The number 1 manufacturer of ballasts and drivers for fluorescent, HID, and LED lamps in North America, Advance has been at the forefront of the lighting industry for over 60 years.

Since the first Advance ballast was manufactured in 1945, Advance has built a reputation for excellence based on its broad line of reliable and high-quality products, extensive technical expertise, superior customer service and logistics, long-standing industry partnerships, and demonstrated leadership and proactivity within the lighting and electrical products industries. Supporting a wide variety of new construction, renovation, retrofit, and replacement applications, Advance ballasts and drivers have provided the benefits of reliability, versatility, energy efficiency, and long life in millions of lighting installations worldwide.

A leader in its field, Advance has secured scores of basic patents through the historic efforts of its global team of dedicated ballast engineers. In addition to offering a broad range of energy-efficient ballast solutions, Advance has helped pioneer the lighting industry by introducing such breakthrough innovations as its ROVR™ line of DALI-compatible ballasts, its revolutionary family of powerful and energy-efficient Electronic HID ballasts, and its extensive family of drivers for LED applications as well as such other exciting innovations as its unique microprocessor-based design and thermal modeling process.

Headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois with production facilities located throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Asia, Advance manufactures more than 1,000 fluorescent and HID ballast and LED driver models within its 1+ million square feet of state-of-the-art plant space and has sold over 1 billion ballasts over the course of its six-decade history. A Division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation, Advance is dedicated to providing an unparalleled package of products and services to its commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential customers worldwide as it also pursues exciting new markets of the future, including solid state lighting, RF control/communication, and distributed generation.

The most preferred brand of ballasts among distributors and contractors and the most entrenched player within the lighting fixture community, Advance's quality commitment, industry experience, global resources, superior service, and dedication to innovation and customer satisfaction make Advance the place where great lighting starts.

Lighting ballast for industrial applications.

Fluorescent Ballasts - Electronic
High frequency electronic ballasts offer high-quality lighting performance with efficient energy consumption. A variety of lamp ignition methods can provide further energy efficiency and/or lamp life improvement.

• Energy costs can be reduced by as much as half versus electromagnetic ballasts.
• Wide variety of lamp starting methods for energy efficiency and prolonging lamp life.
• High frequency operation operates lamps more efficiently and eliminates hum and visible flicker.

HID Ballasts - Magnetic
Advance offers the most complete line of high quality magnetic HID ballasts for all lamp types and system voltages. With a wide range of distributor kits and replacement ignitors, Advance conveniently meets the replacement and retrofit needs of customers.

• Full range of HID magnetic ballasts for mercury, metal halide, and high and low pressure sodium lamps.
• Unique, vacuum-pressure-impregnation process to better reinforce electrical insulation, precludes moisture, inhibits noise and dissipates heat.
• Widest range of prepackaged ballast replacement kits, some of which include the replacement lamp, to meet every application need.

HID Ballasts - Electronic
Electronic HID ballasts improve the performance of HID lighting systems with greater energy efficiency, more consistent lamp color and maximized lumen maintenance and lamp life.

• More consistent light output and lamp color regardless of input voltage variation and lamp life age.
• Lower total of cost of ownership through energy efficiency and maximized lumen maintenance.
• Quieter and cooler, weigh less and have compact footprints.

HID Ballasts - Magnetic
Advance offers the most complete line of high quality magnetic HID ballasts for all lamp types and system voltages. With a wide range of distributor kits and replacement ignitors, Advance conveniently meets the replacement and retrofit needs of customers.

• Full range of HID magnetic ballasts for mercury, metal halide, and high and low pressure sodium lamps.
• Unique, vacuum-pressure-impregnation process to better reinforce electrical insulation, precludes moisture, inhibits noise and dissipates heat.
• Widest range of prepackaged ballast replacement kits, some of which include the replacement lamp, to meet every application need.

LED Drivers
Advance offers a wide range of innovative products that are integral elements of high quality, energy-efficient solid-state lighting solutions. Applications include transportation, traffic, signage and general illumination.

• Class 2 operation-Low voltage plus isolation and inherent short circuit protection for safe, no-hazard operation.
• Environmental ratings suited to the rigors of lighting applications-Case temperature ratings up to 90C plus low temperature operation down to -40C. Also available with damp-location rating (IP66) specifically tailored to sign applications.
• Long 50,000 hour life rating-Matches useful life expectancy of most LEDs. Designed and manufactured using the same stringent standards as Advance's established and successful electronic ballast technology.

Neon Power Supplies
Advance has expanded its popular signPRO® famly! Versatile, reliable, and energy-efficient, Advance's new signPRO electronic neon power supplies drive a variety of 5kV, 7.5kV, and 10kV indoor and outdoor neon sign applications.

• Self-adjusting output voltage, constant current output, an auto re-start circuit, and ground-fault, open circuit, and overload protection to insure maximum performance and safety.
• Electronic circuitry, delivering up to 66% energy savings versus magnetic neon transformers.
• Compact and lightweight design, enhancing ease of handling and installation.

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