Commercial LED Wall Pack Lights

STARLAKE commercial LED wall pack lights provide controlled exterior illumination for building perimeters, entrances, walkways, loading areas, warehouses, and industrial facilities. Traditional, slim, adjustable, and full cut-off configurations support different mounting conditions and light-distribution requirements.

40W–120W | 3 Power Selectable | 3000K / 4000K / 5000K | Up to 140 lm/W | IP65 | 0-10V Dimming

Selected platforms combine selectable power and CCT, multiple voltage options, dimming, and optional sensor controls to help distributors, contractors, lighting brands, and project buyers cover more applications with fewer fixed configurations.

The right wall pack is not simply the fixture with the highest wattage or lumen output. It should deliver the required illumination to the target area while controlling glare, uplight, spill light, energy use, and long-term maintenance.

Why LED Wall Packs for Commercial Exterior Lighting?

Wall-mounted luminaires place light close to the exterior areas where nighttime visibility, pedestrian access, and building security matter.

Typical applications include:

• Commercial building perimeters
• Warehouses and industrial facilities
• Entrances and exterior doorways
• Loading and service areas
• Pedestrian walkways
• Parking-area edges
• Schools and institutional facilities
• Security and dusk-to-dawn lighting

LEDs can work with fixture geometry, reflectors, lenses, and shielding to direct light toward useful surfaces. For this reason, optical distribution is often as important as total lumen output when selecting a wall pack.

Choose Wall Packs by Light Distribution, Not Appearance

Traditional, full cut-off, and adjustable wall packs differ in more than housing shape.

The more useful question is:

Where does the project need the light to go?

Two wall packs with similar wattage and lumen output can produce very different results because their optical distributions are different.

A practical selection sequence is:

Application → Mounting Height → Target Illuminance → Required Distribution → Lumen Output → Controls → Final Wall Pack

Full Cut-Off Wall Packs

Full cut-off designs prioritize downward-controlled illumination and limit unnecessary uplight.

They are useful where a project requires greater control over glare, light trespass, or illumination extending beyond the intended area. Properly selected downward distribution puts more useful light onto the target surface instead of simply increasing fixture brightness.

Traditional and Controlled-Distribution Wall Packs

Traditional and other controlled-distribution designs can provide broader outward coverage for general building perimeter and commercial exterior lighting.

They may be appropriate where the target area extends farther from the mounting wall and wider coverage is required. Actual performance still depends on mounting height, fixture spacing, output, and photometric distribution.

Adjustable Wall Packs

Adjustable fixtures allow the luminaire orientation to change relative to the mounting surface.

This can help when the mounting point is fixed but illumination needs to reach a walkway, loading zone, perimeter area, or another defined surface. Excessive outward aiming should be avoided where it increases glare or sends light beyond the intended area.

In all three cases, the objective is the same:

Put more useful light on the target area while reducing unnecessary uplight, glare, and spill.

Fixture geometry alone should not be assumed to guarantee compliance with a particular outdoor-lighting ordinance or program. Project-specific photometric and regulatory requirements still need to be verified.

Lumens Tell You How Much Light—Distribution Tells You Where It Goes

Luminous flux describes how much visible light a luminaire emits. It does not tell you how much light actually reaches a doorway, walkway, loading area, or ground surface.

For the project, illuminance at the target surface is often the more useful design metric.

Two wall packs producing similar total lumens can perform differently if one concentrates light close to the wall while another provides greater forward coverage.

The practical relationship is:

Useful Downward & Forward Light → Target Illuminance → Smoother Coverage → Fewer Excessive Hot Spots

This is why wall packs should not be selected from lumens alone.

Where project performance matters, fixture-specific photometric data can be used to evaluate mounting height, spacing, forward throw, average illuminance, and uniformity.

Selectable Power Reduces SKU Complexity

A small doorway and a large industrial perimeter do not require the same fixture output. Mounting height, spacing, target area, and required illuminance all affect the appropriate power setting.

The documented WK04 platform provides three selectable power settings within each base configuration.

For contractors, selectable output provides field flexibility when different locations require different light levels.

For distributors and lighting brands, it addresses another problem:

Selectable Power → Fewer Fixed-Output SKUs → Broader Project Coverage → Simpler Inventory Planning

The highest wattage should not automatically become the default. Output should follow the actual lighting requirement.

Select 3000K, 4000K, or 5000K From One Platform

The documented WK04 provides selectable 3000K, 4000K, and 5000K CCT, allowing one fixture platform to accommodate different exterior-lighting preferences without requiring a separate fixture for each common color temperature.

3000K provides a warmer nighttime appearance, 4000K offers a neutral commercial appearance, and 5000K creates a cooler, more daylight-like visual environment.

The appropriate CCT depends on the architecture, adjacent lighting, project specification, neighboring properties, and desired nighttime appearance. A higher CCT does not automatically mean better security or lighting performance.

The documented WK04 is specified at Ra >70. Projects with specific color-rendering requirements should confirm the required CRI during specification.

Built for Outdoor Exposure and Lower Maintenance

Exterior wall packs operate through rain, dust, humidity, temperature changes, and extended nighttime operating hours.

