Inter-Lux Factory Visit

Two of our team members recently visited the Inter-Lux facilities down in Baltimore with SDA Lighting. We were impressed with their range of product and had an excellent time with the presentation crew! Everyone in the office sector and the factory facility were working enthusiastically as a team and it seemed like a very supportive work culture. Here’s a brief look at what we learned about the many brands Inter-Lux has to offer!

WHITEGOODS LINEAR:

  • Offered in 20(mm), 60, and 100 families.

  • Quick ship products (noted on the website) have 2-3weeks max shipping;

  • Projects needing a quick turnaround time are offered housings shipped to the site for installation ahead of finalizing the lengths. The housing is field-cuttable, (comes in 8ft sections), measurements taken onsite once installed, and then they send the gear tray (shipped in 3 to 4 weeks).

  • Linear lights offer an easy to mount integral magnet system! Attaches to any magnetic surface, including the Whitegoods regressed housing spec. Makes for a quick installation and for easy maintenance.

  • Louver options available for the flat lens options (not the grazer).

  • The Opaque finish looked interesting! Softening the light without killing the output.

  • Nice wallwasher, semi-recessed with the micro prismatic lens.

    • A fully recessed Wallwasher is also available but requires a deeper recessing depth of 1.25" aperture.

  • Tunable is available with all linear 18K to 30K.

  • Narrow spot optics offered with their perimeter lens, very nice light pushing 10 - 20FT up.

  • ProTools 60 Linears:

    • Larger size, 2.4” aperture linear family

    • Offers a regressed extrusion with linear light with micro-prismatic lens

    • They presented the quietest grazing fixture with shield and individual optic we have seen so far!

    • Perimeter light: The same extrusion of the grazer just changed the light engine inside

WHITEGOODS RECESSED:

  • GDL 2.4” Downlight:

    • Interesting retrofit, not requiring j-box, flushed flat lens option - Round and square plaster ring (one plaster ring adaptable for both round and square)

  • 3” ProTools Downlight:

    • Very interesting screw system for focusing - Zoom optic available as an option - Magnetic trim for easy back access.

LINEA LIGHT iLED:

  • Quantum: A downlight, with a deep optics compartment with soft and refined lines.

  • Orma Recessed: Coming on 2023 Q2 - lead time is reduced from 4-6 weeks to 3 weeks - will be manufactured here in the US

  • Orma uplight and Orma downlight: 2 different housing for ceiling and ground - The ceiling version has mounting clips for easy installation.

  • We looked at the 3-degree optic, 21-watt shooting light up to 30 meters!

  • Eyelet: Comes in round and square. The tiniest, powerful indoor and outdoor light! Great for highlighting landscape features and small architectural details. Snoot, half shield. We looked at the 1W with 150 delivered lm.

  • OUTDOOR Bollards:

    • Ryo: A quiet path light with downward distribution, washing the ground. Great for locations where light pollution is a concern. Available in 3 heights.

    • Peak: Suitable for urban public spaces. Also available with L shape bracket head for more district lighting. It has frosted glass, which makes it comfortable to look. Available in 14” and 30” height. There is a pole version also for parking and walkway lighting.

    • Apache: This was a different looking path lighting! A curvy design body with the LED located at the upper part, facing downwards to create an asymmetric distribution. Great glare control with a soft diffused distribution. Architects would like the look of this fixture!

    • Bob: The cylinder shape fixture with 360-degree distribution on top. Suitable for general illumination for landscapes and walkways. THis is also available in two heights.

We also looked at their decorative and architectural landscape light line, HABITAT, offering many battery-powered options!

2022 BDNY

Did you miss this year's BDNY? No worries, we have you covered! Here are some of the products we found interesting for various projects. Mostly glass works and metal works for high-end residentials, lobbies, and large decoratives (mostly pendants) for natural rustic material suitable for hospitality projects!

MARSET

Today, we paid a visit to the MARSET showroom to look at their expanded indoor and outdoor fixtures.

Overall, the fixtures come in playful colors and unique finishes. One thing to remember is that not all the products are offered in 2700K, although they offered more in this CCT than other decorative manufacturers we’ve dealt with.

They have a couple of new outdoor fixtures, such as the JAIMA pendant, and floor mounted fixture with a flexible fabric shade. We also liked the SANTORINI, a pendant-mounted fixture inspired by the lantern shape with a glass lens and playful finishes. It looks like a modern-looking vapor-proof fixture.

Another interesting fixture that we looked at was the BOHEMIA. We liked the opaque outer finished blown glass which was somehow translucent and provided a nice light effect.

Joker Light

Joker Light was our first in office product presentation of 2021! 

Joker lighting North American lighting manufacturer. European parent line is Arkos lighting. Shipping port of entry in Miami, FL. Product shipped directly from overseas; not stocked in USA. 

Nice architectural light fixtures with clean form factors.  

Track, recessed, suspended, and surface mount. No wall washers. 

