CINCINNATI, March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:LYTS) today announced it has stepped up its commitment to designing, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and selling solid-state LED products for the lighting and graphics markets. Digital billboards using solid-state LEDs for the outdoor advertising industry are slated to be the first products produced. Last week the Board of Directors approved one of the largest capital investments in the Company's history to purchase and install a specialized state-of-the-art Salvagnini automated fabrication center for sheet metal production as part of this initiative. This Salvagnini equipment utilizes advanced manufacturing technology and will allow LSI to consolidate work centers, perform all work with less man hours, increase throughput, and reduce operating costs. The system is expected to be installed at LSI's metal fabrication facility in Northern Kentucky as soon as possible.
