Vega Industries Limited designs and manufactures lighted navigational aids and optical, electronic and electro-mechanical instruments. These have been used mostly for the guidance of ships. Since its establishment in 1972 Vega has developed many types of signal lights. These have all made a significant contribution to transport safety in many parts of the world.
The factory has purpose-built factory in Porirua, which is located 20 km north of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, and features a fully-equipped machine shop which includes three CNC lathes and three CNC milling machines. Most Vega lights are machined from marine alloys to provide strength, dimensional stability and heat conduction for cooling. There is also an assembly and testing area for electronic and optical systems, including two computerized zero-length photometry facilities and an environmental chamber for testing extremes of temperature and humidity.