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SPD Control SystemsNewsletter |
December 8,2005
The Systems Behind the GlassTM Volume 1, Number 1
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“Imagine the day when a fifty story mid-rise will change its glass “skin” façade as the day progresses, taking into account the landlord’s operational requirements, tenant customization, the temperature outdoors, and the amount of sunlight hitting each window – Welcome to the world of windows controlled by SCSC” – Jay Moskowitz, Founder
“We have
assembled a management team and engineering staff with vast
systems experience to create a full product line that will
allow SPD-Smart windows and other products to be |
"SCSC is a proud RFI licensee for SPD electronics. Our mission is to be THE electronics' partners for our fellow Licensees." - John Petraglia, CEO
The Systems Behind the Glass TM and Changing the way you view windowsTM are trademarks of SPD Control Systems Corporation. SPD-SmartTM, VaryFastTM, Powered by SPDTM, The View of the Future - Everywhere You LookTM and Visit SmartGlass.com - to change your view of the world™ are trademarks of Research Frontiers Incorporated.
Contents
Introducing our Advisory Board
SPD Control Systems has put together a team of very experienced engineers with a long history of successfully installed and operational systems servicing millions of users on a worldwide basis. We have augmented this team with outside advisors to enhance our capabilities. More >>>
Revelation – SPD Film/Glass Demo Unit
The demo unit, called Revelation, has been created so that you may put operational SPD material in the hands of the architects and other designers who are capable of integrating this material into their new designs. More >>>
Standardizing SPD Electronic Components
As SPD electronic engineering specialists, we will create and sell “standardized” controllers for this industry that are very flexible and full of special features for many of your SPD-Smart products. More >>>
Moving Forward Together
We recognize that we are all awaiting generation 2 film in order to go into full production mode. Regardless, now is the time for us to be talking.
Introducing Our Advisory Board
SPD Control Systems has put together a team of very experienced engineers with a long history of successfully installed and operational systems servicing millions of users on a worldwide basis We have augmented this team with outside advisors to enhance our capabilities. Our Advisory Board consists of industry leaders in financing, offshore manufacturing and architecture. The Board currently is comprised of the following outstanding business professionals::
· Ari Sonesh President & CEO CosmoCom
Advisor for SCSC general corporate issues
Mr. Sonesh provides CosmoCom both strategic and operational leadership to the company. He has significant experience in the computer and telecommunications industries in the areas of general management, research and development, production, support, international commerce, and marketing. CosmoCom provides live telephone operator support in VoIP networks.
· Steve Kowarsky Executive VP CosmoCom
Advisor for SCSC general corporate issues
Mr. Kowarsky came to CosmoCom from Comverse Technology,
which he joined in early 1985 as its second
· Barry Lipsky CEO Franklin Electronic Publishers
Advisor for SCSC overseas high volume manufacturing
Mr. Lipsky is President and Chief Executive Officer of Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. of Burlington, New Jersey, an American Stock Exchange listed company (“FEP”), and is a member of Franklin Electronic Publishers’ Board of Directors. Franklin Electronic Publishers is a well known manufacturer and distributor of low-cost electronic handheld devices including organizers, spell checkers, dictionaries, language translators and electronic book products that are sold on a worldwide basis. Mr. Lipsky’s expertise is in the area of developing and manufacturing consumer electronic products in Pacific Rim countries to meet popular price points through mass retailing channels in the United States.
