Bright future for LEDs
Cooper Lighting and Safety, a business unit of power management company Eaton, is leading the way in emergency lighting with its new Zetalite 3 LED (Light-Emitting Diode) emergency luminaire.
The company has already sold 16,000 LEDs and expects to sell 200,000 per year, which highlights the high demand from electrical contractors and the trend for LEDs for emergency lighting at a more affordable cost.
“Traditionally 8W fluorescent tubes have been chosen for emergency lighting because of their low cost compared to LEDs,” says the company’s James Beresford. “However, there is high demand for LED solutions as they provide many advantages compared to fluorescent tubes: they provide a long-life and require less maintenance, while at the same time being more efficient and enabling users to reduce energy costs.”
