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March 11, 2013

Webinar: A New Award-Winning Approach to Perimeter Lighting for Reduced Material, Labor, and Energy Costs

You Won’t Want to Miss this Webinar!

(Registration Links Below)

Watch a 30-sec. Introduction to the CAST LED Perimeter Lighting System.

In 2012, CAST Lighting introduced a new approach to illuminating perimeters – The CAST LED Perimeter Lighting System. This new system so impressed industry experts, that it won the following awards.

“Most Innovative Product of the Year” (LightFair’s highest award)
“Best in Industrial, Emergency, Exit Category” (LightFair)
“Product Innovation Award” (Architectural Products)
“Product Innovation Award” (Architectural SSL)
“Security’s Best Winner” (ASIS Accolades)
“Top 30 Technology Innovations” (Security Sales and Integration)
“Homeland Security – Best Perimeter Protection Finalist” (Government Security News)

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: One of the 7 awards won by the CAST LED Perimeter Lighting System

Why Did this System Win All These Awards?

Save as much as 90% in Material, Labor, and Energy Compared to Typical Perimeter Lighting!

From a LightFair judge,

“Never has so little light done so much work. We found this to be a simple, clean, efficient, energy-effective solution which could be used on nearly every property. It leverages the best benefits of LED – low voltage operation, optical efficiency, small size and long life for a truly robust security lighting solution.”

From Paul Boucherle of Security Sales and Integration,

“Good lighting is a necessary component to any outdoor [security] video design. In the past this factor became a limiter due to high installation costs – often reducing security coverage or killing the feasibility of a project.This new product allows low-voltage integrators new ways to retain installation revenues while implementing a complete security solution.”

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This Webinar is Not Just a Promotion

The science behind cost-effective perimeter lighting is critical knowledge for every security, landscape, lighting, and facilities professional.

In this one-hour webinar, you will learn:

Why fences don’t stop intruders and what can be done about it
The role of illumination in intruder deterrence, detection, and apprehension
The importance of lighting quality, glare, and intensity
Illumination factors for cameras and security officersPlanning a perimeter lighting project
Case studies and cost comparisons
Selling perimeter lighting to your customers and supervisors

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: One of the many applications for the CAST LED Perimeter Fence Light.

Six Sessions to Fit Your Schedule

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Over 1,500 professionals attended CAST Lighting’s last webinar on LED Technology* – with exceptional reviews. This current webinar promises to be just as valuable!

*Register to download the one-hour recording of our previous LED webinar - click here.

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December 18, 2012

CAST Lighting Wins Fifth and Sixth Security and Lighting Awards for CAST LED Perimeter Fence Lighting Solution

CAST Lighting, security and landscape lighting manufacturer, announces two more lighting and security industry awards for its innovative fence-mounted lighting solution, the CAST LED Perimeter Lighting System – a solution to make illumination of long perimeter fences affordable and energy-efficient.

CAST Lighting, known for manufacturing extremely durable and innovative outdoor lighting products, announced today its fourth and fifth security and lighting industry awards for its fence-mounted CAST LED Perimeter Lighting System. The two awards come from “Architectural Products Magazine” (Product Innovation Award – PIA’12) and “Security Sales and Integration” (Top 30 Technology Innovations).

Previous awards include: “Most Innovative Product of the Year” and “Best in Category” (both from LightFair 2012), “Best of Security Products” (ASIS12 Accolades), and “Homeland Security Finalist – Best Perimeter Protection Solution” (Government Security News).

The system that has drawn so much attention from both the Lighting and Security industries is CAST Lighting’s LED Perimeter Lighting system. The system consists of compact, energy-efficient security lights (mounted on chain link fence posts) powered by a small 24-volt transformer. These lights, positioned every 20 to 30 feet, provide highly targeted, inexpensive illumination along extremely long fence lines.

One of the LightFair award judges commented, “Never has so little light done so much work. We found this to be a simple, clean, efficient, energy-effective solution which could be used on nearly every property. It leverages the best benefits of LED – low voltage operation, optical efficiency, small size and long life for a truly robust security lighting solution.”

