OREANDA-NEWS. July 26, 2016. Power management company Eaton today announced the release of its new Crouse-Hinds® series Pauluhn Apex linear high bay light-emitting diode (LED) luminaires for food and beverage processing, pharmaceutical processing, agricultural processing, and other corrosive environments. The LED luminaires are designed to withstand high-pressure wash-down environments, and can be customized for application specific performance requirements.

“Eaton’s lighting technology delivers new levels of efficiency and illumination in a range of industrial environments,” said Devon Jenkins, LED Product Line Manager at Eaton. “The Pauluhn Apex LEDs feature an angled housing, and are designed to withstand the high-pressure wash down and cleaning systems used in food processing applications.”

Most other hose-down luminaires have an ingress protection (IP)65 or IP66 rating that protects them from water access, but are not sufficiently rated to protect from high-pressure, wash-down environments. Eaton’s Pauluhn Apex linear LEDs are designed and rated for 1,500 pounds per square inch (PSI) high-pressure hose down from a five-foot distance to withstand food processing and corrosive environments.

The Pauluhn Apex LEDs are engineered to provide high lumen output, with efficiency up to 118 lumens per watt. The latest models feature Eaton’s custom optics designed to maximize light distribution and intensity. These models provide up to 60,000 hours of continuous operation, avoiding the need for frequent lamp replacement.

Eaton’s Pauluhn Apex LEDs can be customized for application specific performance requirements. Fixtures include a through-feed design for multiple fixture wiring, versatile mounting options, as well as dimmable and occupancy sensor configurations to reduce energy consumption. The Pauluhn Apex LED luminaires meet Underwriters Laboratories (UL®) 1598 and 8750 standards, Canadian Standards Association (CSA) 22.2 and NSF® International Splash Zone standards.

To learn more about Eaton’s Crouse-Hinds series lighting technology, visit
www.crouse-hinds.com/ledluminaires.

Eaton offers a range of Crouse-Hinds series cable fittings, enclosures, plugs and receptacles, industrial lighting fixtures, signals and alarms, and electronic components designed for the most demanding environments. These products serve customers in the industrial and manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, solar, infrastructure and other markets.

Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit protection; backup power protection; control and automation; lighting and security; structural solutions and wiring devices; solutions for harsh and hazardous environments; and engineering services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer today’s most critical electrical power management challenges.

Eaton is a power management company with 2015 sales of \\$20.9 billion. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 96,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.