LedNed, a Dutch LED lighting company has installed lighting
systems in a industrial plant in Etten Leur, Netherlands
exclusively with LED lamps. This is a consumer products
packaging plant owned and operated by Kompak. LED lamp maker
Cree's XLampLEDs are used in this plant.
“In building this new packaging facility, Kompak’s
management wanted to demonstrate its commitment to the highest-quality
production systems, while minimizing the plant’s environmental
impact,” said André ten Bloemendal, commercial
director, LedNed. “We are particularly proud of the
warehouse lighting we developed for this project, Led Lightline,
which provides uniform illumination over all horizontal
and vertical surfaces, something that is incredibly important
given Kompak’s nearly 14 meter-high warehouse ceilings.”
The area covered is 3500 meters with lighting features
such as motion detection, daylight correction, light proportion
to the requirement. Lightline is also fully integrated into
the plant’s sprinkler system, doubling as emergency
lighting, should there be a power failure at the plant.
Other LedNed products include LedTube tube lights in office
areas, as well as FlexiLightPanel LED panels and LedNed
consumer bulbs throughout the facility.
According to Steven Nijweide, project manager at Kompak,
the use of LED illumination throughout the plant has shown
a 20,000-KWh reduction in electricity usage when compared
to conventional lighting, translating into a nearly 135,000
kilogram annual carbon offset. In addition to the energy
savings, the lighting has been configured to provide automatic,
daylight-compensated, and optimal task illumination throughout
the office and production areas. Kompak’s facilities
are designed for a three-shift operation, making it imperative
for the lighting fixtures to work with the building’s
automation systems. The LED-based luminaires have been easily
integrated, creating responsive and functional lighting
for employees whenever and wherever they are in the plant.
“Historically, high-bay illumination systems have
been difficult to design and implement, given the lumen
output required,” said Paul Thieken, marketing director,
Cree LED Components. “LedNed’s Lightline fixtures,
featuring Cree’s powerful and bright XLamp XR-E and
MC-E LEDs, are enabling the Kompak facility to take full
advantage of the benefits of LED lighting.”
