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Everyone knows that the simple things in life can go a long way. Informing passing drivers the amount of room left in a parking structure can save a lot of headache for residents and people visiting a city. Royal Oak is a popular destination in the Metro Detroit area for shopping, dining, and entertainment. It is often very busy during the weekends, which makes parking hard to find. Having an up to date count on parking spots available can eliminate bad experiences and frustration so people can start their visit out on the right foot. 

Customer
Greg Rassel is the city manager of Royal Oak looking to improve the community for our residents.

The Situation
The city of Royal Oak was looking for a system to let their residents and guests understand the parking spaces available in the garages within the city.

Technical Situation/Analysis
The city was adding a counting system in three of our garages in hopes to communicate the availability of parking spaces to the residents and guests. However, they needed a solution to display this information on the sides of their structures.

Objective for situation
Royal Oak needed an LED provider to work with Park Rite to communicate the available spaces in the three structures.  

Solution
Electro-Matic teamed up with Johnson Sign Company, Park Rite and Royal Oak to implement the solution they desired. Park Rite and Electro-Matic were able to use their technologies in a way to count each car that came in and out of each structure and display that number on each LED Display. This made it easier for the residents and guests to choose available parking spaces.    

Benefits
The benefits of using this technology allows Royal Oak guests to find parking spaces quickly. In turn, allowing them to spend more time in the downtown area whether it be shopping or dining.   

Quote/Testimonial
Having these structures tied to an LED Display keeps the city’s traffic flowing around the downtown area as well as making it easier for our guests and residents to find available parking.     

List products and services Electro-Matic used
The completed projects around the city of Royal Oak included 10mm LED displays throughout six separate parking garages.

What they're saying
“Electro-Matic Visual and Johnson Sign Co. were great to work with and made the project very much enjoyable.” 

– Greg Rassel, Director at the City of Royal Oak

 

"It was a privilege to partner with the City of Royal Oak on their parking garage sign packages. When it came to implementing Electronic Message Centers with their car count system, we partnered with Electro-Matic Visual. The team at EM Visual did an outstanding job. Their team & engineers were able to custom program their units to allow them to work with their regular software to display custom messages & tie in with the counter system to record the number of spots open in each parking garage on the same display. Electro-Matic Visual made the whole process easy on everyone & we would highly recommend them for this type of application."

– Jim Johnson, Johnson Sign Co. 

“With the implementation of the LED displays we are now able to communicate with the guest and residents of Royal Oak to make their visit or stay less problematic.”

– Greg Rassel, Director of the City of Royal Oak

 

If you would like to build your own LED sign try out our custom LED sign builder at:  visual.electro-matic.com

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The massive 353,951 square foot shopping center is loaded with name brand restaurants and retail outlets for shopaholics to enjoy themselves at. Located on Orchard Lake Road, in Farmington Hills, MI, this shopping center is on prime real estate. With everyone’s eyes being on Hunters Square Shopping Center, they were in need of lighting to attract and promote a safe, clean, and friendly shopping environment.

Electro-Matic Visual was the right fit for the large shopping center as they provided a combined 130 LED parking lot lights and LED wall pack lights. The LED lighting gives the shopping center the clean, safe, and attractive look and feel they needed. LED lighting makes the perfect fit for all parking lots and shopping centers because of their ability to enhance visibility while drawing less energy. Case studies for similar parking lot applications have been proven to benefit companies willing to make the switch to LED lighting.

If you would like to learn more about LED Lighting and how it can save you money try our ROI calculator or visit our website: visual.electro-matic.com

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Sunnyslope Floral & Gift of Grandville, MI is a prime candidate to acquire an LED display to boost their business. Sitting just off I-196 this area sees an abundance of traffic. The great location that Sunnyslope resides on is a wonderful opportunity to make impressions of the passing traffic. With their new full-color LED sign, Sunnyslope can now advertise Valentines, Christmas, and Birthday specials to get passing traffic to stop in and make purchases. 

 

Sunnyslope upgraded their sign from a static sign board to an LED sign board to take advantage of their location and the amount of traffic it sees. Because of their high traffic area their LED sign board will be a low cost advertising medium per impression. 

 

Like any great looking and performing sign, it takes thought and effort to make the final product. The partnership between Signworks of Michigan, Sunnyslope and Electro-Matic Visual made this final product happen. "After months of design and client collaboration, Signworks of Michigan, Inc., located in Grand Rapids, MI, came up with a perfect solution." - Todd Frass, Signworks of Michigan, Inc. 

 

With the amount of different offerings that Sunnyslope has to offer, they now have the freedom to advertise any flower basket, elegant gift basket, gourmet chocolate or any other Hallmark gift they want to create buzz around. 

If you would like to build your own LED sign try out our custom LED sign builder at:  visual.electro-matic.com

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Fuzzy’s Restaurant is our featured January lighting project, although it does have an Electro-Matic LED display out front as well. Fuzzy’s has now become a landmark in Saginaw, MI because of the 10 years they have been serving their Johnny’s Famous Rice Pudding, their memorable folded sandwiches and homemade cinnamon bread.

