LED LIGHTING for Food Grade
Food manufacturing facilities and other food processing environments offer interesting lighting challenges. Typical concerns include minimising risk of glass fragments, airborne dust particles, high humidity, insect attraction and grease build-up.
Proven Benefits
Kellwood's consultants can help support your HACCP food plan by specification of suitable lighting products, using lighting design software to achieve recommended lux levels. The reduced running temperature of LED lights helps lower the requirement for costly air conditioning. Further savings can be achieved through the application of smart controls to create an intelligent lighting system.
Typical Products of Interest
- Corrosion Resistant Linear Fittings
- High Efficacy High Bays
- High CRI Luminaires
- IP65 LED Panels
- IP65 Downlights
Please contact us to find out about customised/bespoke product design for your lighting project if you have specific requirements.
LogoplasteLogoplaste is a world-leading provider of rigid plastic packaging, operating out of 64 facilities worldwide. The Kellwood Group's Electrical and Lighting divisions were the principle electrical subcontractors in this £1.5M project.
WalkersBest-loved for their signature shortbread, Walkers is, besides domestic success, one of Scotland's Largest food exporters. Kellwood Lighting consultants collaborated with a local supply-chain specialists to design and supply and intelligent warehouse lighting solution.
Associated British FoodsKellwood completed initial technical designs and delivered indicative supply-and-install pricing to Associated British Foods PLC within 48 hours of receiving invitation to tender.
Greencroft BottlingKellwood’s design team relocated approximately 30% of the existing fittings, providing a more uniform layout and light quality. Energy expenditure dropped by 66% with a 100% increase in average lux levels.Lux Levels for Food Areas
| Application | Typical Use | Horizontal Illuminance | Ra | Glare | Notes | Eave (Lux) | Emin/Eave |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Storage | Drying, Fermentation, Preservation | 200 | >0.4 | >80 | <25 | - | |
| Food Sorting/Preparation | Cutting, Milling, Mixing, Packing, Washing | 300 | >0.6 | >80 | <25 | - | |
| Critical Zones | Slaughter House, Butchers, Dairies, Sugar Refineries | 500 | >0.6 | >80 | <25 | - | |
| Food Production | Machine Operation, Kitchen Duties | 500 | >0.6 | >80 | <22 | - | |
| Inspection | Quality Control, Sorting, Decoration | 500 | >0.6 | >80 | <22 | - | |
| Colour Inspection | Quality Control | 1000 | >0.7 | >90 | <16 | - |
IMPORTANT NOTE: data is compiled from cold-storage-specific lighting publications. However, these are recommendations only; careful consideration must go into every unique environment.
Popular Features and Accessories
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Wireless Lighting Controls suitable for Food Production
Using Kellwood's wireless lighting controls in food production facilities can offer numerous benefits, such as energy efficiency, cost savings, operational efficiency, improved maintenance, and scalability.
What Kellwood Offers Food Production
- Variety of suitable products and variants
- Consultation and Lighting Design
- ROI/Payback analysis
- Minimised energy/maintenance costs
- Optional Installation Service
Food Grade Lighting
Food grade lighting is a requirement in food manufacturing and processing facilities where luminaires will often be subject to rigorous wash downs using pressure jets and potentially corrosive cleaning chemicals to maintain hygiene.
