Lighting in Design November December 2017

Aurora launches new SOLIS spotlight Aurora Lighting, part of the Aurora Lighting Group, has unveiled the Solis, a new spotlight specifically designed and engineered for the retail, restaurant and hospitality sectors.

cutting through the high ambient light levels found in most stores and allowing retailers to direct cus- tomers to chosen displays. The Retail Halo allows replacement of one beam for the other without reducing overall ambient light- ing levels, useful when so many schemes rely on the accent lighting to provide background ambient light. Reflectors are interchangeable without tools, and the spotlight rotates 340°, its head swings 90°. It is easy to adjust the fitting, and change beams, making it easy to create a focused scheme. Avail- able with CRI 90 on request, the Solis is provided with a five year warranty. Ensuring high energy saving LED products that also offer a bespoke look and feel, Aurora rolls out global projects across five key verticals: retail, hospitality, commercial, industrial and residential. Through providing the full service, from design and manufacturing to aftercare from its Swindon facility, Aurora is one of the few lighting companies that offers a high quality ‘made in the UK’ product.

Created to accommodate the requirement for a neat, compact aesthetic solution, the Solis features a design with a small arm, which is just 32 mmwide, and was created following extensive customer research and feedback. It is available in fixed and 1-10 V dimmable versions with narrow, medium, wide and extra wide beam angle options. Having provided a full lighting project service for more than 30 years, Aurora assists retailers, restaurateurs and hoteliers with all aspects of their lighting schemes, from bespoke product tailoring and intricate lighting designs to installation and aftercare. The new Solis, which is aesthetically pleasing in design, is ideal for presenting a modern look and feel within retail, restaurant and hospitality appli- cations. From product design to development, all carried out at Aurora’s UK Swindon manufacturing facilities, it provides an efficient light output of up to 100 lm/W, backed by a lifetime of more than 50 000 hours (L80). It also features a retail reflec- tor with hot spot and halo, a colour temperature range of 3000 K - 4000 K and can either be track or ceiling mounted. Anna Enright, Head of Product Management, Projects, at Aurora Lighting, says “We’ve been working on this product to accom- modate customer demand for a spotlight that is unique in shape and came up with a visual that has been well received. The short arm allows a small profile against the ceiling, giving minimal impact on the interior design, exactly what was missing in the market.” Using the 1-10 V dimmable solution, the spot- lights can be dimmed to generate the precise light levels needed, whilst consuming minimum energy. A single part number can be ordered and then used throughout the scheme, set to create the desired ambience in each area. This delivers continuity of overall aesthetics, whilst simplifying the sup- ply chain for the end user. Connected to daylight sensors, any track of luminaires near natural light sources can be dimmed when background light is fading so displays remain highlighted, but operating costs per year are reduced. Schemes can also be changed to enhance specific areas during seasonal or special promotions. Solis has a choice of narrow, medium, wide and extra wide beam angles. The narrow and medium angles contain Aurora's Retail Hot Spot and Halo. The Hot Spot delivers an intense beam of up to 22 000 candelas at peak (for only 28 W, 2700 lm),

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