Company Presentation Leader in Warning, Emergency Lighting and Signaling Products
Founded on April 20, 1889 by five initial owners. Four months later, George Washington Jacobs purchased the controlling interest. Since its founding, the company has maintained production in Rochester, New York and vicinity, with the current headquarters and manufacturing center in Avon, New York.
Family Ownership History George Washington Jacobs 1889-1902 Albert W. Jacobs 1903-1948 Berwin W. Jacobs 1949-1974 David W. Jacobs 1974-2008 Christopher D. Jacobs 2009-Present
Product History 1889 - launched Lantern & R/R Signaling Products One of the 1 st in the US 1915 - grew to 100 versions of lamps and lanterns 1951 - changed from Kerosene to electric lanterns 1959 - improved lamps with 3 bulbs, new rugged frame and durable bail handle 1973 - strobe lights were introduced 1982 - marker light was introduced 1992 - light bars were introduced 2000 - purchased Signal Vehicle Products to grow Police/Emergency market 2006 - introduced industry first all LED interior light bar (Phantom) 2009 - introduced patented Star Halo LED optics 2010 - changed electric lanterns to LED lanterns 2011 introduced DLXT warning lights 2012 introduced DLX warning light 2013 - opened warehouse in Europe 2014 introduced Star Constellation system 2015 dual color product range
Manufacturing & Design Facility Avon Plant 110,000 square feet 240 employees
Financial Stability Star is a private, family-owned company Continued sales growth fueled by new product offerings Consistent profitability Concentration risk diffused through varied product offerings, wide (2,000+) customer base across multiple industries, and broad supplier network Excellent employee retention
Financial Stability Investments Multi-million dollar investments in plant and equipment annually EMC lab test equipment. 2014-2015 Surface mount insertion additions 3 machines CNC high speed machine for tooling Relay out of the production floor, building addition of 2,500 square feet
Design Capabilities Illumination Design Experience Source Types: LED Fluorescent Gaseous Discharge Halogen/Incandescent Voltage ranges: 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 240 VDC 24, 120, 240 VAC 10-30, 10-72, 10-110 VDC (Multi-Voltage) Applications: Heavy Duty Truck Emergency Rail Industrial (Fire Alarm, DeviceNet, PLC, Hazardous Locations) Sound Design Experience - Sirens, Back-Up Alarms, Industrial Warning Alarms & Horns Agency Approvals - UL/CUL (Nema 4X, Explosion Proof (Div I, Div 2), IP65, Fire Alarm) - CSA, SAE, FRA, CE, California Title 13, AMECA, NFPA
Design Capabilities Modeling 3D Plastic Model Printing (Rapid Prototyping) Plastic Machining Metal Machining Wire EDM, Carbon EDM CNC Machine & Fabrication of Aluminum Extrusions
Design Capabilities CAD Capability Solid Works Mechanical Desktop AutoCad TracePro (Optical Ray Trace) Orcad (Schematic/PCB Layout)
Design Capabilities Internal Design Validation Photometric Lab AMECA Sound Chamber EMC Chamber SolidWorks Finite Analysis S.A.E. Standards UL Standards Product Tracing to the End User-Product Serial Number
Design Capabilities Test Equipment: Anechoic Chamber (AMECA Certified) 18 meter Photometric Light Tunnel Environmental Chambers EMC Test Chamber
Core Products LED Warning Lights Beacons, Light Bars and Directional Strobe Lights Beacons, Light Bars and Directional Halogen/Incandescent Beacons, Light Bars and Directional Barricade Warning Lights Back-up Alarms & Sirens Railroad Safety Products Trainman Lanterns, Marker Lights and Blue Lights Custom Wire Harness & Termination Mounting Brackets and Assemblies Beacons, Light Bars and Directional Trainman Lanterns, Marker Lights
Manufacturing Capabilities Vertically Integrated Metal Stamping Metal Die Fabrication Plastic Molding Plastic Mold Fabrication Electronic Design & Assembly Encapsulating Final Assembly Flexible Manufacturing Process Custom Production Both Large Quantity Runs and Short Runs Manage via Preventive Maintenance & KanBan System
Manufacturing Capabilities Plastic Molding/Over Molding 80 to 700 ton molding presses Color Blending Chromaticity Testing Polycarbonate, Glass Filled Nylon, ABS, Other
Manufacturing Capabilities Circuit Boards Thru-Hole SMT FR-4 and Metal Core
Manufacturing Capabilities Metal Fabrication (Stamping, Bending, Cutting) Stainless Steel to 14 gage Carbon to 3/16 Aluminum to 1/4
Manufacturing Capabilities Encapsulating Weather-Proofing and Vibration Protection Urethane and two-component epoxy Dip, spray, and encapsulate capability
Industries Served Industrial Warning/Emergency Lighting Off-Road Equipment Heavy Duty Truck Railroad Police Fire/EMS
Major Steady Customers UTC Security (Industrial) Union Pacific (Railroad) Public Security Warning Towers Truck Lite Co, Inc. (Heavy Duty/Automotive) Galls (Police/Emergency) Nationwide Warehouse Distributor Networks Our long term customers and suppliers are the best references
Warning Light Devices Light Bars Directional Beacons Mini Light Bars
Illumination Devices White Lighting Lanterns
Audible Devices Siren Amplifiers Siren Speakers Back-up Alarms
Surface-mount Circuit board 12-24 Volts Reverse Polarity Protected Surge protected 33.6V to 150V Glass Filled Nylon Housing Internal Sound Chamber Reverse Speaker Design Fabric Speaker Epoxy Filled Circuit board Area
Back-Up Alarms Decibel Range Compact Housing - 87 to 107dB Self-Adjusting ------ 87 to 107dB Dual-Tone ----------- 87 to 107dB Constant-Tone ----- 87 to 107dB Decibel Range Large Housing --- 87 to 112dB Self-Adjusting ---- 87 to 112dB Dual-Tone --------- 87 to 112dB Constant-Tone --- 87 to 107dB Decibels Range Cyclone -------- 87 to 128dB
Maintaining Excellent Performance ISO 9001 Registered since 1999 In April 2009, passed a Process Based ISO 9001:2008 Registrar audit with zero nonconformance Maintain a robust Internal Quality Audit & Management Review Process
In 2016, Star began its 127 th year manufacturing Warning and Signaling Products. The Star Railroad Lantern has been continuously manufactured at Star since April 20, 1889, and each of our products are proudly designed, manufactured and assembled in our factory here in the United States.