Camera Lowering Systems raises maintenance standards

First published in the Intertraffic Innovations Guide - April 20, 2020

Camera Lowering Systems, part of North Star Lighting, has been in business for a quarter of a century. The company was instrumental in the first-ever raising and lowering high mast system in the US. Last year, the company went through the European EC conformity certification process, giving it further access to foreign markets. Height or location are not an issue,” says Donald Pike, sales manager of Camera Lowering Systems. “They can put it at exactly the height required for whatever application is needed, safe in the knowledge that our product means that location is not an issue.” The company is highlighting two product ranges: the CDP and CEPM System Lowering Devices. The CDP is a pole-mount system with the raising and lowering cable and CAT6 signal/power cable running inside the pole. There are also multiple arms per pole available, as well as poles with a permanently-mounted lowering tool in the base of the pole.The CEPM is a pole- or tower-mount product which is used to install a camera lowering system onto an existing external structure, such as a monotube pole or communication tower. The products in the CEPM range include a composite (electrical/signal) cable, length of cable and type of finish. In addition to accessibility, there are other advantages. “Installation and maintenance costs are reduced – all while using less power – so savings offset the cost of the system.”