Payne-Sparkman Manufacturing, Inc., founded in 1978, first specialized in the manufacture of DC lamp ballasts and high pressure sodium (HPS) lamp ignitors for use in the coal mining and hot metal industries. Payne-Sparkman now provides these products along with metal halide (MH) and HPS CraneLUX fixtures to an array of top tier industrial customers. The UltraSONIC Ignitor, designed for any HPS or pulse start MH lamp, is utilized as both a replacement item and an OEM component by department of transportation districts and university customers across the country. This incredibly durable “starter” preserves ballast life and greatly reduces maintenance costs.