Expert lighting and electronics company HELLA has unveiled a new design of beacon featuring state-of-the-art LED technology.

The new beacon was officially launched at bauma in Munich, the world's leading trade fair for the construction machinery and mining sector. It will also be presented at the HELLA stand at Automechanika Birmingham in June. The new design beacon is the first of its kind, which allows manufacturers in the construction and mining industry to give their vehicles a unique appearance.

The beacon has a low profile design and futuristic look standing just 60 mm tall. This compares to HELLA's previously lowest beacon, the K-LED 2.0, which has a height of 90mm. Halogen beacons can sometimes have a height of up to 194 mm.

Stefan Maierhofer, Product Manager at HELLA says, “The beacon doesn't need a dome anymore. Instead, the light is visible through a circumferential, ring-shaped light band. With this new concept, HELLA is a pioneer in the industry."

Despite the minimal light emission area and the compact size, the beacon achieves the best light values and an ideal warning effect that meet the legal requirements of the European ECE-R 65 directive for beacons. The LED double flash function of the warning light emits a direct and remotely visible 360° signal, which is an additional advantage to other road users who get alerted earlier, both on the construction site and the road.