Over a Half Century of Innovation

1946
RAB invents the first swivel floodlight with fully enclosed wiring

1958
RAB "Permaglobe" made of GE Lexan® begins an era of unbreakable lighting globes

1964
RAB Permaglobes light Michelangelo's "Pieta" at the NY World's Fair

1982
RAB invents LightAlert! - the first motion activated security light

1989
RAB Explosionproof lights NASA's Space Shuttle Launch Tower

1995
RAB Occupancy Sensors win Plant Engineering's "Product of the Year" award

1998
RAB gondolas change the way lighting products are displayed in Electrical Distributors


2000
RAB introduces a full line of Friendly Lighting products to reduce glare and light pollution


2002
RAB Vaporproof fixtures form the Olympic Rings - the largest sign in the history of the world!
RAB wins the National Association of Electrical Distributors "Best of the Best" Award with Tuff Dome
RAB wins the National Association of Electrical Distributors "Best of the Best" Award with Tuff Dome


2004
RAB introduces the first indoor and outdoor sensors with "Can't Miss" detection
RAB was started in 1946 and is proudly entering the 4th generation of ownership by the same family. It has grown consistently at rates far exceeding the lighting industry average.
With a history of product innovation and fine engineering, RAB has pioneered many significant advances in the lighting industry such as:
The first floodlight with fully enclosed wiringThe first polycarbonate outdoor lighting enclosure
The first Infrared Motion Sensor Light Control
The first full line of Dark Sky Friendly Lighting
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RAB LIGHTING, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

