OAKLAND, N.J. – Feb. 4, 2020 – Amerlux, an award-winning design-and-manufacture lighting company, announced today that it will ship in the first half of 2020 an innovative lighting solution that caters to the needs of people inside the buildings.
Amerlux’s new AERUS lighting solution—which delivers a unique style and look compared to other indirect/direct pendants in the marketplace—maximizes technological advances in electronics and optics to create better work environments that promote productivity and employee health.
Consider a snapshot of casualties in today’s workplace:
- The Mayo Clinic lists glare and bright light as the leading causes of eyestrain, which decreases productivity and increases health insurance premiums.
- Americans spend $87.6 billion annually treating neck and back pain, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association.
- Improved lighting design can yield 23% gains in productivity, according to the U.S. Green Building Council.
“We just recreated every manic Monday in a better light,” said Bill Plageman, Amerlux’s VP of Marketing and Product Development. “We take anidolic optics to the next level, hiding the LED diode to evenly disburse indirect light and essentially eliminating glare. Our product’s delivery of light with the controlled comfort is invaluable in the workplace.”
AERUS promotes unparalleled comfort and aesthetics in several ways:
- Anidolic Optics: Since the actual light source isn’t easy to see, AERUS delivers an indirect/direct (75%/25%) lighting distribution in an efficient and comfortable manner.
- No Visual Power Feed: AERUS uses low-voltage aircraft cable that supports and supplies power to the fixture.
- Closer Ceiling Mounts: AERUS mounts 12 inches below the ceiling, compared to standard mounting for indirect/direct pendants of 18 inches to 24 inches, without creating a “hot spot.” It delivers the minimum Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) recommendation of illuminance at 30 inches AFF with only 7 Watts/foot or it can deliver more at 10 Watts/foot.
- Wider Spacing: While delivering even, soft illumination above and between fixtures, AERUS can be mounted up to 12 feet on center. AERUS delivers the IES-recommended foot-candle on desk.
When Amerlux presented AERUS at last year’s biggest industry event in Philadelphia, editors from BUILDINGS.com quickly called the nearly glare-free illumination the event’s top trend. As the cure for poor office lighting, AERUS also delivers pleasing indirect lighting for commercial and institutional settings.
All specifications and demonstrations involving the game-changing, AERUS solution are available today. AERUS is planned to ship, beginning April 1.
People-First Lighting Unveiled at LightFair
Amerlux’s new people-first solution, AERUS, isn’t the only type of innovation that the company has produced in 2019.
In the first half of the year, for example, the LED manufacturer wowed the industry at LightFair 2019 with a slew of new lighting solutions.
For instance, Amerlux featured its first generation of Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) lighting solutions that will fundamentally change the way the industry thinks about configuration and controls. With this new technology, power will run through the same Category 5 enhanced (CAT5e) cabling as data, turning lighting into an IT matter.
Amerlux also showcased its new Rook 3.5″ Square Pendant with the 100 CRI chip, which is the first LED to achieve a 100 CRI rating that renders colors (warm or cool tones) to their most natural. As a result, natural color and skin tones have never looked so good. The new Rook, which is a versatile solution for open ceilings as a surface-mount pendant or a pendant with a remote driver, offers color, comfort, control and configuration.
Other examples of 2019 innovation include:
- Slots and Dots, which is an easily configurable track light system that creates visual ambience for hospitality and retail environments. It offers clean, compact styling, which ensures it looks good in any environment. The one-inch-wide track features magnetic attachments, so light sources can be easily snapped in and out as needed. With this track system, it’s a cinch to change the lighting in a room between events.
- Etch 2’x2′ recessed ceiling panels, which were co-developed with world-renowned architecture firm Gensler Associates. They present a clean aesthetic with evenly lit, premium LEDs, bathing open spaces with smooth, ambient light. The new lighting solution delivers a sense of architectural style to an area, unlike traditional drop-ins that have the look and feel of commodity-grade products.
For more information about the company’s lighting solutions, call Amerlux at 973.850.4342.
About Amerlux
Amerlux creates bold lighting solutions that add warmth and brilliance to the world. The design-and-manufacture company builds long-term relationships with architects, facility managers and lighting designers by taking every complex problem personally. Its award-winning portfolio includes innovative interior and exterior lighting products that deliver striking aesthetics and rich performance through advanced engineering. Amerlux is a wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Electronics. For more information, please visit Amerlux.com or call 973.850.4342.