WAC Lighting

For our last 2022 presentation visit we looked at WAC LIGHTING’s new and updated products!

STRUT System:

  • The zoom track head comes in two wattages:

    6.5W, 430lm, 15 to 45 degrees. 

    15W, up to 1230lm!, 15 to 40 degrees. 

  • Linear magnet mounted track with regressed and diffused lenses: including fully frosted flush , 1" dropped, semi-frosted, and narrow distribution. 

  • Stealth Linera Wallwasher magnet mounted track: We absolutely liked it! Comes in 1ft, 2ft, & 4ft sections, up to 930lm/ft. The lens is seated in the channel and would be invisible after installation in the ceiling (unlike some competitors that have a dropped lip below the ceiling line), and it delivers a clean line of light on the wall!

  •  Pendant mounted cylinder: Its unique feature is the telescopic adjustable 10ft cable. 

 STRUT Control System - CPU

  • WAC is using its unique control system with an app that accepts 4 dimmers for 4 grouping zones. All the fixtures with their dedicated ID for individual control, like the Dali system. Available in 96W to 600W hardwired power, controlled via 0-10V, ELV, Triac, & DMX. 96W is also available as portable with 6ft cord & plug.

New Recessed Lighting

  • All in one downlight with 2" tall shallow housing, replaceable round and square trim, trimless flange, 25 degree adjustment.

  • They came out with a 2 inch super shallow downlight with a magnet mounted light module for easy replacement.

  • Available beam options are 15 degrees to 45 degrees. 


Design Plan: Luce & Light

Today, DesignPlan brought in Luce & Light (L&L) so we could check out their new outdoor fixtures, made in their Vicenza, Italy factory. Everything was well designed and of excellent quality.

New & Updated fixtures:

  • Tago: linear in-grade, tilt +/-20deg without opening the fixture, antiglare louvers, individual honeycomb louvers on the diode.
    *The River is being discontinued, to be replaced by Tago

  • Colorado: the largest in the linear family. Adjustable frame/frameless.
    It will be on the website 12/1! We were impressed with how quiet the fixture is considering the very high output.

  • Quilatero: The new Square in-grade comes in four (4) different sizes with wattages from 8W-24W. It is available in fixed or adjustable (from outside) with IP69K (suitable for power wash). Comes with 2 styles of trim: without visible screws for a discreet look suitable for high-end residential or with regressed screws for more secure installation.

    • The wallwasher option has a spacing ratio of 1:2 from wall to O.C

  • Alto Piano: We were the first to see the sample in North America, Woohoo!
    Round & Square recessed downlights that are IP66, available four (4) sizes. Housing is a polymer with magnetic trim - Trim and glass are flush (we liked this sleek look!). Hexcell louver accessory is available.

None of these are stocked. All are made to order with various options with a 6-week lead time. Housings can ship more quickly.

Typ, 2200k CCT is now an option. In addition to standard CCTs, fixtures may have the option for tunable white or dim-to-warm 1800K to 3000K.

ORA Local & Lit Show 2022

We stopped by the O’blaney Rinker Local & Lit showcase to check out some of their new and updated products and brands:

Convey Lighting (NEW!)

  • All LED is 90+ CRI Standard - most ranging from 95 - 98 (!) with high R9 values.

  • A variety of channels are offered. We noticed some unique extrusion forms. Not all are shown on the website, but that’s currently being updated. Also reach out for anything custom or unique because they may be able to find a solution. BE-2-8-KF: a great Knife edge channel.

  • Priced competitively, approx. $35 DN price for their TYP. LED tape + extrusion.

  • A optional potentiometer is available on their standard Universal Driver.

  • Looking particularly good was the FLEX family is twistable on a dual axis. Two output options: 3W & 6W, available as static, tunable, RGB, & RGBW. The 22K version produced a very beautiful hospitality color - and this warm CCT is not available from all competitors in this form factory due to color shift.

NY Ceiling

  • They are using their own stretch fabric and lighting extrusion.

  • A very fine thin metal edge on the perimeter. Easy installation and access. They do the installation (heat install) and provide maintenance as required.

  • Their Cloud and canopy ceiling is their affordable and configurable solution.