Fuzzy’s is now equipped with 24 2x4 LED troffer lights, 1 2x2 LED troffer light, 8 LED Vapor Lights, and 4 LED AP Parking lot lights from Electro-Matic Visual. For a smaller building Fuzzy’s definitely takes advantage of the wide variety of lighting products Electro-Matic Visual offers. 

The best benefits that Fuzzy’s see, after switching to LED lighting, is the amount of money that they save. “We save about $2,800 per year from switching to LED lighting and we have noticed the quality and how much more lit our restaurant is, inside and out”- Ellaine Tambouids, Fuzzy's Restaurant. In fact, Fuzzy’s is seeing a lighting increase of 35% in and out of their restaurant.

If you would like to learn more about LED Lighting and how it can save you money try our ROI calculator or visit our website: visual.electro-matic.com

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For over 30 years CAN Council has been serving Saginaw County to build communities where children are free from abuse and neglect. With such important messages, CAN Council decided it would be best to install an LED sign from Electro-Matic Visual to help spread the importance of their cause.

CAN Council has to be active in the community, much like other businesses, to make a difference and to spread awareness to the public. This is where their new LED sign board will stimulate the amount of people that know about their upcoming events and recent news. From events they do with their local hockey teams, to spreading holiday cheer, to displaying a powerful and impactful messages, CAN Council takes full advantage of spreading their message to the community with their LED sign.

CAN Council has been making an important impact in their community for over 30 years and Electro-Matic Visual is proud to help communicate their vision and stimulate their business goals.

If you would like to learn more about Electro-Matic Visuals LED signs please visit: visual.Electro-Matic.com

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On behalf of the Holiday Charity Team we would like to thank all Electro-Matic employees for the donations to our two charities. This year we had donations for Farmington Area Good Fellows and the Detroit Dog Rescue.

 

All donations have been delivered and will be distributed by each organization.

 

GoodFellows:  Is distributing to over 140 families this year and had an out pouring of volunteers to sort and deliver all the donations they received in. Electro-Matic delivered toys, clothes, books, food, supplies, gift cards and shopped with cash donations to help fill the wish lists.

 

Detroit Dog Rescue:  DDR was opened in 2014 with the goal helping and limiting stray dogs in the Detroit area. This non-profit organization focuses on improving the life of these stray dogs.  Electro-Matic filled the lobby of one of DDR's drop off sites with Food, supplies, treats and bones to make sure these dogs were taken care of this winter.

 

THANK YOU to all who donated and know that all your efforts go directly to these two charities.

 

Special thanks to Ellen Mengel, Dan Lemon, Tim Pochik, Morgan Watler, RoseMarie Ollikainen, and Jeni Gohl for all your assistance in collections, organization, shopping, deliveries and distribution of the donations.

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The Leader Dogs for the Blind in Rochester, Michigan was under a 14.5 million dollar renovation to upgrade the whole facility. The new building allows for the best living and learning environment for the dogs. The upgrade to the veterinary clinic will also allow for the best care to be given to the canines by adding 35% more space and new technology.

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The new Motor City Harley Davidson opened up in late August in style, hosting an incredible event in their own parking lot and was in need of high-bay LED lighting to show off their incredible selection of motorcycles and merchandise. The show room includes hundreds of motorcycles with a large selection of styles and other Harley Davidson apparel, accessories and collector items. Blending in two 5mm LED displays and LED high bay lighting puts the cherry on top to make their showroom look incredible.

 

Electro-Matic Visual's LED Lighting was the best solution for Motor City Harley Davidson. With only 1.8 miles separating the two companies Motor City Harley Davidson and Electro-Matic Visual were able to install 78 fixtures to make the iconic motorcycles look even more attractive on the show room floor.

 

Motor City Harley Davidson is also implementing two 5mm LED displays from Electro-Matic Visual.  These unique LED display applications are hard to miss when you are shopping around.  The displays are being used as an indoor application at Motor City Harley Davidson, but it also has the capabilities to withstand the outdoor elements.  Standing over 7 feet tall the LED displays projects the clear, vivid images you would expect to see, indoors or out.

 

Electro-Matic Visual and Motor City Harley Davidson brought the unique application on board because of its eye-catching capabilities. The displays are a great solution for informing customers about upcoming events, in-store specials, or promotional giveaways.

 

For more information on our LED technology or to build your own LED sign please visit: visual.electro-matic.com

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Central Wesleyan Church is based out of Holland, Michigan and has four other physical campuses and an online campus with the common goal of meeting new friends, building lasting relationships and finding your life's purpose. This massive facility in Holland is hard to miss and especially with their new LED message center. 

 

Electro-Matic Visual's LED message center compliments the wonderful 100-acre property and landscape that this church resides on. The full color display helps inform the thousands of people that attend Central Wesleyan every Sunday of events, shows, gatherings, worships, baptisms, youth programs and more. 

"Electro-Matic Visual has been a great partner for us. The new sign really helped to reach our community and it looks fantastic. The customer service is also top-notch." -Dwayne Dreyer Facilities Manager, Central Weslyan Church

 

The high traffic, residential area, with the surrounding high schools makes the LED display an ideal spot for the community and the church. Electro-Matic Visual is glad Central Weslyan Church is enjoying their new sign and displaying great content to go along with it. 

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