Production Scale-Up of High Efficiency Adjustable Lighting Products

Glint Photonics developed and brought into commercial fabrication a new type of highefficiency directional lighting fixture. The fixture, named Hero, produces beams of light whose direction can be adjusted by simple manipulation of a joystick, rather than pivoting the entire fixture. This functionality, enabled by a novel optical design, brings benefits in simpler and more flexible installation, reduced glare, and improved visual harmony. The optics produce tailored beam profiles that provide significant improvements over state-of-the-art in the efficiency with which light is directed toward its intended targets. Easier and more effective targeting of light not only improves the visual experience in lit environments, it also enables significant energy savings by reducing the amount of energy required in lighting. Potential savings of up to 10.2 terawatt-hours annually are possible within California investor-owned utility service areas, thereby supporting California’s energy efficiency goals.

Through several rounds of prototyping and revision, the design of the Hero fixture was optimized for optical performance, energy efficiency, appearance, and ease of manufacturing and assembly. The final product design has been recognized in the industry for its novelty and innovation, winning a broad array of lighting and product design prizes for its technology and design. Glint developed Hero into a family of products for different mounting configurations and use applications, all of which have passed rigorous internal qualification testing as well as external certification testing. Glint developed and has begun scaling up an in-house production line to manufacture the Hero fixtures. Manufacturing capabilities include not only the production line itself, but also supporting functions in supply chain management, quality assurance, manufacturing execution, process control, document management, and more. Hero fixtures are now in commercial production with growing sales. Several installation examples that demonstrate the benefits of the fixture are described in this report.