Teledyne / FLIR Security Profile
A year ago, Teledyne acquired FLIR for $8 billion, but what has now become of FLIR's security/video surveillance business?
The 2010s were difficult for FLIR in physical security, as the gambit to acquire Lorex and move to mass-market failed. FLIR's security business struggled for years.
In this report, based on a conversation with Teledyne FLIR, we examine what is new at FLIR security, the company's current focus, markets they are not targeting, and FLIR's future.
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Revenue / ******
**************** $*.* ******* ** ***** ** 2021, * ****** **% ******** **** ~$3 ******* ** ****. ***** ***********, this ******** ** ****** ** *** addition ** ****'* ***** ***** *** 14th, ***** **** ~$*.* ******* ** 2019.
*** ******* ******* *******, ***** ******** FLIR, ********* *** **% ** ******** FLIRs ******* ********:
Focus ** ******** **************
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Combine ********** *** ***********
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Counter ***
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Less ********** *********, **** ******** **************
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*******
**** ********'* ***** ** ******** ************** and ********* ********** **** **** *** strongest ******* **********. *** ********* *** FLIR **** ** **** *********** *** aim **** ******* (******* ****, *******, Verkada, ***.) *** ****** ** **** particular ********** (*.*., **** *******, **** software ********, ****** ** *****, ***.) that ******** ************** ****** *** ****.
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* ****** ** *** **** **** plan ** ** **** *** ***** for *** ******** ******** **** *** let ** *** * **** ***** by ******* *&* ******.
***** *** **** ** ** ******** their ********* **** ** ** ******* stretch,unless **** **** ******** *** ******* ** *** **** **** ** ***, FLIR has no actual AI-based analytics in any of their cameras, it is all legacy motion analytics.
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******** ** ********** *** **** ** their ********* *********** **** *** ****- and ******-***** ** ********* *** *******-***** imagery.
*****-**convolutional ****** ******* (CNN) analytics accurately detect and classify human and vehicle threats moving at high or low speeds, minimizing false alarms and daily operations costs.
***** **** ****** *** ********* **** FLIR's ***** ****** ****** ********* **** the **** (***** *** *******) *** overlooks *** ******* ********* *** ******* development. ****** **** **** ******.
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******* ******** ********* ****** **** ***** ** ******* *** does *** *** ** **** ***** anything ***** ********* ***** ******* ********** technology.
***** **** ****** *** ********* **** FLIR's ***** ****** ****** ********* **** the **** (***** *** *******) *** overlooks *** ******* ********* *** ******* development.
********* *** ***** ********* *** ****** based ** ***** **** ***********. ****** you *** *** **** *** ******** this ********* *** **** ** ******** analysis?
** ******* ** *** ******* *********, which ******** ** ********** ** *** feel *** ****** ******** ** ************ noteworthy?
*** **** ***** * ********* ***** Teledyne ********** *** **** ** *** analytics *********** ****, ******** ** ******** functionality. ** *** ***** ***** *** releases *** ******** *** **** ** highly ***********, ** **** **** ****** more ** ****'* **** ****** ****** of ***** **** ****, **********, *** lacking ** *********** *************? ********** *** Saros ***** ******** **** *** *********.
****** **** **** ******.
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*** ***** * **** **** ******, I ***** *** *** ************ ** comment ***** *** ******* ******** ** accept ******* *** ******* ***********.
**** ***** *** * *** ** challenges ** ******** ** **** ***** security ********.
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*** ******** *** ** **** ********, cumbersome ** ***** *** ******, *** for *** ********* ******** *** ***** enhanced ****, ** ***** ********* ** describe *** ***** *** ************* ** the *.* ******* *****.
*** ******* ******* *** *** **-*** ODM ******** **** ** ************* **** cannot ** ***** ** ******** ***** products. **** *** ***, *** ******* camera ***** *** ******* *&* **********.
*** ********* ********* **** **** *** purchased **** *** ***** *** *** massively *** ** **** ******** ** current ******* ** *** ******. **** again ********* **** **** ** **********. Using *** **** ** ** ******** their ********* **** ** ** ******* stretch, ****** **** **** ******** *** product ** *** **** **** ** two, **** *** ** ****** **-***** analytics ** *** ** ***** *******, it ** *** ****** ****** *********.
**** ** *** ***** ***** ******** and *******/******* ******* *** ***********, ** even ******** ****** ** **** ****, but ******** ** ***** ******* *** not ******* ****** *** ********, **** in ******** ************** ************, ** ***** the ****** ********.
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*** **** **** *** ******** ******** would ** ** *** *** ******** VMS, ******* *******, *** *** ***** me-too ******** *** ***** ****** ** the ******* *******. *******, **** **** those ***** ******** ** *** *** show * ******** ******** ******** *** not *** ******* ******* ** *** project ** *** ********* ******** *** niche ******* *******. **, **** ***** invest **** ******* **** **** ** and **** ** ***** ********* ******* on ********* ********** ************ - ****** like * **** ******** ***** ********, contraband ****** *********, ***. ** ****** to ** ***** ***** ** ****** you *** ***** ** **** ** run *** ********* ** ** ******* camera, *** * ******* ***, *** you ***** ** **** *** ******** wonder *** ****'** ****** ***** ********* thermal ******* **** **** ********** ** the ***** *****.
*** *******-*** ******** ** *** **** worth ********** **, ******** ** ***** hardware *** ******** ******** ** **** space.
*** **** *******, * **** **** in *** ******** ******* **** ** perpetually ***** ** *** **** **** their ***** *** **** ******* **** true *************** *** **** ******* *********** results **** **** *********** ** ******* with ***** ******** ** *** *****. Now, **** **** **** ******** ** almost ********, ** ****** ***** ******** category (********* ************** *&*), *** ****** to ********* **** *** ***** ***********.