https://www.pottersignal.com/news There's always something new going on at Potter Electric Signal Company! Find out the latest news or catch up on what you've missed. en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:44:43 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:44:43 +0000 60 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-modernizes-fire-alarm-annunciation-with-new-touchscreen-gtsa-7 We are happy to announce the GTSA-7, an innovative 7-inch graphical touch screen annunciator designed to elevate safety and efficiency in fire detection systems. The GTSA-7 represents a significant advancement in fire alarm monitoring, combining a high-resolution display with powerful control capabilities in a sleek, modern design. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-modernizes-fire-alarm-annunciation-with-new-touchscreen-gtsa-7 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/announcing-the-guardian-bbu-battery-backup-unit-for-emergency-response-radio-coverage-systems We are happy to announce the launch of the Guardian BBU, a battery backup unit specifically designed for emergency responder communications enhancement systems. This new product represents Potter's commitment to providing complete, integrated solutions while addressing customer demands for improved pricing, installation efficiency, and product reliability. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/announcing-the-guardian-bbu-battery-backup-unit-for-emergency-response-radio-coverage-systems Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:37:41 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potternet-fow-floor-overview-window We are excited to introduce PotterNet-FOW (Floor Overview Window), an innovative 24-inch touchscreen status panel designed to provide firefighters and first responders with instant visual access to critical building information during emergency situations. The new system offers a modern, efficient alternative to traditional LED annunciator panels while delivering significant time and cost savings during installation and throughout the project lifecycle. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potternet-fow-floor-overview-window Mon, 03 Nov 2025 20:24:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/expanding-our-fire-alarm-portfolio-with-three-new-control-and-communication-solutions We are excited to announce three new additions to our fire alarm product line. These innovative products enhance manual control and communication capabilities for Potter's fire alarm systems while providing cost-effective solutions for various applications. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/expanding-our-fire-alarm-portfolio-with-three-new-control-and-communication-solutions Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:17:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-upgrades-lcd-displays-in-multiple-fire-alarm-control-panel-models Announcing a significant upgrade to the LCD displays on several of our fire alarm control panel models. This enhancement improves readability and user experience, further solidifying Potter's commitment to continuous product improvement based on direct customer feedback. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-upgrades-lcd-displays-in-multiple-fire-alarm-control-panel-models Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:54:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/launching-our-new-auto-test-pressure-switch-to-enhance-sprinkler-system-maintenance Auto-Test Pressure Switch (ATPS), the latest addition to its AutoITM line of products which help contractors automate certain aspects of the inspection, testing, and maintenance of fire sprinkler systems. Designed to streamline these inspection and testing processes, the ATPS automates essential pressure tests, reducing human error and improving system reliability.  https://www.pottersignal.com/news/launching-our-new-auto-test-pressure-switch-to-enhance-sprinkler-system-maintenance Tue, 03 Dec 2024 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-responds-to-customer-demand-with-multi-language-fire-panels In direct response to the needs of customers throughout Latin America, Potter is proud to introduce its new multi-language fire alarm control panels. These panels, now available with full support for Spanish and Portuguese languages, are designed to enhance user accessibility and meet growing regulatory requirements in Latin American regions. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-responds-to-customer-demand-with-multi-language-fire-panels Tue, 22 Oct 2024 19:28:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-launches-new-intelligent-conventional-sensors-and-bases Potter announced today its new line of D-TECT Intelligent Conventional Sensors and Bases. Built with the same technology as Potter’s recently released D-TECT Intelligent Addressable Sensors and Bases, they were developed to better address nuisance alarms, improve ease of installation, and provide more efficient testing and maintenance. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-launches-new-intelligent-conventional-sensors-and-bases Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:33:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-global-technologies-appoints-roel-vestjens-as-ceo Potter announces the appointment of Roel Vestjens as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Roel Vestjens succeeds Gerry Connolly, who has led the company since 2019. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-global-technologies-appoints-roel-vestjens-as-ceo Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:47:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/shared-ownership As highlighted on 60 Minutes, Potter is a proud member of the Ownership Works program which gives our employees a stake in the company's success. With all employees personally invested in the company's success and motivated by the same goal, we expect to provide you with better service and higher-quality products through increased innovation and efficiency. Together, we look forward to serving you with excellence! https://www.pottersignal.com/news/shared-ownership Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:50:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-announces-new-line-of-led-notification-appliances Potter’s new line of energy efficient LED strobes, horn strobes, and speaker strobes provides a full range of low and high candela settings; six candela settings in one device. The PE Series devices offer a savings of 70% in NAC current draw over traditional devices. This savings substantially reduces the overall power consumption, allowing for a greater number of appliances on the NAC, resulting in material and system cost savings. