Pelco Shutting Down Clovis Line, Laying Off 200

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There have been a lot of layoffs at Pelco over the years. I am not sure how much more they literally can cut at this point. They really need to increase R&D spending though to better catch up with their now bigger competitors.

I would say their fall is 99.9% due to their late shift to IP.  They were still pushing Spectra and making fun of IP about two years AFTER everyone else had already decided IP was the way to go.

It's amazing how long momentum can carry you.  I would have though Pelco had died 12 or 15 years ago...

I live in Clovis, CA. My office is 5 miles down the street from their world headquarters. Many of my friends and family made a good living with Pelco in its heyday. Just sad...

How does this work for Schneider? Why acquire a world class brand just kill it?

I actually do a lot of Pelco, primarily because I worked there, but I like the general animosity toward the brand by other integrators because it lessens my competition.

With over 400 cameras installed in the last 12 months, I have only had one OOB failure.

Support is not as good as it once was, but overall I don't have a lot of negative things to say about Pelco.  I think killing off the analog manufacturing makes a lot of sense.  It's just sad for all those people in Clovis, since Clovis is not a very nice town and there aren't a lot of jobs to be had. 

Not sure moving manufacturing to different parts of the world is going to help your product. As long as product support stays as it is, Pelco may succeed. If product support is down sized to phone calls across the seas, get ready for  a decline in sales as well. Pelco has been one of the largest employers in central California, to take a hit like this is just not economically smart. What would help Pelco all the way around would be to sell products that the average consumer can purchase. This would give the overseas companies a run for their money. Many people often look for home surveillance and security to the big box stores like Costco, Best Buy and so on. Pelco can manufacture some do it your self systems that can be sold to the public. This will help out. I have installed quite a few of these systems for customers and the jobs keep rolling in. If Pelco produced one of these systems, I would definitely push Pelco. Being from the San Joaquin Valley, I stand behind Pelco. I work at a local casino here in the central valley, we are an all Pelco system facility and over the years have seen its decline in what used to be a strong CCTV company. I know I am rattling on but just don't like the fact that the once leader in this industry is taking a hit.

When I used the analog PTZ in the first time.I was surprised the camera can move around.Then i found the protocol name was Pelco-D,Pelco-P.

Then I know Pelco developed the first analog PTZ.That was almost 7 years ago.At that time,Both Hik and Dahua should still mainly focus on the DVR&NVR.Have less camera products.

The CEO described the products being built in Clovis as legacy items, many still related to analog systems, that were in the process of being obsoleted.

Then now.After i read the above the comments.I am surprised the analog system is still produced in the Pelco factory.

And Hik and dahua's PTZ maybe already 4th or 5th generation.

The following idea just come up in my mind:

1.Hik&Dahua:Sometimes looks too fast to release the new products and discontinue the old products.

2.Pelco:Looks too slow to discontinue the old products and develop the new products.

There are always both good and bad sides for move in different speeds.

But it seems move fast usually win the game,Sometimes even you are in the wrong direction.But if you move fast enough,you can re-adjust the direction and still win the game.

7 Years are long time,It is enough for you to move fast and try different directions.Then find the right direction and take the lead.

Wait,Just do not be too pround. Keep moving fast,otherwise you would be the next factory to be closed.