Industrial Machine Lighting: A Vital Concern

When it comes to glamor, industrial lighting probably does not rank in the top ten. Nearestless, proper lighting around machinery should be a vital concern in any industry. Those who work with drills, presses, and lathes are well aware of the danger involved, and poor lighting makes the work even more difficult and dangerous. The Industrial Accident Prevention Association notes that proper workplace lighting is essential to your business, both for the safety and comfort of your workers and as a regulatory matter. According to the IAPA, proper lighting at work, including high-quality industrial machine lights, is important for a number of reasons.

* Proper lighting permits employees to work more comfortably without straining their eyes or their bodies.
* Good lightingvents costly – in both monetary and human terms – accidents and mistakes.
* Proper machine lighting increases productivity because workers can work more quickly and accurately when they do not have to strain to see what they're doing.
* Good task lighting – and most industrial machine lighting is task lighting – may even help reduce workplace absenteeism by reducing injuries from accidents and strain.

In a nutshell, providing adequate lighting for industrial applications is not just a matter of meeting regulations. The right industrial machine lighting accidents accidents and injuries, which saves your business money. It reduces eyestrain, which means your workers are less likely to get headaches that slow their work and make them prone to making mistakes.

Even so, finding the right mill light, drill light or press light is not always easy. Heavy machinery produces strong vibrations, which shorten the life of light bulbs. Industrial machine lights are also at risk of shattering if they're hit by bits and pieces of milled wood or metal cast off by the drill or lathe. They can also shatter if they're splashed by chemicals used in the manufacturing process. That's why it's important that any lights mounted on industrial machines be made to withstand the most common hazards they'll encounter.

DUR-A-LITE industrial machine lights are specially designed for use on and around heavy-duty machines. How so? Every light is encased in a shockproof, heavy-duty housing that protects the bulb from the shock and vibrations common to heavy industrial applications like forging, stamping and drilling. They're available in a wide range of sizes to fit most standard machines and can be ordered with a machine bracket mount, magnet mount or direct mount.

In short, machine lights like DUR-A-LITE are the ideal illumination solution for factory and industrial applications where standard ambient and task lighting is not sufficient. But the right positioning is paramount. These tips can help ensure that your workers can easily see the materials and machinery with which they are working,

* Position lighting units so that 90 to 100 percent of the light is directed to the work area.
* For industrial uses around heavy machinery, lights should provide 3,000 to 10,000 lumens for safety.
* Be aware that glare can cause visual fatigue. Environmental changes, such as lighter colored matte walls, can reduce glare.
* Train workers how to adjust for proper lighting in their jobs. Make checking and adjusting the machine lights part of the tool setup process for each shift and new worker.

Proper industrial machine lighting reduces accidents, makes work easier and increases productivity. Choose machine lights carefully to ensure that your workers always have the light they need to do the job safely.