>Element Labs Inc
>Versa Tile
Element Labs' Versa Tile is a glowing light tile controlled by video signal that generates stunning visual effects when used in large arrays. Versa Tile is much like 'electronic wallpaper' and can be used as a modular building block for walls, floors, ceilings - or any surface for that matter. The system is available in 50cm x 50cm panels (consisting of 25 tiles) which can be joined together to create arrays of unlimited size.
Proven LED video display technology allows Versa Tile to produce a broad spectrum of colours to create an endless variety of moods. Complex sequences can be easily generated with the aid of QuickTime, Flash or other media software and displayed using the DVI output on any computer. Compared to traditional videowalls, Versa Tile offers low-cost, a thin profile, a wide viewing angle, low heat, low energy consumption (50W per panel), and no visible LED cluster.
Its versatility makes it ideal for all types of applications, including architectural, concerts, corporate events, retail, restaurants and bars and themed environments.
>Award for Technical Innovation
>Power Gems
>HF575P
The history of Power Gems' award-winning ballast can be traced back to 1999 when the company first decided to investigate whether it would be possible to drive a 575W lamp at high frequency and, furthermore, to be able to hot re-strike it. Once the problem of acoustic resonance was overcome, a cold strike prototype was built to examine how well such a system would perform. This, however, only provided one element of the hot re-strike system and so a new ignitor had to be designed, since conventional ones would simply burn out. Power Gems' solution to this problem is unique, patented and combines both ballast and ignitor components.
The result is a 575W ballast with integrated hot re-strike ignitor (cold strike versions are available too) that has fewer parts and generates less heat than conventional systems and is, of course, more reliable. It does not require fan cooling in usual applications, is lightweight and cheaper to manufacture than its conventional counterparts. Tests at Philips in Belgium have clearly shown the difference between lamps that had operated for 1,000 hours on low frequency square wave verses high frequency sine wave. De-vitrification was considerably reduced and the HF lamp looked almost new. Clearly this system has the ability to change the way we consider discharge luminaires in the future, where the ballast becomes small enough to integrate with the luminaire.
