Technor Benelux B.V., located in Spijk, the Netherlands, has developed a sealed for life, 80.000 hours maintenance-free lighting fixture, suitable for use in hazardous areas such as offshore platforms and refineries with a 10-year warranty using an aluminium alloy housing manufactured by Sapa.

For this unique luminaire Technor Benelux B.V. got in contact with Sapa Netherlands in 2008 for evaluating the aluminium for the housing. “The flexibility, quality and support given by Sapa were highly appreciated from the start,” says Marcel Gelux, manager at Technor Benelux.

Applications for offshore platforms – with an aggressive salty environment – have very high requirements in terms of quality and safety. In the past, aluminium was not considered the best material for these severe conditions but thanks to a special seawater resistant aluminium and anodisation, Technor Benelux is now able to deliver to its customers a safe and reliable pro­duct with an extremely long life.