  • They are working on a new stretch ceiling & wall system, Modern. Great for covering existing ceilings and new construction. Easy installation, no visible trim around the edges.

Lumos Control

  • Integrated all-in-one smart wireless control solution. Dali mesh system. They offer a Trailing edge dimmer, Dali controller, two and single-channel DC & AC 0-10V, many sensor options, 4 & 5 buttons wireless switch, a switch interface for push button, and motion sensor wall station.

  • It's a simplified system with manual control and wireless dimming.

Lumenture Lighting

  • Quick shipping on most of their products, 3 to 5 business days from CT.

  • The 120V track head has infinite rotation. Small & large heads deliver 1100lm and 2000lm respectively.

  • We like their single canopy spot with easy installation junction box

  • Their Double side wall washer is a good resource to remember. Unfortunately not available as trimless.


COLORBEAM LIGHTING

Today, we looked at COLORBEAM Lighting unique control program and new RGBW+Tunable white fixture:

  • Low voltage fully controllable light fixtures

  • All the fixtures are available in a range of 1800 CCT to 4000 CCT

  • NOW RGBW + fully tunable White

  • The concept is being able to control scenes easily using a DMX controller 

  • The gateway allows their system to communicate with other none DMX systems have to assign the addressable drivers

  • Gateway is universal, with 120 channels

  • They have pre-programmed drivers for other systems like Lutron 

  • No Data cable, just DC power cable and 1 channel for everything  - Example: 2 channels for warm dim : 1 for cool White, 1 for the warm white 

  • For RGBW, there would be 4 channels 

  • Smooth dimming to 1% 

  • They created their own IP addressed - web app requires for programming

Lutron System: 

  • Homeworks QS with keypads in different spaces.

  • Their processor seats on their system and incorporated without a hiccup, as if we are controlling and setting Lutron 

  • They use integrated scene-setting for control. The lighting designer just has to configure the scenes, set the tunes and color, and luck them.

Crestron needs an additional component to translate. 

  •  Homeowners would not be able to change the setting without calling the integrator. Log in to the color beam configurator app and set the settings and levels.

Distance from the fixtures to drivers: With TYP. Cat6 distance is around 200ft to 300ft.

Their advantage is category cable instead of AC wire which reduce the cost, and they are among the few that offer full tunable and color changing  

BIANCA 16W: Availale in 1800K-4000K / 2700K-6500K ranges - 1400 lm, 1550 lm, & 1600 lm - 20° and 40° -

We looked at 4000K to 1800k at it felt too orangish!

  • Price-wise, around 70% cheaper than Ketra.

  • They sell through AV and Distributer. 

  • Trimless only available for plaster mounting

  • They have gibels 

  • No wall-washer

LUCIFER Lighting

Today we looked at the new and upgraded products from Lucifer Lighting:

Fraxtion 3: NEW - 3” aperture round and square trimless wood downlight; installed in a thrilling up to 2.125" thickness (UPDATE: doubled the acceptable thickness).

  • Available with shallow housing, improved aiming focus (no tools necessary) - 40-degree tilt.

  • Very clean trimless wood bevel available in matt black and shiny bronze - Double wiper system to hold the trim in place! Very easy to remove

  • NEW - More integral driver options: 0-10V to 1% & Lutron Ecosystem to 0.1%.

  • NEW CCTs: Static 2200K, WD: 2700K to 1800K, Tunable White

  • NEW: 10-degree optic is available across the board (not available in WD and 2200K, comes with a smaller dedicated LED, therefore it has lower lumen package- it is field exchangeable for larger beam spread- however, we can’t go down from larger optics to 10 degree.

  • 10-degree use LUMINUS LED and the rest beam spreads use CITIZEN LED Chip.

CY4 Cylinder: NEW - 4.9" aperture, max 4500lm, 15 degrees up to 60 degrees beam options, adjustable and lockable in place, interchangeable optic. Wet rated except in up/down model. Available with surface conduit (CMJB), Cylinder & Squilinder

NEW: Square shaped surface conduit & Fixed body wall wash

Here are also some interesting reference photos for STELLR fixture that we looked at before.

