Bell and Howell is a United States brand of cameras, lenses, and motion picture machinery.

Bell & Howell introduced products that improved the quality of projected images in a movie theater.

[citation needed] Bell & Howell was a supplier of media equipment for schools and offices.

The film laboratory line is now a separate company, BHP Inc, which is a division of Research Technology International.

[citation needed] In 1960, Bell & Howell merged with an Electronics and Instrumentation company CEC, Lennox Road, Basingstoke, UK.

This facility produced pressure transducers and other devices for applications in areas such as North Sea oil platforms, the chemical industry, and the Ariane Space vehicles.

In September 2001, the remaining industrial businesses along with the Bell & Howell name were sold to private equity firm Glencoe Capital.

[citation needed] The company merged with the North American arm of Böwe Systec Inc.[when?]

[16] BHH, LLC has also expanded licensing of the Bell + Howell brand name for a range of products including lighting and security, personal care, tools, pest control, auto accessories and luggage.

In that same year, the Education Group purchased a controlling share of DeVry Institute of Technology.