Here’s the deal; Aura LED Parking Lights! The lamp is one of the high-end LED fixtures that are manufactured by NightSnipe Lighting. The fixture is ideal for lighting parking lots, corridors, supermarkets, factories and many other places. It is no longer a secret that incandescent/fluorescent lamps consume a lot of electrical power, especially when used to light, vast areas like parking lots.  They also have a very short lifespan due to short-circuiting and vandalism. This prompts the need to have a long-lasting and energy-efficient LED fixture, and Aura LED Parking Lights fits in the shoes perfectly. The lamp has been on the market for a long time and has taken parking garage lighting to another level. The fixture is a ‘darling’ to everyone who has tried it and this is evident from the many positive feedbacks that NightSnipe Lighting has received from the customers.

Aura LED Parking Lights have an Ingression Protection (IP) rating of 66, meaning that it withstands possible damage by dust, constant as well as high-pressure jets of water from any direction. Therefore, the lamp remains functional regardless of the presence of any amount of dust or rain or water sprinkles from whichever the direction. As earlier mentioned, parking garages are vulnerable to vandalism and since the perpetrators mostly like conducting their business in the dark, the lamps lighting the area become the major targets. Heavy objects may also fall on and destroy the lamp. Fortunately, with  IK10 vandal-resistance rating,  Aura can resist any possible damage that may be as a result of a drop of an object weighing up to 5kg from a 40cm height.

Aura’s durability is also another feature that makes the lamp to be suitable for use in parking garages. No one wants to keep on installing bulbs now and then; this great lamp was made with that concern in mind.  It can remain functional for a whopping 75,000 hours! Isn’t it that great? The polycarbonate and aluminum construction contributes to the durability.  The versatility of the lamp is also top-notch. It can be used as a motion sensor, emergency light, or for DALI, 0~10 V, Triac dimming.

If you are in charge or owner of a parking garage, it is time to upgrade the area’s lighting system with durable, cost-effective and energy-efficient LED fixtures that you can rely on round the clock and at seasons. Let Aura LED Parking Lights be your ultimate partner for the safety of the car parking area.

This demand has led to increase in raw material costs, which has, in turn, resulted in an upsurge of price increase throughout the LED lighting industry.

The sharp increase in prices of aluminum, gold wire, copper, PVC, PCB substrates, paper packaging and shipment cost has been experienced throughout the year 2016. With the sharp rise of the raw materials, many LED companies have held off from the price war strategy and have directed their focus in surviving in the highly competitive LED industry. The high rise of raw materials in LED has been driven by factors such as:

Increase in Freight Cost

The tighter regulation enforcement has triggered the increase in freight cost. A new standard for over limit highway transport vehicles was enforced towards the end of 2016. Before this new rule was enacted, companies would overload trucks to keep down the cost of transportation. Since the implementation of this standard, traffic police have been rigorously checking and monitoring all cargo trucks and heavily penalizing those found violating this rule.This resulted in an increase in transportation cost which has negatively impacted the prices of raw materials in the LED industry.

Ocean freight rate also increased in December 2016. CMA CGM the giant French shipper and other major shippers announced increase on their services to and from Europe. The increase in ocean freight cost will definitely increase the cost of raw materials in the LED industry.

Price hike in carton

Many carton enterprises in China’s have hiked the price of cartons due to the increase caused by the high prices of corrugated board and packaging paper. The rise of carton prices affected many other enterprises that use carton for packaging purposes. Enterprises such as LED industries has negatively been hit by this rise due to increase in prices by industries manufacturing and supplying LED packaging boxes.

Increase in Labor Cost

The enormous pool of cheap labor in China has been a critical driver of the country’s economy. This is now changing, as labor throughout the country is no longer cheap. This shift has enormous implications for industries in China and the rest of the world especially the LED industry.The rise in the cost of labor has affected almost all manufacturing industries in China.

From the prediction report of Pudong Innovation Research Institute which was released in November 2016 indicated that labor cost of China would increase in by nearly 10%. Companies have been forced to increase their wages to attract the fewer young people who are willing to work on the assembly line.  A regular worker daily wage rose from 230-240 yuan to 260-280 yuan, and a senior skilled worker daily wage rose to 300 yuan.

Rising costs of raw materials in LED has also been caused by the depreciation of China’s currency, which has pushed up the costs of raw material in the LED industry.

