New Silicone TIR Optic for Outdoor Lighting is Virtually Indestructible
Delivers 91% light transmission without sacrificing durability or performance.
A.L.P. is pleased to introduce the new 1100 Series, a Type V Total Internal Reflection (TIR) optic optimized for COBs with a Light Emitting Surface of up to 18mm. Designed for use in outdoor lighting or other high-power applications, the optical-grade Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) optic provides excellent transmittance, impact resistance and high temperature operation while being immune to UV degradation. The 1100 Series offers 65-degree beam distribution, allowing for greater spacing while maintaining uniformity.
Its flange provides mounting features that are compatible with off-the-shelf frames, and bottom side of the optic includes mounting alignment features.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:
“18-V-W”: 18mm LED / type 5 (V) / Wide beam distribution
Designated LED size: 18
Light distribution type: V (5)
Beam description: Wide
FEATURES & BENEFITS
- Excellent uniformity
- Unlimited service lifetime
- Mounting features matching other off-the-shelf optics
- Greater than 91% light transmittance
- Continuous service temperature range -45 to +200º C
- Impact, chemical and UV resistant
In addition to manufacturing the innovative 1100 Series, A.L.P. has unsurpassed capacity and expertise in optical silicone molding. We can produce custom silicone components quickly and cost effectively, in either Charlevoix, MI or Monterrey, MX, with 80-ton, 180-ton, 220-ton, 240-ton and 660-ton press capacities.
Contact your Bill Brown Sales regional manager for more information.
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Generate incremental revenue FAST with troffer component kits from A.L.P.
A.L.P. has teamed up with RLR Industries to create a family of four troffer component kits that can help you quickly drive incremental revenue without tying up the resources and time needed to develop your own fixture line.
The ELFT kits leverage architectural troffer diffusers from RLR with A.L.P.’s proven, durable EL housings and door frames. Offered in standard 2’x2’ and 2’ x 4’ sizes, they also feature a new externally mounted driver compartment, resulting in an uncluttered fixture housing cavity that improves performance, versatility, and contributes to the shadow-free illumination of the thermoformed diffuser.
The uniformly luminous, evenly diffused component sets produce a specification grade troffer with visual sculpture and depth. The diffusers are offered in four design themes that emulate popular architectural design trends, so the troffers are suitable for applications across a variety of commercial spaces.
ELFT3 Curved Ribbed Center Troffer Luminaire
Component Kit 2×2 and 2×4
ELFT10 Curved Body Troffer Luminaire
Component Kit 2×2 and 2×4
ELFT13 Flat Center Troffer Luminaire
Component Kit 2×2 and 2×4
ELFT15 Concave Body Troffer Luminaire
Component Kit 2×2 and 2×4
VERSATILE SOLUTIONS YOUR CUSTOMERS NEED NOW!
• Diffuser features proprietary blend of LED acrylic and impact acrylic resins
• Light transmission approximately 75% with excellent pixel hiding
• Driver is mounted outside the fixture cavity in a spec grade driver box with multiple wiring entry points
• Complete access to the driver compartment available from the floor side of the installed unit
• ELFT 3, ELFT10, ELFT15 designed for use with Emitter LED boards (not provided)
• ELFT13 designed for use with Standard LED boards (not provided)
• Made in America, short lead times
Get your new troffer product line up and running quickly, because we’ve done the work for you! Generate profits quickly with these proven luminaire designs. Your Bill Brown Sales regional manager has all the details.
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Press Release: A.L.P.® Joins RLR Industries to Launch a Troffer Luminaire Component Kit Line
(Niles, IL) A.L.P. has teamed up with RLR Industries to introduce a family of four troffer component kits that can help lighting OEMs to quickly drive incremental revenue without devoting resources and time needed to develop their own line. The ELFT kits leverage architectural troffer diffusers from RLR with A.L.P.’s proven, durable EL housings and door frames. Offered in standard 2’x2’ and 2’ x 4’ sizes, they also feature a new externally mounted driver compartment, resulting in an uncluttered fixture housing cavity that improves performance, versatility, and contributes to the shadow-free illumination of the thermoformed diffuser.
The uniformly luminous, evenly diffused component sets produce a specification grade troffer with visual sculpture and depth. The diffusers are offered in four design themes that emulate popular architectural design trends, so the troffers are suitable for applications across a variety of commercial spaces.
