This Product Selection Guide contains information to help select products in the Stackable Tower Lighting, Beacons, and Components category on DigiKey.com
Stackable tower lights (aka: signal tower, indicator, andon, warning or industrial signal lights) are commonly used on equipment in industrial manufacturing and process control environments. They provide visual and audible indicators of a machine state or process event to machine operators, technicians, production managers and factory personnel. Device functions may include flashing, buzzing, rotating, siren, alternating and pulse tones or human voice output.
SelectionCharacteristics
Type: A general description of the device and it’s function.
Number of Stacks: How many illuminating elements the item has as apart of the device.
Lamp Type: The method of how the illumination is achieved.
Light Color: The color of the element(s) the item includeds.
Function - Lighting: How the illumination behaves when triggered.
Function - Audible: How the audio behaves when triggered.
Voltage - Supply: Typically represented by a range, this indicates the low and high voltage limits which one can expect standard operation. Voltages outside this range may damage the device and other system components.
Features: Special features or functions the device includes.
Termination Style: Describes the shape or standard configuration of a device’s electrical connection(s).
Ingress Protection: IP (Ingress Protection) ratings such as (IP20, IP65, IP67, etc.) define how likely water and dirt will get into the system. The first number represents dirt and solid contaminants while the second represents water and liquids.
Operating Temperature: Recommended operating temperature, typically given in a range or as a maximum. Exceeding these temperatures may affect performance or damage the device and other system components.
ProductExamples
| MFR PART # | K30LGRYPQ |
|---|---|
| DIGI-KEY PART # | 2170-K30LGRYPQ-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Banner Engineering Corporation |
| DESCRIPTION | Stack Light Complete Unit Green, Red, Yellow LED Wire Leads |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | IF5P024ZM05-1 |
|---|---|
| DIGI-KEY PART # | 1920-2054-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Altech Corporation |
| DESCRIPTION | Stack Light Complete Unit Blue, Green, Red, White, Yellow LED Wire Leads |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | 15010055 |
|---|---|
| DIGI-KEY PART # | 2582-15010055-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | WERMA USA Inc. |
| DESCRIPTION | Stack Light Complete Unit Red LED Screw Terminal |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
| MFR PART # | PBR50L115 |
|---|---|
| DIGI-KEY PART # | HM1643-ND |
| MANUFACTURER | Hammond Manufacturing |
| DESCRIPTION | Stack Light Bulb |
| DATASHEET | Click Here |
MediaLinks
Videos
How to Use Tower Lights to Gather Production Data for IIoT
TL50 Pro Tower Light with USB
A Complete Family of Tower Lights from Banner Engineering | DigiKey
Articles
Install Easy-to-See Industrial Tower Lighting to Alert Nearby Operators of Machine Status Changes
Visual Signaling for Informed Management of Production Lines
Product Training Modules
Tower Light Family
Multi-Color LED Tower Light
TL50 Pro Tower Light with USB
Tilted Diamond Signal Lamp Series