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ELECTRICAL NEWS august 2015
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GENLUX Lighting’s philosophy to energy management
is focused fundamentally on lighting technologies and
applications. The company approaches lighting design,
technologies and controls as not merely a plug-and-play
solution, but rather as a holistic system approach to achieve
reliable and sustainable improvements, saysWilliam Black-
beard, technical and R&D quality manager at Genlux.
“At Genlux Lighting we ensure cost savings and waste
reductions through energy efficient lighting design and
control systems. We believe that a good lighting design
incorporates a good control design. The goal of an effective
control system is to support the lighting application and
design that often translates into elimination of energy
waste while providing a productive visual
environment,”he explains.
“Although Genlux Lighting’s core
business has been traditionally focused
on outdoor industrial, commercial and
roadway lighting solutions, we are widen-
ing our approach and we are introducing
to our product offering a range of indoor
commercial, retail and, in selected areas,
residential lighting solutions,”he adds.
“With the rapid ongoing improvements
in the flexibility and efficiency of LED light
sources (certainmanufacturers are testing
the boundaries of 300 lm/W in chip sets in
laboratories), we envisage a fundamental
shift towards indoor lighting solutions that
will be tailored around individual customer
requirements. Some of this will include
occupancy and presence detection, which
removes the human interface; daylight har-
vesting; using natural light more effectively;
and utilising‘tunable’white light – all of
which improve productivity and biological
health in office spaces.”
Blackbeard says that, in addition to this,
there is“a whole world”of customisable
options for the home user to pre-set indi-
vidual preferences using technologies in
development – for example, the Internet of
Things (IoT) – and technologies already available from repu-
table companies such as OSRAM (Lightify) andVossloh-
Schwabe (LiCS- indoor lighting control systems).
“Lighting technologies are rapidly becoming very impor-
tant elements of energy management and saving and are
unquestionably linked to human wellbeing and productiv-
ity,”says Blackbeard.
“At Genlux, our vision for the future is aligned with our
approach to lighting design, lighting control and its ap-
plications,”concludes Blackbeard.
The Genlux range of products can be viewed on
Enquiries: +27 11 825 3144
Energy efficiency meets ‘human centric’ lighting
BEKA Schréder recently launched the newYOA
luminaire – round, slim and decorative – to intro-
duce“a subtle and refined presence in the urban
space”, saysWimpie Ludwick.
“The luminaire offers an outstanding finish,
particularly noticeable due to its elaborated crown
and its patterned glass protector associated with
an embellishment plate for a detailed aesthetic
finish. This elegance houses the last generation of
the most performing LED engine, the LensoFlex
2,”he explains.“This photometric engine offers
high-performance photometry optimised for
each specific application withminimum energy
consumption.”
Ludwick says theYoa is manufactured from
sustainable and recyclable materials – aluminium
and glass.
“TheYoa has an IP 66 tightness level for long
lasting performance; and the photometric engine
and electronic assembly can be easily replaced,
ensuring our luminaires can be upgraded in the
future to newer generation LEDs, keeping our
promise of FutureProof.
“TheYoa offers flexible combinations of LED
modules, driving currents and dimming options to
provide the most cost-effective lighting solution
whilst improving the well-being and safety for
people,”he says.
Enquiries: +27 11 238 0000
Elegant LEDs
for urban
areas