Forward Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, markets, and distributes carry and protective solutions, primarily for hand held electronic devices. The company offers carrying cases and other accessories for medical monitoring and diagnostic kits; and other portable electronic and non-electronic products, such as sporting and recreational products, bar code scanners, smartphones, GPS and location devices, tablets, and firearms. It also designs and markets order carry and protective solutions for hand held consumer electronics and other products, including soft-sided carrying cases, bags, clips, hand straps, protective plates, and other accessories made of leather, nylon, vinyl, plastic, PVC, and other synthetic materials. The company provides its products for used by consumers in protecting, and carrying or transporting portable electronic and other products. Forward Industries, Inc. sells its products to original equipment manufacturers and contract manufacturers in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company was founded in 1954 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.