Electro-Matic Visual Blog

LED Lighting is becoming more popular for auto dealers, manufacturing plants, gas stations, and municipalities. Why? LED Lighting will increase safety, visibility, security and reduce operating cost, all while being virtually no maintenance.  

Ever since the creation of the commercial light bulb in 1869, the world of lighting technology has constantly evolved. One of the biggest changes currently taking place is the transfer of traditional lighting sources, such as metal halide (MH) and high-pressure sodium (HPS), to light-emitting diode (LED) lighting.

Spring Arbor University recently installed a full color LED Display on their campus in Spring Arbor, Michigan. With many schools and universities upgrading to LED Signs, Spring Arbor decided a new EM display was the best route to achieve their goals. 

This new full color LED Display from Electro-Matic Visual in Farmington Hills, Michigan is helping Henry Ford OptimEyes in Westland increase their visibility in the area and marketplace by attracting both current and new patients to their location. Henry Ford OptimEyes is a team of highly skilled doctors and health care professionals dedicated to providing the full spectrum of quality eye care for the whole family, and their new display willhelp them become more visible to people driving by.

Electronic Message Centers: LED Bank Signs

More and more banks, financial institutions and credit unions are using electronic message centers. What's the big hype about them? Electronic message centers can now do more than just your average time and temperature. Technology, as we all know, is advancing quickly and so are these signs. Electronic message centers have advanced into personal digital digital billboards, if you will.

Lighting your business parking lot is essential in providing safety for your employees or customers. Having a dark parking lot could increase occurrences such as car accidents and acts of vandalism. Chances are, implementing parking lot lighting was a part of initially constructing your business front years ago. However, over the years, your lighting may have decreased in efficiency, causing major consequences for your business. If you’re not sure whether or not to replace your parking lot lighting, look out for these six signs.

Outdoor electronic messaging centers (EMCs) have become increasingly popular among businesses since the early 2000s. They’re able to withstand severe weather conditions, including hot southern summers and frigid northern winters. However, the key feature that makes EMCs effective for increasing traffic to businesses is their programming capabilities. Each sign is carefully crafted for a business’s individual display purpose and allows message customization, making them easy to edit and update messages at any time. EMC’s unmatched ability to generate awareness has proven to increase business traffic and top line sales.

While acknowledging the good that comes from having light everywhere for commercial and safety reasons, we must also acknowldge the damage that results from decades spent lighting up the night sky, such as immense electricity budgets, confused wildlife, and, of course, decreased star visibility. Paul Bogard, author of "The End of the Night", which focuses on the world's unchecked light pollution, comments on this decreased visibility, noting that "what was once a most common human experience has become most rare."

When it comes to running a business, saving money and limiting operating costs is crucial to maintaining a successfull business. There are several easy ways to cut operating costs that you may not even realize could have a huge impact on your business’s bills. One way to cut costs is to simply switch out conventional HID lights with LED lighting.

Ever since the 14th century, signs and messages have been used outside of businesses to attract the eyes of passersby and differentiate themselves from surrounding competitors. Whether they’re displaying promotions, new products or services, or next week’s event, businesses have been trying every tactic to generate awareness and bring customers in. Today, outdoor LED signs are used frequently to do just that. The question is, do outdoor LED signs really work? It’s been proven that LED signs can increase business by 15-150% through their unmatched ability to generate awareness, differentiate businesses from competitors, and display customized messages to passersby.