The 'Quintessence' for efficient visual comfort

With over 1,200 article numbers, ERCO's new range of recessed luminaires offers lighting quality, flexibility and cost efficiency

Lüdenscheid, February 2010 - ERCO, specialists in architectural lighting, present a new, exceptionally comprehensive and innovative range of recessed ceiling luminaires entitled Quintessence. With more than 1,200 individual article numbers, this system literally represents the quintessence of ERCO's 40+ years of experience in this field. The new recessed luminaires have been consistently designed for efficient visual comfort. This principle is underlined by the focus of the product range on wallwashers for vertical illuminance and on luminaires with LEDs. Consisting of roughly 350 products, this confirms that this light source is now on an equal footing to conventional lamps.

Innovative technologies - logical system
The Quintessence product range uses ERCO's latest technologies such as the patented Spherolit reflectors and Spherolit lenses, factory-encoded DALI control gear or 4-channel varychrome technology for LED downlights with variable lighting colour. The logical structure of the product range reflects the a combination of various design criteria; the design brief encompasses round and square designs, various sizes, lamps, light distributions, mounting details as well as luminaire edges, all of which give users an extensive range of design possibilities. The design brief is not only reflected in terms of the luminaires' design as an architectural detail, but also in terms of lighting design. Quintessence is suitable for all the tasks required of ceiling-integrated lighting, ranging from vertical illuminance with washlights or lens wallwashers and ambient lighting with downlights through to accent lighting with directional luminaires and recessed spotlights. The logical structure allows designers and installers to quickly understand the full extent of this new range of recessed luminaires. The consistent system design ensures safe and rational installations, fully supported by the system's extensive documentation in the current ERCO catalogue and online in the ERCO Light Scout at: www.erco.com/quintessence.

Energy-efficiency and wallwashing are key!
The designers of Quintessence set ecological and energy-related concerns at the centre of the new system, linking these with the requirements for perception-orientated, qualitative lighting design to achieve efficient visual comfort. The consequence is that the product range is particularly orientated towards wallwashers - with the contribution towards energy savings, since the vertical illuminance significantly raises the impression of brightness within a room. Another emphasis is on economic, future-proof lamps, this can be seen by the high proportion, about 350 LED products. This light source is suitable for both ambient and accent lighting, is noted for long life and low running cost and, since their light produced has no UV and IR, they are ideal for sensitive goods and exhibits. Well-established light sources such as metal halide lamps, low-voltage halogen lamps, high-pressure sodium vapour lamps and compact fluorescent lamps are also used. No matter which light source, all luminaires are designed and equipped with the state of the art lighting technology and control gear to ensure optimum efficiency.

New flexibility from ceiling-integrated lighting
The system design of Quintessence not only makes it easier to design and plan the lighting concept, but, more particularly, also facilitates ease of luminaire mounting and maintenance. Luminaires having a range of different characteristics can be mounted in the uniform mounting rings/frames simply without tools. This not only simplifies the initial installation, but also gives new freedom when making subsequent modifications to lighting concepts. It is, for instance, simple to replace a downlight with a directional luminaire if the furnishing or usage of a room is changed: a flexibility not previously available from track systems.

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About ERCO
ERCO GmbH, Lüdenscheid, is one of the leading companies in the luminaire industry. The family business founded in 1934 now operates with over 60 subsidiaries, branches and agencies all around the world. Working together with internationally renowned designers, lighting engineers and architects, ERCO develops hardware and software for all areas of architectural lighting: luminaires and lighting systems for indoor and outdoor areas, as well as lighting control and software for scenographic lighting applications. In keeping with the corporate philosophy of "Light not luminaires," lighting equipment is not offered simply as furnishing for rooms, but rather luminaries are offered as instruments of lighting design. Many demanding architectural projects are illuminated using ERCO equipment, including the Berlin Reichstag, the Louvre in Paris and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. In 2008 ERCO's ca. 1080 strong worldwide workforce produced sales of 159 million euros.


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m.krautter@erco.com
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		Image 1 1704 x 1800 pixel 96.71 kb With 1,200 article numbers, ERCO’s new Quintessence range of recessed luminaires offers designers a toolbox for all ceiling-integrated lighting tasks, ranging from vertical luminance and general illumination through to accent lighting.
		Image 2 1698 x 1800 pixel 77.06 kb Quintessence combines high-quality design and excellent lighting technology. Available in round or square format, the product range provides its users with a wide spectrum of design possibilities.
		Image 3 1199 x 1800 pixel 178.86 kb Light not luminaires. With Quintessence it is their effect, rather than the luminaire, that is visible. The light sources themselves form a discreet and inconspicuous detail in the ceiling.
		Image 4 1727 x 1800 pixel 190.62 kb Economical and future-proof lamps are central to the Quintessence product range, as can be seen from the high proportion of about 350 LED products.
		Image 5 1187 x 1800 pixel 126.61 kb Available as double washlights, washlights, lens wallwashers, directional luminaires, downlights and double-focus downlights (clockwise from top left), this wide variety of light distributions allows Quintessence to provide solutions for all indoor applications.
		Image 6 1187 x 1800 pixel 423.78 kb Innovative mounting detail. Quintessence offers three different types of luminaire edge: standard, which provides a direct transition between luminaire and ceiling, shadow gap and varychrome ring that can change colour (shown from left to right). A further choice is also offered between an overlapping mounting ring and one which results in an installation which is flush with the ceiling.