Metal halide lamps from Venture Lighting have been used to greatly improve lighting levels at Broughton Printers Limited (BPL) near Preston, Lancashire. When Ron Parker, engineering manager of BPL, read an article on metal halide lamps in a trade magazine written by Richard Morris, sales director with Venture, he decided to investigate replacing the existing 400W metal halide lamps with a lower wattage.
Located on a 12 acre site, BPL was started in 1988 to print the Express titles for the North of England and boasts eight printing presses. The company produces 11 million newspapers per week plus titles for other publishers, making it one of the biggest printing plants in North-west England, converting 1,700 tonnes of newsprint per week into the written word. Other newspapers are printed under contract and there is a healthy order book.
The existing Hi bay fittings in The Main Press was due for replacing as many of them had been burning 24 hours a day for the last ten years. Ron discovered that by reducing the power consumption by 50W per lamp he could save energy and costs, whilst retaining and, in some cases, improving the illumination. Chokes, capacitors and ignitors also needed replacing, all of which could be supplied by Venture. Ron contacted Denis Lambert Sales Manager at Trafford Electrical in Manchester, who helped with the selection of the right lamp and gear to replace 72 existing 400W metal halide lamps with Venture’s 350W lamps.
Venture’s 350W Uni-Form pulse start lamps operate on reactor/ignitor ballast systems specifically designed to provide the best performance from metal halide light sources, including longer life and better lumen maintenance. All Uni-Form pulse start systems combine the formed body arc tube design of metal halide lamps with faster warm up and hot re-strike, reduced colour shift and better cold starting. The compatibility of the lamp and ballast is assured as the components are designed simultaneously for unsurpassed performance and energy savings.
The minimum saving per fitting would be 56w x 72 fittings = 4.03kW/h, there would be very little reduction in illumination levels. Ron commented “The transformation is impressive and we will certainly be involving Venture in future plans to replace obsolete and inefficient fluorescent lighting throughout the facility”.
Venture Lighting Europe Ltd
Keith Huxley
Tel: 0845 2302222
E: sales@venturelighting.co.uk
www.venturelightingeurope.com
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