Many of PowerBuilt’s automotive customers have plants with metal halide or fluorescent lighting, which are not cost efficient and provide poor, inconsistent light. PowerBuilt typically helps these customers upgrade their facilities when new models hit the assembly floor, touting LED’s ability to lower energy costs by 30 percent while also dramatically reducing their maintenance costs. When PowerBuilt noticed lighting inconsistencies, higher costs, and a lack of innovation by its existing LED supplier, executives began looking for a new partner.
Executives also saw an opportunity to address the needs of its own 7,500-square-foot assembly facility, which was lit with inefficient T5 fluorescents and first generation LEDs. Installing new LED technology at its facility would not only improve the workspace for its workers but could serve as a lighting showroom that could build trust and boost credibility with customers.