Saturday, May 24, 2008

Industrial Light Fixtures

Energy Efficient Indoor & Outdoor Industrial Lighting Fixtures Will Save You Money.
Industrial lighting must be able to accommodate a wide variety of needs ranging from commercial warehouse lighting, car lot lighting to area lighting for detailed tasks. Industrial lighting must also light warehouse areas that are light contrasting such as those with and without day lighting. Industrial lighting does have a significant impact on employee safety and productivity, because an inadequately lit area can create eye fatigue and lower morale.

If you have employees assembling printed circuit boards for example, need adequate overhead and task lighting that does not create glare. Warehouse areas require high intensity lights placed on poles or hung from the ceiling as opposed to workstations which may require simple overhead fluorescent lighting. There are different industrial lighting lamps and fixtures depending on the height of the facility.

Save Time with Commercial & Industrial Light Fixtures.
In the industrial workplace, there are many commercial lighting needs. Industrial lighting is not just for factory or warehouse floors. Industrial buildings are also composed of hallways, aisles, offices and computer rooms which may be enormous in size. Large scale industrial lighting is available for each of these areas and also for emergency exit and outdoor wall pack lighting. When you shop for industrial lighting, you will find numerous lighting choices including standard and pulse start halides, energy efficient fluorescent, and lighting which preserve natural colors in the environment while making it more desirable for employees.

It is important to buy high quality lighting. Cheap commercial or industrial pole lights will degrade quickly over time, putting out less and less lumens. Because the degradation occurs over time and the bulbs or lamps keep working, you may not even realize the industrial lighting is not working at maximum efficiency. The best industrial lighting will maintain their close to maximum lumens for the life of the lamps. Therefore, a regular lamp change program should be implemented around average lamp life of the fixture you select. HID lamps and fluorescent lamps offer the most cost effective solutions for commercial industrial lighting applications.

With a better understanding of how industrial lighting impacts productivity, it is easy to improve your lighting standards. Industrial lighting and fixtures from Easy Rack are now designed to save you money while improving the ability of your employees to get the job done right the first time. From that standpoint, industrial lighting contributes to quality control as much as it conserves energy.

What areas of the country does Easy Rack service?
Our world headquarters is located on the "Texas Gulf Coast" with distribution facilities located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including New Orleans, La., Cleveland, Ohio, Kansas City, Mo., Mesa, Arizona, Virginia Beach, Va., Omaha, Nebraska, Oakland, California, Miami, Florida, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Arlington, Texas.

Having trouble locating the items you are looking for?
Contact us toll free at 1-888-776-3720 and we will find it for you. Click here to read customer reviews of our service and products in our testimonials section, or visit our material handling blog for more lighting information. Easy Rack provides, drop ships, installs, and configures commercial shelving, material-handling equipment, commercial sports lighting, used pallet racks, outdoor parking lot lighting and modular prefab buildings installed nationwide.

We look forward to serving you!

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Thursday, August 16, 2007

The basic purpose of industrial lighting fixtures is to provide safety and accessibility for all employees and customers!

Outdoor industrial lighting fixtures and bulbs from Easy Rack can play a vital role in reducing overhead costs by lowering insurance premiums with security lights, and saving power consumption or energy by using HID or fluorescent light fixtures. Good quality industrial warehouse lighting also is helpful for warehouse workers to navigate through the warehouse safely and to minimize mistakes for not being able to read SKU or part numbers.

The main benefit of industrial lighting equipment is to provide uniform light levels in a specified work area without adversely affecting worker performance in any way. Industrial lighting differs according to the area they cover and glare from the lighting fixtures is a major concern for workers as this could lead to accidents or injury. If the area is small, low bay metal halide fixtures can be positioned above work stations. Industrial lighting fixtures are available with different type light bulbs, wattage, sizes and finishes that can match any kind of industrial lighting condition. For example, high bay commercial fixtures are designed for larger facilities and offer higher wattage's to maintain critical light levels.

There are many Industrial lighting options open to commercial lighting buyers, it is simple to select lighting fixtures, which suit the budget, location, and desired level of expediency. Industrial lighting fixtures can be smooth modern lights, halogen or compact fluorescent, incandescent light bulbs, spotlights, or luminaries offering infinite choice to industrial businesses. Even with commercial warehouse lighting applications, it is often important for workers and customers to inspect the products that enter and leave the warehouse. If color rendering is an important consideration, for example, then metal halide would be an excellent choice due to its ability to render colors as they would appear in daylight. If, on the other hand, you are exploring a commercial outdoor lighting application where sheer efficiency is most important, you might consider a high pressure sodium bulb. While the light tends to be orange gold in color, high pressure sodium bulbs tend to be more efficient and therefore longer lasting than metal halide. High pressure sodium lighting fixtures produce more lumen's per watt than metal halide sources.

Easy Rack offer high bay and low bay industrial lighting fixtures, which are intended to provide quality lighting for different sized offices, industrial warehouse storage or other commercial buildings. High bay fixtures by design emit a more concentrated light with minimal dispersion and are well-matched for taller ceilings. Low bay equipment is much better suited to low ceilings and smaller spaces.

