Metal Halide High Bay Lighting Fixtures

Metal halide high bay lighting continues to be popular form of high bay lighting in factories, warehouses, public halls, gymnasiums, transportation stations, and hangars. This comes as no surprise, because metal halide high bays were designed originally to provide bright white general lighting for industrial areas where visibility is essential to safety and production.

Metal halide high bay lights are a form of High Intensity Discharge Light fixtures. High Intensity Discharge Lights (HID) are lights with long lamp life, excellent energy efficiency, and exceptional color rendering abilities. Metal halide high bays perform very well as factory lights, where color differentiation plays an important role in general assembly work and safety. Any operation that constantly struggles to maintain higher profits against the overhead needed for production tends to lean heavily in favor of metal halide high bays for two very important reasons. For one thing, metal halide high bay lamps offer a very long lamp life that minimizes the need for continual replacement fixtures. Companies save money when they buy lamps they can be certain will last for a long period of time. This makes it possible not only to save money, but to more accurately predict quarterly and annual budgets related to equipment and labor costs. Contractors who are aware of these benefits can only serve themselves and their clients for the better by discussing in detail the many advantages that metal halide light fixtures offer to the industrial facility as a long term on investment that is both reliable and robust.

The light that metal halide high bays produce is very white and renders color anywhere from 65 on up to 90 on the CRI. The actual CRI rating of a given lamp depends on its wattage, manufacture, intended purpose, ballast control, and level of optical engineering. Generally speaking, MH high bays do much better than high pressure sodium high bays and low bays both because of the true white light they emit and the superior color rendering you can expect from them. If your client is uncertain as to whether the higher cost of metal halide is justifiable on the basis of color rendering alone, there are some other considerations you might want to discuss with the decision maker before finalizing the proposal.

The power savings generated by new pulse start metal halide high bays is indisputable (see our correlating lighting article on pulse start technology to learn more about this). Improved engineering and ballast controls within the fixtures allow the new metal halides to reach full restrike luminance as little as 2 minutes after a shutdown or temporary power failure. Because of the much better lumens per watt rating this new lighting technology offers, clients can save money on two levels. Lower wattage high bays can be used to produce the same level of light as probe start metal halide high bays. Similarly, a lower actual number of higher wattage fixtures can be used to again produce the same amount of illumination throughout the facility. The choice to go with either lower wattage or higher wattage and fewer fixtures should be made by assessing the overall thermal output of the high bay lighting system in the building. Whichever option will place less strain on the HVAC system should be chosen, provided the system delivers a satisfactory level of commercial lighting that is evenly distributed throughout the facility.

Optical control in MH high bay lighting fixtures made in the US tends to be the best of its kind. Glare shields and reflectors on most fixtures today are designed to produce a bright light that is still ergonomic to employee eyesight. RLLD Commercial Lighting metal halide high bays almost always exceed client expectations in this respect because we insist only on supplying our contractor clients with fixtures and lamps made domestically in the U.S.A. Our HID fixtures come with full written manufacturerʼs warranties and feature specification grade engineering designed to deliver optimal results over an extended period of time. They are made with the best wiring designs, optical controls, reflectors, lamps, and lenses to ensure a luminance that is robust, reliable, cost effective, and contributive to the momentum of your clientʼs process flow.

RLLD Commercial lighting will help you find the very best possible metal halide high bays for your client by performing a systematic photometric analysis of the facility prior to finalizing any equipment orders. This diagram, produced with sophisticated lighting design software, can show us how much light must be produced in the room, how best to distribute that in terms of both horizontal and vertical foot candles, how many fixtures we need to supply you with, and where to best install those fixtures to maximize light distribution and long lamp life.

Check out some of the many articles and product categories of metal halide commercial lighting fixtures we can ship directly to your office, warehouse or project:

Decorative Commercial Lighting
Commercial Landscape Lighting
Commercial Parking Lot Lighting
Commercial Warehouse Lighting
Commercial Fluorescent Lighting
Commercial Exterior Lighting
Commercial Gooseneck Lights
Commercial Electric Lighting
Commercial Lighting Fixtures
Commercial Sign Lighting
Commercial Indoor Lighting
Commercial Lighting Pole Installation
Commercial Lighting Systems
Dark Sky Lighting Regulations
High Bay Lighting

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 home architectural lighting design and commercial lighting supply 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).

Photometric Lighting Analysis & Design

Obtaining a 3-D photometric report on your client’s property is perhaps the best thing you can do to ensure maximum efficiency of the commercial lighting system you install and maximum long-term client satisfaction with the operability and overall aesthetic impact of that system. Photometric analysis software, however, is often far outside the price range of small lighting design firms and independent electrical contractors. Typically, only the larger firms have the budget to purchase photometric analysis software and the manpower to use it. Smaller companies and individuals are therefore at a clear disadvantage when it comes to proposing new equipment. That is, unless they can find a partner company who has photometric analysis software that can generate reports for them.

This is precisely why RLLD Commercial Lighting invested in photometric analysis software—to give the independent contractor and the small lighting design firm a competitive advantage that was previously unavailable to them. Using this software, we can create one or more reports on your client’s location that will enable us to select the very best luminaires for the new system. The square footage, vertical cube space, and general layout of your client’s facility is input into our photometric analysis software first. This data can then be used to generate foot candle charts and photometric reports that pinpoint the very best locations to install lighting fixtures. These reports can be printed both as technical spec sheets and as user friendly documents complete with pictures and general descriptions for end user review. Having a document like this to place alongside of your proposal gives you additional negotiating power with your client and proves to the decision maker you have thoroughly understood their needs and done your homework in response.