LANDSCAPE LIGHTING

Today we went over updated and new products with LANDSCAPE LIGHTING:

TYPOLOGY Ring Light: Dark sky-rated pole light fixture with a ring shape illuminated component. The flexible LED light ( Q-tran) is clamped into fixture housing with aluminum segmented arcs. Housing features a spun aluminum gloss white powder coat reflector. Available in 2700K, 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K. +90 CRI. The driver is located on the top near the ring.

TYPOLOGY Path Light: A 41” tall bollard with a mix of concrete and aluminum; available with a single LED cartridge for a Type III distribution (265lm), or two back-to-back LED cartridges for a Type V distribution (525lm). Available in 2700K, 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K. +80CRI

TYPOLOGY Stick Light: A pole light fixture that could be used more as a landscape element for its look. Available in 10', 13', and 16' height with 2’, 3’, and 4’ illuminated slots; around 400lm/ft, and configurable with low and high output options.

This fixture’s body is made of a custom extruded column that is 3.5" in diameter and the illuminated part has three internal linear LED strips (Q-tran LED) with raised frosted acrylic lens.

This fixture uses the hinge feature for easy access to the light sources for maintenance. The driver is on top near the light source.



Virtual LEDucation 2021

KELVIX LIGHTING

  • PAVEX In-ground fixture: Linear, Square, and Round -walkable fixture; modifiable in 1inch increment.

  • miter corner is possible, for seamless curves and shapes. Concrete mounting is available but requires a lot of leg work.

  • ZOOM fixture: No diode, nor seam or gap., max run length is 16ft, magnet mounted,

  • LUCKY 13: Approx.13 degree grazer fixture, flush to channel with 3 mounting options with one channel: 45 degrees (right or left and straight). could be installed as close as 1inch from the wall - For the wall-wash effect, the white lens could be used to widen the beam to 60 degrees.

  • * NOTE: All the listed “Direct View” fixtures are 100% node-free.

  • Performance Series: 1.5 times of the diode pitch to the channel height give the node-free solution.

RADIANT LIGHTING

  • Exterior 3D LED Flex 200: Wide variety of large-scale exterior architectural lighting projects for wall grazing and wall wash lighting, linkable components with articulated arms to put the projectors together to make it in a linear line - Coming to the US in the 2Q.

  • Centura IP20: Modular, interior flexible linear LED pendant system to create complex shapes. Dimming options: 1 - 10V, DMX, and DALI with one dimming kit able to control up to 400 Mtrs of the system. Three-dimensional tilt and rotation.

  • ETL, UL, and UR approved from the UK to enter the US market.

  • Candle Collection: Pendant fixture with removable bottom lens accept other accessories; It also comes in an individual and triple version and as a chandelier. 5 meters of cable, spider canopy. Not wet listed, the head is adjustable.

Skybell Collection: catenary system: Skybell beam spread is 30 or 40 degrees, CCT:30K& 40K, remote power is an option.

Day-O-Lite

  • Cameo series: Lensed offer fixture available in 1’X1’ and 2’X2’. Dropped lens series: grid, flanged, trimless( to be confirmed)

  • Sky blade (architectural troffer): Edge-lit semi-transparent lens. Great for commercial, educational, and healthcare applications. SKBL may be recessed in grid and plaster ceilings, and may also be surface mounted.

  • Compass 24: Premier line of decorative ringed with 2 3/4″ aperture. Starting from 2ft up to 20ft standard diameter. The pendant mount version comes with Direct and Direct/Indirect distributions.

  • ARC: custom curve, 54 diameters.

  • New Update: Acoustic to profile product. 20 diff colors, fire-rated. 3 different depths, the custom height of up to 4ft is possible.

  • ATHENA: 1” wide edge lite recessed/surface mounted product could be engraved (one side) for logos and wayfinding. Available in lengths to 8′ and in variable depths; ATHL-MLB may be specified in static white, or RGB/W for intriguing color effects.

  • The whole series of perimeter products: 3 or 4 inches above the ceiling with adjustable housing (5,6 inches) with adjustable led tray. Every 4ft has 4 diodes that require 2ft clearance above the fixture to the ceiling.

