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Industrial Lighting

Industrial LED Lighting

We carry a variety of LED industrial lighting fixtures including LED high bays, low bays, explosion proof lights, wet area lights, linear lights & more. These lighting solutions are stocked in the U.S and ready to ship.

Our industrial lighting solutions are trusted by electrical contractors, government agencies, oil and gas engineers, and safety managers across the world.

Industrial Lighting Examples

LED High Bay Lights These lighting fixtures are specially designed to illuminate areas that have ceilings higher than 20 feet. There are various types of high bays, including UFO’s, linear high bays, etc.
UFO High Bays The name UFO high bay is derived from the fact the lighting fixture is shaped like a UFO. This circular design allows the fixture to effectively provide necessary illumination from a high ceiling height.
Linear High Bays Linear high bays have a strip shaped design and use long LED tubes to provide high lumen output. These lights are known for their energy efficiency and are typically used in applications with ceiling heights ranging from 15 to 30 feet.
Industrial Low Bay Fixtures Low bay lights are used to provide lighting in areas with ceilings that are under 20 feet. Since these areas don’t require as strong of illumination as high bays, low bays are specifically designed to provide necessary illumination without unnecessary consumption of energy.
LED Corn Lamps An LED corn bulb is a highly durable bulb that’s used within industrial and commercial fixtures. The Lighting Beam 360 LED Corn Lamp we offer is an excellent replacement for metal halides, high-pressure sodium lamps, and CFL bulbs. Our bulbs have shatterproof construction and high efficiency LED chips which ensure a long lifespan.
Collection of LED corn cob light bulbs ranging from small 14 watt lamps up to large 120 watt lamps
LED Retrofit Kits We offer high quality retrofit kits to replace traditional HID fixtures. This includes replacing the bulbs for street lamps, high bays, wall packs, canopy fixtures, and floodlights.

Industrial Lighting Case Studies

In this case study, we explore the installation of explosion-proof lighting within an oilfield. The project involved the strategic placement of several explosion-proof...
This case study involves a warehouse that used the LED high bay products we offer to replace outdated T5 fluorescent high bay lights throughout their facility...
In this case study, we explore the installation of specialized lighting within the chemical mixer expansion project. The project involved the strategic placement...
This case study examines the upgrade of lighting in a warehouse environment by adding four 235W UFO High Bay Lights to supplement the existing six 200W Metal Halides...
The following case study examines the implementation of specialized industrial lighting within a large warehouse environment, specifically focusing on the strategic deployment...

Industrial Lighting Applications

Industrial lighting plays a critical role in ensuring safe and efficient operations across a wide variety of industries. These environments often require specialized lighting solutions due to their unique challenges, such as harsh conditions, large spaces, and complex machinery. Here are some common industrial lighting applications,

Professional Industrial Lighting Layouts

Here are two examples of industrial lighting photometric designs constructed by our professional lighting engineers. In this first example, four 235W UFO High Bay Lights were added to an existing setup of six 200W Metal Halides to achieve the desired illumination in a 44×66 ft warehouse with 22-25 ft ceilings.

Warehouse Dimensions: 44×66
Warehouse Ceiling Height: 25 feet
Fixture Type: 235W LED UFO High Bay
Fixture Count: 4 PCS
Fixture Certifications: DLC Premium, uL Listed
Warehouse Illumination: 90 footcandles (fc), with a maximum of 147 fc and a minimum of 32 fc.

In this second industrial lighting layout, 45 210W UFO High Bay Lights were used to illuminate a 80x160x20ft warehouse.

Warehouse Dimensions: 80×160 ft
Warehouse Ceiling Height: 20 ft
Fixture Type: UFO High Bay
Fixture Count: 45
Fixture Certifications: UL, DLC Premium
Warehouse Illuminations: 85 footcandles, peaking at 99.4fc and a minimum of 38.3fc

Industrial Lighting Standards

The recommended footcandle levels for shop lighting depend on several factors, including the specific tasks being performed, the layout of the space, and the type of fixtures being used. However, the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) has published some general guidelines that can be used as a starting point. Here are some examples:

For general lighting in small to medium-sized shops, the IES recommends an average illuminance level of 50-100 footcandles (fc) and a minimum illuminance level of 30 fc.

