UV Tube Light Has Many Purposes Beyond Illumination

UV tube light is available in all shapes and sizes, used in homes and businesses to highlight our favorite rooms and illuminate work spaces. UV light also provides several advantages and benefits across a multitude of industrial, commercial and personal applications. Ultravioletlight is either UVA, UVB or UVC and is emitted at various wavelengths measured as nanometers (nm).

UV Tube Light Technology is Proven Effective to Clean and Purify Air and Water

UV tube light technology is proven to be highly effective at cleaning and purifyingair and water. People living in all parts of the world are concerned about access to clean water, which is essential for health and overall well-being.  UVCradiation eliminates bacteria and harmful contaminants from water without affecting the taste, and properties or altering the pH.  This is an effective method of water disinfection, that is also proven to be safe without the use of chemicals or harmful volatile organic compounds, VOCs, released into the environment.

UVC water purification is used in municipalities across the country, numerous industrial and commercial processes, and is now also available for in-home consumer use to purify drinking water.  There are several applications where UVC germicidal lamps enhance people’s lives and contribute to a healthy environment.

LightSources is a Leading Supplier of UV Tube Light Technology

LightSources is a leading global supplier of UVlight technology, bringing innovative lighting products to market through continual research and development. LightSources and our European partner, LightTech, provide effective and reliable lighting solutions across a multitude of industries and applications.

Our UVC germicidal lamps are used in a number of applications to provide clean and purified air and water enhancing the lives of people and animals around the world.

UV Light Technology for Safe Drinking Water

UV technology is proven effective at eliminating harmful bacteria in water, including bacteria such as giardia and cryptosporidium that is resistant to chemical treatment. Moreover, UV germicidal lamps do not leave harmful chemical residue and biological contaminants do not build resistance to UV germicidal light.

UVC technology provides clean and safe drinking water, enhancing public health with environmentally friendly methods that do not alter the pH, odor or taste of the water.

UV Tube Light Technology Benefits Aquaculture

UVC germicidal lamps provide important disinfection qualities to marine life in fish hatcheries, rearing farms, aquariums and other aquaculture applications. UV tube lights are a vital component to the health and well-being of marine life in many environments.

Ballast Water Treatment Systems

 With the recent Ballast Water Treatment Convention that took effect in September 2017, ships sailing through international waters are required to have an effectiveballast water treatment system on their vessel. Polluted ballast water is recognized as one of the greatest threats to the world’s oceans. When ships pick up ballast water in one port and release it into a new foreign area, invading marine organisms can thrive without natural predators from their home environment, and in many cases destroying shipping industries.

LightSources provides high-quality UVC germicidal lamps which provide safe and effective treatmentof ballast water, in compact designs taking up a small footprint and requiring minimal maintenance.

UV Light Purification Enhances Commercial and Industrial Applications

LightSources provides UV light technology to enhance processes and applications across a multitude of industries including:

• Pharmaceutical production
• Disinfection of medical equipment and services
• Bottled beverage industry
• Food and grocery industry
• Swimming pool and spa
• Air purification in institutions like hospitals and nursing homes

LightSources and LightTech provide air and water purification to these and many other commercial and industrial applications. Our strategic partnership offers decades of expertise with vast resources, providing on-time delivery to OEMs worldwide.  We offer low-pressure standard quartz and low-pressure high-output germicidal lamps, effective at generating UV radiation between 185nm and 254nm.  UV radiation at 185nm produces ozone which is one of the most effective methods to kill bacteria and viruses. UV radiation emitted at 254nm is proven effective at disinfecting air, water, and surfaces. UVC radiation alters the DNA of bacteria which renders its unable to reproduce, thus eliminating the harmful threat.

LightSources and our affiliated partners provide customized solutions with skilled design engineers possessing in-depth knowledge of UV technology for all applications. Our valued partner, Cerlux, provides custom bases and sockets matched to the color of your choice. Contact our engineering department if you are faced with challenging configurations or unique specifications.

 

UV Lighting Solutions with High Performance UV Lamps

The power and energy of ultraviolet UV lighting has been used for many years providing valuable uses and applications to a multitude of personal, commercial and industrial uses.  Light is broken down by color, with ultraviolet (UV) light simply meaning “beyond violet”, which is the highest frequency in visible light.  UV light is not visible to the human eye.  UV lighting is a form of electromagnetic radiation emitted at various wavelengths, measured in nanometers (nm).