DADO LIGHTING

  • dead side for vertical line - compound miter, a mix of drywall and millwork

  • Master DMX Driver: To do factory set or set in the field to match the desired color

  • NEW: fine line 58: flanged and flangeless. (mixed flanges are an option)

  • Crazy shapes. 5,6ft led cartridge with quick connect with 2 different lenses: standard lens and solid flexible lens (silicone) in 100ft roll. bend horizontally and vertically

  • NEW: TIKTOK: Allow the fixture to rotate around the T-bar (30% cheaper than a standard product) 45 degree

  • In Wood: 1.75, 3inch,... width and will work with Armstrong ceiling

  • NEW: Exterior version of hard-line

  • WARM DIM: their solution: possible for 2.5" and wider

  • Eldo light shape driver (Dali protocol) - DMX and 0-10V required for programming - They have a new driver from ERG (0-10V)

  • Now they sourced aboard that they could do it in 1.5". Nichia - slimmer should be deeper.



iLIGHT by LUMINII

We looked at the updated iLIGHT linear fixtures great for landscape, commercial, and hospitality projects.

PLEXINEON White & Color Luminaires:

Rigid and flexible neon fixture; 2-4 W/ft deliver 50-90lm/ft. Available in lengths ranging from a fraction of a foot to 8 feet, Plexineon White 1X and Plexineon White 2X are submersible (IP68).

The flexible model’s tightest bend is 2.5” in diameter.

HYPNOTICA (RGB) Color Changing Series:

Rigid RGB linear fixture, controllable in 6” increments, with an aluminum housing; available in straight lengths up to 8FT and 90 degree mitered corners.

Compatible with any DMX 512 controller or any RDM (Remote Device Management) controller.

HANDRAIL Lighting System:

high quality and well priced (comparing to competitors) handrail lighting fixture 211 to 253 lm/ft. Available for installation in standard and glass handrails; controllable with 0-10V dimmer.

Available in four beam angles: Clear lens: Asymmetric 60 degree, Symmetric 65 and 110 degree - Frosted Lens: 120 degree.



EXTANT LIGHTING

Today, we looked at EXTANT LIGHTING for the first time.

They presented the EXTANT EDGE, a linear fixture with a 1.875" square-shaped profile, Nichia LED chip, direct and direct/indirect, controlled independently.

They are using a unique optical lens (Microstructure Edgetech Optics) to achieve an even illumination with minimal glare.

What's unique about this fixture is the utilized 400ft long roll of frosted lens film mounted below an acrylic etched diffuser, which allows a seamless look when run continues without any visible joint lines (comes with the fixture as standard but also purchasable at $1/ft).

HUNTINGTON:

Low profile recessed linear fixture with 1.5" and 3" wide lens, offered with integral driver (2.25" in direct mud-in & flanged mounting) and low plenum profile model (1.75" tall) with remote driver, available with Lambertian, batwing, & wall washer beam spreads.

Available mounting options are mud-in, trim flange, Armstrong, and various T-grid ceiling systems.

low profile single side illumination

Output options are Huntington 1: 193lm/ft to 1480lm/ft and Huntington 3: 224lm/ft - 1713lm/ft

Different shapes like intersection, square, rectangular all possible.

Easy access to LED board by push and eject system. LED board is removable.

BETA CALCO LIGHTING

We looked at this brand for the first time and went over their most popular products.

Beta Calco offers up to 200 different finishes! For example, they have 3 to 4 different antique bronze finishes and a variety of acrylic and linen for shades

They are able to provide any CCT and dimming systems, LUTRON, integrated into control panels (great for hospitality projects).

LE LOUVER: Linear fixture with Direct and Direct/Indirect distributions & UGR >9; available in 4, 6, 8, and 12ft, either stand-alone or continuous runs; available with 5 different louver finishes. Starting from 200lm/ft up to 1200lm/ft.

RING: Circular fixture with 3” profile, Down and Up/Down distributions. Available from 2’ up to 18’ in diameter; available as surface and pendant mounted; acoustic panel up to 8' is available as an option. Starting from 4600lm in both Down and Up/Down distributions. RGB is also an option

RAZAR CUBE: Outdoor sconce with 1,2, and 4 sides distributions; this is part of the RAZAR series. Available with 2 beam angles, 3° narrow and 75° wide. the 3° is 2W with 41lm. The 75° model is 5W with 345lm.

