
Light towers are key equipment in various industries and construction sites. Kotech will discuss the various types and characteristics of them to help you find the best light tower for your application.
What is Light Tower?
With the continuous advancement of science and technology and the diversification of social needs, the development of lighting equipment has also shown a trend of diversity and intelligence.
As a new type of efficient lighting equipment, light towers are widely used in railway train inspections, engineering patrols, vehicle maintenance, metallurgy, factory power, grid power, flood control and disaster relief and other industries due to their excellent lighting performance, lifting function, safety and customizability.
The Light Tower Applications
Light tower has a wide range of applicability and can meet the needs of different fields. Portable light towers are suitable for the needs of large-area, high-brightness lighting in the military, highways, railways, electricity, public security and other enterprises and institutions, as well as various large-scale construction operations, mining operations, maintenance and repair, accident handling and disaster relief work sites.

(KLT series 1400 mobile light tower)
Railway work: In the railway field, portable light towers can be used for train inspections and engineering patrols to provide good lighting conditions for train inspections and ensure the safety and work efficiency of operators.
Vehicle maintenance: In terms of car detailing and maintenance, with the high brightness and good lighting range of mobile light towers, it can provide technicians with a clear line of sight and greatly improve the convenience and safety of maintenance work.
Metallurgy: In the metallurgical industry and the power industry, equipment maintenance often needs to be carried out in complex and dangerous environments. The high-brightness lighting of mobile light towers can effectively reduce the risk of accidents and ensure that operators can still complete their work smoothly at night or in low-light environments.
Rescue: For flood prevention and disaster relief scenarios, mobile light towers with good wind and rain resistance can not only provide long-term emergency lighting, but also adapt to various severe climates, so that rescue work can be carried out quickly.
Other light tower application scenarios include:
Construction lighting: Engineering construction, urban construction pipelines, road paving, road maintenance, road rescue;
Emergency lighting: Emergency rescue, earthquake preparedness, armed police firefighting, earthquake relief, flood prevention and rescue;
War preparedness lighting: War preparedness emergency, night rescue, field training, camping and distribution;
Mine lighting: Open-pit mine lighting, mine road lighting, distribution and storage, mine camping;
Mobile lighting: Sports events, film and television shooting, airport standby, railway power;
Rescue lighting: Traffic accidents, fires, water pipes, gas pipelines, cable repairs.
Classification of Light Towers
By Transport Method
Fixed light tower: installed in a fixed position, generally used to illuminate specific areas, such as building exteriors, squares, etc. There is a ladder inside the fixed light tower, and a maintenance platform and guardrail on the top of the light tower to facilitate the maintenance of lamps. The electrical appliances are explosion-proof or non-explosion-proof.
Portable light tower: It has two tires and can be quickly moved to the work site by road. And the lighting range and angle can be adjusted according to actual needs, with high flexibility.
By Energy Source
Diesel portable light tower: In remote areas without power supply or in emergency situations, diesel portable lighting towers can also work normally, providing continuous lighting for a long time to ensure the safety of workers and equipment. In addition, the diesel light towers can perform as a diesel generator to power other electric appliances.
Electric light tower: The plug-and-play feature makes it very suitable for use in areas with convenient access to the power grid, but the disadvantages are also obvious. It cannot leave a certain range of the power supply, and the lighting range is limited by the length of the power cord.
Battery light tower: It has some advantages of diesel portable light towers and electric light towers. It can be used in remote areas without worrying about insufficient power cords and inability to move easily. However, after the battery is exhausted, it still needs to find a power source to charge, and the battery life is poor.
Solar light tower: An upgraded version of the battery light tower, solar light tower does not need to find a power source to charge, but can rely on solar energy during the day to charge, but other shortcomings still exist.
By Tower Light
LED light tower: A light tower that uses LED lamps as tower lights, which has the characteristics of energy saving, high efficiency, and long life, and is widely used in various fields.
High-pressure sodium light tower: A light tower that uses a high-pressure sodium lamp as a tower lights, which has high brightness and long life, and is suitable for large-area lighting needs.
Metal halide light tower: A light tower that uses a halogen lamp as tower lights, which has high brightness and good color reproduction ability, and is suitable for specific lighting needs.
Special Light Tower Types
Fire emergency light tower: Fire emergency light tower is also an important member of mobile lighting equipment. As the name implies, its original design is to provide instant and efficient lighting coverage for firefighting and emergency rescue.
Compared with traditional lighting equipment, this light tower can be deployed in an instant, widely illuminate the surroundings, and effectively improve rescue efficiency and safety.
Explosion-proof light tower: In many industrial scenarios, safety is the primary consideration, especially in the fields of chemical industry, electricity, etc. Explosion-proof light towers are designed for these high-risk environments.
Its unique structure and material can effectively prevent explosions caused by electrical failures or external impacts, ensuring reliable lighting under extreme conditions.
How to Choose the Right Light Tower?
Choosing the right light tower requires considering the following key factors:
Purpose and scenario: Choose the right type according to the use scenario of the light tower. For example, fixed lighting towers are suitable for long-term fixed lighting needs, while lifting lighting towers are suitable for scenes that require height adjustment; emergency lighting towers are suitable for emergency lighting needs in cases of unreliable power supply or power outages.
Brightness, color temperature and luminous angle: The brightness, color temperature and luminous angle of the light tower need to be selected according to the specific application scenario. The characteristics of high brightness, wide lighting and low power consumption can meet the lighting needs in various emergency situations.
Battery life: The capacity and battery life of the battery directly affect the use effect of the light tower. Large-capacity batteries can provide longer stable lighting.
Installation and maintenance: Consider the installation convenience and maintenance difficulty of the light tower. Choosing a light tower that is easy to install and maintain can reduce the workload and cost in the later stage.
Appearance and volume: The appearance and volume of the light tower need to be coordinated with the placement environment, and the floor area should also consider the needs of the actual use scenario.
Height: The height of the light tower needs to be determined according to the lighting range and the surrounding environment. Traditional fixed lighting towers are relatively high, usually ranging from tens of meters to hundreds of meters, while lifting towers can adjust their height as needed.
Material and quality: Choose a tower with a main body made of high-strength materials such as aluminum alloy, because it has sufficient strength and corrosion resistance. In addition, materials such as 304 stainless steel can also provide good corrosion resistance and strength.
Explore Kotech’s Portable Light Towers
The large square lampshade design of the Kotech KLT series portable light tower allows the light to be projected in a straight line, providing the best lighting effect for the construction site. Each tower light can be adjusted independently without the need for any tools.
The 360-degree rotating main mast allows the tower light to be adjusted according to different needs after the tower light is raised. Achieve 360° lighting without blind spots.
Use 4 or more 1000-watt metal halide lamps or sodium lamps, LED tower lights, with lumens up to 440,000. The tower light can change the projection angle arbitrarily within the range of 0° to 90° in the vertical direction; the pole height can reach up to 10 meters, and the light coverage radius can reach 120 meters to 150 meters.
The control switch, control display screen, and indicator instruments are all integrated on the same panel, which is convenient for operators to operate and monitor in real time;
Fully automatic operation, engine start, light pole lifting, hydraulic support leg retraction and extension, and light switch are all independently controlled by one button;
The whole light tower uses 4 hydraulic support legs, which are designed for fully automatic operation. When the support legs are retracted, they can be locked with pins and will not be accidentally disengaged.
The hydraulic support legs can support more than 1400kg after being unfolded, and each support leg can carry 350kg (one-button automatic unfolding of the support legs); it can ensure safe operation in a gale of level 8.