Eaton Middle East launches two emergency lighting solutions

The company stated that individual luminaires can offer wide and narrow light distribution from the smallest, most aesthetic light fitting currently available for such applications.

Electronic focus programming on the BeamTech and BeamLite II ranges allow the 12 dedicated LEDs in each lamp head to be set up for a wide light distribution for anti-panic lighting or narrow focused lighting to illuminate escape routes or emergency equipment such as alarms and fire extinguishers.

For general anti-panic lighting, the light from each lamp head covers a floor area of up to 30m with optimum spacing between luminaires of 36.8m (43.1m) for 1lux (0.5lux) illumination. This is a greater area than covered by most other products, so fewer fittings are generally needed to cover a given space.

Rated at IP65 ingress protection and with an IK03 impact resistance, the company added that this new range is ideal for industrial applications such as factories or warehouses, but a complete redesign of the product means that it can now also be used in areas where aesthetics is important, such as in entertainment venues and shopping malls.

This redesign has been achieved by containing the smaller long-life Li-Ion or NiCd batteries and the high flux LED light heads within the same housing. This is in contrast to other products used in such applications, which have a separate battery pack housing and the high flux LED lamps mounted on top. While this is an effective solution, it results in a large and less aesthetic luminaire.

Ashraf Yehia, general manager at Eaton Middle East, said, “The redesign of both the BeamTech and BeamLite II is crucial as it will improve evacuation safety for all open plan areas. With the Middle East growing as a host country to large-scale events such as EXPO 2020 and the Special Olympics, there is an increasing need for our buildings to be equipped with the safest tools possible to ensure everyone’s safety.”