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Conveyor and processing systems for the print media industry are
manufactured, cabled and tested in Ferag AG’s machine shop. The
lighting in the machine shop was timeworn until just a few months
ago. Insufficient light, frequent lamp failures and awkward mainte-
nance often disrupted work and incurred considerable costs.
Upgrading the company’s building
The chief argument in favour of lighting refurbishment was the need
for optimum lighting conditions. The procurement and maintenance
costs as well as the energy consumption of the old luminaires were
also no longer acceptable. The new solution was consistent with
the company’s basic principles of using resources carefully and be-
ing committed to sustainability.
Lighting control strategies
The various task areas in the machine shop and a desire to inte-
grate daylight provided the starting point for lighting design work.
There are CNC machines with displays in the front part of the shop,
and mechanical plant components are assembled elsewhere. The
TECTON continuous-row system uses various optics to cater for the
needs of the various visual tasks. A DIMLITE lighting control unit
compensates for changing amounts of daylight over the course of
the day. Look Out sensors facing the glazed frontage measure in-
coming natural light. If daylight fails to provide the predefined
brightness, luminaires are dimmed up to an appropriate level. This
improves lighting comfort and minimises energy consumption: light-
ing refurbishment will pay for itself within about two years.
Key data
• Lighting refurbishment in machine shop,
floor area of 165 × 16 m
• Energy consumption before refurbishment: 72.76 kWh/m²a
Energy consumption after refurbishment: 5.96 kWh/m²a
• Just three components for daylight-based control:
dimmable luminaires, light sensors and
LUXMATE DIMLITE lighting control units
Individual-room control | LUXMATE DIMLITE
