At Automate 2025, Metaphase Showcases a Bar Light Designed for Extreme Washdown Environments
Bristol, Penn., April 23, 2025 – Metaphase Lighting Technologies, a leader in advanced LED illumination for machine vision and imaging applications, will highlight its newly redesigned and rebranded RBL bar light at Automate 2025. Metaphase designed the light source to deliver high-intensity output for IP69K-rated environments.
An IP69K rating signifies that the RBL light can withstand high-pressure, high-temperature washdowns using water jets from any direction. The RBL also ensures the highest level of protection against dust and harsh environments to ensure sustained high-performance illumination over the light’s 75,000-hour expected lifetime.
“As machine vision technology expands into food processing, pharmaceuticals, and other industries where hygiene and sanitation are critical, so has demand for lighting components that can stand up to frequent and intense sanitation protocols,” said Kevin High, president of Metaphase Lighting Technologies. “We designed the RBL bar light to meet and exceed these demands and deliver reliable, long-lasting illumination in the most challenging environmental conditions.”
In addition to high brightness and reliability, the RBL light offers a flexible range of options and configurations. All versions feature passive cooling and rugged, industrial-grade housings in lengths from 6 inches to 6 feet. Housings are constructed either from black anodized aluminum or stainless steel — the latter offering greater corrosion resistance to help meet U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements for food processing applications.
Within the food industry, where IP69K washdown capability is often critical, the RBL bar light offers high-brightness illumination to help measure and inspect processed foods, inspect packaged or shrink-wrapped products, or validate fill levels in bottling operations.
The light also offers versatile illumination solutions for pharmaceutical applications, including the inspection of syringes and vials, checking fill levels, and verifying tamper-proof seals. Additional options, such as polarizing lenses, enable the RBL bar light to support inspection of blister packs and other translucent packaging.
Metaphase will feature the RBL LED bar light with its other industry-leading machine vision illumination solutions at Automate, Booth 7023. The event is at Huntington Place Convention Center in Detroit, Michigan, from May 12 to 15.
About Metaphase Lighting Technologies
Founded in 1993, Metaphase Lighting Technologies is a world-leading designer and manufacturer of machine vision LED lighting. With one of the industry’s most highly diverse product portfolios, the company offers considerable stock and customization options in terms of wavelength, drivers, and connectivity. Metaphase’s engineering expertise has enhanced a vast array of products for industrial applications, including automation systems, line scan inspection, and high-speed imaging to provide a competitive edge for customers in manufacturing and quality assurance. The company continues to expand the scope of its robust illumination solutions into new areas, such as pharmaceuticals, wafer inspection, and robotic guidance. Learn more at www.metaphase-tech.com