Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Company Presentation

• Leader in Warning, Emergency Lighting and Signaling Products

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

• Founded on April 20, 1889 by five initial owners.

• Four months later, George Washington Jacobs

purchased the controlling interest.

• Since its founding, the company has maintained production in Rochester, New York and vicinity, with the current headquarters and manufacturing center in Avon, New York.

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Family Ownership History

• George Washington Jacobs 1889-1902

• Albert W. Jacobs 1903-1948

• Berwin W. Jacobs 1949-1974

• David W. Jacobs 1974-2008

• Christopher D. Jacobs 2009-Present

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Product History

• 1889 - launched Lantern & R/R Signaling Products – One of the 1st in the US

• 1915 - grew to 100 versions of lamps and lanterns

• 1951 - changed from Kerosene to electric lanterns

• 1959 - improved lamps with 3 bulbs, new rugged frame and durable bail handle

• 1973 - strobe lights were introduced

• 1982 - marker light was introduced

• 1992 - light bars were introduced

• 2000 - purchased Signal Vehicle Products to grow Police/Emergency market

• 2006 - introduced industry first all LED interior light bar (Phantom)

• 2009 - introduced patented Star Halo LED optics

• 2010 - changed electric lanterns to LED lanterns

• 2011 – introduced DLXT warning lights

• 2012 – introduced DLX warning light

• 2013 - opened warehouse in Europe

• 2014 – introduced Star Constellation system

• 2015 – dual color product range

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Manufacturing & Design Facility

• Avon Plant

– 110,000 square feet

– 240 employees

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Financial Stability

• Star is a private, family-owned company

• Continued sales growth fueled by new product offerings

• Consistent profitability

• Concentration risk diffused through varied product offerings, wide (2,000+) customer base across multiple industries, and broad supplier network

• Excellent employee retention

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Financial Stability

Investments

• Multi-million dollar investments in plant and equipment

annually

2014-2015

• EMC lab test equipment.

• Surface mount insertion additions 3 machines

• CNC high speed machine for tooling

• Relay out of the production floor, building addition of

2,500 square feet

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Design Capabilities

• Illumination Design Experience Source Types:

LED

Fluorescent

Gaseous Discharge

Halogen/Incandescent

Voltage ranges:

6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72, 120, 240 VDC

24, 120, 240 VAC

10-30, 10-72, 10-110 VDC (Multi-Voltage)

Applications:

Heavy Duty Truck

Emergency

Rail

Industrial (Fire Alarm, DeviceNet, PLC, Hazardous Locations)

• Sound Design Experience- Sirens, Back-Up Alarms, Industrial Warning Alarms & Horns

• Agency Approvals- UL/CUL (Nema 4X, Explosion Proof (Div I, Div 2), IP65, Fire Alarm)

- CSA, SAE, FRA, CE, California Title 13, AMECA, NFPA

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Design Capabilities

• Modeling• 3D Plastic Model Printing (Rapid Prototyping)

• Plastic Machining

• Metal MachiningWire EDM,

Carbon EDM

CNC Machine & Fabrication of Aluminum Extrusions

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Design Capabilities

• CAD Capability• Solid Works

• Mechanical Desktop

• AutoCad

• TracePro (Optical Ray Trace)

• Orcad (Schematic/PCB Layout)

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Design Capabilities

• Internal Design Validation

Photometric Lab

AMECA Sound Chamber

EMC Chamber

SolidWorks Finite Analysis

S.A.E. Standards

UL Standards

Product Tracing to the End User-Product Serial

Number

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Design Capabilities

• Test Equipment:• Anechoic Chamber (AMECA Certified)

• 18 meter Photometric Light Tunnel

• Environmental Chambers

• EMC Test Chamber

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Core Products

• LED Warning Lights Beacons, Light Bars and Directional

• Strobe Lights Beacons, Light Bars and Directional

• Halogen/Incandescent Beacons, Light Bars and Directional

• Barricade Warning Lights

• Back-up Alarms & Sirens

• Railroad Safety Products Trainman Lanterns, Marker Lights and Blue Lights

• Custom Wire Harness & Termination

• Mounting Brackets and Assemblies Beacons, Light Bars and Directional

Trainman Lanterns, Marker Lights

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Manufacturing Capabilities

• Vertically IntegratedMetal Stamping

Metal Die Fabrication

Plastic Molding

Plastic Mold Fabrication

Electronic Design & Assembly

Encapsulating

Final Assembly

• Flexible Manufacturing Process Custom Production

• Both Large Quantity Runs and Short Runs

• Manage via Preventive Maintenance & KanBan System

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Manufacturing Capabilities

• Plastic Molding/Over Molding 80 to 700 ton molding presses

Color Blending

Chromaticity Testing

Polycarbonate, Glass Filled Nylon, ABS, Other

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Manufacturing Capabilities

• Circuit Boards Thru-Hole

SMT

FR-4 and Metal Core

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Manufacturing Capabilities

• Metal Fabrication (Stamping, Bending, Cutting)

Stainless Steel to 14 gage

Carbon to 3/16”

Aluminum to 1/4”

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Manufacturing Capabilities

• Encapsulating Weather-Proofing and Vibration Protection

Urethane and two-component epoxy

Dip, spray, and encapsulate capability

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Industries Served

• Industrial Warning/Emergency Lighting

• Off-Road Equipment

• Heavy Duty Truck

• Railroad

• Police

• Fire/EMS

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Major Steady Customers

• UTC Security (Industrial)

• Union Pacific (Railroad)

• Public Security Warning Towers

• Truck–Lite Co, Inc. (Heavy Duty/Automotive)

• Galls (Police/Emergency)

• Nationwide Warehouse Distributor Networks

• Our long term customers and suppliers are the best

references

Warning Light Devices

Light Bars

Beacons

Directional

Mini Light Bars

Illumination Devices

White Lighting

Lanterns

Audible Devices

Siren Speakers

Siren Amplifiers

Back-up Alarms

Glass Filled

Nylon Housing

Reverse Speaker

Design

Internal Sound

Chamber

Fabric Speaker

Epoxy Filled

Circuit board Area

Surface-mount Circuit board

• 12-24 Volts

• Reverse Polarity Protected

• Surge protected 33.6V to

150V

Back-Up Alarms

Decibel Range

Compact Housing - 87 to 107dB

Self-Adjusting ------ 87 to 107dB

Dual-Tone ----------- 87 to 107dB

Constant-Tone ----- 87 to 107dB

Decibel Range

Large Housing --- 87 to 112dB

Self-Adjusting ---- 87 to 112dB

Dual-Tone --------- 87 to 112dB

Constant-Tone --- 87 to 107dB

Decibels Range

Cyclone -------- 87 to 128dB

Star Headlight & Lantern Co., Inc.

Maintaining Excellent Performance

• ISO 9001 Registered since 1999

• In April 2009, passed a Process Based ISO 9001:2008 Registrar audit with zero nonconformance

• Maintain a robust Internal Quality Audit & Management Review Process

In 2016, Star began its 127th year manufacturing

Warning and Signaling Products. The Star Railroad

Lantern has been continuously manufactured at Star

since April 20, 1889, and each of our products are

proudly designed, manufactured and assembled in

our factory here in the United States.