Durable and lightbulb aren’t two words that usually come up in word association challenges, but in the case of the new Durabulb LED lightbulb, those two have been married together and it turns out, they play very well together.
The central reason for the Durabulb to exist is the fact that lightbulbs are typically very fragile. Lighting Science, the company behind the Durabulb, wanted to build a product that would excel in all environments including those where a fragile glass bulb would not fare well or could pose a safety risk. Specifically, industrial applications, garages and areas with workers underneath that could be hit by glass if an overhead bulb were to shatter are perfect for the Durabulb.
Beyond just a parlor trick for niche lighting scenarios, the Durabulb’s durability brings some serious potential when it comes to shipping. Traditional glass bulbs are packaged in bulky cardboard packaging designed to prevent them from breaking during transit. This results in a rather inefficient shipping density.
With the Durabulb being so rugged, none of that extra packaging is required, allowing it to be shipped in a much tighter formation and eliminating any possibility of breakage. The two sample bulbs that were shipped to me were just tossed into an envelope and dropped into the USPS.
Higher density shipments, less worry about breakage during transit, no need to “handle with care,” and no need for shipping materials that don’t actually add value to the customer in the first place makes for huge wins all around when it comes to moving these things around the world.
At first, a durable lightbulb may seem like a minor innovation beyond the traditional glass bulb…until you unpack all of the benefits that the consumer doesn’t typically have to think about and you realize that the Durabulb represents a step change improvement in lighting while providing the same look and feel from a bulb that consumers have grown accustomed to.
For me, I’m excited to get a few of these to put in the rooms where my kids play so I don’t have to worry anymore about them throwing something into a light ever again.
Check out the Durabulb over at Lighting Science or head on over to Amazon to read some reviews and maybe pick up a few.
Images credit: Kyle Field | CleanTechnica
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