2013 Product of the Year finalists: Lighting

Finalists in the Lighting category for the Plant Engineering 2013 Product of the Year competition.

By Amanda McLeman November 18, 2013

LED area/site luminaire

The McGraw-Edison Galleon LED luminaire offers a choice of 12 specialized optical distributions and nine lumen packages, and comes standard with a wide array of specification grade design features. The performance and versatility of the Galleon luminaire provides significant energy and maintenance savings while delivering exceptional value to the end user. Its unique optical design allows lumen output and energy consumption to be customized to fulfill the exact lighting needs of the area. Uplight, glare, obtrusive spill light, and overlit hot spots are replaced by uniform, application-tailored illumination for walkways, parking lots, roadways, building areas, and security lighting applications.

Eaton’s Cooper Lighting Business
www.cooperlighting.com 


Ambient LED luminaires

The Metalux SkyRidge luminaires are an affordable LED alternative to fluorescent fixtures and feature patented WaveSteam technology to provide superior optical performance, efficiency, and visual comfort. Optimized for ambient lighting applications, the luminaires’ precise optical control directs lumens to the target area with the highest efficiency (up to 108 lumens per watt), resulting in maximum energy savings and improved uniformity. The SkyRidge luminaires have an 85 CRI and are available in three color temperatures (3000, 3500, and 4000 K), two configurations (2 ft by 2 ft and 2 ft by 4 ft), and feature two reflector choices (curved and straight).

Eaton’s Cooper Lighting Business
www.cooperlighting.com 


Outdoor/indoor floodlights

Champ Pro PFM Series floodlights are designed to provide full-spectrum, crisp, white light. Five versions of the Champ PFM LED are available, providing ideal solutions for a wide range of applications. Two color temperature range options are available: 3000 and 5600 K. An advanced heat sink design ensures the LED does not exceed manufacturers’ temperature ratings across all specified ambient conditions. The housing is made of copper-free aluminum with a Corro-free epoxy powder coating. The shatter-resistant glass lens, silicone gaskets, and stainless steel external hardware complete the fixture’s build. The Champ Pro PFM Series is ideal for outdoor or indoor flood illumination.

Eaton’s Crouse-Hinds Business
www.cooperindustries.com 


LED luminaire

The Champ VMV LED Series luminaire is designed to provide full-spectrum, crisp, white light with custom IES Type I, III and V distribution. Five versions of the Champ VMV LED are available, providing ideal solutions for a wide range of applications. The luminaires have an ambient operating range of -40 to 55 C, and provide up to 60,000 hours rated life and up to 170,000 hours of economic life, eliminating the need for frequent lamp replacements. Designed to avoid a complete loss of illumination, the Champ VMV LED Series feature redundancy in drivers with multiple series circuits connected to each driver.

Eaton’s Crouse-Hinds Business
www.cooperindustries.com 


Industrial highbays

The Industrial High Bay LED Series of luminaires are ideal for locations requiring continuous and consistent light levels; areas requiring frequent on-and-off of lights; areas that are difficult to relamp or that cause production to be stopped during the lamp maintenance process; ordinary clean, light industrial production facilities, packaging facilities, and warehouses; and indoor and dry locations only. These luminaires boast up to 69% energy savings over 400-W metal halide fixtures, an ambient operating temperature range of -30 to 40 C, a 347 to 480 Vac driver option, and 60,000 hours rated life of maintenance-free operation.

Eaton’s Crouse-Hinds Business
www.cooperindustries.com 


Hazardous LEDs

The Hazardous Kemlux III LED Series fixture is designed to efficiently light hazardous applications such as chemical, petrochemical, marine, and power generation plants. The fixture delivers up to 105 lumens per watt of 5000 K CCT light and its modular design provides six mounting options. The unique radical design with fins of durable, copper-free cast aluminum allows it to operate in -40 to 40 C ambient environments and keeps the LEDs cool, resulting in an estimated 100,000 hours of life at L70. The fixture has high output LED counts of 18, 45, and 36 on up to six individual light engines, providing fail-safe redundancy.

Hubbell Industrial Lighting
www.hubbelllighting.com 


LED highbay

The hazardous classified HBL LED Highbay contains the features of the standard location HBL offering multiple optical distributions and output ranges while maintaining efficacies as high as 100 lumens per watt. Its cast construction and sealed design make this fixture ideal for hazardous locations that require an efficient lighting solution. The hinged top cover with its no tool latch system makes the HBL LED Highbay very easy to install and service.

