WHITE-PAPER

Hazardous areas are often located in high-risk environments with unstable power sources which make the need for an effective emergency lighting solution absolutely critical to achieving the highest levels of safety on site. Download our White Paper and discover everything you need to know about emergency lighting for hazardous areas.

Although every application is different, for the ease of monitoring and specification each hazardous area is classified as a particular level or “zone”. As a result, all hazardous area equipment must be designed with hazardous area zone classifications in mind, as the “zone” governs the level of protection and precaution required. It is essential to know which zone you are working in, so that you can specify the most appropriate equipment. The Raytec SPARTAN range includes dedicated luminaires for both Zone 1 and Zone 2 areas as well as industrial... Read More

In a previous article we identified that in terms of light output; you can effectively replace a 5ft fluorescent (2x58W) with a 4ft LED (SPARTAN Linear WL168) and achieve superior performance.  In this paper, after the performance upgrade of the SPARTAN Linear products we look at the feasibility of being able to replace a larger fluorescent fitting with a smaller SPARTAN LED in general, to enhance the cost savings in switching to LED. The headline statement here is the performance of the 2ft LED in comparison to the 4ft fluorescent.... Read More

In this paper Raytec discuss some key comparisons between LED and Fluorescent lighting technology, focussing on areas such as; performance, suitability to harsh environments, maintenance as well as other considerations such as disposal, quality of light and performance during emergency conditions. With fluorescent lighting used extensively across the world in a wide range of applications – the chances are that if your site has a requirement for hazardous area or industrial lighting, then a large proportion of these will be fluorescent fittings. Furthermore, if you work closely with lighting you’ll most likely... Read More

In a previous article we identified how making the switch to an Ex LED Linear from a traditional fluorescent fitting can offer significant savings by reducing maintenance costs, providing a longer lifetime of 100,000+ hours, as well as producing a greater, more consistent performance for your application. In this paper Raytec look at the feasibility of replacing a larger fluorescent fitting with a smaller LED fitting to enhance cost savings in switching to LED even further. Learn more by downloading the paper.

LED luminaires offer a number of significant advantages over traditional lighting technology. The arguments for LEDs are so compelling that the biggest issue is to understand which LED luminaire to use in replacing your traditional fitting. At Raytec we’ve created a quick guide to make the selection of an LED Ex light more straightforward. The upgrade guide provides a simple way for distributors, specifiers and end-users to identify the correct product from the SPARTAN range, in order to suitably replace an existing unit. As the guide shows, the power input... Read More

Regular maintenance checks are mandatory for hazardous area environments. This means that operating and maintaining an Ex light can be a costly expense for end users in such high risk environments that are often difficult to access. In this paper Raytec explore the benefits of the latest modular design techniques for LED luminaires and how they are able to reduce maintenance costs. Raytec also outline some of the restrictions when it comes to servicing and maintaining traditional lighting solutions, and highlight how modular lighting provides solutions to these issues. The... Read More