Paul Boucherle of Security Sales and Integration remarked, “Good lighting is a necessary component to any outdoor [security] video design. In the past this factor became a limiter due to high installation costs – often reducing security coverage or killing the feasibility of a project.This new product allows low-voltage integrators new ways to retain installation revenues while implementing a complete security solution.”

SS12_TOP30logo A judge from Architectural Products remarked, “I love the overall fixture design – particularly its practicality. Excellent bang for the buck!”

Steve Parrott, CAST Lighting’s Communication and Marketing Director, comments on these industry accolades, “While it’s great to receive recognition from these awards committees, the proof of a product’s success is in its acceptance by integrators and end users. During the past few months, we’ve been inundated with requests and orders from all manners of industries. A few customers who have either specified or installed the product are a prison, an oil refinery, a radio station, a hotel, and a secure data facility. Many other groups from several nations are evaluating the product including the military, Homeland Security, and mining interests.The broad scope of these prospects has been astounding.”

A recent case study was undertaken that compared the CAST LED Perimeter Lighting System to a High Pressure Sodium (HPS) system – both systems had comparable lighting coverage. The venue was a 200-foot fence surrounding a storage yard at a wholesale distributor. The CAST system included (10) LED Perimeter Lights and was installed in three hours. The HPS system was not installed but a local contractor prepared an estimate of product and installation costs.

The comparison showed that the CAST system resulted in the following savings (10-year projection): Material and Labor (73%), Energy Cost (85%), Maintenance (97%), Total 10-Year Savings – $7,205.

The cost savings of the CAST system were primarily the result of fence-mounting of both luminaires and wire, and advanced LED circuitry.This replaces the typical practice of installing extremely bright luminaires on tall poles. Typical lighting methods are usually cost prohibitive for long, remote perimeter fences – not so with the CAST system.

In addition to providing extensive documentation, calculators, and installation instructions, CAST Lighting has pre-specified Perimeter Lighting Kits. 16 kits are available, identified by fence length, fixture spacing, and input voltage. This greatly simplifies the integrator’s job and ensures that all system components (luminaires, transformer, wire, photocell, and connectors) are specified correctly.

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October 19, 2012

CAST Lighting’s LED Perimeter Light Wins Third Major Industry Award

…tremendous cost savings compared to typical perimeter lighting solutions.

Hawthorne, NJ (PRWEB) September 05, 2012

CAST Lighting, a premier manufacturer of landscape and security lighting products, announced today the receipt of the security industry’s ASIS Accolades Award. This award recognizes the most innovative security products of the year. A team of judges representing end users and security technology experts recognized the energy-saving, security-enhancing, and low-cost advantages of this unique perimeter lighting solution.

In May of this year, the CAST LED Perimeter Light* received two awards at LightFair International, “Best in Category – Industrial, Vandal, Emergency, and Exit” and “Most Innovative Product of the Year” – the industry’s highest award.

Steve Parrott, CAST Lighting’s Communication and Marketing Director, comments on the receipt of these awards, “For a lighting product to receive prestigious awards in two industries is quite remarkable. Experts from both lighting and security recognize the unique combination of form and function in the CAST LED Perimeter Light. The highly-targeted energy-efficient illumination utilizes a simple method of fence-top mounting that is easy to install, requires minimal maintenance, and results in tremendous cost savings compared to typical perimeter lighting solutions.”

Since its introduction, the perimeter light has garnered widespread interest among many types of facilities – military bases, oil and energy companies, public parks, and many other secure facilities. A hotel in St. Louis used the lights to provide soft even illumination around their outdoor pool. A wholesale landscape supply company installed the lights to illuminate their outdoor storage facility.

A comprehensive perimeter lighting design, installation, and maintenance manual is available in both English and Spanish.

A LightFair judge remarked, “Never has so little light done so much work. We found this to be a simple, clean, efficient, energy-effective solution which could be used on nearly every property. It leverages the best benefits of LED – low voltage operation, optical efficiency, small size and long life for a truly robust security lighting solution.”