For indoor lighting case studies, photometric analysis software allows us to work on a room by room basis. We can run different scenarios through the system according based on either hypothetical luminance levels or fixtures in the room. This allows us to identify potential problem areas where objects in the room may cast dark shadows and disrupt the aesthetic and obscure visibility. Knowing where these problems areas are most likely to pop up helps us recommend both the best luminaire models and pinpoint the optimal angles at which to mount them and quote lighting packages.

Because we supply commercial warehouse lighting fixtures from a number of different manufacturers (all based in the United States), it is important to consider all options before making a final choice. Each manufacturer offers unique fixture designs and energy efficiency safeguards, and lamp life varies as well between the various proprietary designs. What may be the best fixture to use in a small, single building office may not be the best choice for a multi-building site or office park.

The software actually contains manufacturer’s spec sheets and engineering documents on specific fixtures in different categories. These reports can be pulled and a luminaire comparison report instantly generated that details fixture optics, lumens per watt efficiency, and expected lamp life. Cross referencing light levels and fixture placement reports with specific data on each fixture made by a leading US lighting manufacturer hones the effectiveness of the photometric analysis to a razor-edge precision.

While we do charge a fee for photometric analysis, we refund the amount in full should you move forward in a business relationship with RLLD Commercial Lighting and purchase your commercial landscape lighting equipment from us. Casual inquirers and companies seeking adjunct support are nonetheless welcome to call us and purchase a report to use in any project and are under no obligation to buy commercial lighting products in conjunction with the report.

In either case, we are here to help the independent contractor gain a competitive advantage on a more athletic level playing field.

RLLD Commercial Lighting 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.

RLLD's 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)

Commercial Lighting Supply Company

How has the Internet changed the nature of commercial lighting supply?
Online commercial lighting suppliers are beginning to offer traditional commercial light fixture distributorships some serious competition. Websites are selling everything from indoor office lights to recessed art lights and kitchen lighting fixtures. It is almost possible to buy anything you want somewhere online—particularly for jobs in the residential marketplace. This is not so easy, though, if you are looking for larger outdoor commercial lighting equipment orders used for large commercial outdoor lighting projects. Larger fixtures and lighting poles have to be transported on larger directly to the project site and require special offloading procedures that the average online commercial lighting supply source cannot provide.

Are there any negatives involved in buying commercial lighting products online?
The average, commercial lighting supply website only offers you an online store with limited information on applications and vague information at best on manufacture and product engineering details. It is like walking through a retail mega chain, or browsing through an 800-page catalogue to navigate some of these sites. This makes it hard to find exactly what your client needs when all you have to work with are short product descriptions, lists of features, and an overseas call center that provides ordering services only. If you need more specific architectural lighting information on the manufacture and application benefits of specific luminaires, mounts, and poles, you will have to find a commercial lighting supply source beyond the limitations of the standard online store.

How is RLLD Commercial Lighting different than other online supply sources?
We are different because we provide you with both products and application-focused design services at affordable cost small and mid-sized contractors who want to stay on top of the competition and forge ahead in troubled times. The fact that our lighting design service offerings consists of building an individual relationship with each client and supporting our online community at every bend in the road makes us unique. We are certain that this is the key to success in any venture, and we have committed ourselves to this new commercial lighting supply process so that our commercial indoor lighting clients can continue to gain a winning edge in today’s marketplace.

How do you supply commercial lighting design services if you operate primarily online?
We provide design services and validate your specifications with sophisticated software that renders models of your client’s location with various options in lighting poles, fixtures, lamps, and mounts. We can use these models to run simulations and forecast performance and efficiency prior to you filling out a purchase order. This also allows us to give you multiple equipment options to choose from.

Such an application-oriented approach to commercial lighting supply works to streamline procurement more directly toward your project, improve your profit margins, and provide you with specification-grade equipment pursuant to winning you the bid.

Here are just a few of the many commercial lighting areas of specialty that RLLD Commercial Lighting can offer the savvy shopper:

Athletic & Sports Field Lighting
All RLLD Commercial Sports Lighting fixtures and mounts are manufactured from top commercial grade materials and feature a wide range of glare/light pollution shielding designs to keep your client’s facility fully compliant with dark sky laws and light level regulatory codes.

Commercial Parking Lot Lighting
RLLD commercial parking lot lights are constructed of formed aluminum that adds a contemporary touch to your building or commercial warehouse. Hinged doors on each fixture allow easy access for maintenance, and mounting options range from wall mounts to pole mounts in a broad range of optics and accessories.

Agriculture Barn & Horse Arena Light Fixtures
Metal halide lights are excellent retrofits for equestrian facilities with large creosote light poles. These lights are manufactured with sturdy brackets designed to mount on walls or buildings and feature both superb color rendering and power conservation. With RLLD commercial lighting pole adapters and metal halide box floods, existing outdoor horse arenas can be upgraded to an entirely new level of quality without having to rewire the facility.

Commercial Warehouse Lighting and HID Fixtures
Energy-saving commercial warehouse lights are an ideal choice for industrial clients who wish to recession-proof their businesses. Select from any number of HID, Fluorescent, and even LED Industrial warehouse lights to optimize your proposal for client savings and win/win bidding.

If you can not find what you are looking on our extensive website, lighting blog or lighting article section 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 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.