Industrial Lighting Systems

How do you define a lighting system?
An industrial lighting system is defined as a group of commercial electrical lighting equipment and controls that works together to perform a cohesive function.

What fixtures and accessories make up a typical industrial lighting system?
In factories and warehouses, high bay lights are used to provide general overhead lighting. Exit lighting is needed in every building to show where doorways are located. Operations that require assembly work require task lighting with higher visibility and minimized glare. Emergency lights also need to be installed over doorways in case the power goes out.

In office areas, call centers, and break rooms, HID lights or fluorescent lights represent the majority of the light fixtures used in interior industrial commercial lighting systems. Lighting equipment that is used indoors can only be used within the four walls of the building. This is because they are engineered to function only in humidity free environments. In moist air or heavy rain, they will not last for very long.

Outdoor light fixtures are far more durable. They are wet location rated, which means, in laymen’s terms, that they are designed to weather high humidity, rainfall, and even thunderstorms in places.

The diversity of fixture options available to a business is a clear indicator of how important it is to contract a lighting design specialist to plan and configure your industrial lighting system. Such a specialist will know exactly what type of equipment you need, and where it needs to be mounted.

What businesses require entire lighting systems?
All commercial entities, regardless of whether or not they carry the technical label of “industrial”, need industrial lighting systems. Retailers, office parks, warehouses, and factories all need both interior and exterior light fixtures. Corporate headquarters especially need the very best systems to reflect their brand and corporate culture.

How are these systems designed?
The design of indoor industrial lighting systems is accomplished through a series of specific steps. The first step is to figure out what type of task will be performed in a given area and how much light that particular task will require.

The nature of the task is very important. Office work, for example, requires general fluorescent lighting. Hallways require some light, but only enough for safety—not high visibility. Assembly work and machine work require the brightest light for maximum visibility, safety, and productivity.

Determination of lighting levels is based upon both general and specific factors. General factors are derived from general design guidelines that fall within IES codes. Specific parameters are customized to the environment and task at hand.

Each client is asked to send a plan view and an elevation view of the facility in AutoCAD format so the industrial lighting designer can feed this information into the software platform that in turn generates a photometric layout and 3D rendering of the new system.

How are different types of fixtures chosen and installed together in relationship to one another?
That depends on several factors. The size of the building and the type of industry are factors that weigh heavily on the number and intensity of fixtures. Furthermore, different areas within and around the building will need different levels of light that also have to be factored into the equation. Ceiling height is also a factor in lighting design.

RLLD Commercial Lighting carries a wide variety of industrial & commercial lighting fixtures. If you can not find what you are looking for contact us toll free at 1-866-654-3961 and we will find it for you.

Our professional lighting supply office is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including New York NY, Los Angeles CA, Miami, FL. Chicago, IL. Denver CO., 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, Beaumont, Texas, Denton, TX, McKinney, Texas, Midland, TX, Killeen, Texas, Dallas TX, San Antonio, TX, Austin, TX, ALBQ, NYC, LA, MPLS.

Industrial Lights & Lighting Products

What should I look for when buying industrial lighting products?
Always keep lighting energy efficiency, lumens output, the number of fixtures needed, and the best lamp types when you are investing in a new lighting system. You must make certain that everything you buy is reliable enough for long-term use in your business environment.

The many different fixture types and lamp options you can get in today’s industrial light products give you the ability to customize your lighting system to the specific applications that run your business. You will get the best results if you confer with an expert who can design a photometric layout of your new system that will act as a guideline for procurement and installation. will ensure the best possible outcome for your operation.

What are some examples of the industrial lighting products you sell?
Large warehouses with high ceilings over twenty feet normally invest in high bay lighting. For buildings with ceilings lower than twenty feet, low bay fixtures work better. Office areas are typically most cost effectively lit with halogen lamps or commercial fluorescent fixtures.

No matter what industrial metal halide high bay lighting products you ultimately decide to purchase, you must make certain that any bay lights or fluorescent fixtures you have installed are easy for maintenance personnel to access if low pressure sodium bulbs or ballasts so need repair or replacement. The quicker the replacement can be made, the lower the labor cost will be.