The unique conditions in today’s lighting market present challenges for lighting OEMs. “These component kits will allow our customers a hassle-free opportunity to introduce new fixtures,” explains Adam Mayse, A.L.P.’s Metals Business Unit Manager. “All they need to do is add electronics using either Standard or Emitter LED boards, and they are good to go,” he adds.
“As a manufacturer of engineered plastics solutions for nearly 70 years, our goal remains to produce components that combine attractive designs and innovative materials,” states Stewart Lewis, Vice President at RLR Industries. “This design partnership with A.L.P. broadens the availability and opportunity to feature RLR’s proprietary plastics in more fixtures and settings,” Lewis says.
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Meet the Team: Jim Moyd
Running a large metal manufacturing operation is not easy, even if Jim Moyd makes it look that way. After 40 years in the industry, Jim, A.L.P.’s Director of Operations for Metals, has seen widespread technological change, managed hundreds of employees, overseen thousands of orders, and solved more than his share of problems.
Jim is known around A.L.P. for his work ethic and calm temperament. He balances the numerous challenges of efficiently managing a large manufacturing plant, overseeing quality, process improvements, and long-term planning by keeping customers foremost in all his decision making. He believes in providing the right products at the right price, right on time!
When he’s not at A.L.P.’s Lithia Springs plant, he enjoys golf, woodworking, and home improvement, along with supporting the Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Braves. Jim and his wife Vicki live outside Atlanta and have two children, three grandchildren, and three grand dogs.
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Do you need to meet the new DLC® Premium requirements?
Are you struggling to meet the Standard requirements? LexaLite® Reflexor® reflectors can help you achieve the glare control numbers you need!
Design Lights Consortium (DLC) evaluates light fixtures against increasingly stringent standards of performance. Most recently, DLC published v5.1, which not only addresses fixture efficacy, color issues, and zonal distribution but also puts a value on glare reduction. The metric used is the Unified Glare Rating (UGR). If you are trying to qualify for DLC Premium, DLC requires that you meet the glare criteria.
In A.L.P.’s testing, we compared a bare “UFO” highbay with the same fixture adding both our LENA 16™ and S16 reflectors. Using the prescribed criteria, this test yielded the following results: bare UFO =23.9, with LENA 16 = 13.1 and with S16 = 10.9, respectively. Highbays need to be less than 22 to qualify for DLC Premium.
What if you are just struggling to meet DLC Standard LPW for your highbay? DLC now provides a 10% allowance if your fixture meets the criteria for UGR. Adding a prismatic reflector reduces LPW by 3-7%, and you gain 10% with the allowance!
Even the extremely shallow and economical Lena 16 has a significant impact on UGR. Why? It’s just math. Glare is based on several factors, including high angle light, size of the source, and background luminance. Our Reflexors improve all of these factors.
- Reflexors reduce high angle light, providing a shielding angle relative to their depth.
- Bare UFOs are essentially flat luminous surfaces. Reflexors increase the luminous volume dramatically
- Reflexors provide uplight, which increases the background luminance.
These three factors improve visual comfort and make adding a LexaLite Reflexor an easy choice! Make a better highbay while meeting DLC requirements for Glare by using LexaLite Brand Reflexors.
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Meet the Team: Lisa Yeadon
As Director of Marketing Communications for A.L.P. Lighting Components and Bill Brown Sales, Lisa is responsible for developing and implementing integrated marketing communications strategies that align with business objectives. She facilitates sales enablement and demand generation activities by developing multimedia sales tools, such as digital and social media, trade shows and events, advertising and PR, and presentations and collateral.
A native of Yorkshire, England, Lisa moved to the US in high school and lived all over the East Coast before making Chicago her home 19 years ago. She is one of a set of triplets, with two identical brothers, and her family includes husband Bob and four adult children ranging in age from 18 to 29.
She was always studious and somewhat of a bookworm. Lisa rekindled her passion for education by getting a master’s degree in Organizational Communication from DePaul University, a whopping 30 years after completing undergrad. It was an eye-opening experience! Since then, she has also attained post-graduate certificates in Digital Marketing and Corporate Communications from Cornell University.
One of Lisa’s favorite career stories happened early in her tenure with A.L.P. When unforeseen circumstances threatened to derail her first sales event, CEO Steve Brown gave her some memorable business advice that she still heeds today; “It’s not how well you plan, but how well you react when your plans go wrong!”
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