California LightWorks, was founded in 2008 and is focused on research, design, and manufacturing of advanced and efficient horticultural lighting and controls. The company's other products include SolarSystem®, a line of smart LEDs for indoor professional grow operations, SolarXtreme®, a line of affordable LEDs for home and hobby growers as well the Greenhouse Professional series for the commercial greenhouse market. The system is UL listed, made in California and carries a five-year warranty.Ĭalifornia LightWorks is a Los Angeles-based manufacturer of LED lighting systems serving the indoor and greenhouse horticulture industries. The new MegaDrive™ patented lighting system is currently available exclusively from California LightWorks for both indoor and greenhouse applications. The new MegaDrive™ is yet another example of our commitment to maintaining our lead in this industry." "Having R&D and manufacturing stateside allows us to deliver breakthrough lighting technology faster than any of our competitors. "The key to our success has been relentless innovation," said George Mekhtarian, CEO of California LightWorks. We look forward to converting our entire facility to the new MegaDrive™ system." The plant response to these new lights has been incredible, far exceeding any other LED lights we tested. "We completed the whole installation in half a day with no additional electrical work.
"Using the MegaDrive™ to replace our outdated HPS systems, we were able to double our canopy space by going from a single level to two levels with almost no increase in power and heat," said Wesley Williams, Vice President of Operations at Exotics Cultivation in Lompoc, California. Up to 3.5 µMoles/Joule efficacy using Osram LEDs The result is up to 80% less installation cost and 30% less up-front fixture cost. In addition, all the lights can be centrally controlled from the power unit. High voltage three phase power can connect directly to the central power unit, eliminating power drops to each fixture. The new MegaDrive™ system consists of a large central power unit connected to a series of up to 30 LED fixtures in a chain. However, LED technology adoption in the horticulture industry has been slow due to high up-front and installation costs. LED technology can significantly reduce operating costs through high efficiency, long fixture life and sunlight balancing. 'When we started out, LED grow lights pretty much matched the efficiency of metal halide and high-pressure sodium,' Mekhtarian says. As the indoor and greenhouse horticulture industries mature, lowering operating costs is becoming essential to ensuring profitability. Engineer that he is, Mekhtarian constantly refined his products, ultimately achieving the energy efficiency that the early LEDs promised.
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