Company Reaches Milestone By Earning Recognition Status Five Years in a Row
(ANAHEIM, CA – September 17, 2014) – Intense Lighting, a solutions-based developer and manufacturer of top quality LED specification grade lighting products is proud to announce that three of its recently launched luminaires have earned “Recognition” status in the 2014 Next Generation Luminaires Awards. These include the Gravity™ High Lumen Downlight, MX Recessed Multiples and the MX Track Lighting system.
The NGL Awards are sponsored by three organizations–the U.S. Department of Energy, the International Association of Lighting Designers, and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) of North America. A small group of 10 prestigious industry leaders are nominated to be part of the judging panel that looks at performance, production readiness, practicality and ease of serviceability for each product submission. The judges care about suitability and quality, not just energy efficiency. Out of 266 products that were proposed for submissions to the NGL Indoor competition, only 153 made it to the judging phase with market-ready samples and complete documentation. Out of those, the judges identified 57 products as Recognized, meaning they were considered worthy of specification in the application for which they were designed.
“Any product that earns the recognition of the NGL judges has to be pretty special,” says DOE Solid-State Lighting Program Manager Jim Broderick. “They’re a tough audience – impossible to fool and hard to please.
“It is an honor to be recognized by the Next Generation Luminaires panel of judges for five consecutive years,” says Kenny Eidsvold, President of Intense Lighting. “The new Gravity™ and MX luminaire families truly represent the progression of Intense engineering. To gain such valued recognition is both humbling and rewarding.”
The first Recognized product is the GRAVITY™ High Lumen Downlight. Designed for general or accent illumination in areas with ceiling heights ranging from 12’ to 100’, the GRAVITY™ High Lumen LED Downlight delivers up to 7500lm. With its field-serviceable LED light engine, optics, and driver (all accessible from above or below the ceiling),
GRAVITY™ not only boasts dynamic lighting opportunities with energy savings, but also reduces maintenance costs and long-term costs of ownership. GRAVITY™ offers multiple control options including 0-10V dimming, Dali and DMX512. Utilizing the latest technology, GRAVITY™ now features 1% or 0.1% flicker-free dimming. The GRAVITY™ line comes in 6” or 8” round/square downlight or adjustable, and cylinder.
The second and third products to be Recognized are the MX Track and MX Recessed Multiples. The highly adaptable MX Series 
of luminaires blends a minimally intrusive profile with design flexibility, high performance and is optimized for the exacting demands of the retail and hospitality environments. An ideal
replacement for 20W CMH or high-wattage MR16’s, the MX family integrates high performance TIR optics available in 12° spot, 24° narrow flood, or 36° flood. The MX Track Series is available with a vertical or horizontal driver casing. MX Track is also available with a canopy mount. The MX Recessed Multiple Series features a slim, linear, 4” aperture available in one to four head configurations. Other options include trim or trimless, and recessed or semi-recessed orientations. The MX family is offered with the 10-Year Intense LED Limited Warranty. The MX Recessed Downlight is expected to be available by Q4 2014.
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About Intense Lighting
Intense Lighting, Inc. is widely recognized as a solutions-based manufacturer of award-winning, sustainable lighting products. Innovative and energy efficient, our luminaires offer a wide variety of specification grade lighting solutions for the commercial, hospitality, supermarket, retail and residential markets. Established in 2001 and headquartered in Anaheim, CA, Intense Lighting has quickly become an industry leader by continuing to deliver quality products with the shortest lead times in the industry and providing outstanding customer service.
Intense Lighting’s affiliations include memberships in the Illuminating Engineering Society North America (IESNA), U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Designers Lighting Forum (DLF), and the Association of Retail Environments (ARE). In addition to partnerships with Energy Star and Lighting Facts (DOE), we are an approved educational provider for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI).
For more information visit, www.intenselighting.com or call 800-961-5322