Interiors, Lighting & Seating

Hella Marine using innovative materials for vessel lighting

Valentine Watkins

New Zealand-based Hella Marine's latest range of lighting solutions combines efficient LED sources with advanced optic technology to deliver more light output per watt than incandescent based lamps, offering energy savings.

Ultra low heat signatures also reduce heat on vessels and prevent damage to surrounding materials or potential safety hazards Hella products are designed to suppress electromagnetic interference, complying with the emission and immunity limits prescribed in international standards. This protects the radio, communication, navigation and other electrical equipment on board from possible interference with the lighting.

Hella LED products include a Multivolt circuitry that provides a uniform level of intensity for reliable and safe illumination across a range of DC inputs such as 9-33 volts. Multivolt LED lamps can be connected to 12 or 24-volt systems without modification, providing full light performance and automatic compensation for low battery voltages and voltage drop over long cables and connections. Multivolt LED lamps are also reverse polarity and spike protected for enhanced durability even under severe voltage fluctuations.

LED technology has no filaments to break, making the lamps extremely shock and vibration resistant. But if the lamp is not manufactured and designed for the harsh marine environment, the LED will likely fail due to moisture or heat damage.

The only way to offer long-term durability is to prevent moisture from corroding internal LED electronics. Through the use of innovative materials, Hella lamps are extremely durable.