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-announces-new-line-of-led-notification-appliances Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:14:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-strengthens-future-furthers-growth Potter announces the acquisition of the company by leading global investment firm KKR from prior private equity sponsor, Gryphon Investors. This change in ownership groups is an opportunity for Potter to strengthen its business while providing customers with even better technology and customer service. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-strengthens-future-furthers-growth Wed, 29 Nov 2023 09:57:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/integratedamplifier Potter announces the SCA-5070INT 50W Integrated Amplifier. The SCA-5070INT is a small-form 50W single channel amplifier that can be installed in the IPA-4000V, AFC-1000V, LOC-1000 and PSN-1000E. It provides four (4) Class B, or four (4) Class A speaker outputs, selectable for 25VRMS or 70VRMS, and offers flexible programming through the Potter Fire Panel Programmer. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/integratedamplifier Tue, 29 Aug 2023 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/intellicom-advanced-gateway Potter Electric Signal Company proudly introduces the IntelliCom Advanced Gateway, uniquely powered by the IntelliView cloud dashboard. This cutting-edge solution is poised to revolutionize the landscape of fire protection systems, bridging the gap between traditional landline, LAN, and cellular communicator technology. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/intellicom-advanced-gateway Wed, 02 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/yutaka We are sorry to hear of the passing of Yutaka Odawara, former Far East Representative, and Asian Business Coordinator for Potter Electric. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/yutaka Fri, 02 Jun 2023 17:48:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/125years Potter Global Technologies celebrates its 125 years in the fire and life safety industry. The company started based on an idea that would have an immediate impact on saving lives and infrastructures. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/125years Wed, 17 May 2023 16:25:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/integrated-voice-network-paging Potter Electric Signal Company announces Integrated Voice Network Paging, supplying largescale environments with structured paging and live stream voice management. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/integrated-voice-network-paging Tue, 02 May 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/pfc-4410g3 Potter's PFC-4410G3 Releasing Panel has been designed to expand upon the previous generation's strengths while enhancing an already robust feature set. With focus directed toward simplifying the installation process and a greater emphasis on control of monitoring and maintenance, the PFC-4410G3 offers fire protection second to none. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/pfc-4410g3 Tue, 02 May 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/steve-schilb We are sorry to hear of the passing of Steve Schilb, longtime employee of Harrington Signal and Potter Electric. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/steve-schilb Wed, 15 Feb 2023 21:43:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/josephedwardtrigg We are sorry to hear of the passing of our longtime CEO Joseph Trigg, the grandson of Potter Electric founder, Charles Edward Potter. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/josephedwardtrigg Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:49:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/d-tect Potter's expanded line of D-TECT Sensors and bases have been designed from the ground up with unmatched performance, ease of installation, and unique testing and maintenance features. D-TECT sensors are designed to "self-learn" and reduce false alarms. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/d-tect Tue, 18 Oct 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/voice-awards Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC is proud to announce a Gold-level win at the 2022 Government Security award for its Integrated Voice Systems. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/voice-awards Thu, 12 May 2022 21:27:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/tim-anderson-appointed-as-president-of-valcom Valcom, a division of Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC, has announced that Tim Anderson joined the company and will serve as its next president. Anderson succeeds Jack Mason, who established Valcom over 40 years ago, and will continue on as the executive advisor. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/tim-anderson-appointed-as-president-of-valcom Wed, 09 Mar 2022 15:08:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/pad200 New Device in PAD200 Line That Offers Improvements on Fire Detection and Prevention of False Alarms. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/pad200 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:50:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/valcom-acquisition Potter Electric's acquisition of Valcom expands capabilities and technology with mass communication and notification systems. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/valcom-acquisition Wed, 08 Dec 2021 14:15:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/integrated-voice Announcing the release of Potter's Integrated Voice System along with the IPA-4000V and AFC-1000V fire alarm control panels. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/integrated-voice Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/air-leakage-and-dry-pipe One of the keys to assessing the overall health of a dry or preaction system is to keep an eye on its leak rate. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/air-leakage-and-dry-pipe Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:58:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/network-card-npoy Potter receives fire and life safety award for peer to peer network cards https://www.pottersignal.com/news/network-card-npoy Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:30:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/signalink-bridge New wireless system allows for more supervisory flexibility for Sprinkler monitoring systems https://www.pottersignal.com/news/signalink-bridge Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:46:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/mad-security MAD Security conducted penetration testing for both the Nitrogen Generator and Fire Panel systems using the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-115, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM), and Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES) methodologies. