Customer Profile: First Presbyterian Church in White Bear Lake has been an integral part of the Christian community in the White Bear Lake area since 1864. In May 2014 the church celebrated 150 years of ministry to the local community. In addition to church services, the building is host to a variety of adult and […]
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3D Printed Lighting
The growth of 3D Printing in manufacturing has led the Lighting Research Center to begin some exploratory research in how this could impact and benefit the lighting industry. 3D printing has already hit several industries already to augment standard manufacturing. Despite the complexity of 3D printers, all 3D printers are based on the same principle; […]
Keystone SignHero 180° LED T8 Sign Tubes
Off the heels of the award-winning 360° SignHero lamps, Keystone Technologies has released a 180° LED Sign Hero lamp. While the original 360 Degree SignHero could work in any sign, these 180 Degree SignHero lamps are designed to be more efficient for applications where light is only needed on one end of a sign. With the […]
Church School Gymnasium Lighting Case Study: Retrofit from CFL to LED
Customer Profile: St. Casimir Parish of St. Paul was established in 1892. The first building housed both a church and a school. A new Romanesque church was blessed by Archbishop John Ireland in 1904. The current school was built in 1960. Goal: In 2015, Premier Lighting completed an LED retrofit of the sanctuary. Recently we […]
GE Type C LumenChoice LED T8 System Arrives
The arrival of GE’s LumenChoice system in Q1 2019 continues a recent trend in LED tubes and LED lighting in general. This trend involves giving the end user more control over their products and in turn simplifying the ordering process. Prior to the GE LumenChoice system, those who opted for a Type C LED T8 […]
Grocery Store Exterior LED Lighting Case Study: 480V HID to LED
Customer Profile: Since 1968, Cub Foods has been bringing more to your table by providing the best grocery value to our customers. We trace our beginnings to an idea that redefined grocery retail in the Midwest — Consumers United for Buying… We view consumers as the driving force behind our business goals and strategies. Cub […]
Keystone LED Ubends 1-5/8 Inch Leg Spacing KT-LED15T8-U1G-840-D
With the proliferation of LED, it is rare to find a traditional lamp without a reliable LED alternative. But the 1-5/8″ fluorescent ubends were a hard lamp to retrofit, as they are a less common lamp compared to the 6″ leg spacing Ubend. Keystone was up for the challenge as they have created a Direct […]
Ushio Indiglow 3000677 F18T8BLB 18W LED T8 Blacklight Fluorescent
As LED T8 bulbs have increased in popularity, it has become harder to find fluorescent lamps. Fluorescent blacklight bulbs are no exception as not many vendors stock them and no LED options have been available. That is until now, as the Ushio Indiglow LED T8 lamp is available to replace 30W and 32W blacklight fluorescent lamps […]
5 Ways to Retrofit Highbays to LED
One of the most common applications you will come across with retrofitting lighting to LED is the highbay. It might be a 400W metal halide highbay fixture in a warehouse, or a 6-lamp T5 fixture at a hockey rink. There are countless styles of traditional lighting fixtures used as highbays, and there are just as […]
Airport Hangar Lighting Case Study: 400W HID to 130W LED Highbay
Customer Profile: Since the merger of Page AvJet and Butler Aviation in 1992, Signature Flight Support has grown to become the world’s largest network of Fixed Base Operations (FBOs). With over 200 locations providing consistent, exceptional service, Signature’s worldwide network of FBOs delivers essential support services for business and private aviation, including refueling, hangarage, maintenance, […]