Outdoor industrial lighting fixtures and bulbs are influenced by extreme temperatures. These extreme temperatures can be weather related or environmentally related. Be sure your industrial lighting fixture has zero degree ballast that will perform in extremely low temperatures and that the finish on the fixture will not tarnish and is rust resistant. It is desirable to purchase higher quality industrial lighting fixtures as lower quality fixtures can have bubbles or scratches.

The placement of outdoor lighting fixtures is an equally important factor that should be well planned. Wrongly positioned lighting fixtures can create hot spots. The basic purpose of industrial lighting fixtures is to provide safety and accessibility for all employees and customers as well. Designs and size of lighting fixtures should balance with the purpose both is size and light output. Certain outdoor lights are reasonably effective in safeguarding property, for example, motion-detecting lights can be coupled to security and alarm devices. Whatever type of industrial lighting is used, there is no need to over indulge, as over-lighted places are health hazards and an unneeded waste of funds.

Easy Rack’s commercial and industrial lighting specialists can answer all questions you have about which bulbs and commercial lighting fixtures work best with your specific operations. Call one of our specialists today at 713-553-1122 to find the best information and most affordable industrial lighting fixtures for your building’s security and safe operation throughout all hours of the night.

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The main benefit of industrial lighting equipment is to provide uniform light levels in a specified work area.

Outdoor industrial lighting fixtures and bulbs from Easy Rack can play a vital role in reducing overhead costs by lowering insurance premiums with security lights, and saving power consumption or energy by using HID or fluorescent light fixtures. Good quality industrial warehouse lighting also is helpful for warehouse workers to navigate through the warehouse safely and to minimize mistakes for not being able to read sku's or part numbers.

The main benefit of industrial lighting equipment is to provide uniform light levels in a specified work area without adversely affecting worker performance in any way. Industrial lighting differs according to the area they cover and glare from the lighting fixtures is a major concern for workers as this could lead to accidents or injury. If the area is small, low bay metal halide fixtures can be positioned above work stations. Industrial lighting fixtures are available with different type light bulbs, wattages, sizes and finishes that can match any kind of industrial lighting condition. For example, high bay commercial lighting fixtures are designed for larger facilities and offer higher wattages to maintain critical light levels.

There are many Industrial lighting options open to commercial lighting buyers, it is simple to select lighting fixtures, which suit the budget, location, and desired level of expediency. Industrial lighting fixtures can be smooth modern lights, halogen or compact fluorescent, incandescent light bulbs, spotlights, or luminaries offering infinite choice to industrial businesses.
Even with commercial warehouse lighting applications, it is often important for workers and customers to inspect the products that enter and leave the warehouse. If color rendering is an important consideration, for example, then metal halide would be an excellent choice due to its ability to render colors as they would appear in daylight. If, on the other hand, you are exploring a commercial outdoor lighting application where sheer efficiency is most important, you might consider a high pressure sodium bulb. While the light tends to be orange gold in color, high pressure sodium bulbs tend to be more efficient and therefore longer lasting than metal halide. High pressure sodium lighting fixtures produce more lumens per watt than metal halide sources.

Easy Rack offer high bay and low bay industrial lighting fixtures, which are intended to provide quality lighting for different sized offices, warehouses or other commercial buildings. High bay fixtures by design emit a more concentrated light with minimal dispersion and are well-matched for taller ceilings. Low bay equipment is much better suited to low ceilings and smaller spaces.

Outdoor industrial lighting fixtures and bulbs are influenced by extreme temperatures. These extreme temperatures can be weather related or environmentally related. Be sure your industrial lighting fixture has a zero degree ballast that will perform in extremely low temperatures and that the finish on the fixture will not tarnish and is rust resistant. It is desirable to purchase higher quality industrial lighting fixtures as lower quality fixtures can have bubbles or scratches.

The placement of outdoor lighting fixtures is an equally important factor that should be well planned. Wrongly positioned lighting fixtures can create hot spots. The basic purpose of industrial lighting fixtures is to provide safety and accessibility for all employees and customers as well. Designs and size of lighting fixtures should balance with the purpose both is size and light output. Certain outdoor lights are reasonably effective in safeguarding property, for example, motion-detecting lights can be coupled to security and alarm devices. Whatever type of industrial lighting is used, there is no need to over indulge, as over-lighted places are health hazards and an unneeded waste of funds.

Easy Rack’s commercial and industrial lighting specialists can answer all questions you have about which bulbs and commercial lighting fixtures work best with your specific operations. Call one of our specialists today at 713-553-1122 to find the best and most affordable industrial lighting fixtures for your building’s security and safe operation throughout all hours of the night.

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Saturday, July 28, 2007

Study after study show security lighting is by far the most important element in any crime prevention program.