Keep in mind too that if you invest in lamps that have high-quality energy efficient light bulbs, your maintenance costs will already have been dramatically reduced.

The outside of your building can also benefit from industrial sign lighting products that highlight your company logo and brand. Flood lights controlled by timers or motion sensors can safeguard the perimeter of your property. New parking lot lights poles will increase visibility and safety for employees and guests. For other outdoor lighting needs, a multitude of high intensity discharge lamps, fluorescents, incandescents, and halogens exist as viable lamping options.

What price ranges should I look for?
It is not about money, it is about the integrity of the design and manufacture. When a person invests in commercial-grade products made only in the USA, brightness does not have to cost an arm and a leg. Energy efficient light bulbs & lamps can achieve both the brightness you need and the cost savings that you desire. These commercial lighting fixtures tend to pay for themselves by lowering electrical bills over a period of time.

Are there specific fixture types I should look into?
Newer industrial lighting products are intended to save you money on operations. Some may serve specific applications better than others.

If you need long lamp life and brightness, invest in halogen bulbs. These are incandescent lamps built with a special additive in the bulb that regenerates the filament every time it is lit. Halogens last much longer than traditional incandescents. Unfortunately, halogens create a great deal of heat. If lower your cooling costs is priority, use commercial HID lamps such as high pressure sodium, mercury vapor, or metal halide lights.

RLLD Commercial Lighting supply carries a wide variety of industrial & commercial lighting fixtures. If you can not find what you are looking for call us toll free at 1-866-654-3961 and we will find it for you.

Our industrial lighting design office is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including New York NY, Los Angeles CA, Miami, FL. Chicago, IL. Denver CO., 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, Beaumont, Texas, Denton, TX, McKinney, Texas, Midland, TX, Killeen, Texas, Dallas TX, San Antonio, TX, Austin, TX, ALBQ, NYC, LA, MPLS.

Industrial Lighting Design

What are the benefits of industrial lighting design by RLLD Commercial Lighting?
Our commercial photometric plans develop both the functional and aesthetic aspects of your new lighting system. These aspects can be summarized in the following four points.

1. Determine exactly how much light you need in a given area.
2. Find the most energy efficient lamps to produce this light.
3. Find the most decorative fixtures to give your building maximum decorative appeal.
4. Determine where these lights need to be mounted.

How does your industrial lighting design process determine how much light we need?
We look at your building, its age, and its usage to calculate the number of foot candles you will need in specific locations using photometric software. These calculations are based upon blueprints and AutoCAD drawings you provide us with, along with answers to specific questions we ask about your operation.

This data, in turn, is fed into an advanced software platform that generates a point by point diagram of lumen output, showing the range and intensity of your new lighting. See our photometric lighting examples.

Can you be sure that the fixtures you provide are indeed the most energy efficient?
Yes. We use only American-made equipment that is made by the top commercial lighting fixture manufacturers in our industry. These fixtures are engineered for maximum lumens-watt efficiency ratios and feature a variety of new technologies that maximize power conservation, lamp life, and optimal beam spread.

The intention here is to get more light with less power, and, when possible, get more light with fewer fixtures.

What is the importance of decoration to industrial lighting design?
That depends entirely on your business type and facility needs. If you are operating a warehouse, you obviously do not need decorative commercial lighting inside. However, it does help to promote your corporate brand to have some aesthetic appeal on your sign or building frontage. Goosenecks are very good for this, as our a number of other architectural lighting fixtures we can provide you with.

If your facility is service-oriented, then your corporate image is vital to your marketing and sales initiatives. Commercial light systems should support your building architecture and provide an attractive face to the world that will enhance your appeal to investors and clients.

You also want your interior lighting to look good to employees who tend to work better when they are surrounding by an aesthetically pleasing environment.

How do you determine where lights need to be mounted?
Industrial parking lot lighting design software calculates the necessary foot candle plots for each specific work environment and outdoor area of your commercial property. It also calculates the optimal lighting angles that will be required to produce these foot candles. Once these angles are determined, we can show your electrical contractor exactly where to mount and position each fixture we sell you.

