Schreder Z

Schreder Z series is by far my most liked street lightning lanterns since when I was 5.

Before we start about this, before LED street lightning even changed how our street lightning.

Before we start about this, before LED street lightning even changed how our street lightning.

Before we talked about Schreder Z, we must talk about Schreder. Schreder was a company in Belgium since 1900s. Then it started making real-branded street lights luminaries (or lanterns) in the 60s or 70s, because at that time, Schreder and many other companies didn't make street light as a product but just specifically for highways.

There were 2 reasons why Schreder Z series hit over 2 million units sold. The first being how Schreder Z series are so highly customizable. Schreder Z series offer a high customizability to the lantern, including size changing to fit the pole and a wide range of lamp, including HPS, LPS, Mercury Vapour, Metal Halide and more.

The second being how tough the street light was. Schreder Z series offer a industry-first tightness standards against dust and water ingress, to prevent grime and dust to build up in the bowl. Schreder Z series were also made with die-cast aluminium case/body to withstand the harsh environment.

One thing that makes me like the Schreder Z series more than any other lanterns like Thorn Alpha series was due to its design. Schreder Z design looks cool, as the black box (controller box) on the left and the rest body being grey just makes it stand out over other lanterns like Thorn Alpha 8 or SGS 203

While they were massively exchanged with LED lamps that just makes me hard to see, some parts of the highway like exits were not changed, and I hope they are preserved there as long as it could be.

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