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Pocatec has decided to embrace the new millennium with a new corporate identity and a new name: Axion Technologies. This change occurred in 2006.
[[Image:Axion Technologies ODK.jpg|thumb|Axion Technologies control panel.|200px]]
[[Image:Strathcona County Transit 3001-a.jpg|thumb|[[Strathcona County Transit]] 3001 is equipped with an Axion Technologies Orange LED destination sign.|200px]]
'''Axion Technologies''', known as Balios Technologies before 2006 offers both LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and LED (Light Emitting Diode) signs. The most popular destination signs for buses are the orange LED type.


Currently, Axion Technologies offers both LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and LED (Light Emitting Diode) signs. The most popular destination signs for buses are the orange LED type.
Destination signs for buses are still marketed under the Balios name.


Destination signs for buses are still marketed under the Balios name.
The company was acquired by [[Luminator Technology Group]] in 2014.


[[Image:balios-luminator.jpg|thumb|Balios (left) and Luminator Horizon (right) orange LED destination signs|200px|right]]
[[Image:Balios and Luminator sign comparison.jpg|thumb|Balios (left) and Luminator Horizon (right) orange LED destination signs|200px|right]]
== Balios ==
== Balios ==
Balios Technologies Inc, established in 1989 in La Pocatière (Quebec, Canada), has successfully supplied the 100% LED Destination Signage to a number of Transit Agencies on approximately 1000 vehicles since 1991. Continued development of the technology, and operating success has prompted the organization to expand and offer this superior technology to agencies throughout the United States. Balios USA Inc. was established in 1999 in Long Island, New York, with sales, manufacturing and service being provided from this location.
Balios Technologies Inc, established in 1989 in La Pocatière (Quebec, Canada), has supplied LED Destination Signage to a number of transit agencies since 1991. Expanding into the United States, Balios USA Inc. was established in 1999 in Long Island, New York, with sales, manufacturing and service being provided from this location.


Balios USA Inc., the official licensee of Balios Technologies Inc. products in the United States, was incorporated in the state of Delaware on February 19, 1999. The company manufactures from it's 6000 square foot facility in Huntington Station, New York. Balios USA Inc. offers 100% Buy America compliance, ADA compliance, New York State Manufacturer, and is a certified woman-owned business.
Balios USA Inc., the official licensee of Balios Technologies Inc. products in the United States, was incorporated in the state of Delaware on February 19, 1999. The company manufactures from it's 6000 square foot facility in Huntington Station, New York. Balios USA Inc. offers 100% Buy America compliance, ADA compliance, New York State Manufacturer, and is a certified woman-owned business.


<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:BaliosODK-HectorII.jpg|Balios HECTOR II control panel.
Image:Balios Hector II ODK.jpg|Balios HECTOR II control panel.
Image:BaliosODK.jpg|Newer Balios control panel.
Image:Balios ODK.jpg|Newer Balios control panel.
Image:ETS4280.jpg|Two-line stacking functionality on a Balios sign.
Image:Edmonton Transit System 4280-a.jpg|Two-line stacking functionality on a Balios sign.
Image:Detroit Department of Transportation 3731-a.jpg|A Balios Orange LED sign on a [[Nova Bus]] [[Nova Bus RTS-06|RTS-06]] bus.
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Pocatec ==
== Pocatec ==
The main type of sign supplied by Pocatec in Canada was their LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) model. These signs were only common on [[GO Transit]] buses, including their [[Prevost]] [[LeMirage]] XL-45 and [[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion V'|Orion V]] models.
The main type of sign supplied by Pocatec in Canada was their LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) model. These signs were only common on [[GO Transit]] buses, including their [[Prevost]] [[Prevost Car LeMirage XL-45|LeMirage XL-45]] and [[Orion Bus Industries 'Orion V'|Orion V]] models.
Later on, they introduced a orange LED sign, with a similar resolution to the [[Luminator]] Horizon signs. [[Calgary Transit]] 7701 had its signs exchanged with this product as a test. These signs were later marketed under the Axion Technologies name.
Later on, they introduced a orange LED sign, with a similar resolution to the [[Luminator]] Horizon signs. [[Calgary Transit]] 7701 had its signs exchanged with this product as a test. These signs were later marketed under the Axion Technologies name.


