Revolution. It was a time when art and culture flourished, and was transformed into many different styles. Thomas Edison's first motion picture camera was developed when George Eastman perfected the first commercial transparent roll film. Chicago had an infant motion picture industry, and Adele De Berri recognized the need for the third piece of the equation.
Adele De Berri was a 24-year-old young woman and the inventor of the Silver Screen. At a time when businesswomen were rare and couldn't vote, Adele established Da-Lite – a business that would survive the Great Depression, World Wars and multiple recessions. Over 100 years later, with an in-house team of chemists, we remain committed to improving our surface formulations to ensure the best surface for today and future projection technology.
There is a growing need for us all to address environmental issues. For years, Da-Lite has sought sound environmental solutions that address our operations, customers and communities where we work and play.
For our operations, we implemented several initiatives that include reducing our natural gas consumption by 27%, water consumption by 42%, and installing low emission powder coating systems and censored lighting in our manufacturing facility to reduce our consumption of electricity.
For our customers, we launched the Da-Lite Screen Green® Exchange Program for recycling old screens replaced with new Da-Lite installations.
For our communities, we have achieved GREENGUARD® certification for the largest number of surfaces in the industry, including the GREENGUARD® Children and Schools Certification program.
As the industry leader for over 100 years, we believe in making a difference.