 

Track available in 48V and 24V 

PLUS 48V -  track head with telescoping beam from 12deg – 51deg. Clean beam spread and field angle! DN $383 - $433 

TOP - Surface cylinder provides field changeable TIR optics $77-112 

Black foster -  teeny multicell downlights available recessed or track mounted. An affordable version of iguzzini laserblade price: (depending on qty of cells) $94 

Shot – teeny recessed 1.5" aperature with 1.9" recessing depth DN $61 

Spin – decorative suspended downlight or track suspended down light. Very attractive form factor with fun finishes and 2 beam spreads 20deg and 40 deg 

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.



PABLO DESIGN

We looked at the updated PAPLO DESIGN products. Pieces are typically made in China or Taiwan and assembled in San Francisco.

SKY SOUND: A pendant fixture with a combination of acoustical element and powerful Omni-directional lighting. The disc is PET. Available in 18’, 24’, and 32”; available finishes are Stone Grey, Anthracite, Turquoise, and Chestnut.

BOLA DISC: This popular product is now available in dim to warm, the standard is 3000K. Black is the new finish. Not ADA compliant.

*Custom CCT requires a minimum of 54 QTY. Overlap installation is also another cool feature.

BOLA SPHERE TABLE: Could be locked down to a surface. A great option for hospitality. Dim to warm 1800K to 2700K is the standard. Static white is also available.

The Pablo Talia wireless charging base is $195.

Variety of task lights:

BRAZO - LIM360 - CORNER OFFICE (great for open office layout)

Some upcoming products:

CANDELA: Coming summer 2021; great for restaurants

CIELO (standard 27K, 50piece min for custom CCT - an adjustable cord from the back, push and adjust)

LANA: Magnetic mounted shade table lamp and sconce.

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

LUTRON

Wireless Sensor Options::

Vacancy sensors are usually required in small rooms or rooms with large windows (daylight).

Variety of sensors: High bay sensor usually used in auditorium, stadium, spaces with high ceilings.

LUTRON provides service for determining coverage layout and sensor quantity required.

KETRA  light has a preset sequence to shift the light temperature and intensity during the day. Allow the interior light automatically meld with the exterior. Perfect balance with daylight, glare control

  • Using 3M tape mounted wireless sensors provide flexibility for relocating.

  • Easy software interface: scene-setting, adjusting lighting configuration from computer and app.

  • HYPERION SHADES: From KETRA which shades adjust automatically based on the outdoor light and weather forecast.

  • Override allowance for overcast, cloudy days.

  • Different available fabric options; over 1200 fabrics.

  • Specification grade fabric; special calibrated fabric which are PVC free, low VOC, antimicrobial, and easy to clean.

ECOSYSTEM: allow rezone lights through the app

KETRA: running power between lights, reconfigure lights through the app, plus additionally KETRA allow changing correlated color.

Dedicated personalized control through wireless Pico. Custom engraved keypad

Ketra in office: provide a feeling of daylight in restaurants to only light the designated usable tables.

CORONET - NEW PRODUCTS FOR 2020

A linear system using modular downlights with 4-celled segments in fixed, adjustable (360° rotation and 30° tilt), and wall-washer. Plans are to increase the 4-cells module output to 1500lm. The wall-washer module has a built-in snoot for glare control.

Louver and regressed lens options are available for the linear downlight module (not listed on the spec).

JOINT:

Configurable interlocking modular system utilizing the Rush fixture (the most narrow profile 7/8”) with adjustable hubs. The hub works as both a fixture joiner and for power.

Direct and Direct/Indirect distributions.

Open and closed-loop system. 

What’s interesting is it offers 30° elevation with up and down extender (hub).

Each hub requires a driver (power overfeed) and 8ft is the longest single run on each hub.

LUICE:

Coronet’s new acoustic fixture with stretched fabric cover comes in standard CCTs and Tunable white (27K to 65K). This fixture is only 3/4” deep yet offers a node-free uniform illumination.

Available with trimless and mud-in options.

The standard 4ft X 8ft ships in 8 to 10 days. Smaller versions are available by request with additional 2 weeks lead time.

LFI

Today we participated in a webinar from LFI.

MF150

  • This product comes in a 4.5” and 5.5” aperture

  • Comes in 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 light configurations

  • There is a trimless knife edge option

  • There are three different sizes of removable magnetic track heads that can fit inside this fixture.

VF400 Series

  • Available in 6”, 8”, and 10” apertures

  • It can be trimless in both sheetrock or wood ceilings

  • It is available in warm dim and tunable white as well

  • It has a textured acrylic diffuser


EF500

  • This product is a slot fixture with a lot of flexibility in the components that can fit into it. There are both point source and linear options available for the slot.


EN600

  • This is a cove fixture that LFI has updated to have a new extruded body. It has the flexibility of being wall mounted or concealed. It also has an option for both inside and outside corners.

