2007 Company Updates

Company News

December, 2007
Norman’s shatter coating division ( www.tuffcoatlamps.com ) reaches record highs in U.S. sales volume primarily due to increased production capability, fast turn-around time, stringent quality control procedures and forward marketing. Known throughout the industry as “ Tuff-Coat “ lamp coatings, Norman’s multi-million dollar producing division is quickly developing into the premier U.S. manufacturer of shatter coated lamps and coated glass products.

April 10, 2007
Norman Lamps, Inc. begins shipping high temperature rated P.F.A. shatter coated heat lamps for use in the North American food service industry. P.F.A. withstands very high temperatures without cracking, burning or pealing. Contact Norman Lamps, Inc. for details regarding our new P.F.A. shatter coating material.

March 4, 2007
Norman Lamps, Inc. increases the scope of inventory on high output, long life based L.E.D. lamps. A new full color catalog will be offered soon and will cover Norman’s entire line of quality L.E.D lamps.

February 20 , 2007
Norman Lamps, Inc. introduces a full line of high quality, long life U.V. Germicidal tube lamps. Applications include air, water and surface sterilization. Custom U.V. Lamps & assemblies are available also..

January 23, 2007
Norman Lamps, Inc. introduces a full line of T-2 and T-4 miniature fluorescent tube lamps. Wattages range from 6W up to 28W.
Lengths range from 8.6” UP TO 45.6” Available in Cool White (4100k), Warm White (2700k), and Daylight (6400k).

2006 Company Updates

Company News

September 12, 2006
In November 2006, Norman Lamps plans to introduce the most advanced lamp coating material and process on the market for coating lamps with shatter resistant materials. This proprietary material is ideal for very high surface temperature lamps as well as harsh environmental conditions.

September 8, 2006
Norman Lamps begins production of silicone based, Tuff-Coat lamps using its newest and most advanced coating system designed by Global Technologies. This system allows Norman to reach an all time high for employee safety and product quality.

September 5, 2006
Norman Lamps officially opens for business at its new 50,000 sq. ft. distribution facility located in St. Charles, Illinois with the goal of reaching the highest levels of customer satisfaction in the Lighting Industry.

June 10 , 2006
Norman Lamps signs an agreement with Global Technologies to purchase a new, custom designed and manufactured U.L. approved coating system for the production of silicone based, shatter resistant lamps.

May 21, 2006
Norman Lamps establishes a Research & Development department for Surface Mount L.E.D. Lamp Modules in order to convert various Incandescent & Fluorescent lamp applications to energy & labor saving retrofit L.E.D. devices.

March 21, 2006
Norman Lamps, Inc. signs a contract to purchase a new 50,000 S.F. production and distribution facility located in St. Charles, Illinois.

March 1, 2006
Norman Lamps, Inc. secures $ 3,000,000 of financing for the purchase of new production and distribution facility.

February 18, 2006
Norman Lamps, Inc. purchases new, high capacity coating machine for the mass production of shatter coated fluorescent tubes; effectively doubling capacity.

January 2, 2006
Norman Lamps, Inc. establishes a specialized marketing department designed to keep customers informed of new product developments and pricing specials.

Fluorescent vs. LED High Bays

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With the introduction of LED high/low bay fixtures, they have begun many debates over the features and benefits compared to the already energy efficient fluorescent high/low bay fixtures. We are here to finally shed some light on this debate to find out definitively which is the better choice.

Fluorescent T5 & T8 Fixtures LED High Bay Fixtures
Wattage 240 watts (with ballast) 100~120 watts
Rated Life Hours 30,000 50,000~100,000
Operating Temp. 125~150 F. 80~110 F.
Start-up time 2-3 minutes 1-3 seconds to full brightness
Mercury Content Contains mercury No mercury or other harmful elements
Safety Breakable Glass No glass or other breakable materials
Annual Energy Cost $125 /per fixture $60 /per fixture
Mean Lumens 16,000 with 65% directed
10,400 lumens		 10,200 with 98% directed
10,000 lumens.
Color Rendering Index (CRI) 50~65 CRI 80~90 CRI

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Wattage: Immediate reduction in wattage from 240W w/ballast for the fluorescent to about 110W with the LED fixtures. An approximate savings of 55%

Rated Life Hours: 2~4 x longer life with LEDs vs fluorescent fixtures.

Operating Temp.: LED fixtures will operate up to 40° Degrees cooler than fluorescent fixtures.

Start-up time: With fluorescent lighting it may take up to 2-3 minutes to achieve full brightness (even longer in cold environments). LEDs are instant-on to full brightness, even in temperatures below freezing.

Mercury Content: Fluorescent Lighting requires mercury to transfer electricity, LEDs contain no mercury or any other harmful elements. Allowing for easy recycling compared to high costs of fluorescent tube disposal.

Safety Features: LED fixtures utilize a solid lightweight design with no glass or other breakable materials. Eliminating the extra cost and lumen depreciation from adding shatter protection to a fluorescent tube.

Annual Energy Cost: Results above based on calculations of 0.12kWh rate at 12 hours/day usage. Compared to fluorescent lighting, LED fixtures will cost less than half to operate.

Mean Lumens: Fluorescent lighting requires reflectors to direct light onto surfaces, during this process up to 35% of lumens are lost. With LED fixtures at an excellent 98% down-ward light output it equates to virtually the same lumen output.

Color Rendering Index: LED lighting has one of the highest CRI values available from any light source.  This allows for true color rendering without harsh color temperatures. High color rendering increases the human eye perception to visible light (ie. an Estimated 10,000 LED lumens will appear as bright as 12,000 lumens from most other light sources).

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