Building on the success of the award-winning Polaris, the Genesis design includes the ability to integrate tracking tags while keeping the battery and light source in a single enclosure.

Mine operators can choose from a number of standard RFID or Wi-Fi Tags, which can be powered by the Genesis’s high-capacity battery. Using the same contemporary design of the Polaris lamp, the Genesis maintains the superior light pattern that is consistent with all NLT lamps, providing a perfectly focused spot.

NLT officials said they were thrilled to have built upon the technological advancement of the Polaris and especially excited about the Genesis launch as it was a bridge between their two business groups: NLT Cap Lamp Systems and NLT Mining Networks.

The company said it brought more than 25 years of game-changing, trailblazing technology to the cap lamp world – the first dry cell battery pack with smart-charging technology; the first to incorporate NiMH technology; the first two-way text messaging in a cap lamp; the first MSHA-approved all-in-one – and now, the Genesis.

The Genesis is being field-tested and will be available in October.

The company was also excited to announce that an intrinsically safe version approved for use in coal mines is pending.