However, future incandescent light bulbs are allowed under some of the regulations if they prove to be sufficiently energy-efficient. Besides, in the United Nation’s countries, the incandescent bulb regulation excludes special purpose bulbs like those used in ovens and refrigerators, infrared lamps as well as the decorative incandescent lamps whose glasses are tinted. Initially, the policies also had a loophole allowing manufacturers to make and sell rough service incandescent bulbs.

Rough service incandescent bulbs refer to the lamps which are particularly manufactured to withstand the industrial environments’ rigors. However, the UN later came up with a new regulation which eventually closed the loophole, banning all rough service, high and low temperature as well as squirrel cage bulbs that support incandescent  technology.

Although initially people shied away from replacing incandescent bulbs with LEDs, citing the latter’s high prices; LED bulbs have become more affordable due to the increased supply. Therefore, power consumers have found LEDs to be an affordable and energy-efficient replacement of incandescent lamps.  The light produced by the incandescents has an almost similar spectral direction as to one generated by the Planckian “black body.” What does that mean? While the filament becomes hot, the bulb generates light from wavelengths in the entire visible spectrum.

On the other hand, the more energy-efficient lighting alternatives such as light-emitting diode (LED) products utilize phosphorous or monochromatic LEDs to produce white light. A LED bulb has a semiconductor that glows upon the application of voltage and doesn’t need heat in order to produce light. Therefore, the energy consumption in LEDs is lower than an incandescent which requires the heating of its filament for it to glow.   Besides, LED lamps produce more focused and safe light which lasts for a long time than the incandescent counterparts.

Nowadays, LED lights have become one of the most preferred lighting options, especially in the countries that have banned incandescent bulbs’ manufacture and sale.  Our company has been in the forefront to help people embrace the new energy-efficient lighting option by manufacturing top-notch LEDs for general and special-purpose applications.  Many consumers of LEDs aren’t willing to go back to incandescents even in the absence of the since they’ve found the new lamps very cost-efficient and don’t produce harmful ultraviolet rays. Besides, LEDs have a longer lifespan than the incandescent lamps.

The incandescent ban was and remains to be a wise move to reduce the waste of electricity power. The regulation has opened people’s eyes to see other lighting options that produce high-quality light, with less energy composition. LED happens to be the best alternative so far.

The American population has been for a long time incurred insanely high electricity energy costs, thanks to the power intensive lighting systems. However, the arrival of Light-emitting diode (LED) is expected to slash down a significant portion of these expenses. LED lighting has been rapidly adopted in the US and this has termed by Goldman Sachs Company in its research as one of the most rapid technological advancement in human history. Consumers and businesses in the United States can save approximately $20 billion and the carbon dioxide emission may reduce by 100 million metric tons every year if people continue to adopt the use of LED lights.

In a report produced by the Department of Energy, the installations of the ordinary home LED lamps were less than 400,000 in 2009. Since then, the use of these energy-saving bulbs has become more prominent and by 2012, the installations had hit cool 14 million and a whopping 78 million two years after. The remarkable improvement has been triggered by the sharp reduction in the costs associated with the installations as well as better performance of the lights. For instance, the prices of lights supporting LED technology have significantly declined by 90%. Currently, a 60-watt-equivalent LED lihgt costs roughly three dollars.

After realizing the benefits that LED lights offer, the US Department of Energy in collaboration with other countries such as India has strived to develop technical and analytic strategies for increasing the use of LED lights. The department has contributed to the development of policies that support the adoption of the cost-effective bulbs, for instance, bans on incandescent technology.  With these efforts, the LED lighting trends in America can only be positive.

According to Goldman, 69 percent of the light lights that will be sold by 2020 will be LED while the same will account for 60 percent of the ones that will be installed at the time.  It is also estimated that 84 % of lumen-hour sales in the US general lighting market will be LED illumination by 2030. The increased use of LED lighting technology is expected to reduce the consumption of electricity power by 40% during that year only. The amount of saved energy will almost be equivalent to today’s total energy utilized by about 24 million homes in the United States.

Although it will take some years to replace incandescent lighting systems with LEDs in the United States, the latter’s future is promising. With time, people are becoming more aware of the benefits of the new lighting technology, such as cost effectiveness and environmental friendliness, and are more willing to adopt it in place of the incandescent bulbs.  The increasing number of LED light installations is an indication that the technology is becoming more prominent day by day.