Everybody at Easy Rack these days is concerned about home and commercial safety and crime prevention. Just watching the news at 10 is enough to make you never want to leave home again. However, there is something that you can do around your home or business that will make a tremendous impact in deterring criminals and give you, your associates and your customers peace of mind. Lighting! Study after study show security lighting is by far the most important element in any crime prevention program.

While sufficient commercial lighting around a facility deters crime, it is vital that security lighting be calculated carefully as poorly designed security lighting can create glare that criminals are aware of and actively take advantage of it. Every year thousands of burglaries take place in commercial businesses. These unfortunate conditions may have been prevented if the proper outdoor security lighting had been in place. Business owners require a quality retailer of security lighting fixtures in order to achieve desired light levels and a lighting product that is dependable and relatively maintenance free. Easy Rack is more than happy to review your commercial lighting project and make recommendations to illuminate your property.

There are a wide variety of outdoor security lighting fixtures available on the current market, and commercial and industrial businesses should choose the right lighting systems to fit their requirements. Easy Rack carries a wide variety of exterior security lighting products including HID floodlights, metal halide high bay lights, metal halide wall packs, motion detectors, HID or high intensity discharge lighting fixtures, security flood light fixtures, outdoor wall mount light fixtures, post mount light poles & fixtures, wallpack security light fixtures and outdoor canopy light fixtures.

Outdoor Security Lighting Tips

Experts suggest that security lights should be placed high enough above the ground so intruders cannot disable them or take them out of service.

You can prevent unsightly glare by using a variety of glare shields attached to the fixture housing which conceals the bulb.

Aim your lighting fixtures in a downward position whenever possible to help keep our skies dark.

A good rule of thumb for brightness levels is 0.05 watts per square foot.

It is always better to use multiple light fixtures of moderate power instead of a few powerful outdoor floodlights to reduce glare and provide more even illumination.

Make sure the electric meter box is locked or difficult to get to so that the bad guys can't turn off the all your lighting.

Security lighting should not be installed where they can create blinding glare or blind spots to oncoming drivers or pedestrians.

Major Benefits Of Security Lighting:

Security lighting deters burglars, intruders and vandalism reducing insurance costs and lowering anxiety associated with fear.

Increase safety for employees leaving work before or after dark.

HID lights are energy efficient which reduce overhead costs in both reduced maintenance and energy consumption.

Security lighting can be integrated with existing alarm systems through the use of motion detectors and motion lighting fixtures.

Other Helpful Lighting Information From Easy Rack

Security Lights
While sufficient lighting around a commercial facility deters crime, it is vital that security lighting be calculated carefully as poorly designed security lighting can create glare that criminals are aware of and actively take advantage of it.

Parking Lot Lights
Parking Lot Lighting! A potential customer’s experience begins and ends in the parking lot. If the parking lot is not lighted and secure, especially at nighttime, patrons will not stop, park or shop.

Commercial Warehouse Lighting
Industrial warehouse managers are continuously searching for new ways to economically light their surroundings, and commercial warehouse lights are leading the way in the commercial and industrial business sector.

Loading Dock Lights
Loading dock lights are used on truck loading docks to bring light into long semi trailers and surrounding work area. The need is great as so little light often reaches the end of an enclosed trailer and workers cannot see to do their work safely.

Commercial Lighting Systems
Industrial companies can eliminate the costs of contracted design and installation services by building their own commercial lighting systems. This is not as difficult as it may appear.

Commercial Lighting Fixtures
Commercial lighting fixtures include all major lighting types and offers industrial clients the ability to systematically light their indoor warehouse facilities as well as light the exterior of the building.

Easy Rack specialists can answer all questions you have about commercial outdoor security lighting systems that will work with your specific requirements. Ask our experts about commercial security lighting or call 713-553-1122 to find the best and most affordable security lighting system for your buildings security and safe operation throughout all hours of the night.

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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Commercial warehouse lighting improves productivity and profits!

I manage a large commercial warehouse facility where we manufacture and refurbish pipe and equipment for the petrochemical industry in Texas City. The guys in the shop have asked me to upgrade the lighting as it is very difficult for them to see to do their work on cloudy days and when we work double shifts. The existing lighting consists of high output 8 foot fluorescent strips over the storage racks and a few high bay fixtures over some of the machines. Can you help me brighten this place up?

We would be more than happy to help you update your commercial warehouse and design a new lighting system that will not only improve productivity, save energy, but improve your bottom line. Studies show that good quality task or work lighting is the one of most important factors to promote productivity and safety in the workplace. Whether you are reading the paper or working a DNC machine, good lighting makes the task easier and puts less stain on your eyes.

To properly assist you, we need a few minutes of your time on the phone so that our lighting specialist can learn more about your specific warehouse conditions, dimensions and electrical provisions. From there, our lighting specialist can then formulate a lighting layout, review the photo metrics and provide you an detailed and itemized commercial lighting quote. If you have any CAD drawings that you could email or perhaps digital images of the warehouse, those would be helpful as well.
We look forward to receiving your information and helping you with your commercial lighting project. We can be reached at 713-533-1122 during normal working hours. Thank you for contacting www.easyrack.org for your lighting needs!

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