For larger shops or areas where more detailed tasks are performed, the IES recommends an average illuminance level of 150-300 fc and a minimum illuminance level of 100 fc.

For areas where very detailed tasks are performed, such as inspection or quality control, the IES recommends an average illuminance level of 500-1000 fc and a minimum illuminance level of 300 fc.

Here’s a more detailed breakdown for specific warehouse and shop lighting applications.

Manufacturing Warehouse Lighting Footcandles
Packaging and Labeling 30 fc
Coarse Material Processing 10 fc
Medium Material Processing 30 fc
Fine Material Processing 50-100 fc
Simple Assembly 30 fc
Medium Assembly 25-100 fc
Difficult Assembly 100-200 fc
Complicated Assembly 50-200 fc
Exacting Assembly and Inspection 150-600 fc
Grain Processing 70 fc
Food Processing 70 fc
Workshop & Maintenance 50 fc

Industrial Lighting Levels

Chart showing industrial lighting levels from assembly and inspection at a 300 horizontal footcandle average to component manufacturing at 30 horizontal footcandle average

Industrial facilities demand robust lighting solutions to ensure precision, safety, and efficiency. Recommendations for common industrial lighting needs include:

Assembly & Inspection (Simple Tasks): Horizontal average of 30 foot-candles, with a range of 15-60 foot-candles.

Assembly & Inspection (Difficult Tasks): Horizontal average of 50 foot-candles, with a range of 25-100 foot-candles.

Manufacturing (Large Components): Horizontal average of 30 foot-candles, supporting visibility for handling sizable parts.

Manufacturing (Fine Components): Horizontal average of 100 foot-candles, with a range of 50-200 foot-candles to ensure accuracy in detailed work.

By implementing these lighting levels, industrial spaces can achieve optimal performance while adhering to safety standards.

LED Industrial Lighting

LED technology has come to dominate just about every conceivable lighting application today, especially in the industrial lighting sector. Industrial lighting applications often involve vast amounts of lighting fixtures and bulbs in order to provide proper lighting coverage for these large areas. There are many benefits to using LED lighting for these applications, which is one of the reasons why when given the opportunity almost all industrial facilities utilize this technology. In fact, finding a traditional type of lighting fixture in an industrial building is quite rare now-a-days.

Whether these lights are installed as retrofits to existing lighting fixtures or replacing the fixture entirely, there are several key reasons as to why industrial managers and faculty owners upgrade to LED technology instead of using traditional lighting options. The primary benefits include improved energy efficiency, the elimination of required maintenance, a dramatically longer lifespan and noticeably improved lighting accuracy.

Industrial Wet Location Fixtures

Industrial wet location fixtures, including vapor tight lights, are engineered to withstand harsh environments characterized by moisture and humidity, such as those found in manufacturing plants, warehouses, and exposed outdoor areas. These fixtures are constructed from durable, water-resistant materials and feature tightly sealed enclosures that safeguard internal components, ensuring functionality and safety over time. Often meeting rigorous safety standards and incorporating energy-efficient LED technology, vapor tight lights effectively reduce operational costs while enhancing performance in damp conditions.

Wet location lights deliver excellent illumination quality and come with various customization options, such as adjustable settings and motion detection, to maintain optimal visibility and productivity.

Warehouse Lighting

Warehouses require specially designed lighting fixtures that are able to provide necessary illumination over a wide area. Additionally, it’s important that these lighting fixtures can withstand prolonged use and harsh environments while requiring little to no maintenance.

Having an ideal lighting solution for warehouses will improve visibility within the facility while maximizing energy-efficiency. Not only does this save energy costs for a business, but also helps to reduce workplace accidents and improve productivity. Many reputable safety organizations recognize the importance of having proper illumination in industrial facilities.For example, the Teamsters provide information on the importance of lighting in warehouses on their website:

“Workers at a warehouse need to spot oncoming vehicles, pedestrians, slippery floors and other hazards in time to prevent injuries and accidents. Areas of the warehouse that require lighting include the loading dock, shipping and receiving areas, open storage areas, and rack storage…”
- Teamsters Safety & Health Facts, 2004, Lighting (Illumination) in Warehouses.

Our company offers top quality steel constructed UFO high bays for illuminating a wide area with a high ceiling along with low-bay lighting fixtures for lower areas. We use LEDs as our source of lighting to give our customers a high quality environmentally friendly lighting option that increases their bottom line in the long run.

