Warehouse Blog

May I propose a VC, HC, VLM or ASRS for Your Maintenance Area

When a company moves into a new facility they dedicate lots of floor space to their maintenance department. As the company grows they tend to cannabalize the space they need from their maintenance department. What was once a large space for storing all of the required items that makes a company run has now become a small space. Quite often a company feels that their only option is to move to a larger facility. A solution is a Vertical Carousel (VC), Horzontal Carousel (HC), Vertical Lift Module (VLM) or an Automated Storage Retrieval System (AS/RS).

These days it's all about "Revenue Per Square Foot".

Lithonia Lighting...This Isn't Your Grandfathers Warehouse Lighting

Warehouse Lighting...You've come a long way baby. From Sodium to Metal Halide to Fluorescent. Over the years, industrial lighting has made some great advancements. I don't claim to be an expert at industrial lighting but I've done some research for this blog post and these are some of the things I've learned: 

Sodium Lighting is an older lighting technology and its illumination can be considered more yellow than white. Sodium lighting gives the appearance of less light when compared to halide or fluorescent lights. 

Metal Halide lighting is also considered "Old School" but is still the preferred choice in demanding environments where dirt, vibration and high temperatures are imminent. Metal Halide lamps offer high intensity pure white light but also offer less energy efficiency than fluorescent lights.

The biggest trend today in warehouse lighting is the retrofit of existing Metal Halide lights to T5HO or T8 fluorescent high bay lighting.  By going to fluorescent you can achieve more than you can ever imagine.