Signal Technology Corporation

What Signal Technology Corporation does

Signal Technology Corporation, operating as Signal-Tech (legal entity Signal-Technologies Inc.), is a US-based wholesale manufacturer of LED illuminated directional signs and signals headquartered at 4985 Pittsburgh Ave, Erie, Pennsylvania. The company's product portfolio spans LED signs and signals for bank drive-thru lanes, parking facilities, highway and weigh-station lane control, rail grade-crossing and pedestrian warning applications, and institutional/industrial settings including car wash lanes, QSR drive-thrus, healthcare facilities, and vehicle service centers. Core technology centers on LED illumination (including proprietary PHX backlit and direct-view LED designs for sunlight readability), with a Smart Sign System that replaces traditional switch operation with Ethernet-connected software control, and integrated Vehicle Detection and Overheight Vehicle Detection systems for pedestrian safety and clearance warning. A sub-brand, RedStorm, provides intelligent parking guidance plus sign control and reporting software.

Signal-Tech sells primarily through a wholesale channel of bank equipment dealers, distributors, and manufacturer's representatives, with registered reseller accounts able to access pricing, place orders, and track shipments online; end-customers can also purchase directly via the website account system or by phone. The product line is split between stock LED signs (next-business-day shipment) and custom-engineered signs (ships in as little as two weeks), with customization available without premium pricing. The company markets itself as an American-made, BABA-compliant manufacturer and accepts standard card payments.

The company employs 51-100 people, is privately held with no disclosed funding, parent, or acquisition history, and operates in North America. It serves two primary verticals — Banking & Financial and Parking Facilities — plus six secondary verticals, giving it a moderately diversified customer base but limited software/services attach beyond the Smart Sign and RedStorm platforms.

Name

Signal Technology Corporation

Legal name

Signal-Technologies Inc.

Website

https://signal-tech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Signal-Technologies Inc. (Signal-Tech) is a US wholesale manufacturer of LED illuminated directional signs and signals serving banking drive-thru, parking, highway, rail, and institutional/industrial end-markets via a reseller channel and direct sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

LED Directional Signage & Signals

NAICS

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (33513), Sign Manufacturing (33995)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Signaling & Stack Lights (Tower/andon lights, beacons, strobes, signal columns) (IMAGAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Airfield, Marine & Transport Signaling Lighting (Runway/taxiway, obstruction, navigation/marker lights) (IMAGAIAH), Digital Signage & Commercial Displays (HDACADAL), Audible-Visual Alarms & Notification Devices (Sounders, horns, siren/strobe combos for industrial use) (IMAGAIAF)

Keywords

• LED directional signs
• Parking guidance systems
• Bank drive-thru signs
• Traffic lane control signs
• Vehicle detection systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Erie

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. LED Sign Hardware Sales: Sale of LED illuminated signs and signals for drive-thru, parking, highway, rail, and industrial applications. Products include stock signs (ship next business day) and custom engineered signs (ship in as little as two weeks).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Signal Technology Corporation designs, manufactures, and sells LED illuminated directional signs and signals for drive-thru banking, parking facilities, highways, rail, institutional, and industrial applications. Its portfolio includes stock LED signs (next-business-day shipping), custom-engineered LED signs (shipped in as little as two weeks), software-controlled Smart Sign systems, vehicle and overheight vehicle detection systems, and the RedStorm parking guidance platform. Products are sold wholesale through resellers and directly to end customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RedStorm: Parking guidance system and sign control/reporting software for parking facilities