Below are some other products that we looked at:

COOLEDGE

Circle: Round fixture with 95+ CRI; available in 4 sizes of 4', 5', 6', and 7' in diameter.

pricing: The small 4ft is $1799, and the medium 5ft is $2199.

The tunable white option is a $100 adder.

Overall, they have improved the lumen output of their existing products.

Also, they reduced the cost of their rectangular FABRICated luminaires (up to $650/fixture).



The COOLEDGE now has a sub-brand called LUMISCAPES, dedicated to high volume, low priced fixtures available only with standard option (no customization).

LUMISCAPES fixtures are available with 3 standard CCTs of 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K. and 0-10V dimming down to 5%.

NEW PRODUCTS:

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FABRICore: Acoustical illuminated panel with removable fabric diffuser.

  • 90+ CRI, 10,000lm per 2’X2’ panel.

  • Removable power and control tray for ease of installation and direct access.

  • Mounting options are surface, grid/recessed, and suspended.

FABRIQuiet: Acoustic panels for noise reduction, suitable for use in open spaces; starting from $399 approximately.

FABRICloud: Acoustical 4'X4' tile with pre-configures scenes. with backlight and printed image on the fabric diffuser. Priced about $599 for a 4’X4’ tile. verity of configurations are available such as 1X1, 1X2, 1X3, 2X2, and 2X3 (8’x12’). Mounting options are surface, grid/recessed, and suspended.

The printed model cuts more output (depending on the image) comparing to the shadow model.

FABRIColor: W+RGB (quad chip, 94 CRI) available for the standard shapes only. The white color itself is a very powerful standard white, 3500K. The white CCT is adjustable by mixing with other color chips. They will release the ratio required for guidelines.



REGGIANI

Today we looked at updated and upcoming products

NORI: Accept up to add 2 lenses honeycomb louver, 45 degree cone (wall-washer option)

YORI Surface/ pendant: Available in multi sizes; Possible to do it as a cluster of multi sizes; EldoLED driver is an option; custom finish is a $35 adder.

dropped acrylic shade with hallow and solid is an option-field interchangeable; 3.7" model (largest) delivers about 2000lm; $150 (DM Pricing),

Monopoint fixture with J-box in canopy. 1.7" coms with a custom mud-in ring to cover the canopy.

The track channel the 4 conductor has 2 conductor for 48V power, and 2 for control. Cosambi Bluetooth control is an option

MOOD (Update): fixed adjustable and wall-washer downlights; Copper is a new finish.; IP66, suitable for shower

The remote driver option could accommodate up to 5 fixtures.

MOODPRO (NEW): Coming the first quarter of 2021; same size and depth of the standard but be better heatsink and output - new natural wood finish

TRIBECA:

The 3" and 4" models are now wet rated; NEW Prismatic lens with >19 UGR; surface conduit option is available for the cylinder model

Smallest size: $40, 3":$100, 6": $240, 13": over 300$

NEW fixtures, available international and coming soon to USA:

Traceline

Yori Zoom (twist to adjust from 10 to 27 degrees)

Yori semi-recessed

OUTLINE (routing is possible for millwork, screw-in mounting is an option)

track is only available in black - custom finish is available but would be costly.




XAL + ARMSTRONG Ceiling

Today We looked at two new recessed linear fixtures, compatible with ARMSTRONG ceiling.

PANO

Low profile recessed fixture available in 2”, 3.25”, and 5.25” wide; compatible with standard length Armstrong’s Woodworks Grille, Woodworks Grille Tegular 9/16”, Woodworks Linear Veneered Panels, and Woodworks Linear Solid Wood Panels.

This fixture only comes in 2’, 4’, and 8’, the same length as the Armstrong panels. For a continuous run, there will be a 1inch reveal between fixtures.

Wider aperture is preferred for use with the wooden gride. No extra hanging wires are needed since there are heavy-duty grids in the Armstrong ceiling structure. Simply fastening brackets needed to grip and snap on to the structure.

