Marc Cain, Bodelshausen, Germany
Company: | Marc Cain GmbH, Bodelshausen, Germany | |
Branch: | Clothing industry | |
Lighting solution: | LED Magnifier Luminaire TEVISIO |
The fashion company Marc Cain was founded by Marc Cain Managing Director Helmut Schlotterer in 1973. Its globe-spanning business operations are managed from its headquarters in Bodelshausen. Today, nearly 40 years later, the company employs 800 people in Germany alone. Its sales volume, which increased in the last 10 years to 210 million euros, has more than tripled. During 2009 and 2010, 36 million euros were invested in the new production and administration building with modern furnishings and machines – a clear commitment to Germany as a business location.
While the new workplaces were being set up and
equipped, a search was made for a new lighting solution for the
inspection benches in particular. Here, the quality of sewing runs is
checked, and the knitted fabrics are examined and reworked if necessary.
Reworking means gathering up faulty stitches by hand and integrating
them back into the fabric. This work is especially hard on the eyes.
Marc
Cain has been using Waldmann lamps in different areas of production,
e.g. at the sewing tables, already for quite some time. After production
workers tested different lamps, a decision was made in favor of the LED
magnifying luminaire TEVISIO. This unit has a very large magnifying
glass with a 153 mm field of view, which allows both eyes to see through
the lens without distortion. The implemented LEDs are characterized by a
high color rendering index of 90, which offers the best prerequisites
for recognizing colors and color differences. In addition, the employed
reflector technology ensures excellent light distribution that yields
uniform light with smooth transitions and no annoying shadows. The light
can be dimmed to 10 percent of the maximum intensity of 6,000 lux.
Another very useful feature is that the four light segments making up
the lamp can be switched on or off separately. This can generate
structure emphasizing effects that allow irregularities in the fabric to
be seen more easily. The new lighting solution thus supports the
demanding visual tasks in many ways and counteracts eye fatigue.