Panel lights against spotlights, what are the pros and cons? It is not a controversial subject for designers, but if we love them both, what can we do?
XPanel Light is the answer! The idea of this series of lights originated from a project’s requirement, at first it is only a model of surface mounted panel light, adjustable and meet customer’s need to illuminate a given area with high-evenness light. Then it is followed by a track light model.
Both of them meet the project’s requirements perfectly, and XPanel light proved itself a successful case of innovation, combining panel light and adjustable spotlight.
So far, XPanel Light family from ARDEN Lighting covers: surface mounted panel light, suspending panel light, 220V track mounted panel light, 48V magnetic track panel light, 24V magnetic rail-sliding panel light. It is such a versatile and flexible series. And as the family became bigger, it is favored by a growing group of customers.
1.XPanel Lights Solve an Old Issue.
In fact, there are many occasions that require accent lighting, but specifically in one zone or corner only flood lighting is required instead of spot lighting. For instance, in fashion shops, maybe a whole piece of apparel needs illuminating, rather than upper part of the artificial model. Furthermore, if using a spotlight some parts of the model will be unintentedly focally illuminated and reflect light, but some other parts are not that illuminated. This phenomenon couldn’t be neglected.
Same phenomenon is common in showrooms, galleries, or hotel reception area. Someone may say they can consider spotlights in bigger beam angle. But when you hear voices from ultimate users, even 60deg beam spread couldn’t solve their problem, –60° beam provides undesirable light intensity for them. Light intensity higher than needed? They try lower power option, but they found soon, lower wattage isn’t bright enough to ensure the zone’s illuminancy, they need to increase the quantity of light fixtures used.
As a result, XPanel light solves the problem. As a perfect hybrid of panel light and spotlight, XPanel light is a perfect solution for this old issue. It filled the market gap! XPanel light, with 120° beam spread provides flood lighting but functions as accent lighting, and superior to spotlights in lighting effects. Meanwhile, with its mobility and adjustability, it actually contributes to power utility, reducing light waste and saving energy.
From the fact, we need to realize, accent lighting isn’t equal to spot lighting. It is encouraged to use flood light to provide accent lighting. XPanel light family provides good option of track flood light!
- XPanel Light Avoids Light Trespass
Spotlights, usually using COB LED, won’t create very soft and gentle light, but create kind of tension that causes eye strain, discomfort and uneasiness to people. However, with XPanel light, after opal diffuser, light becomes so subtle that people can look into the light panel directly. The subtle light constitutes no light interference to people from any angle. Thus people get along with the light very harmoniously. This is an imperceptible advantage against track spotlight, if just with understanding from images. With XPanel lights you can expect very comfortable light, but out of a track spotlight you just wont get the same evenly-distributed light.
Visitors to fashion shop are frequently interfered by spotlight above, the dazzling light is poorly directed to items to be illuminated but becomes an interfering factor to visitors at the same time. This type of unintended light casting is called light trespass. It is a kind of light pollution. Light trespass exists more in super markets, like Wal-mart. People walk around and check goods, but they don’t raise their heads and look up, because there is dazzling light from above.
Light is certainly used for illumination, but it causes light interference easily, as long as there is light glare. But XPanel will not.
- Track XPanel Lights Features Mobility & Flexibility
XPanel lights, comparing with common panel light, is moveable and adjustable. This gives them big potential on fixing height and lighting angle. This will greatly improve light utility and avoid light trespass at the same time.
Moreover, people can move the lights to desired positions, change positions as frequently as they like. Both track panel light and magnetic panel light in XPanel light family feature high flexibility to this regard. As far as 48V magnetic panel lights are concerned, they work with Stucchi track system universally. No matter 48V or 24V operative voltage, the low voltage of the system allows the light modules to be positioned and moved while the power is on. Free from any tools when installing.
- XPanel Light Family’ s Versatility
As shown in our pictures, XPanel lights fall into 2 types, one is with straight arm, which is more robust in look, seems stronger and more stable; the other one is with cranked arm, smaller in size. Both with the arm rotatable and the light panel adjustable, especially the one with cranked arm boasts unmatched flexibility on lighting angle. And in wattage each model has 12W and 18W options.
As the light family expanded, there are surface mounted panel lights, suspending panel lights, track panel lights, magnetic track lights 48V DC, magnetic rail-sliding lights 24V DC. They can function as accent lighting, ambience lighting, mood lighting, task lighting; work as shop light, office light, work light, showcase light，conference room light, reception area light, counter light, restaurant light, etc.
So capable it is, effortlessly adding brilliance to illuminated items’ splendor!
- New Member & Rising Star-DC24V Magnetic Rail-sliding Panel Light
24V magnetic light is the new trend of track magnet light. The new member is contemporary in design, but its classic golden finish gives it a vintage air. Decorative and fixed onto surface mounted rail, sliding on the rail freely and can be taken off handily. Widely applicable in hotel, salon, or residential places, as ambience lighting or mood lighting. With its unique quality, it defines or sets a particular mood to every area. Nobody can deny its deluxe character!
XPanel Lights, with so many options, the choice is yours!
No matter which model(s) you choose, you will get the flexibility of selecting an option that matches your specific needs— plus the confidence that comes from choosing a high performance light from a reliable supplier-ARDEN Lighting!
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