Products and services

• Bank Drive-Thru LED Signs
• Parking LED Signs
• Highway LED Signs
• Rail LED Signs & Signals
• Institutional & Industrial LED Signs LED illuminated signage for institutional and industrial settings including car service center lane control, LED outdoor drive-thru signs, loading dock signs, medical in-use safety signs, workplace safety and warning signs, interior architectural lighting, carwash lane control, and LED ticket window signs. Designed for manufacturing facilities, warehouses, hospitals, car washes, auto dealerships, and service centers.
• Custom Engineered LED Signs Bespoke LED illuminated signs engineered to specific message, cabinet color, and size requirements without premium custom pricing, with shipment in as little as two weeks. Designed for buyers requiring unique configurations not covered by stock catalog offerings.
• Smart Sign System Software-controlled LED sign system that replaces traditional switch-operated signs. Requires only Ethernet and power to operate and fits the same physical footprint as traditional LED signs, enabling remote or automated sign control. Designed for banking, parking, and other commercial operators requiring dynamic signage messaging.
• Vehicle Detection System Detection system that senses approaching vehicles and activates signs to alert pedestrians, promoting pedestrian safety and deterring vehicle-pedestrian accidents. Designed for parking facilities, drive-thru lanes, and pedestrian crossing areas.
• Overheight Vehicle Detection System Detection system specifically designed to identify overheight vehicles approaching parking or drive-through entrances, triggering warning signs to prevent strikes. Designed for parking structures and drive-thru facilities with vertical clearance restrictions.
• RedStorm Parking Guidance System Intelligent parking guidance system for managing parking facility operations and space availability, with companion RedStorm Sign Control and Reporting Software for sign control and reporting. Designed for commercial parking operators and facilities requiring dynamic space availability indication.

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Daktronics: Large public LED display manufacturer serving sports, transportation, and commercial markets. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the LED display/signage category with overlapping parking and transportation customers, though at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Valmont Industries: Diversified manufacturer of infrastructure products including lighting and transportation structures. Comparable as a broad incumbent in transportation and outdoor lighting categories that competes indirectly in highway and infrastructure lighting markets.

Emerging players

• Carmanah Technologies: Specialty manufacturer of solar-powered LED signs, beacons, and traffic safety products. Comparable because it targets similar pedestrian and traffic-safety use cases with LED signaling hardware, often as a niche alternative in the same procurement categories.
• ADAPTIV Traffic Systems: Niche provider of LED-based traffic and parking guidance solutions including dynamic message signs. Comparable because it focuses on similar parking guidance and transportation signaling niches, often competing in municipal and commercial RFPs alongside Signal-Tech.

Direct peers

• Skyline Products: Manufacturer of LED electronic displays and signage for parking, highway, and fuel pricing applications. Highly comparable because it directly competes in parking guidance, dynamic message signs, and transportation-grade LED signage categories.
• Optec Displays: Manufacturer of programmable LED displays and signs for indoor and outdoor commercial applications. Comparable because it offers software-controlled LED signs targeting retail, parking, and commercial messaging applications in direct competition.
• Federal Signal Corporation: Industrial signaling and warning equipment manufacturer whose portfolio includes outdoor warning systems, LED signaling, and specialty vehicles. Directly comparable because both serve municipal, industrial, and commercial signaling end markets with light/sound notification products.
• Adaptive Micro Systems: Manufacturer of LED scrolling and programmable message displays for industrial and commercial environments. Comparable because it sells networked, software-controlled LED signs to similar commercial and industrial facilities as a direct programmable-sign competitor.
• TAPCO (Traffic and Parking Control Co.): Provider of traffic safety, parking, and wayfinding solutions including LED-enhanced signs, flashing beacons, and pedestrian safety systems. Comparable because it sells into overlapping parking, highway, and pedestrian-safety verticals with similar LED signaling technology.

Regional players

• Transportation Solutions & Lighting (TSL): Regional manufacturer of LED highway signage, lane control, and traffic safety products for the North American market. Comparable because of overlapping highway lane control, weigh station, and transportation signaling products sold to similar government and infrastructure buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/signal_tech
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/SignalTechLED
• Facebookfacebook.com/signaltechnologies
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/signal-tech
• Instagraminstagram.com/signaltecherie

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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