The documented WK04 carries an IP65 rating and uses an aluminum-alloy housing. The metal housing also contributes to thermal management by conducting heat away from the LED system, helping control operating temperature for long-term performance.

Maintenance matters because exterior wall packs are often installed high on commercial and industrial façades. Replacing a fixture may require lifts, ladders, additional labor, restricted access, and service scheduling.

The documented WK04 platform carries a rated life of more than 50,000 hours and a five-year limited warranty, helping reduce the maintenance burden compared with lighting systems that require more frequent relamping.

Actual field life still depends on operating conditions, electrical environment, thermal conditions, controls, and installation quality.

Controls and Electrical Options

Exterior lighting does not always need to operate at maximum output throughout the night.

The documented WK04 supports 0-10V dimming and optional sensor configurations. Controls can help reduce unnecessary operating hours or output while maintaining the required illumination when the area is occupied or actively used.

Available electrical configurations include:

• 120-277V
• 120-347V
• 277-480V

These options allow the platform to adapt to different commercial and industrial electrical systems.

Voltage, driver, sensor, dimming, and wiring requirements should be confirmed together before ordering so that the fixture configuration matches both the electrical system and the intended control strategy.

Replacing Traditional HID Wall Packs

Metal halide, high-pressure sodium, and other HID sources have historically been used for exterior building and security lighting.

LED wall packs can provide directional optical control, instant operation, dimming and sensor compatibility, and reduced relamping requirements. But retrofit selection should not rely on a simple watt-for-watt replacement rule.

Existing HID systems vary in lamp age, lumen depreciation, reflector condition, optical distribution, mounting height, and fixture spacing.

A more reliable retrofit decision chain is:

Existing HID Fixture → Existing & Required Illuminance → Mounting Height → Fixture Spacing → Existing Distribution → LED Photometric Distribution → Required Lumen Output → Controls → Final LED Wall Pack

This evaluates the lighting result rather than assuming that one LED wattage universally replaces a particular HID wattage.

For larger retrofit programs, existing site measurements and fixture-specific photometric data can help verify the selection before installation.

How to Specify the Right LED Wall Pack

A reliable specification starts with the site rather than fixture wattage.

Before requesting a quotation, confirm:

1. Application and Target Area
   Identify whether the fixture serves an entrance, walkway, building perimeter, loading area, parking edge, or another exterior zone.
2. Mounting Height
   Mounting height influences the illuminated footprint, forward throw, glare, and required output.
3. Target Illuminance
   Determine the required light level at the relevant horizontal or vertical surface.
4. Distribution and Cutoff
   Decide whether the project requires broad coverage, forward throw, adjustable aiming, or stronger downward control.
5. Wattage and Lumen Output
   Select output according to the layout rather than automatically choosing the highest available wattage.
6. CCT and Color Requirements
   Confirm the desired nighttime appearance and any project-specific CRI requirement.
7. Voltage and Controls
   Identify supply voltage, 0-10V dimming, sensor, photocontrol, or other control requirements.
8. Environment and Compliance
   Confirm exposure conditions, ingress protection, required certifications, local exterior-lighting requirements, and restrictions on uplight or light trespass.

Where fixture quantity, spacing, or uniformity is critical, use fixture-specific photometric data for final layout verification.

Why Source LED Wall Pack Lights From STARLAKE?

As a commercial LED lighting manufacturer, STARLAKE supports lighting brands, distributors, importers, contractors, and project suppliers that require engineering support, consistent production, customization, and reliable supply.

Engineering and OEM/ODM Support

STARLAKE has 50+ engineers working across optical design, LED drivers and power supplies, thermal management, mechanical development, digital controls, LED integration, and product optimization.

This supports both standard product sourcing and OEM/ODM programs involving electrical configurations, controls, private labeling, packaging, and product development.

Quality Control for Production Consistency

STARLAKE’s 30+ QC professionals support production quality control. Bulk orders undergo an 8-hour aging test before shipment to help identify early electrical, component, or assembly failures.

Newly developed products undergo additional validation including 30 days of continuous 24/7 high-temperature testing before full-scale market introduction.

These procedures are part of a broader quality-control process intended to improve batch consistency and reduce early field failures.

Manufacturing and North American Supply Support

Founded in 2010, STARLAKE operates approximately 280,000 sq.ft of production space, with manufacturing operations in Shenzhen and Cambodia.

For North American customers, an Ohio/California warehouse adds local inventory capability for programs where regional stock availability and shorter replenishment cycles matter.

Specify Your LED Wall Pack Project With STARLAKE

The right LED wall pack is not simply the fixture with the highest lumen output. It is the fixture that delivers the required illumination to the target area while managing distribution, glare, uplight, energy use, and long-term maintenance.

Send STARLAKE your project application, fixture quantity, mounting height, target area dimensions, required light level, voltage, preferred CCT, control requirements, existing HID fixture information, and site drawings or photos when available.

Our team can help evaluate the appropriate wall pack type, output range, optical distribution, electrical configuration, controls, and customization requirements for your commercial or industrial lighting project.

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