Hubbell Industrial Lighting
www.hubbelllighting.com 


High ambient LED highbay

The HBLHA high ambient LED highbay is designed to efficiently light large interior spaces in high ambient temperature environments. The fixture is rated from -40 to 65 C and delivers up to 100 lumens per watt of 2700 to 5000 K CCT light. The LED count ranges from 72 to 60 to 48, and all three LED counts are driven at 700 mA. The HBLHA comes in three distinct distributions: aisle, narrow, and wide; is available in five mounting options; and has a sealed optic for long life and durability. The fixture is CSA tested to UL 1598 Wet Location, IP56, DLC Approved, and has a 5-year warranty.

Hubbell Industrial Lighting
www.hubbelllighting.com 


Industrial LED series

The Kemlux III LED Series is rated for installation in severe locations and is available for new installation or as a retrofit to existing Kemlux III fixtures. Designed to light the most complex environments, the Kemlux III LED Series fixture delivers up to 105 lumens per watt of 5000 K light and its modular design provides six mounting options. The unique radical design with fins of durable, copper-free cast aluminum allows it to operate in -40 to 40 C ambient environments and keeps the LEDs cool, resulting in an estimated 100,000 hours of life at L70. The fixture has high output LED counts of 18, 45, and 36 on up to six individual light engines, providing fail-safe redundancy.

Hubbell Industrial Lighting
www.hubbelllighting.com 


High-efficiency LED luminaire

The Lightwatt LED luminaire provides comfortable, high-efficiency illumination on vertical and horizontal surfaces and is ideal for warehouses, shipping docks, stairwells, and parking garages. Producing approximately 75 lumens per watt of low-glare, high-quality 5100 K CCT light, the fixture provides 7% uplight to soften the brightness difference between the luminaire and the surrounding areas and provides a three-dimensional luminous environment. The Lightwatt LED refractor projects light into, underneath, and between industrial obstructions like HVAC ducts and electrical raceways. The fixture’s housing is 99% copper-free aluminum with a white Lektrocote finish.

Hubbell Industrial Lighting
www.hubbelllighting.com 


Architectural LED wallpack

The Laredo LNC2-18LU is an expansion of the Laredo LNC2 Architectural LED Wallpack that delivers a lumen output of up to 3306 lumens and efficiency of 74 lumens per watt. Designed as a high-performance wallpack for entry/perimeter applications, the Laredo LNC2 series includes multiple LED color temperatures, additional distributions, expanded photocontrol options, additional finishes, and a larger lumen package offering 29 and 45 W configurations. The Laredo LNC2-18LU conserves up to 85% energy savings over traditional metal halide sources. The energy-efficient LEDs deliver 60,000 hours of life at L96 lumen maintenance for a long-lasting, architecturally styled, and powerful LED perimeter security solution.

Hubbell Outdoor Lighting
www.hubbelloutdoor.com 


Retrofit LED downlight kit

The Indy Retrofit LED Downlight Kit for commercial grade applications allows facility managers, building owners, energy audit teams, contractors, and retailers to convert 6- or 8-in. commercial incandescent, CFL, or HID open-frame fixtures into energy-efficient LEDs, reducing power consumption by up to 75%. The ENERGY STAR qualified solution provides users with the ability to quickly gain significant return on investment through energy and cost savings. With an expected service life of 50,000 hours, the Indy Retrofit LED Downlight Kit provides over 10 years of maintenance-free operation, eliminating the need for a lamp inventory and incorrect lamp or color temperature installation.

Juno Lighting Group
www.junolightinggroup.com/indyretrofit 


Recessed LED downlight

The MegaLum is a 12,000 lumen recessed LED downlight, an ideal lighting upgrade for T4 quartz (up to 500 W), metal halide (up to 250 W), and induction (up to 165 W) sources for ceiling heights of 40 to 60 ft. This 8-in. recessed LED downlight features up to 75 lumens per watt efficacy and multiple configurations for design flexibility and controllability. The MegaLum is offered in four lumen output options: 3000, 6000, 9000, and 12,000 lumens. The downlight is also available in 25-, 35-, 45- and 55-degree optical distributions; and 2700, 3000, 3500, 4000, and 5000 K color temperatures.

Prescolite
www.prescolite.com 


Area site light

The Cimarron LED CL1S is an area site light that is designed for mounting heights of 12 to 20 ft and provides the perfect pedestrian scale luminaire for municipal, park and recreation, educational, and health care campus applications. The Cimarron LED CL1S was designed with the most advanced LED lighting technology to deliver energy efficiency, safety, and security and complements the aesthetics and performance of the larger Cimarron LED CL1. The energy-efficient fixture will perform virtually maintenance-free with an estimated 60,000 hours and uses less than 50% of the energy of an equivalent HID at full brightness.

Spaulding Lighting
www.spauldinglighting.com 


Author Bio: Amanda McLeman is the research director and project manager of awards programs for CFE Media and Technology.