As William Heath, Commercial Director at OMC, explains: “Because they converted electrical energy into useful light more efficiently than incandescent lamps, fluorescent lamps found many applications in commercial, domestic, and industrial settings throughout the 20th century. But the development of LED lighting over the last two decades has led to a new shift in luminous efficacy (lumens per watt, or how well the light source produces visible light) and, therefore, in energy efficiency. LED lighting also offers a longer lifespan, meaning less waste and maintenance, and is inherently more environmentally friendly due to its greater recyclability and the absence of mercury. Our industrial components incorporate design features such as extremely strict grading of the forward voltage and light output levels of individual LEDs along each strip.” This not only results in more uniform brightness across each unit, but also much greater reliability by helping to prevent problems such as current grabs and thermal runaway that can often lead to premature failure of LED strings."
OMC's ultra-bright, energy-efficient T5 LED light strips are ideal for a variety of industrial applications, where original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can easily integrate them into their systems. Very low power consumption, combined with high efficiency and brightness, ensures high-quality light output with significantly lower electricity consumption and a reduced carbon footprint. A lifespan of decades virtually eliminates bulb and tube waste, and because LED light sources typically radiate much less heat than traditional sources, they are safer and more comfortable, as well as being particularly advantageous for use in low-temperature environments. Solid-state lighting technology is also electromagnetically benign, generating far less radio frequency interference than fluorescent or electroluminescent technologies.
The polycarbonate housing diameter matches that of a T5 fluorescent tube, simplifying its integration into existing product designs. It is supplied with a selection of mounting clips and fixings to facilitate implementation in the widest possible range of applications. No fluorescent fittings are required; power is supplied via a simple 24V DC low-voltage power cable at the back of the tube. This saves space and costs, and means that they can be easily dimmed using standard methods such as PWM. With the appropriate interface modules, they can also be connected to standard lighting controls such as DMX or DALI systems.
Available in lengths from 300 mm to 1500 mm, the convenient and compact size of the tube makes this LED lighting component an ideal alternative to fluorescent light sources for original equipment manufacturers to incorporate into applications such as shelving systems, workbenches and workstations, industrial and CNC machinery, display systems, industrial chillers, vending machines and more.
