Planes, trains, and buses candidates for LEP displays

AMHERST, New York  – Mark IV Industries, Inc. (Amherst, NY), a global manufacturer of transportation signage products, and Cambridge Display Technology (CDT, Cambridge, U.K.), the leading researcher and commercial developer of light emitting polymer (LEP) technology, and owner of the fundamental intellectual property for LEPs, announced they have signed an agreement to collaborate exclusively for the next two years in the development of LEP transport signage displays.

Under the terms of the agreement, Mark IV will specify a number of LEP display products to be developed jointly with CDT for the transportation signage industry. These products will initially be developed on CDT’s development line and then fabricated on CDT’s new pilot line facility in Godmanchester, U.K. where limited run manufacture is planned. Additionally, an agreement on license terms has been made for Mark IV to produce LEP displays in the future when demand exceeds the pilot line capacity.

“Collaborating with Mark IV gives CDT the opportunity to develop LEP display products with a leading global manufacturer for the transportation industry,” said David Fyfe, CEO of CDT. “Designing and producing high value LEP displays with well defined product targets on CDT’s pilot line gives us added commercial experience to help drive the commercialization of LEP technology and expand its range of market applications.”

“Collaboration with CDT gives Mark IV the opportunity to introduce this new and exciting technology into our wide range of passenger information display system products” said Avi Zisman, President of Passenger Information Display Systems (PIDS) group.

About Mark IV Industries, Inc.

Mark IV Industries, Inc. is a privately held $1.3 billion global manufacturing company headquartered in the Buffalo suburb of Amherst, New York, employing approximately 14,000 people worldwide. The Company's business segments include Automotive and Transportation. The core technologies include power train, electronic information products and services for the transportation market, automotive, power transmission and other engine-related systems and components, fluid power and fluid transfer systems and components. The Company brands include Dayco, Lombardini, Luminator and F-P Electronics. www.mark-iv.com

Passenger Information Display Systems (PIDS) group.

The PIDS group consist of five divisions supporting the European and North American markets with a wide range of products.

F-P Electronics division is the worlds leading manufacturer of electronics display components for outdoor applications. The F-P Electronics range of display components consists of alphanumeric character modules, dot matrices in various configurations, status indicators and seven-segment digits.

Product applications include:

• Traffic Advisory Systems
• Passenger Information & Display Systems
• Toll Display Systems
• Parking Information & Display Systems
• Scoreboards, Industrial & Commercial Information Systems

Luminator is recognized as an innovative leader in the transit industry in North America. Luminator Mass Transit Products and Luminator Aircraft Products serve three major sectors of the public and private transportation industry - bus, passenger railcars, and commercial and military aircraft.

Lawo-Luminator-Europa (LLE) for over 10 years has been a market leader in Europe in the design of information systems for public transit mobile and stationary applications.

Focon is primarily responsible for the design and integration of advanced display, voice, and entertainment technology used though-out the PIDS group. 

Serel-Luminator-Europa (SLE) specializes in Automatic Vehicle Location and Passenger Information systems.