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/mad-security Tue, 04 May 2021 19:02:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/network-card-awards Potter secures wins again at the annual Government Security and Campus Security Awards. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/network-card-awards Thu, 22 Apr 2021 19:07:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/intellicheck New Leak Rate Monitor meets NFPA 13 and NFPA 25 requirements, allowing for more efficient and accurate monitoring of supervisory gas sprinkler systems. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/intellicheck Tue, 06 Apr 2021 14:51:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/surecall-acquisition Expands Potter’s Capabilities as a Leader in Emergency Radio Communication Systems https://www.pottersignal.com/news/surecall-acquisition Tue, 30 Mar 2021 13:43:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/coilkeeper-supervisory-switch New Supervisory Switch meets new NFPA 13 requirements and allows for more efficient and accurate solenoid monitoring capabilities https://www.pottersignal.com/news/coilkeeper-supervisory-switch Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:43:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/pull-station-recall Potter Electric Recalls Addressable Pull Stations Single/Dual Action https://www.pottersignal.com/news/pull-station-recall Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:55:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/new-senior-vp-of-operations-and-supply-chain Potter Electric Signal Company, LLC of St. Louis, Missouri, announces the hiring of Tim Baechle to the position of Senior Vice President of Operations and Supply Chain. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/new-senior-vp-of-operations-and-supply-chain Wed, 03 Feb 2021 15:52:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/peer-to-peer-networking New integration allows for more networking flexibility for Potter fire alarm systems https://www.pottersignal.com/news/peer-to-peer-networking Mon, 07 Dec 2020 23:14:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/corrosion-resistant-vsr-flowswitch Potter announces an addition to their suite of corrosion resistant monitoring devices, the VSR-CR Flowswitch. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/corrosion-resistant-vsr-flowswitch Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:28:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/rbvs-tamper-switch-upgrade Potter announces upgrades have been made to its Retrofit Ball Valve Supervisory Switch (RBVS) Tamper/Supervisory switch. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/rbvs-tamper-switch-upgrade Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:22:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/new-emea-managing-director Potter announces the hiring of David Adkins to the position of Managing Director for its Europe, Middle East, Africa and India (EMEA) operations. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/new-emea-managing-director Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:11:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/new-president-fire-security Potter Electric Signal Company has named Jeff Klein President of Fire & Security after current President, Dave Kosciuk, retired. Read more about Jeff Klein. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/new-president-fire-security Tue, 14 Jul 2020 18:01:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/web-integration-intelliview Learn about the new web integration that allows Potter Fire alarm systems to be accessible through web-based interface and mobile app. Read more. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/web-integration-intelliview Tue, 23 Jun 2020 14:26:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-acquisition-toweriq Potter Electric Signal Company finalized the acquisition of TowerIQ, a designer and manufacturer of emergency communication systems. Read more for details. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-acquisition-toweriq Tue, 14 Jan 2020 19:01:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/intelligen-nitrogen-generators Potter Electric has released the INS-600, the latest in our line of Potter IntelliGen Nitrogen Generators and is capable of being wall hung. Read more. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/intelligen-nitrogen-generators Thu, 26 Sep 2019 16:06:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-new-ceo Potter Electric Signal Co. has appointed Gerald Connolly as CEO, effective July 29, succeeding Bernie Lears, who has elected to retire after almost 40 years. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potter-new-ceo Thu, 01 Aug 2019 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potternet-wins-safety-award Campus Safety Magazine has awarded Potter with a Campus Safety BEST Award in the category of Fire/Life Safety Systems for the PotterNet Control Software. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potternet-wins-safety-award Tue, 16 Jul 2019 18:38:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/new-website-feature-downloads Potter Electric Signal Company has added a user-friendly Download Folder resource to help visitors access documentation files from a single packaged folder. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/new-website-feature-downloads Mon, 22 Apr 2019 15:37:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potternet-wins-multiple-awards Potter Electric Signal Company has won multiple awards for its ground breaking PotterNet Graphical Monitoring Control Software! Join the conversation. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potternet-wins-multiple-awards Mon, 01 Apr 2019 18:49:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/intelligen-ce-marked-eu-addition Potter announces the release of the INS-1500 (EU), INS-2000 (EU), INS-2500 (EU). These units are the latest in the line of Potter IntelliGen Nitrogen Generators. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/intelligen-ce-marked-eu-addition Mon, 28 Jan 2019 20:43:00 +0000 https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potternet-supervising-station Potter announces the release of The PotterNet Fire and Facility Supervising Station. PotterNet is a desktop application that facilitates the networking, monitoring, and control of IPA, AFC/ARC, and PFC-4064 fire alarm control panels. It utilizes a distributed client-server model for communication in order to reduce or eliminate single points of failure. PotterNet will monitor all compatible panels in a single building, on a local campus, or across multiple sites worldwide. https://www.pottersignal.com/news/potternet-supervising-station Mon, 07 Jan 2019 20:32:00 +0000