Industrial Lighting Design

The concept of hanging a lighting fixture is relatively straightforward. However, in order to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of a lighting system, it must be specifically designed for the application. When designing a lighting system, there are multiple factors that come into play, beginning with the foot candle requirements for the area. Once this key factor has been determined, all the other factors can be taken into consideration. These factors include the ceiling heights and square footage of an area as well as the configuration of the floor space of the facility itself.

After these factors are taken into consideration, the fixtures can be selected that are best tailored to the application. The fixtures chosen should ideally provide a solid balance of lumen output and energy efficiency, which will result in the maximization of illumination for an area with the minimal amount of operating costs. Depending on what makes the most sense for the particular application, this can result in a lower number of higher powered fixtures, or a lighter number of lower powered fixtures.

Determining the type, quantity and lumen output of fixtures for an industrial lighting system design is challenging, as no two lighting designs are the same and there is no one size fits all lighting fixture for every application. Behind every properly designed lighting configuration is a significant of science and mathematics, which is outside the scope of most building managers and even the average lighting contractor. Because of this, we offer in house photometric design services, with experienced photometric planners who will work with you to develop an ideal lighting setup for your facility’s particular needs. This ensures that industrial lighting customers and building users will be able to receive the maximum return on their investment in our LED lighting products.

In order to showcase our industrial lighting design capabilities, below is an example of a photometric plan our photometric planners created for an industrial facility utilizing UFO high bay lights designed to provide optimal illumination for their building:

A photometric plan for a warehouse showing the placement and size of LED High Bay lighting fixtures

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is industrial lighting?
Industrial lighting is a fairly broad term usually used to describe lighting fixtures for industrial units such as warehouses, factories, machine shops, storage buildings, etc. This category differs slightly from commercial lighting which involves lighting solutions for applications such as office buildings or retail stores. With that said, there’s often overlap between commercial and industrial. As a result, the two are often used interchangeably.

When you consider the term “industrial grade” this usually means well constructed and highly durable for maximum use. This term applies to lighting as well since these lights are manufactured to withstand prolonged use and harsh industrial environments.

In short, industrial lighting is a category of lighting that’s specifically designed to meet the needs and requirements of industrial environments.

Q. Where are industrial lights used?
Industrial lights are used in many different industries and have many different uses. Basically, these lights are necessary anywhere that has a ceiling higher than 20 feet, requires exposure to harsh environments, or requires the ability to withstand heavy prolonged use. Common uses for industrial lights include:

  • Warehouses
  • Factories
  • Basketball arenas
  • Airports
  • Ice rinks
  • Storage facilities
  • Power plants
  • Conference halls
  • Machine shops
  • Event centers
  • Large gyms

Q. What type of lights are used in warehouses?
Warehouses require specialized lighting products due to the large area required for lighting and necessary durability against prolonged use and harsh conditions. These lighting fixtures need to be industrial quality and certified for safety against environmental factors such as dust, heat, etc. Common examples of warehouse lighting fixtures include:

  • LED High Bay Lights
  • UFO High Bays
  • Linear High Bays
  • Low Bay Lighting Fixtures

Q. What are high bays?
As suggested by the name, high bay fixtures are used to provide lighting within areas that have high ceilings. Ceilings that are considered “high” by industry standards generally range from 20-40 feet. Naturally, areas that have a high ceiling require more illumination; thus, require a more powerful lighting source. High bay lights are specifically designed to illuminate these areas.

Q. What are low bays?
Unlike high bays, low bay lighting fixtures are used to provide lighting in areas with low ceilings. Ceilings that are considered “low” by industry standards are generally under 20 feet. Since these areas don’t require as powerful of a lighting source, low bays are specifically designed to provide necessary illumination without unnecessary consumption of energy.

Q. Why use Industrial LED lighting?
There are many benefits to using LEDs for industrial applications. One of the main benefits is that LEDs are more energy efficient as opposed to traditional lighting methods such as fluorescents. This is key since industrial environments often require lights to undergo heavy prolonged use. In other words, using LEDs will save substantial energy costs in the long term. Other benefits of LED lighting include:

  • Little to no maintenance costs
  • Environmentally friendly
  • Less CO2 emissions
  • Safer working environments
  • Easy to replace
  • Higher quality illumination