Finalists for ‘Project of the Year 2014 Award’ with Jaguar Land Rover
We are on a lucky streak at the moment, after being selected as Finalists for the ‘Energy Efficient Product of the Year (Lighting) Award’ by The Energy Awards, we have now been selected as Finalist for ‘Project of the Year 2014 Award’ for our Jaguar Land Rover Paint Shop Production LED Lighting Installation (supplied by Goodlight and installed by Ecopare). The installation was completed in February 2014 at their production paint shop in Solihull, West Midlands.
As part of an ongoing process of optimising energy consumption across the whole Jaguar Land Rover vehicle manufacturing process, the Paint Shop Maintenance Team were tasked with managing and optimising the largest area of energy usage – the Paint Process.
One of the biggest draws of power within this area is lighting, with copious amounts of fluorescent tubes used to light the paint booths and inspection decks. Teaming up with Ecopare, they began a detailed analysis of the LED lighting market. The objective was to find a retrofit T8 LED tube that met the Jaguar Land Rover lighting specification in terms of light output, colour rendition, colour temperature and glare levels.
Other key attributes included ease of installation, life expectancy of the tubes, and financial payback.
A critical outcome was that lighting quality levels could not be compromised due to the importance of colour matching and identifying paint defects during the paint process.
Adrian Doyle, of Jaguar Land Rover, who spearheaded the project, comments,
“Following extensive evaluation of several different LED tube suppliers, the Goodlight® retrofit LED tube range scored highest in light output, colour rendition, glare rating, tube life expectancy, manufacturer’s warranty, ease of installation, safety and energy consumption.”
The team began an in-situ trial to prove the technology in real-time. An inspection deck was selected for the retrofit trial, energy monitoring equipment was installed, light readings taken (lighting levels, colour rendition and colour temperature) and a time analysis on how long it took to convert the fitting to LED.
Once the results were verified and all stakeholders agreed the financial, occupational, quality and environmental benefits, a full roll-out began.
Due to the Paint Shop’s time-critical operation 24 hours, 5 ½ days a week, the installation of the Goodlight tubes were carefully phased. Ecopare planned and managed a rapid programme, where a bank of fittings was converted to accept the LED tubes which were dropped in straight after. A time lapse study indentified a conversion rate of 90 seconds per tube.
Once the results were verified and all stakeholders agreed the financial, occupational, quality and environmental benefits, a full roll-out began.
Due to the Paint Shop’s time-critical operation 24 hours, 5 ½ days a week, the installation of the Goodlight tubes was carefully phased. Ecopare planned and managed a rapid programme, where a bank of fittings was converted to accept the LED tubes which were dropped in straight after. A time lapse study identified a conversion rate of 90 seconds per tube.
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