When considering installing a LED lighting device that has a strong waterproof ability, regular flood light is the real deal. Such lights normally have IP65 or IP66 ratings. However, the latter has a more robust waterproof capability, but it is paramount to know what “IP66” means. International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) publishes IP codes, describing the amount of water that a mechanical casing or electrical enclosure can withstand, among other protective capabilities.

The abbreviation, IP, is a short form of Ingress Protection while the first digit, 6, indicates that the fixture is completely protected from dust ingress and contact. The second digit, 6, shows that the LED fixtures has a tightly sealed housing that protects it from strong water jets.  A lighting fixture with such a rating can’t be damaged by the high-pressure water jets projected against it from any angle.  Therefore, your lighting fixture will continue functioning normally even when it is into contact with heavy rains or water coming out from a source at a high pressure and any direction.

For a LED appliance to qualify to get an IP66 rating, it must go through a test to ensure that possesses all the relevant qualities, especially waterproof capability. During the test, high-pressure water jets from nozzles measuring 0.50 inches are directed towards the fixture.  The jets should be projected from various directions and distance between the lamp and the nozzle is supposed to be three yards.  The water should be projected at a rate of 26.4 gallons per minute while maintaining a 100-kilopascal pressure. The water jets should hit the appliance for at least three minutes and the device is given the IP66 rating if it remains undamaged upon the completion of the test.

A LED fixture with IP66 waterproof level is able to withstand water with high-pressure during the test as well as in real life conditions. You can install and leave such an appliance in areas with heavy rains or powerful water jets without worrying about possible damages since you’re assured that no harmful quantities of water will be able to penetrate it.

Do you have an area that you feel that requires LED fixture installation but fear that they may be damaged by heavy rains or high-pressure water jets? You can install the ones with IP66 ratings and you’ll stay worry-free knowing that won’t at any time be damaged even when a steady stream of water pours over it.

Many research carried out suggest that the global LED lighting market value stands at $30.5 billion by 2014. This value is projected to increase to $51.6 billion by the year 2018. The biggest impediment to widespread adoption of LED lighting during its infancy stage was the high price which later changed in the year 2012 when competition increased by the entry of giant LED market players such as NightSnipe Lighting.

With this fast growth, LED manufacturers have been able to come up with creative innovations that brought about turn around in LED lighting technology. An example of such innovations is the transformation of LED from manual switching of ON and Off or minimizing the brightness.

LED manufacturers like NightSnipe Lighting has revolutionized the LED industry by coming up with intelligent and efficient LED lighting systems. The ‘intelligent’ LED systems are not only able to automatically adjust the light brightness but can adjust colors too.

Innovative engineers at NightSnipe Lighting has been able to design LEDs light products that can be tailored to emit specific colors and produce better light quality.State of the art employed by the industries has completely changed the story of lighting. LEDs do not burn out abruptly unlike fluorescent tubes but instead become dimmer as they wear out.

With such the rapid expansion of new LED application, many actors are being inspired to embrace and apply the application strategies and business models brought about by LED technology.

Not all sectors, however,  have same needs for LED lighting or are administered in a similar manner. The revenue potential for these companies by embracing LED  lighting technology is apparent.

These innovations clearly indicate the direction to which LED technology is taking and what to expect in future. Such innovations have successfully been implemented in various applications such as vending machines, parking garage, street lights, refrigerators, mirror and much more.

In the health sector, LED technology has been penetrating due to its ability to deliver a clean, bright light and correct color to needed to assist diagnosis and treatment. LEDs are also used in health care institutions to create a tranquil environment. The use of LED lighting has significantly helped the healthcare sector to significantly cut down energy cost.

Considering these targets, it can, therefore, be concluded that the market outlook for LED lighting is very promising

In conclusion, it is quite evident that for the whole system will in future entirely depends on LED lighting technology. The future of LED lighting is thus, just as bright, since, with time, every sector from the automobile industry, to agriculture, and health sector among many other sectors seem to be embracing LED technology. It has been a great channel of innovation for NightSnipe Lighting. The future is clearly brighter with LED technology.

