Weare, N.H. -- April 28, 2004 -- NERLITE, designers and manufacturers of NERLITE^® Machine Vision Illumination products, announces the new NERLITE Large Area LED Light - LALL - series of high output, LED based machine vision illuminators.

The NERLITE LALL series offers the performance, features and options needed to assure broad application coverage:

• Current-driven LED light sources for stable output and long life
• Very high light intensity to illuminate large areas at extended distances for robot guidance, packaging and sorting applications
• Gasket-sealed aluminum housings are designed to comply with NEMA 4X and IP-64 ratings for use in wet or dusty areas
• Low power consumption, low maintenance, quiet and reliable, thanks to LED-based, passively cooled (no fans) design
• Torqued and thread-locked fasteners for assembly integrity
• Available in red or white wavelength standard models. Amber, green, cyan, blue and royal blue (LALL-47x47 only) wavelengths available on request

Food processing and packaging, automotive assembly, warehousing, distribution centers and freight carriers present machine vision challenges that demand NERLITE LALL's. The NERLITE LALL Series enables robotic manipulation applications where consistent identification of features for x - y coordinate determination is required. Sorting applications that depend on repeatable identification of different sizes and shapes benefit from the LALL's large illuminated area and intensity. Designed to comply with NEMA 4X and IP-64, LALL's are suitable for indoor or outdoor use, provide protection against falling and splashing liquids (e.g. wash-down), seal out non-hazardous dust, lint and fibers, and are corrosion resistant. The LALL's high intensity, low power consumption, compact and easily integrated design, strobe capability and long-life make them ideal for both new installations and as replacements for less robust light sources (e.g. fluorescents). As with all NERLITE products, LALLs feature fasteners that are installed to specific torques and thread-locked so as not to loosen when subjected to machine vibrations.