MX Series installation video featured image, technician programming MX system with MX Field App
May 30, 2023

MX Installation Video: How MX Removes Complexity from the Equation

For over 20 years, cities and agencies have trusted Carmanah to provide them with safe, efficient and sustainable transportation solutions. Our beacon and signs have set the industry standard for high-performance and low-power systems, that are durable and easy to install. Carmanah’s MX Series builds on that foundation to now provide cities with a better […]
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May 30, 2023

Introducing the MX Series: Setting the Standard for Safety Infrastructure

Cities around the world are growing at an unprecedented rate. New and complex issues are emerging, while at the same time, data and connectivity are opening the door to new and more effective solutions. Enter Carmanah’s new MX Series: the simplest, most affordable way to remotely monitor, control, and gather data from roadway safety infrastructure. […]
Setting up SPEEDCHECK-12 with SpeedCheck Manager mobile app
September 14, 2022

SpeedCheck Manager Software for PCs and Mobile Devices

The SpeedCheck Manager software allows you to quickly connect, adjust the default settings and become operational in minutes. Once you’ve assembled and powered up your sign, you can access its settings in one of two ways: use the SpeedCheck Manager PC software or the mobile app—both use Bluetooth connectivity, allowing them to connect to your […]
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February 23, 2022

Carmanah is the first RRFB manufacturer to offer an RRFB build tool to configure a product online

Quickly configure and solar-size an RRFB product online Over the last year, we’ve streamlined our customers’ experience with our new custom build tool. Released in 2021 for LED enhanced stop and warning signs and for our SpeedCheck® radar speed sign series, this online application allows you to quickly build a custom product, solar-size it and […]
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February 02, 2022

A low-cost and highly effective wrong-way driver detection and warning system

Enhance driver safety and compliance with our smarter wrong-way detection system As a leading provider in flashing traffic beacons that increase road safety, we wanted to bring our expertise in high performance and power efficiency to tackle pervasive wrong-way driving (WWD) incidents. Today, we’re rounding out our WWD product portfolio with our latest WW200 wrong-way […]
Man opening a portable radar speed sign on a pole
July 05, 2021

A more affordable, portable radar speed sign – coming soon to a neighborhood near you.

Reliable and durable SpeedCheck signs now in a more compact unit As a leader in traffic calming equipment, we’re always looking for ways to have long-lasting impact on community safety. That’s why we’re introducing our new portable radar speed sign. The SPEEDCHECK-12, the newest addition to our SpeedCheck signs portfolio, has the same SpeedCheck quality […]
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April 08, 2021

Carmanah’s LED Enhanced Flashing Signs

Embedded with the same high-intensity LEDs used in our best-selling Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFB) and powered by the most efficient solar engine on the market, our LED enhanced flashing signs stand out from the rest. This video features several key features of our LED enhanced signs, including: Bright high-intensity LEDs that are factory-adjustable Our […]
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March 22, 2021

Developing Intelligent Transportation Systems

Over the past century, America’s adoption of the automobile has accelerated the nation’s industrialization, created cities out of small towns, and contributed to exponential levels of growth. In 1908, Henry Ford began mass-producing the first affordable automobile, and by the end of the 1920s, there were already 23 million registered vehicles on the road in […]
e series engine 15-watt solar panel
February 26, 2021

New 15-watt solar panel for E Series beacons: 50% more solar charging capacity, same small form factor

As solar panel technology improves, so do the capabilities of solar-powered traffic systems. At Carmanah, we follow these solar power trends closely so that we can continue to offer systems that pack as much power as possible into the smallest form factor. For us, more power means a system that can now operate sustainably in […]
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February 18, 2021

What is a Smart City? The Main Themes and Best Practices

Advancing Intelligent Transportation Systems in 2021 The Smart City approach to urban planning was first introduced in the 1970’s by policy-makers in Los Angeles. As part of addressing increasing rates of poverty in the dense, urban center, L.A. planners used big data to drive their groundbreaking project “A Cluster Analysis of Los Angeles.” By the […]