Issue 03 – October 2012
More efficient LEDs
Now available from Plastribution, new PLEXIGLAS®
LED
(previously EndLighten T) from Evonik Industries AG is a moulding compound for edge-lit surfaces that is specially designed for transparent edge-lit applications using LEDs.
It combines high transparency with very good light diffusion, enabling direct lighting with LEDs without hot spots.
LEDs (light-emitting diodes) are indispensable for modern lighting design. Two new PLEXIGLAS®
The new PLEXIGLAS® moulding
compound grades now enable lighting manufacturers and designers to use energy-saving LEDs to even better advantage.
Very good light diffusion for edge-lit elements Highly transparent moulded and extruded parts that enable light to be simultaneously fed in via the edges and evenly emitted across their entire surface are no longer a contradiction in terms.
The extremely efficient formulation of the new PLEXIGLAS®
moulding compounds from the PLEXIGLAS® LED
product family makes it possible to combine these two properties.
Previously, products offering good light diffusion were also less transparent. Not so with the new product that has been specially developed for LED edge-lighting systems and appears crystal-clear when unlit.
The combination of transparency and the play of different colours allows designers to create specific moods, whether for ambient lighting of furniture and in vehicles, or for displays, control systems, circuit elements or industrial lighting.
LED moulding
compound is available in four grades that allow illumination of the entire component surface up to an area of 96 centimetres, with homogenous light output.
The material is suitable for all thermoplastic processing methods.
Uniform direct lighting for slim luminaires. PLEXIGLAS®
LED moulding compounds
have been developed in two new speciality colours for extremely flat lighting installations with direct LED lighting.
The light-diffusing moulding compounds transmit over 60% of light and therefore prevent fluctuations in luminance, even at extremely low wall thicknesses.
That offers entirely new creative scope to designers, who can now place LEDS very close to light covers, without visible hot spots.
Further information:
www.plexiglas.net
The Performance Polymers Business Unit of Evonik Industries is a worldwide manufacturer of PMMA products sold under the PLEXIGLAS®
trademarks
on the European, Asian, African and Australian continents and under the trademark ACRYLITE®
in the Americas.
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