What if I want to buy my fixtures elsewhere?
You can do that. We will sell you the industrial office lighting design plan and a list of recommended light fixtures. You can then have your local electrical contractor obtain these lights (or their equivalents) through other channels. However, if you buy the equipment from us, we give you the photometric plans for free, and we can ensure that the fixtures you purchase are indeed the best lights for the job.

RLLD Commercial Lighting carries a wide variety of industrial & commercial lighting supplies. If you can not find what you are looking for call us toll free at 1-866-654-3961 and we will find it for you. Our home office is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including like Ft. Lauderdale, FL (FLL), Orlando, Florida (MCO), Santa Monica, CA, (LAX) Columbus, Ohio (CMH) (LGA) New York, NY, (JKF), St. Louis, MO, Detroit, Michigan (DTW), Madison, WI (MSN), San Francisco, California (SFO), and Omaha, Nebraska (OMA)

GSA Advantage Commercial Lighting

This is good news for government employees who have been discovering our site through the internet. Now, with our new GSA contract status, RLLD Commercial Lighting is fully certified to sell to federal government employees and all branches of the United States Armed Forces.

There are many benefits that now accompany RLLD Commercial Lighting’s new status as a GSA Contract Vendor.

To begin with, thousands of Federal Employees located throughout the world can purchase premium US-made lighting equipment from a single vendor.

Our site offers one of the most comprehensive selections of approved lighting design services and lighting products that are available through GSA contract services.

Here is a sampling of the commercial lighting products we offer:

Tennis Court Lighting
Parking Lot Lighting
Athletic & Sports Field Lighting
Parking Garage Lighting
Commercial Parking Lot Lighting
Commercial Fluorescent Lighting Fixtures
Car Dealership Parking Lot Lighting
Mall Parking Lot Lighting
Agriculture Barn & Horse Arena Light Fixtures
Business Buildings & Office Lighting
Parks & Recreation Lights
Commercial Warehouse Lighting and HID Fixtures
Outdoor Commercial Security Lighting

With RLLD Commercial Lighting, Federal Employees and US Service Men and Women can rest assured that they will receive the very best lighting equipment, and that the equipment they receive will fulfill all specification requirements set by their government building, division, or military base.

Other benefits include fixed pricing available only to government employees, priority services in lighting design and photometric analysis surveys, and expeditious shipping.

Because so many people—including government employees-- find our website through the internet, RLLD Commercial Lighting has prepared the following brief, step-by guideline on how to purchase lighting equipment through the GSA Advantage Program. This will ensure that they will obtain both the equipment they need and the discount to which they are entitled as Federal employees or US service personnel.

If you are interested in learning more about purchasing commercial lighting from a GSA vendor contact us toll free at 800-239-2939 or fax your inquiry to 713-979-1429.

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Industrial Light Fixtures & GSA Lighting

What are the most popular types of industrial lights for indoor lighting?
In manufacturing and warehousing facilities, high bays and low bays are still among the most reliable and popular industrial lighting fixtures. They have always been a mainstay for large operations as both general light sources and industrial task light sources.

Other industrial outdoor commercial lighting fixture types include canopy lights, which are used to light covered walkways; foyer lights, which illuminate the front interior entrances of buildings, and general office lights, which can illuminate anything from offices to hallways to restrooms.

What industrial lighting fixture features are mandatory for lights to be worth your investment?
They must have good reflectors to be worth your investment. To protect against breakage in areas where there is heavy vehicle traffic or lifts in operation, you may need to invest in a wire cage option that keeps glass lenses from breaking.

What are the best qualities to look for in outdoor industrial lighting fixtures?
The most important thing is the fixture reflector. This is because without adequate beam spread, the reach and intensity of luminance will fall short of intended foot candle requirements.

Another must-have quality in today’s super energy-conscious world is fast start pulse capability. This is especially valuable feature of floodlights, and it is also a very vital to getting things back online if there is a temporary power outage.

Also, look for a good lumens per watt energy rating. Ideally you want warehouse luminaires that can produce large amounts of light at comparatively lower levels of power.

Keep in mind too that these last two attributes are often regulated by law, so talk to your commercial lighting designer about which models will work best for you.

What businesses use industrial lighting fixtures?
There are hardly any businesses that do not use some form of industrial lighting fixtures. Some of these are commercial operations, while others include municipal and academic facilities.

