STC Supplies Radio-Activated Cattle Crossing Flashers to Australia

TEMPE, AZ - 05/03/2011 - Solar Traffic Controls now has systems in Australia. The devaluation of the US dollar is opening new opportunities internationally and STC is benefitting from the situation. An Australian traffic company has teamed up with STC to do more unique traffic projects in the country.

Recently STC furnished equipment for the equivalent of an at-grade "pedestrian" crossing for cattle. A large ranch in the state of New South Wales had a mining road which split the property. Cattle have to be moved nearly every day across the road. The crossing features a double swing-out gate to hold the cattle in the pastures and to block the road when the cattle are crossing.

The customer's wanted a system which will transmit a signal down the road to a solar-powered flashing beacon assembly to warn mining trucks of cattle crossing the road ahead. For redundancy, each gate has a solar-powered sensor station with a radio transmitter. When the gates are in the fully open position, a magnetic switch is closed on each side of the road and transmits a pulse train to the advance flasher stations. The sensor/transmitter station is an enhanced version of the STC pedestrian button station.

The advance flashers consist of dual 8-inch beacons mounted in a roadway cattle sign The flashing beacon stations consists of the STC XSR beacon line used for Type 1 crosswalks. See this issue's cover story. Also at our Website under Systems/Products/ Datasheets/Wireless Ped Button Station Unit and Datasheets/XR, SR and XSR Smart Solar Flashers.

STC furnished the design and the majority of the equipment for the project. STC's Australian distributor furnished solar modules and batteries per the STC design from local resources.

As STC celebrates its 10th year in business, opportunities for international and domestic business continue to grow. STC offers both standard product and services and does accept requests for specialty applications for both military and industrial projects. For more information, stay here on our Website.