  • It comes in an asymmetric distribution as well.

  • It comes in 1’, 2’, 3’, and 4’ lengths.

  • It is available in tunable white that can be controlled through DMX or wireless bluetooth mesh.


Lanie Series

  • These track heads now come with TIR optics that range from a 9 degree beam spread to a 35 degree beam spread. If you include the prismatic lens, the fixture can go up to a 60 degree beam spread.

  • It comes in static white and warm-dim

  • It can hold up to two accessories

  • Hexcell louver, beam shaping lenses, and barndoors are all available

  • 1,000-2,400 Lumens

Alison Track Head

  • This is a low voltage track head

  • 16W

  • 1,000 Lumens

3G

Today we attended a webinar from 3G since they are launching updates to quite a few of their product lines.

Downlights

Their 4.5'“ downlight now comes in a 10 degree beam spread

The 3.3” and 4.5” aperture downlights now have an 80 degree beam spread option

In addition, warm-dim and tunable white options will be coming soon for these fixtures.

Madison

  • Same notes as above

  • The 1, 2, ad 3 light configurations now come in pendant or surface mount options.



Cylinder

  • They now have a 7” tall fixed cylinder downlight

  • Both the 7” and 11” are also available as a double gimbal adjustable downlight. This is done by incorporating the Mini Madison.

Linia

  • All widths are now available in T-shape, X-shape, and custom configurations.

  • All widths also are offering asymmetric beam spread options in both the direct and indirect lenses. The indirect lens will also now have a wide spread optic option.

  • The Micro Madison can now be incorporated into the 3.5” width Linia product.

  • Tunable white option will be coming soon

Zoie

  • They now have a 4 square configuration

  • This fixture now comes in 8” and 12” pendants

  • A lensed wall wash is now available in this product line. This is available in 4, 8, and 12 cell segments.

  • This product can now do continuous runs in pendant, surface, and recessed mounting types.

Bartco

The Bartco stopped by our office today to present their updated products.

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The Horizon

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A linear illuminated coffer fixture from the reflected light series with 3-3/8" square housing and 2" visibel illuminated aperture, snap-in system, max 1000lm/ft light output. It is available in warm dim and tunable white.

The Nippo

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A semi-recessed surface mount fixture with integral driver (0-10V down to 1% dimming), 90 CRI.

Wedge BSS750

We have seen a new corner mount fixture with 2 illuminated surface, great for a staircase and perimeter lighting. The fixture has a 3"X3" housing, available in 3000K, 3500K, and 4000K.

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From their BSW family, the exterior products with IP68, They have started The finish is powder coated with a printed image or pattern. The texture is available as an option. They offer 7+ years warranty for outdoor use.

This following is an up/down fixture with RGB as an option for uplight:

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The corner mount fixture comes in up to max 8' section of lens as standard but can be ordered in 10' max a custom.

Klik

Klik USA:

They stopped by our office today to present some of their products.

Click:

The handrail lighting with IP66 and IP65 (the larger version)

2 feet to 4 feet spacing between fixtures. They have 40 different types of clips.

The fixtures are connected to each other (parallel wiring) and run up to 300ft.

Max 40 fixtures can be on one driver.

POD fixture is suitable for Stair and Drywall

LED POD XL series is for guardrails.

  • The clips are replaced with small wings on sides.
  • Requires  Screwdriver for opening and closing
  • *They have a spa rated fixture
  • Flat and curved face portfolio
  • eyelid as an accessory

 

Black anodized finish

  • They offer 25 different micron finishing on a hard core anodize body. It is suitable in places exposed to salt water.

The new addition to this family is a minimal LED with oval distribution.

On linear products:

A new product comes out by June 2019. It is fully diffused. suitable for surface, recessed and pendant mounting.

This is a very slim, shallow profile, runs up to 30ft.

The fixture has high density LED strip

Node free LED.

A variety on bending angle and coating is available.

There is also another recessed version LED fixture, run to any length. It’s suitable for different shapes, corners, and crossing.

*They produce their own LED boards.

Wall-Grazing:

Up to 4500lm/m

Continuous run with 2” increment.

Surface, suspended, and pendant mounting

They have external housing for recessing.

  • We’ve seen hot spots on corners (ends) on this recessed fixture. They also don’t have a louver (considering offering it).

Dalume

Today we were shown a new Dalume product- the Grid-Lyte.

This fixture is comparable to the JLC T-Bar LED fixture. It is less pixelated than the JLC fixture but nodes are still present.

The Grid-Lyte comes in 2 size options: 1" and 2". We were shown the 1" fixture.

  • It has clips on the back of it that mount directly to a T-Bar metal ceiling grid. The J-Box would rest above the ceiling tiles.
  • As far as we know, there are no other lensing options available currently.
  • The fixture comes in CCT options ranging from 1,700K-4,000K and RGBW. 80+ CRI.
  • This fixture is more for commercial use. 4-6 week lead time.