Street and area lighting manufacturer Evluma, announces the release of a new globe accessory line, OmniMax Lighting Solutions (OLS) to complement their OmniMax family of LED replacement lamps. OLS is a custom, curated selection of spherical and acorn style globes for decorative streetlights. The OmniMax is a Bluetooth-connected, screw-in replacement lamp for use in decorative post top globe and acorn lights. The release of a globe line to complement the OmniMax is designed to make the HID to LED conversion and maintenance process easier for Evluma customers.
Customers executing a retrofit project can conveniently purchase a replacement globe at the same time they purchase the OmniMax. “The wide variety of styles and materials offered means that we can typically provide a customer with a globe that matches an older style,” said Marketing Director, Cathleen Shattuck. “Customers can refresh globes simultaneously with OmniMax installation to save on labor, or if they suddenly discover damage to individual light fixtures, we can quickly provide them with a solution. Our high level of customer service means we are well-adapted to quick turnaround on orders of any size, keeping the process convenient and low cost.”
Using OmniMax, municipalities, utilities and electric departments converting post top fixtures from HID to LED can do so in under 5 minutes a fixture. The OmniMax is available in both Premium and Standard models. Premium models are Bluetooth-enabled and are compatible with Evluma’s wireless control application, ConnectLED. Both models carry a ten-year warranty and offer Evluma’s signature low-glare illumination.
About Evluma
Formed in 2008, Evluma is committed to developing affordable, long-lasting and environmentally low-impact LED lighting solutions that fundamentally change the landscape of the outdoor utility lighting market. Evluma’s high standard of customer service and background in innovative lighting technologies, automation and software design creatively ideate and inform its utility-grade products. Evluma is located in Renton, WA, USA
Evluma expands their roadway product line with a new low-glare luminaire, the RoadMax RX2. With a lumen output up to 28,000 lumens, the LED RX2 is positioned to assist municipalities and utilities retire inefficient and maintenance-intensive legacy HID cobraheads.
Evluma announces the next major release in the RoadMax roadway luminaire line, the RX2. Positioned to replace 150-400W HID cobraheads, the RX2 sits between the lower-wattage RX1, released in 2022, and the forthcoming high-wattage RX3 in size.
Ranging from 8,000 to 28,000 lumens, the 70-220 watt RX2 will satisfy rigorous streetlight requirements while slashing energy use in half. “The versatility of this one offering reduces the number of SKUs a roadway lighting program might have to stock. It simplifies things,” stated Senior Product Manager Jason Dobbs.“ Multiple luminaire configurations for Type II, Type III and Type V, all with zero-uplight (U0), are offered. “The RoadMax product line now replaces any HID cobrahead up to 400 watts with just two housing sizes. Consistent product design across models also provides aesthetic continuity.”
Like the RX1, the precision primary optics are designed to address Disability Glare while achieving maximum pole spacing. The RX2 is also equipped with optional secondary lenses for enhanced glare control; light trespass shields offer spill light curtailment. Evluma recently authored a white paper on LED Streetlight Glare, Causes and Solutions. “Reducing brightness and installing a secondary lens are two ways to combat Disability Glare. With an FAO (Field Adjustable Output) and secondary lens options, RoadMax offers both,” stated National Sales Director Chris Lubeck.
RoadMax can be customized to include Evluma’s Photocontrol Failsafe, a patented technology that solves photocontrol failures on street and area lights. Compatibility with ConnectLED, Evluma’s Bluetooth app for wireless lighting controls, enables dimming and dimming schedules without the need for a network. Evluma’s comprehensive 10-year warranty and signature 20kV/10kA surge protection comes standard with every model.
About Evluma
Formed in 2008, Evluma is committed to developing affordable, long-lasting and environmentally low-impact LED lighting solutions that fundamentally change the landscape of the outdoor utility lighting market. Evluma’s high standard of customer service plus its background in innovative lighting technologies and software creatively influences the design of its utility-grade products. Evluma is located in Renton, WA, USA.
EBI Named as a Creative Problem Solver POWER Awards Finalist
St. Cloud, Minn. (August 21, 2020) Electrical Builders, Inc. (EBITM); the nation’s premier specialty electrical bus duct services and welding contractor, was recently named a POWER Awards finalist by POWER magazine. The awards acknowledge the achievements made by exceptional leaders and teams that are doing their part to better the power industry. The magazine has honored the top performers in the electricity-generating industry with the annual POWER Awards for more than four decades.
“We’re honored to be named a 2020 POWER Awards finalist,” said Jessica Netter Ducharme, EBI’s President. “This acknowledgement is a testament to our team’s focus on developing and implementing a ‘continuous improvement’ approach to addressing our clients’ needs to get them back online as quickly, safely and efficiently as possible,” said Ducharme.
EBI’s CCO and co-founder, Eric Netter, was nominated in the Creative Problem Solver award category for his role in leading the development of EBI’s state-of-the-art Mobile R3 Fabrication Unit; an innovative approach to addressing their clients’ need to expedite fabrication of emergency repairs, eliminate transit time, and provide alternative solutions to replacement of obsolete components. The R3 is a 53-foot, all-in-one, self-powered, semi-trailer that houses all the machining and tooling required to fabricate, refurbish and completely repair electrical isophase, segregated and non-segregated bus duct systems and related components in the field.
“We are constantly developing and refining new solutions and investing in resources that will provide the utmost added value to clients. By developing the R3, EBI has pioneered a way for us to bridge our in-house fabrication capabilities with our ability to ‘fix-on-the-fly’ and make necessary modifications to existing components based on discovery in the field. This is a game changer for our clients,” said Ducharme.
Originally developed to help EBI's nuclear clients shorten their outage durations when performing transformer change-outs, the R3 has benefited just as many non-nuclear power generation facilities across the US.
“Our immensely talented fabricators, coupled with the onsite proximity of the R3 offers increased efficiency and enhances communication between field technicians, machinists, engineers, and plant personnel while allowing ‘As-Found’ issues to be seamlessly added to EBI’s project scope. The 24/7/365 availability of the R3 has also proven to be invaluable for emergency projects that involve a transformer or bus duct failure, particularly since projects of this nature are largely based on discovery and the need for rapid, accurate repair and expedited fabrication of replacement parts is critical,” Ducharme said.
“To be in the running for this award is such an honor. It solidifies our reputation for always raising the bar and validates our team’s hard work, dedication, and commitment to doing ‘whatever it takes’ to go above and beyond, ensuring our clients receive the utmost quality of craftsmanship while demonstrating our commitment to accountability and continuous process improvement,” said EBI’s Eric Netter.
Award winners will be selected by the editors of POWER magazine and announced on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 during the virtual Electric Power Conference.
To learn more about EBI’s Mobile R3 Fabrication Unit visit their website at www.electricalbuilders.com/r3.
About EBI
With over 46 years dedicated to serving power generation facilities, Electrical Builders Inc. (EBITM) is the nation’s premier specialty electrical and welding contractor specializing in bus duct services and solutions. EBI is proudly privately held, veteran and women owned and ISO 9001 quality certified. EBI is an active member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the American Nuclear Society (ANS). EBI has provided quality workmanship to power plants and utilities since 1974 and has been involved with some of the most prestigious power utility and substation projects throughout North America.
To learn more about Electrical Builders, Inc. visit their website at www.electricalbuilders.com.
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