IP is an abbreviation of Ingress Protection, which is used to measure the protection level of an item against objects like dirt, sand and dust and Liquids. The rating of IP has two numbers which enable you to know the security standards of the device.

IP65 Waterproof Level
The IP ratings comprise of two numbers. The first ranges from 0 -6 which is used to measure the degree of protection of the device against solid objects such as debris, sand, dirt and dust. The zero (0) indicate that the device is not protected from hard items while six (6) states that the device is highly secured from the solid objects.
The second number ranges from 0 – 9 whereby zero (0), means that the device is not protected from liquids while; nine (9) indicate that the level of waterproof protection is high or so the device is waterproof.

In the case of IP65, the first number indicate an IP rating of six (6) which means the devices is solid tight and has no ingress of dust. The device is, therefore, suitable to use in places with a lot of dust, dirt or moving objects like debris. The second number has an IP rating of 5 means that it gets secured from water jetting from any angle.  It, therefore, mean IP65 is not waterproof, and it is not suitable to be submerged. It, therefore, means that IP65 is not recommended to go with it swimming or showering. The water will leak and eventually damage the device, which has no warranty for water damage.

The IP65 Lucent Vapor Proof Light Fixture is suitable for indoor settings and are water resistant, but not waterproof. When looking for devices suitable for swimming or deep diving, choose a device with a higher IP rating.

The IP65 characteristics
•    It has a complete protection from oil, dust and non-corrosive materials
•    It get protection against contact with enclosed items
•    It gets from water projection from a nozzle against enclosure coming from any direction.

When shopping for any IP65 LED device, it is crucial to understand its IP rating for these reasons;
1] The equipment will give you full assurance that it won’t fail even when exposed to dust, sand or any other moving objects.

2] That the item is suitable for humid conditions and it won’t get spoiled by water drops but not suitable for swimming or going with it to shower.

That said and done, you are now able to do your shopping with the knowledge of the importance of IP rating, its condition, and suitability. Choose your device wisely and be cautious not to use in ways it is not recommended.

Aura LED Parking Lights are specifically built to withstand conditions susceptible to water, dust and corrosion impacts. Aura LED Parking Lights are Incredibly durable and long lasting, they are highly resistant to heavy impacts and can withstand temperature variations of up to 40°C.

The Nano coating and sealing treatment on to them are some of the features responsible for its quality and durability. The coating also prevents the entrance of water and dust. Aura LED Parking Lights are vandal proof, which makes them perfect for applications where the possibility of vandalism is high.

Its connectors and plugs have a double insulation to ensure safety and reliability which is why it is best suited in conditions with high humidity and corrosion. The thickness also ensures that it is able to withstand high temperatures without melting the coatings.

Apart from the many advantages such as 80% energy saving over traditional fluorescent tubes, Our Aura LED Parking Light fixture is extremely rugged. It comes along with high quality casing that makes it suitable for environments such as subway stations, hallways, stairwells and schools.

Apart from its high efficiency and durability, its quality is also high. This is what makes our Aura LED Parking Lights the best lighting solution with a performance you can trust. Here are some of the advantages/features that make our LED Parking Lights the best.

Energy Saving

Aura LED Parking Lights are suitable for applications where a low energy solution is required or when you want to cut down your energy spending. It saves up to 80% of energy compared to traditional fluorescent tubes.

Multi-installation Methods

Our Aura LED Parking Lights come with many options that can allow you mount it anywhere and anyhow from wall mounting installation or suspensions.

Components Saving

Unlike the traditional fluorescent tubes, Aura LED Parking Lights do not require ballast and starter to operate.

Extremely long life

Aura LED Parking Lights lowers the cost of maintenance by reducing the frequency of re-lamp.

Solid State

Aura LED Parking Lights are shock proof and vibration proof. They are constructed with a double and thick layer which eliminate the chances of  electric shock, and ground wiring is not necessary either

Eco-Friendly

It does not emit any Hazardous rays such as UV or IR Radiation, and it does not contain lead or mercury either.

We are here to offer the best LED lighting solutions. It does not matter what your lighting needs may be; we offer everything that can suit your home and your workspace including our LED tri-proof lights.

Whilst using much less energy. Our Aura LED Parking Lights use considerably less energy and still just as bright due to the highly efficient LED chips used; It reduces the amount of bucks you would typically spend. Our prices are considerably low, and we are committed to providing high quality LED products.