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2012
SHIFT TO ALL LED AND OLED
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Visa Lighting shifts product-development focus on LED
and OLEDs. In the commercial A+D market during the
1990s and 2000s, halogen and incandescent lamps
were typically replaced by fluorescents. Yet, with the
development of LED quality and lower price points,
LEDs began to replace most other light sources. Visa
Lighting also decided to start building OLED fixtures
as technology demonstration models.
2016
TWO OLED FIXTURES INTRODUCED AS
STANDARD CATALOG PRODUCTS
Visa unveils two OLED fixtures as standard catalog products: Petal
and Limit. OLED fixtures solve the issue of glare while maintaining
excellent color rendition. With Petal, a pendant that offers exceptional
ambient light, designers have the option of uplighting or downlighting
areas that require a high quality of light, whether alone or in a clustered
configuration. Limit, on the other hand, creates a soft, organic flow
through its zigzag shape. Both hold multiple OLED panels that have
three dimmable settings and allow for unique fixture designs.
2017
FIRST TUNABLE WHITE/COLOR LED FIXTURE INTRODUCED
Symmetry is introduced as the first tunable white/color LED
fixture. As Visa’s latest release, Symmetry is available in
three models that allow for maximum LED controllability: the
Tunable White LED model, Over-Bed Patient Room model, and
General Use Ambient model. The LED technology facilitates
control of FC levels ranging from 30 to 100, and color
temperature controls from 1650K to 8000K, all while maintaining a
90 CRI. Symmetry will become a pioneer in solving the issue
of circadian-effective light exposure in architectural spaces.
It was only in the last two years
that OLEDs bright enough
to practically illuminate a space
have become available.
—Jay Eissner, senior research and
development engineer, Visa Lighting
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