== Customers ==
== Customers ==
* [[Calgary Transit]] (demoed)
===Canada [[Image:Flag of Canada.png|28px]]===
* [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]]
* [[BC Transit]] - Victoria, BC
* [[Edmonton Transit System]]
* [[Calgary Transit]] - Calgary, AB
* [[GO Transit]]
* [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]] - Vancouver, BC
* [[Red Deer Transit]]
* [[Cobourg Transit]] - Cobourg, ON
* [[Société de transport de Montréal]]
* [[Edmonton Transit System]] - Edmonton, AB
* [[Strathcona County Transit]]
* [[Exo Terrebonne-Mascouche]] - Terrebonne-Mascouche, QC
* [[GO Transit]] - Greater Golden Horseshoe, ON
* [[Grande Prairie Transit]] - Grand Prairie, AB
* [[Halifax Transit]] - Halifax, NS
* [[Oakville Transit]] - Oakville, ON
* ''[[Ottawa-Carleton Regional Transit Commission|OC Transpo]] - Ottawa, ON (until 2016)''
* [[Red Deer Transit]] - Red Deer, AB
* [[Régie du transport en commun de Shawinigan]] - Shawinigan, QC
* [[Regina Transit]] - Regina, SK
* [[Réseau de transport de la Capitale]] - Québec City, QC
* [[Réseau de transport de Longueuil]] - Longueuil, QC
* [[Saskatoon Transit]] - Saskatoon, SK
* [[Société de transport de Laval]] - Laval, QC
* [[Société de transport de Lévis]] - Lévis, QC
* [[Société de transport de Montréal]] - Montreal, QC
* [[Société de transport de l'Outaouais]] - Gatineau, QC
* [[Société de transport du Saguenay]] - Saguenay, QC
* [[Société de transport de Sherbrooke]] - Sherbrooke, QC
* [[Société de transport de Trois-Rivières]] - Trois-Rivières, QC
* [[Strathcona County Transit]] - Strathcona County, AB
* [[Timmins Transit]] - Timmins, ON
* [[Régie intermunicipale de transport des Collines|Transcollines]] - MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais, QC
* [[Transit Windsor]] - Windsor, ON
* [[West Vancouver Municipal Transit]] - West Vancouver, BC
* [[York Region Transit]] - York Region, ON
 
===United States [[Image:Flag of the United States.png|28px]]===
* [[Detroit Department of Transportation]] (DDOT) - Detroit, MI
* [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] (NYCMTA) - New York, NY
 
[[Category:Destination sign manufacturers]]
[[Category:Vehicle components]]

Latest revision as of 23:44, 3 September 2022

Axion Technologies control panel.
Strathcona County Transit 3001 is equipped with an Axion Technologies Orange LED destination sign.

Axion Technologies, known as Balios Technologies before 2006 offers both LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and LED (Light Emitting Diode) signs. The most popular destination signs for buses are the orange LED type.

Destination signs for buses are still marketed under the Balios name.

The company was acquired by Luminator Technology Group in 2014.

Balios (left) and Luminator Horizon (right) orange LED destination signs

Balios

Balios Technologies Inc, established in 1989 in La Pocatière (Quebec, Canada), has supplied LED Destination Signage to a number of transit agencies since 1991. Expanding into the United States, Balios USA Inc. was established in 1999 in Long Island, New York, with sales, manufacturing and service being provided from this location.

Balios USA Inc., the official licensee of Balios Technologies Inc. products in the United States, was incorporated in the state of Delaware on February 19, 1999. The company manufactures from it's 6000 square foot facility in Huntington Station, New York. Balios USA Inc. offers 100% Buy America compliance, ADA compliance, New York State Manufacturer, and is a certified woman-owned business.

  • Balios HECTOR II control panel.

  • Newer Balios control panel.

  • Two-line stacking functionality on a Balios sign.

  • A Balios Orange LED sign on a Nova Bus RTS-06 bus.

Pocatec

The main type of sign supplied by Pocatec in Canada was their LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) model. These signs were only common on GO Transit buses, including their Prevost LeMirage XL-45 and Orion V models. Later on, they introduced a orange LED sign, with a similar resolution to the Luminator Horizon signs. Calgary Transit 7701 had its signs exchanged with this product as a test. These signs were later marketed under the Axion Technologies name.

Customers

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