David Beausoleil, CAST Lighting President, describes the origin of the product, “We recognized that this is a time when security is paramount for every type of business, and perhaps the most vulnerable point in a facility is the perimeter. Security experts know that adequate perimeter lighting is essential, but typical types of this lighting (floods mounted on tall poles) are extremely expensive, prohibitively so for fences in remote locations. Our engineers worked on the problem and came up with a simple robust solution – mounting lights on the fence itself. They worked from there applying our expertise in low voltage LED technology and casting. The result, the CAST LED Perimeter Light, was immediately recognized as a simple inexpensive solution for a serious problem.”

Recognizing that lighting requirements differ among secure facilities, CAST Lighting welcomes custom requests – typically for adjustments in brightness, light distribution, and code compliance. Engineers with rapid prototyping equipment are on hand to develop these affordable custom solutions within a short time frame.

With an aggressive development strategy, CAST Lighting plans on launching new security lighting solutions in the near future.They are also working on innovative products in their landscape lighting line.

Security specialists, facility managers, and other security-related professionals are welcome to contact CAST Lighting at 800-914-2278 or info@cast-lighting.com.

*CAST LED Perimeter Light and CAST LED Perimeter Lighting System are trademarks of CAST Lighting LLc. Patents Pending.

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May 25, 2012

CAST Lighting Wins Award at LightFair for LED Perimeter Light

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CAST Lighting, an outdoor lighting manufacturer based in Hawthorne, NJ, has a ten-year history of producing the most durable low voltage lighting products in the market. This stature was greatly enhanced on May 9th when it received the lighting industry’s highest honor “The Most Innovative Product of the Year”. The award was given at LightFair International 2012, the world’s largest architectural and commercial trade show.

The winning product was CAST Lighting’s LED Perimeter Light, a compact, energy efficient security light designed to mount on chain link fence posts. Powered by a small 24-volt transformer, this light, positioned every 20 to 30 feet, provides highly targeted illumination along extremely long fence lines.

Typical application of the CAST Lighting Defense and Security LED Perimeter Light (CPL1)

The award judges, all top lighting professionals, were impressed by the innovative design and thinking behind the luminaire. They commented,

The task of illuminating long perimeter fences has always been problematic. The typical solution is to install tall pole-mounted luminaires that flood fence regions with light. This approach wastes considerable amounts of energy since most of the illumination falls outside the perimeter region. Installation of these pole-mounted lights is also very expensive in both material and labor. The new CAST Lighting LED Perimeter Light uses just 7 watts per luminaire and can illuminate 500 feet of fence with less than 150 watts of power. Typical metal halide pole-mounted lamps would require nearly 4,000 watts to light that same fence. This represents a 96% savings in energy cost.

Steve Parrott, CAST Lighting’s Communication and Marketing Director, comments on the potential for the LED Perimeter Light,

“One of the most remarkable things about this security light is its wide range of applications. Since we introduced the product, we’ve been flooded with requests from Homeland Security; the military; energy companies; federal, state, and local agencies; airports; and a host of private facility managers. We are ramping up production to meet these demands, and have an aggressive R&D effort to develop new products that will address other security lighting needs.”

Dave Beausoleil, president and founder of CAST Lighting, remarks on some of the other features of the LED Perimeter Light. (Watch the video.)

“As with the development of our entire line of outdoor LED lights, we focused on the unique challenge of putting sophisticated electronics into a lighting fixture that would be subject to extreme environmental conditions. We protect the LED circuit from moisture, heat, voltage variations, and electromagnetic interference. The result is an extremely robust LED security light that will survive many years without problems.”

CAST Lighting has full specifications, application documents, and installation instructions for its LED Perimeter Lighting System. For inquiries, call 973-423-2303 or email info@cast-lighting.com.

*Request demo of our LED Perimeter Lighting System on a fence at your facility or at a client’s project.

About CAST Lighting

Based in Hawthorne, NJ with production facilities in the US and Colombia, CAST Lighting produces the lighting industry’s most durable and robust outdoor lighting for defense, security, landscape, and architectural applications. More information at http://www.cast-lighting.com.