Faraday (company)
| Subsidiary of Siemens | |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | Morris County, New Jersey (1875) |
| Headquarters | Florham Park, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Products | Fire detection and notification devices |
| Parent | Siemens |
Faraday is a Florham Park, New Jersey company that specializes in fire protection systems.
History
Faraday was founded in 1875 in Brooklyn, New York. In the early 1900s, the company was owned by Stanley & Patterson, an electrical supplies conglomerate. Around this time, Faraday began producing notification appliances, such as bells, horns, buzzers, etc. They also rebranded coded fire alarm stations from Holtzer-Cabot. From the 1930s to the 1960s, Faraday was known as "Sperti-Faraday", and the company moved to Adrian, Michigan.[1] From the late 1960s up until present, many companies rebranded Faraday's popular line of notification appliances, including Simplex, Standard Electric Time Company, Pyrotronics, Gamewell, FCI, and more. In 1978, Faraday bought out Standard Electric Time, and around the same time, moved its location to Tecumseh, Michigan.[2] In 1977, Faraday bought out S.H. Couch, and still continues to manufacture the iconic F1G "Chevron" pull station, originally designed by Couch in the 1950s.
Purchase by Siemens
In 1995, Faraday was bought by Cerberus Pyrotronics,[3] and in 1998, Cerberus Pyrotronics was bought by Siemens.[4] Faraday then moved to their current Florham Park location. In 2007, Faraday discontinued its entire line of notification appliances in favor of Wheelock's line. Faraday continues to make fire alarm panels for small-to-mid-size applications, along with its own line of initiating devices.
Product line
Most recently, the company announced its Fire-Smart series of alarm detectors which provide advanced detection of true fire & smoke conditions and eliminate false alarms.[5] The MPC series of intelligent addressable alarm panels utilizes the electronic signature of each device to determine alarm, trouble, or maintenance alert status. These panels can only provide six-amps of alarm signaling power on the notification appliance circuits, however both six and eight amp power supplies are also available to expand the notification capabilities.[5] The company also offers a line of voice-evacuation systems capable of real-voice recording, redundant amplifiers, over 1,000 monitoring and control points for total control. Programming correlations can define fire alarm or other alert messages. Common uses for alert tones include general evacuation, severe weather messages, or other alerts.[6]
References
- ↑ "C-Tek - Faraday from Yesterday". Fire.cteksys.net. 1907-07-20. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ↑ "SET history". Setclocks.com. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ↑ "Cerberus Pyrotronics Announces Acquisition of Faraday, Inc.". Cerberus Pyrotronics. 1995-10-03. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ↑ "Recent History". Buildingtechnologies.siemens.com. 1998-10-01. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- 1 2 "Fire Protection Systems Home". sbt.siemens.com. 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
- ↑ "Voice Evacuation Systems". sbt.siemens.com. 2009-01-18. Retrieved 2010-07-17.