This fixture has a remote driver which could also be mounted directly on the back of the fixture (like the integrated driver).

Available lengths for integration into Grille Tegular ceiling are 2’ and 4”, matching the grid length.

LENO

A 3 ⅜" wide recessed fixture, installed from below with easy snap-in installation; great for applications with minimal clearance above the ceiling.

This fixture features plug and play wiring system (not available in PANO).

It’s compatible with Armstrong 9/16" Suprafine, Silhouette, Interlude, 4" TechZone.

The start and end fixtures in the continuous run are slightly shorter to accommodate the ceiling grids.

Armstrong collaborated with AXIOM (3rd party) company for cove and perimeter lighting with prefabricated drywall kit

For lengths greater than standard runs, XAL offers black cover for ends. Although for plaster-in, end to end run, the BASO fixture is a better option. It comes in 1.5”, 2.5”, 4” widths. It’s slightly taller without a plug& play option

SMART LIGHTING

SMART LIGHTING

Doing their own LEDs

Very good heat management and therefore longer life

Everything made to order, made in California, production leed time is 3-4 times

Competitors: Ecosense, Lumenpulse.

ONLY use NICHIA LED chips. custom cct is possible (additional leed time). All the LEDs are from same binning.

Interior Fixture:

JB36: Magnetic connection for illumination, 6w,/ft, 240lm/ft, magnetic connection for connecting to achieve continues run. max 96W driver,

SB18: the same technology as JB36 but different shape + magnetic mounting

SB12&SB8: Indirect view, cove; 90 degree wire leed and connection. Available in 4 standard lengths. There are no accessories for this**

SB12RGBW

HBSeries: indoor/outdoor

HB30 indoor; side or bottom wire connection; Integral 0-10V driver; accessories available: louver; also available in RGBW

HB3014: Compact, low profile exterior. upto 458lm/ft. Available with flat st. or dome lens

Offered in RGBW available in DC and AC

3 separates chips to mix , addressable per foot or fixture.

Extrusion arm available for wall mounting

HB40 Series: go upto 35ft, fully illumination; additional beam spread options, additional lengths available

RGBW: programmable every fixture or every 9 inches. Available with different optical accessories and mounting brackets

HB40SP: very unique, adjustable optical board! rotate the LED board with the optics to adjust +-20 degree in optic. Wall, ceiling mounted and with extended arm

HB50B: illuminate upto 80ft wall (one fixture); 3 output package, integrated adjustable bracket,

DIFFERENT OPTICAL OPTIONS

Direct view fixtures:

HB18RGB: 24V, replacing neon

HB30PD RGB: Programmable every 4”, 120V

RB26 (LP/HP): Good solution for supermarkets fridge lighting. Standard CR and High CRI: 85 or 95

Handrail: Modular system with Osram LED; rectangular, or round form. Glass is supplied by others.

Round rail: )Post and wall mount, power supply is remote mounted; could accommodates battery backup for emergency lighting

BARTCO

We had a quick presentation with BARTCO to review the updated and new products. Below are the highlights:

Faux Finish: A high-resolution image of wood grain, or a graphic image printed on a selection of fixtures.

This finish is outdoor rated and guaranteed for 7 years.


GROM Fixtures family offers 1” tall surface and pendant mounted fixtures in three widths of 1”, 2”, and 3”.

Available driver options are 0-10V, EldoLED,and Lutron 2-wire.  Grom20& Grom30 have integral drivers and direct/indirect distribution.

The Grom30 is available with batwing uplighting. This family is offered with 1” dropped lens as standard in Grom30 and by request in Groom 10 and Groom 20.


BIOS Sky Blue fixture are designed based on circadian redeem, mostly used in the healthcare sector.

Swell Series (HCB-XX) is available in 3 sizes with custom shape and output. Driver options are only 0-10V and non-dim. Offered in static and dynamic white CCT.

Horizon series is a downward lighting fixture with an indirect optic. Available with recessed, surface, and pendant mounting options.

The reflector tray is removable which allows access to the driver. Open and closed endcap.

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Hush Series is an acoustical fixture family (HL2) with over 20 fabric finishes. Offered with fabric endcaps or open ending which reveal the fixture’s metal endcaps.

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