With energy costs on the rise, the word on the tips of the tongues of manufacturers is how to conserve energy and spend less. It’s time to eliminate those inefficient, dim fluorescent high-bay lights and install LED lighting. Martisa, a Spanish manufacturing company in Barcelona that produces metal parts for automobiles, had problems with its 400-watt high-pressure sodium lamps throughout its facility earlier this year. The color rendering of the lamps was so poor that employees could not see the true colors of items in the facility. Also, if there were a power outage, the lights would take at least 10 minutes to return. Martisa also spends a considerable amount of money on maintaining the lights, including buying new lamps all the time and renting the platform to get to the lights.
To solve these problems, Martisa installed 150-watt Durosite LED high-bay lights throughout the facility, reducing its energy consumption from lighting by 69%. The facility no longer has to wait for the lights to come on after a power outage because LEDs turn on full power as soon as you hit the switch. The lighting no longer flickers or dims, and the improved color rendering allows employees to see true colors. With a 60,000-hour lifetime and 5-year warranty on the new lamps, Martisa can focus less on its electricity and maintenance costs and more on its products.
