How to Choose the Right LED High Bay for Your Food Processing Factory

In food processing and food preservation applications, where the dust, dirt, and pest are the serious problems for food safety. Some food processing areas such as bread and braised food factories, are of high temperature. Operators of food processing applications hate the dust and dirt on lighting fixtures because they must clean and sterilize their processing plants. As known, water and hot temperature may threat the safety of lighting fixtures. Is there any way to remain the cleanness and safety of both food processing plants and lighting fixtures?

The answer is, yes.

Just select the IP69K LED high bay light.

This post will show you the best IP69K LED lighting solution for your food processing applications. Let’s start it.

Knowing IP69K

• What is IP69K

IP (Ingress Protection) is an internationally recognized scale that indicate the degree of protection of electrical equipment enclosures. “I” represents the level of protection against solid matter, while “P” represents the level of protection against water. IP69K is a degree of protection provided by enclosures (IPX9K), against ingress of dust, high temperature and high pressure water. The IP69K rating maybe the highest protection for indoor lighting. The high-protection rating allows to the use of high pressure water up to 9000kPa and hot water up to 80 ℃ for cleaning LED lighting products. Lighting fixtures with IP69K ranting are ideal for the applications where equipment must be carefully sanitized.

• How to do the test under standard of IP69K

The test of IP69K is operated according to the standard of ISO20653-2013.

The testing methods are as followed:

The Sample is installed on the turntable.

Speed 5 r/min sprays at 0°,30°,60°,90°

Distance: 150mm

Water flow rate: 15L/min

Water pressure: 9000kPa

Water temperature: 80℃.

Exposure time:30s per position.

Knowing the lighting requirements of food processing factory

• Lighting fixtures shall be easy to clean

Dust, dirt, and pest are the common problems of food processing factory. Operators need to clean their applications regularly. If the lighting fixtures are difficult to clean, it will consume extra labor cost, energy, and time for cleaning the fixtures. Therefore, lighting fixtures for food processing factory should be easy to clean.

• Lighting fixtures shall made of safe, non-toxic and corrosion-resistant material

It is not difficult to understand why non-toxic materials are compulsory for food processing factory. Lighting fixtures without hazardous coating makes them safe for both food and employees in food processing applications. Since lighting fixtures will be clean regularly, they should have corrosion resistance. Otherwise, they will damaged by water and the vapor.

• Lighting fixtures are designed to prevent dust and debris buildup, pest climbing and other possible hazards.

The dust and dirt cannot penetrate the case of lighting fixtures, and they will accumulated on the case of lighting fixtures. These accumulated dirt and dust have detrimental effects on food safety. A smooth surface can solve the problem as that the dust or water also can not be hoarded on the lamp. But it’s not an easy thing, many products in the market can not meet this requirement.

Best IP69K LED lighting solution

Please see the below test way of LED high bay and LED triproof light 20W :

AGC have the below IP69K LED high bay light and LED linear light products for help you solve the dust and dirt problem.

 

 

The above lighting fixture are great fit for the harsh environment of food, beverage, live stock processing, colds storage, manufacturing and warehousing.

The smooth, seamless and downward angled aluminum alloy housing ensures zero residue remains after wash down and allows the fixture to drip dry in minutes, to easily conform to food grade standards.

To learn more about the food processing factory and food preservation lighting application, please contact Justin@agcled.com

 

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