Axion Technologies
Pocatec has decided to embrace the new millennium with a new corporate identity and a new name: Axion Technologies. This change occurred in 2006.
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.
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 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.
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.