The following list includes, but is not limited to, the most common industrial and commercial lighting examples:

· Convenience Stores
· Car Wash Facilities
· Historical Warehouses
· Industrial Retail Stores
· Schools
· Corporate Retail Centers

Please keep in mind too that as a GSA Advantage vendor, RLLD Commercial Lighting can now sell commercial lighting of all kinds to The Federal Government. (GSA Contract: # GS-07F-0060W)

What makes RLLD fixtures more effective in quality?
To begin with, all of our industrial lighting fixtures are American made. This means that they come with better warranties and can provide replacement parts on an individual basis. If a bulb burns out, for example, you only need to get a new bulb, not a whole luminaire.

Our site lights also have the best lumens per watt ratios compared to those manufactured overseas. This makes them much more efficient to operate. Any higher costs up front will eventually be compensated by the power savings of pulse start technology.

What are the maintenance and replacement cycles that contribute to further savings?
One of the best examples of how RLLD can save companies money is the example of high bay relamping. Generally this must be contracted out because lamps have to be replaced at great heights within a high-ceiling environment. This costs an organization a per-hour labor rate, and it often forces them to wait until enough bulbs have failed before they call an electrical contractor.

We can minimize this inconvenient cost by installing high performance bulbs in high bays that will make them last longer and therefore cause such costly relamping to impact your operations budget much less frequently.

How can I contact RLLD about purchasing lighting products under the GSA program?
RLLD Commercial Lighting carries a wide variety of industrial & commercial lighting fixtures within the GSA Advantage program. If you can not find what you are looking for contact us toll free at 1-866-654-3961 and we will find it for you.

RLLD Commercial Lighting GSA Advantage

(GSA Contract: # GS-07F-0060W)
RLLD, a Houston Texas based commercial and industrial lighting supplier is now certified to sell to the federal government. If you are with the armed forces or any branch of the federal government, you can make lighting purchases from our huge selection easily and securely. Our commercial lighting products can be found in the GSA advantage website.

What is the mission of the GSA program?
GSA leverages the buying power of the federal government to acquire best value for taxpayers and federal customers. They deliver superior workplaces, quality acquisition services, and expert business solutions, including commercial outdoor lighting products.

How does the United States Government benefit from the GSA program?
The GSA oversees the business of the U.S. federal government. GSA’s acquisition solutions supplies federal purchasers with cost-effective high-quality products and services from commercial vendors. GSA provides workplaces for federal employees, and oversees the preservation of historic federal properties. Its policies covering travel, property and management practices promote efficient government operations.

How do US Citizens benefit from the GSA government program?
GSA helps keep the nation safe by providing tools, equipment, and non-tactical vehicles to the U.S. military, and providing state and local governments with law enforcement equipment, firefighting and rescue equipment, and disaster recovery products and services.

GSA provides direct access to a wide range of government services, as well as consumer protection information through the official Web portals of the federal government, USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov. GSA's USA Services provides a one-stop source for information about federal government programs and services and provides consumer information on money management, scams, federal benefits, identity theft, government auctions, health, housing, and jobs.

When was the GSA founded?
The GSA was established by President Harry Truman on July 1, 1949, to streamline the administrative work of the federal government. GSA consolidated the National Archives Establishment, the Federal Works Agency and its Public Buildings Administration, the Bureau of Federal Supply and the Office of Contract Settlement, and the War Assets Administration into one federal agency tasked with administering supplies and providing workplaces for federal employees.

What can you tell me about energy efficient commercial lighting products?
RLLD is committed to not only reducing energy consumption with more efficient, standard technology, but also to staying on top of emerging trends in new technology. The potential of LED lighting and solar powered lighting has yet to fully manifest, but both continue to look more promising every day. Call RLLD Commercial Lighting if you or your clients are interested in learning more about green energy and how new commercial lighting sources can actually contribute to a sustainable future for us all.

How can I contact RLLD about purchasing lighting products under the GSA program?
RLLD Commercial Lighting carries a wide variety of industrial & commercial lighting fixtures within the GSA Advantage program. If you can not find what you are looking for contact us toll free at 1-866-654-3961 and we will find it for you.