Hella Australia has chosen mobile lighting brand Allight as the
national roll-out partner for the next generation of its HypaLume
LED floodlight.
The launch version of the 240w HypaLume produces 22,053
effective lumens per lamp, and is becoming the LED light of choice
for mobile Minespec towers following its success in fixed lighting
applications and on vehicles according to the company.
Eight lamps can be mounted on an Allight MS-9 mobile lighting
tower, and the market-leading 176,424 lumens they produce
provides enough light for many operating areas of a mine or civil
construction project, AllightSykes Director of Worldwide Sales &
Marketing, Paul Sowerby said.
“The second generation of HypaLume could produce up to 50%
more light per lamp. Not only will the breakthrough make LED the
most efficient and economical option for virtually all the operating
areas of a mine, the development will open up the LED space to
Allight’s lighter and more portable metrospec towers,” Paul said.
The success of LED in mobile lighting applications stems from
the huge efficiency and economy gains it brings to mining and
construction projects.
With its new Perkins 2 cylinder 500cc water-cooled engine, the
Allight MS-9 fitted with HypaLume lamps needs refuelling only once
every three weeks. They also come with extended 500 hour service
intervals and deliver an 18t annual carbon footprint reduction
compared with standard metal halide lamps.
“Hella and AllightSykes share a long history in Australia and the
engineering, procurement and supply chain alliance has raised the
bar in terms of mine efficiency and productivity.
“After exhaustive testing in tough mining environments, full
scale production of the Allight MS-9 LED towers got underway in
July. Pre-launch demand forecasts indicated around 500 MineSpec
towers will be needed to meet the first wave of demand. That’s likely
to change when the new
generation of HypaLume
opens up the construction
and municipality sectors.
“Normally, assessing a
product’s growth prospects is
a bit hit and miss, but right
now in the LED space with
Hella by our side, the biggest
head-scratcher we have is
how to make the towers
quick enough,” Paul said.
From the AllightSykes
worldwide headquarters in
Perth, design, engineering,
procurement and assembly
teams produce almost 3,000
lighting towers a year.
Powered by a Perkins engine,
the new LED tower features
a unique mast design
and light assembly which
ensures maximum output for
optimum productivity and
safety.
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