The company PRP, s.r.o. in Tomášovce near Lučenec is not only a Slovak leader in the field of wood processing, but also dominates in the use of modern technologies in production processes.
This was not the case in the use of LED technology for lighting production areas.

Unfortunately, errors in the design of the use of specific LED lamps and the unsuitability of the selected design for the demanding working conditions in woodworking industry operations led to a widespread failure rate of the original LED lighting system.

Demanding operating conditions

At the request of the responsible employees of the company PRP, s.r.o., the designers of the company LED-SOLAR, s.r.o., after a thorough analysis of the working environment, started developing a new model line of LED lamps. The determining factor for the new design was the dust generated during sawing wood, which gradually clogged the ribs of the original LED luminaires, which significantly limited the cooling of the LED diodes on the printed circuit boards. Insufficient cooling and constant overheating of the LED diodes led to their gradual decommissioning.

Since the luminaires were installed at great heights and access to them was significantly limited, it was not possible to carry out ongoing maintenance of the lighting system without forced shutdowns of the production technology, which led to significant economic losses.

The task for the designers was therefore clear: to develop a luminaire that would not require long-term care and ensure cooling even when the luminaire body is attacked by long-term fallout and dust accumulation.

Exceptional luminaires for dusty environments

The unconventional approach in finding solutions, which is the company LED-SOLAR, s.r.o. known, very soon contributed to finding the optimal solution. The company developed and, after approval by the customer, also supplied luminaires designed for a complex lighting replacement for particularly dusty operations with vertical fins.

The successful deployment of the first generation of LED VerFin luminaires, specifically the LED VerFin TP1 3S1 type with a power input of 115 W, and the satisfaction of the investor led the developers of the company LED-SOLAR, s.r.o. to continue development and to the creation of the second generation LED VerFin luminaires. A significant innovation led not only to a change in the design, but also to the possibility of controlling the lighting system composed of these products.

The quality of the solution could be verified again by installing an intelligent lighting system in the production premises of the company PRP in Tomášovce.

In addition to a significant qualitative change in the lighting of the production hall, the company PRP, s.r.o. significant operational savings on the lighting system itself, also due to the deployment of a lighting control system, which was also installed and programmed by experts from LED-SOLAR.