· Robert Heins Robert A.W. Heins
President
U.S. & International Architectural issues
Mr. Heins is President, Founder and principal architect for wholly owned and operated architectural firm with over 3,400 completed commissions. Key projects and expertise include full smart growth master planning and site plan engineering; architectural design incorporating sustainable-green building concepts with passive and active solar energy integration; commercial projects including financial institutions, retail facilities and shopping centers, animal hospitals, restaurant and catering halls, multi-family rental and condominium projects; consultant to the United States Department of State for Middle Eastern Missions and facilities; founded architectural design and material supply exporting firm focusing on projects in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Egypt, Italy, Finland, Sweden and France; projects for the United States Department of State for foreign governments and corporations include: high-rise office building, headquarters building for government desalinization corporation. He is a member of the Green Building Council and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
Revelation – SPD Film/Glass Demo Unit
The demo unit, called Revelation, has been created so that you may put operational SPD material in the hands of the architects and other designers who are capable of integrating this material into their new designs. The demo unit consists of two pieces of SPD-Glass/Film (not included) and a control unit that operates manually, via photocell, via remote control IR devices, or automatically - running through a series of lighting programs to display switching speeds and lighting control levels.
(select picture for detailed view)
· Housed in a small box
· Driven by battery
· Power ON LED
· Battery Low LED - the device will NOT drive the SPD glass
if power is below a fixed amount to insure the highest
performance of the demo.
· Button to set the mode:
Manual mode - a DARK/CLEAR button allows for a linear change to the opaqueness of the SPD glass.
Demo mode – up to 2 pieces of SPD glass cycle through a predefined set of demos with a slow ramp up, fast ramp up, blinking on and off, and a mix of other combinations. The beating of the settings on different pieces of material is an impressive display of the switching capabilities.
Photocell mode - to demo how the glass can change depending upon the light hitting the photocell
Remote mode - where you can use an IR remote controller to turn the glass to different tinting.
Custom mode - this is reserved for a special demo or feature as requested by a customer.
(PDF File - High speed internet connection recommended )
Standardizing SPD Electronic Components
All of us at SPD Control Systems Corporation are happy to join the group of Research Frontiers SPD licensees. We have created our company specifically to become your engineering team and your manufacturing company for electronic controllers and systems. We have brought together our best engineers from former organizations to design, build and support a line of electronic products that will allow SPD-Smart glass and plastic products to operate in a variety of products from residential homes to skyscrapers, as well as in automobiles, airplanes and marine vehicles. Our focus is SPD electronics and our goal is to continually maintain and expand our expertise in operating products based upon this state-of-the-art technology.
As SPD electronic engineering specialists, we will create and sell “standardized” controllers for this industry that are very flexible and full of special features for many of your SPD-Smart products. Our standard controllers will have wireless and wired networking capabilities that will enable them to be operated through our control system products in support of manual or automatic operating modes. Standardization across manufacturers is very important to any growing industry for worldwide acceptance of their products. These devices will also be small in size in order to be easily integrated into other products, and scalable for larger projects.
We are forming close relationship with RFI Licensees to understand their requirements for the electronics to operate their SPD-Smart products. We are doing this analysis so that we are certain that our standard controllers and systems incorporate the features that their customers need. Because we are prepared to build electronic devices in far larger quantities than any individual licensees would manufacture by themselves, we will be able to offer you very sophisticated devices at very attractive pricing levels. But for this to happen we must work with the Licensees to ensure that our controllers easily integrate into their products.
Research Frontiers licensees are our only customers. Our company is dedicated to servicing RFI Licensees with our products and services. We continue to contact the Licensees we have not talked to yet in the coming weeks to discuss requirements and the integration of our line of controllers into their products. Please feel free to contact us at any time.
We recognize that we are all awaiting generation 2 film in order to go into full production mode. Regardless, now is the time for us to be talking. While our products are maturing and we are addressing as many common and special issues as we can in the basic design of our standardized microprocessor-driven controllers and master control systems. We know that you have already had many thoughts with regard to features and functions you will need as well as physical construction concerns you have when integrating electronics with your product.
Again, now is the time to share those concerns with us so that our engineers, who are focusing their entire energies into addressing the driving and control of SPD-film, take all of these concerns into account. No idea is too small or insignificant to discuss. There are so many product variations and you have heard a large number of them. It is important that we, as your engineering team, hear them also. This will only result in more sophisticated products that we will be able to deliver to you.
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