According to this reply to a Reddit thread, Gaemwell-FCI will be introducing their own version of the Notifier Inspires.
Based on this UL listing, there will be a GFP-RLD-E3-ADP. According to the N16 datasheet, the RLD is a remote display, so the GFP-RLD-E3-ADP is probably a retrofit kit to connect to an existing E3 display (since there is also a regular GFP-RLD).
This UL listing includes the GFP-A, GFP-CPU-RB, and GFP-AR. I assume the R in GFP-AR indicates that the FACP will be red as opposed to black. Based on the name “GFP-CPU-RB,” the GFP-A will likely be a rebrand of the N16e, as the CPU of the N16x is not considered a “replacement board.”
Besides the devices in these two listings, I did not find any other noteworthy devices. I don’t know if a rebrand of the N16x will be produced.
While I hope that these will be better than the E3 and S3 systems, and that Honeywell is trying to turn around their QC issues, this really just sounds like a lazy attempt at modernizing the product line, while just reusing existing equipment, but making it incompatible with the existing systems.
At least it’s better than what Silent Knight is currently doing. I’d say that they are currently the worst Honeywell brand by far. They have had countless QC issues, have fully abandoned their older product lines, and they are way behind in technology. Even their new panels that are coming out just seem to be slightly updated versions of their existing products. Although they are more ahead than Fire-Lite in terms of technology and capabilities, Fire-Lite was never meant to be a complicated or fancy brand. They are meant to make simple, inexpensive, and reliable systems, and they’ve been fairly successful at that.
I think the point is to consolidate the brands. The SS series is a step toward consolidating Fire-Lite with Silent Knight, and this is now a step toward consolidating Notifier with Gamewell-FCI.
I think the challenge is that Silent Knight used to be an independent company, but after its purchase by Honeywell, there was a need to lower its quality so that its nonproprietary products would be similar to Fire-Lite. The Farenhyt series was in a similar position to the FireWarden series, though I’m not sure why they would do that much work to maintain those two lines.
I couldn’t tell you how much I hope this is true. This would benefit Honeywell’s customers and dealers so much, and it could help Honeywell focus on what really matters: making quality products that are reliable. Honeywell (especially SK) is currently on the bottom of my list of brands that I would install in a building that I owned or cared about, but maybe that will change. I have hope for the future.