Ultraviolet Lighting is either UVA, UVB, or UVC

UVA lighting includes the emission of the common blacklight with a range of 315nm to 400nm.  UVB lighting is found in natural sunlight causing a sunburn with wavelengths measuring between 280 to 315nm.  Both UVA and UVB lights are used to enhance many industries such as altering the properties of polymers by causing a photochemical reaction.   Photochemical reactions are used to instantly dry polymers such as inks, varnishes, and polymer resins to provide added strength and durability.

UVC lighting is found in the shorter wavelengths measuring 200 to 280nm and is proven highly effective in disinfection and purification purposes across many commercial and medical industries.  UVB lighting is also very powerful in purifying and disinfecting air and water treatment systems.

As you can see, there are several useful purposes of UV lighting that can enhance the way we manufacture and treat products, cleanour air, water and surfaces, and all with environmentally friendly practices.

Types of UV Lighting Lamps  

UV lighting is developed in three basic styles of UV lamps for use in disinfection and curing processes.  The three basic categories of UV lamps are:

• Low Pressure Amalgam Lamps
• Medium Pressure UV Lamps (MPUV) and Medium Pressure High Output (MPHO)
• High Pressure UV (HPUV) Lamps

LightSources is the Leading Manufacturer of all UV Lighting Lamp Styles

LightSources and our European partner, LightTech, are leading global manufacturers of all UV lighting solutions, with many resources including our modern glassworks facility in Hungary.  We continually conduct research and development projects to bring cutting-edge technology to the forefront of the industry in the form of high performing, long-lasting lamps, and lamp products.

LightSources has contributed several patented products with advanced proprietary technology, outperforming the competition of comparable lamp styles and types.  Our UV lamps and lighting solution products are found around the world, providing value to several applications and industries

LightSources Produces High Performing Low-Pressure Amalgam Lamps

Pellet amalgam technology developed by LightSources has several benefits over spot amalgam technology.  LightSources and LightTech lead the industry with patented pellet amalgam lamps.  Our low-pressure pellet amalgam lamps produce higher UV output in dimming conditions than spot amalgam lamps.  With this technology, we are able to provide OEMs the benefit of higher UV output with reduced costs.  Our amalgam lamps produce up to three times more output than comparable lamps of the same size.

Our low-pressure amalgam lamps are useful in curing applications such as instant drying and hardening of inks, varnishes, glazes and resins.  You can also find our LP amalgam technology in germicidal applications such as disinfecting water in various treatment systems, including ships ballastwater treatment systems.

Medium Pressure UV (MPUV) and Medium Pressure High Output (MPHO)

Medium pressure UV lamps are useful in the curing process when emitting UVA light in the range of 367 to 400nm, which is the most effective wavelength for curing inks and varnishes.  MPUV lamps are also highly effective in UVC germicidal and microbial disinfection applications.  With vacuum sealed lamps we are a leading producer of UV lighting solutions used in water purification applications, such as water treatment plants and shipsballast water treatment systems.

Medium Pressure High Output (MPHO) lamps are effective in wavelengths ranging from 200 to 400nm, generating high temperatures between 600 and 900° C.  LightSources offers custom solutions with any wattage ranging from 100 watts per inch (WPI) to 700 WPI, and sizes from 2 to 85 inches.

LightSources offers High Pressure UV Lamps (HPUV)

LightSources offers HPUV lamps also referred to as Halide lamps with short wavelength outputs peaking at 254 to 365nm. HPUV lamps emit high output to instantly harden resins and epoxies.  LightSources provides custom HPUV solutions with additives such as Gallium-iodide which can increase the wavelengths to 400nm.

Many industries realize the benefit of HPUV lighting such as automotive, aerospace, food and beverage, medical, water treatment processes and many more.

LightSources Provides Custom UV Lighting Solutions for Any Application

No size is too large or small with LightSources custom designed lighting solutions. Our skilled engineers have vast experience in UV technology for virtually any application, with a deep understanding of the technology behind the products.  We manufacture our lamps with the highest of quality materials including hermetic seals with molybdenum foil encasings, pure tungsten pin electrodes and hard quartz capillary materials.  Our lamps are filled with the exact pressure and phosphors required to provide maximum effectiveness for your application.   Our valued partner, Cerlux, offers custom designed ceramic bases available in any color.

LightSources and our valued partner companies follow strict ISO Registered quality practices, with full traceability with serial numbers throughout the production process.  Contact us today to learn more about our UV lamps and all UV lighting solutions.