Integral LED gives Bulkhead a ‘Halo’ Effect
Integral LED have launched a new range of functional lighting with a decorative twist. The highly practical bulkhead light is often used in areas that require a durable fixture. Bulkhead lighting units are utilised in public areas, corridors and staircases as well as outdoor applications where toughness is essential.
These are locations that demand a superior level of weather-proofing as well as vandal-proofing and theft protection. All these features are included in the new Integral LED Halo, but with an added aesthetic feature that will enhance even a simple space.
The Integral LED 15W low-energy bulkhead light delivers 1300 lumens at 4000k white colour temperature – a practical luminaire that provides a strong functional light. The added ‘halo’ effect ‘washes’ a diffused light onto the surrounding surface.
Essentially, the halo feature reduces the perceived contrast between the functional light and balances the intensity with an ambient glow onto the ceiling or wall upon which the bulkhead light is located. The result is a light that provides a practical illumination that is softened to appeal to the eye.
Existing fluorescent (2D) powered units are characterised by an ugly U-shaped signature of light that is visible through the diffuser. In contrast the Integral Halo’s back-lit LED array provides a uniform light distribution without hot-spots and achieves a more attractive light at a 120 degree beam angle. The clever aluminium disc shaped heat exchanger located inside the casing also enables a slim design.
Engineered from tough, vandal-resistant, high-grade polycarbonate material the Halo is an ideal replacement for existing bulkheads that are deployed in vulnerable public access areas. The unit carries the highest rated (IK10) vandal-resistant tough casing. An additional security measure is provided by three anti-theft screws which act to secure the front diffuser.
“In the Halo we have effected a complete face lift of the conventional bulkhead design. Couple this with a long life expectancy of 40,000 hours and we have delivered our customers, a truly ‘fit and forget’ lighting solution”. Ya-Ju Yang Product Manager Integral LED.
The Integral Halo Bulkhead additionally has an IP65 rating which makes the luminaire suitable for indoor and outdoor areas such as hallways, stairways, walls, ceilings, bathrooms (Zone 1, 2) and car parks.