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New Senior VP of Operations & Supply Chain

Tim Baechle joins Potter bringing years of experience to the position. 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. Baechle is joining Potter after previously serving as Vice President of Fulfillment, Inventory, and Logistics at Clarios in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Prior to his time at Clarios, Tim had a successful career with General Electric in the operations, …

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Potter Announces Peer-to-Peer Networking Capability

Potter announces the release of the NCE-1000 and NCF-1000 Networking Cards, which allow peer-to-peer networking between the IPA, AFC, ARC and PFC-4064 systems.  The NCE-1000 and NCF-1000 allow for networking between fire alarm panels using ethernet cable and fiber optic cable (single mode or multi-mode) respectively.  Up to 200 panels can be networked together, and once the cards are integrated, certain devices can be set up as global annunciators for the peer-to-peer network. In …

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Potter Announces a Corrosion Resistant VSR Flowswitch

Potter announces an addition to their suite of corrosion resistant monitoring devices, the VSR-CR Flowswitch. The VSR-CR is UL and ULC listed and rated NEMA 4X to withstand corrosive environments for long periods of time with minimal corrosion damage. Thanks to its corrosion resistant saddle and housing, the VSR-CR can monitor systems that are exposed to nature’s elements without fear of damage or inoperability. Potter’s product line of corrosion resistant monitoring …

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Potter Announces Upgraded RBVS Tamper/Supervisory Switch

Potter announces upgrades have been made to its Retrofit Ball Valve Supervisory Switch (RBVS) Tamper/Supervisory switch. Originally developed to monitor the position of a ball valve installed on a sprinkler system, the RBVS has been redesigned to allow more room for wiring during installation. The upgraded RBVS kit also now includes extra mounting hardware allowing it to be installed on solenoids to supervise the position of the coil which will be a requirement in NFPA 13 beginning in …

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New EMEA Managing Director

David Adkins joins Potter bringing years of experience to the position. Potter announces the hiring of David Adkins to the position of Managing Director for its Europe, Middle East, Africa and India (EMEA) operations. Adkins is joining Potter after previously serving as Managing Director for Risk Warden in Theale, England. Prior to his time at Risk Warden, Adkins' experience included Head of International Sales at Firetrace International, and was the Managing Director for UTC's …

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