Warehouse and high-bay lighting
Avision Lighting lights warehouses and industrial interiors in South Florida. The work is even, maintainable illumination in aisles and open floors: the right distribution at the real mounting height, with controls that match how the building operates.
What matters in a warehouse lighting layout?
Mounting height, aisle width, rack height, and the task on the floor decide the layout. A high-bay fixture that looks correct in an empty rendering can fail once pallet racking blocks the beam. Spacing is a consequence of those dimensions and the fixture’s distribution, not a fixed number of feet copied from another building.
Open storage, racked aisles, and pick modules want different optics. A wide distribution in a tall racked aisle dumps light on the top of the rack. A narrower aisle optic is there to push light down the pick face. The fixture count follows that choice.
Avision has not published a measured warehouse case study with fixture counts and wattages on this site. The design sequence is the same one used for commercial LED retrofits: audit, count, wattage, light-level assessment, layout, controls, installation, commissioning.
Can warehouse lights be controlled without a complicated system?
Yes. Many warehouses only need zoning, a time schedule, and occupancy or vacancy sensing in aisles that are empty for long stretches. That is usually 0–10V dimming or switched zones, not DMX. DMX belongs where color or programmed effects are part of the operation, which is uncommon in a distribution building.
Controls should be commissioned with the people who close the building at night. A sensor layout that turns aisles off during a live pick is a failed control design, even if the energy model looked better.
What information is needed for a warehouse lighting recommendation?
Ceiling or deck height, a fixture or lamp wattage, a count or a bay size that can produce a count, photos down an aisle, and whether the racks are in yet. Voltage and emergency lighting need to be identified before a replacement is ordered. Operating hours matter only if someone asks for an energy comparison — and that comparison should use those hours, not an assumed schedule.