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From components to intelligence: where Luxtron is heading
Luxtron started with ballasts and lampholders and now builds software for Helvar sites. Why the move made sense, what runs today, and the rules we build it by.
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Why component-level specification matters in LED lighting
Most LED fittings that fail early fail at a component: the driver, the LED or the heat path. How we specify those parts for Gulf conditions, and what to check.
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Helvar LC15TINY-DA-100-700: a 15 W DALI-2 driver for 30 mm holes
Helvar Components' new LC15TINY-DA-100-700 is a 15 W DALI-2 LED driver that passes through a 30 mm cutout, with D4i data and strain reliefs for independent use.
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Tag Heuer at Yas Mall: lighting design and supply
Luxtron handled the lighting design and supply for the Tag Heuer store at Yas Mall, Abu Dhabi. What a luxury watch boutique asks of its lighting.
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Helvar 3430D2 and 3440D2: DALI-2 sensors for corridors and halls
Helvar's new 3430D2 corridor and 3440D2 wide range DALI-2 sensors cover long corridors and open halls with fewer devices, at a lower cost than the 32xD2 range.
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Stucchi Hyper System 2.0: mains track with an upper sector
At Light + Building 2026 A.A.G. Stucchi showed Hyper System 2.0, a mains track with a separate upper sector for emergency lighting, PA speakers and custom uses.
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Helvar LC20MN22-DA-80-500: a 20 W MINI Slim LED driver
Helvar's 20 W LC20MN22-DA-80-500 keeps the 22 mm MINI Slim height in a 90 mm body, with DIP switch current from 80 to 500 mA, DALI-2 and D4i Smart Data.
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Kohler booth at Dubai Design Week 2025: 230 V track
The Kohler booth at Dubai Design Week 2025 used 230 V track systems supplied by Luxtron. Here is why track suits short-run exhibition stands and fit-outs.
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Helvar Imagine 945: a two-subnet DALI-2 controller
Helvar's new Imagine 945 multi-master application controller brings DALI-2 to everyday projects with two subnets, sitting below the four-subnet 950 flagship.
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Helvar 5633 Node R40: wireless luminaires with or without sensors
Helvar's 5633 Node R40 fits the same small slot as the Node Sense, so a luminaire maker can build ActiveAhead fittings with or without a sensor from one design.
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Helvar Node D4i: wireless ActiveAhead in a Zhaga Book 20 slot
Helvar's ActiveAhead Node D4i range fits standard Zhaga Book 20 slots, so one luminaire design can be built wired with DALI-2 sensors or wireless with nodes.
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Citizen Tunable White COB: 2700 K to 6500 K from one source
Citizen's Tunable White COBs, CLUD32 and CLUD22, mix warm and cool white inside the package for even, narrow tunable spots at Ra 90. Orders open in June.
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BD-1DA-PC: a DALI-2 phase-cut dimmer that fits a wall box
BD-1DA-PC puts a dimmable phase-cut load on one DALI-2 address: 200 W LED or 400 W halogen, push-dim input and a minimum-level set, in a 45 mm box.
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Helvar ActiveAhead now works with Helvar DALI-2 wall panels
Helvar's wireless ActiveAhead now supports its DALI-2 wall panels, with default button functions out of the box and the full choice of panel designs in a room.
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Electro Terminal retires SLK 5 and EKL S: move to SLK X
Electro Terminal will stop making SLK 5 and EKL S connectors at the end of 2025, with last orders by 31 August. SLK X is the drop-in successor for SLK 5.
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Luxtron at Light Middle East 2024: what we showed on Z3 D21
At Light Middle East 2024 we showed ALGO, ALENA, COB.flex, Helvar Freedom wireless gear, the LC12TINY DALI-2 driver and Stucchi's KOMPO and CORE5 tracks.
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The Scientific Centre Kuwait: track lighting for galleries
Luxtron supplied 230 V track systems for The Scientific Centre in Kuwait (TSCK). How dense track grids serve colourful, hands-on science galleries.
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Helvar and Aranet: wireless air quality sensors for Senses
Helvar's partnership with Aranet links battery CO2 and climate sensors directly to Helvar Senses, so air quality data sits beside the lighting control.
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Helvar splits in two: Helvar Components becomes its own company
From 1 May 2024 Helvar's driver business becomes Helvar Components, while Helvar keeps lighting controls. What changes, and what does not, for our customers.
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Helvar Senses: environmental sensing through the lighting
Helvar Senses adds CO2, VOC, temperature, humidity, sound and pressure readings to lighting control, so the densest sensor grid in a building does more.
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Al Zahia Uptown, Sharjah: facade lighting control
Luxtron supplied end-to-end lighting control for the building facades at Al Zahia Uptown in Sharjah. Why facade lighting in a community needs control.
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Siemens Experience Centre at Expo 2020: curved track
How curved track systems suit a dark, screen-led exhibition space like the Siemens Experience Centre at Expo 2020 Dubai, and what we supplied for it.
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SLK 8: turning DALI luminaires wireless with one connector
Electro Terminal's SLK 8 is a screwless luminaire connector with a Casambi radio and DALI supply built in, so a DALI driver can be controlled from a phone.
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Citizen Type-F COBs: an even beam without the yellow ring
Citizen's High Intensity Version 4 Type-F COBs tackle the yellow ring and colour unevenness in spots and downlights, with volume production from January.
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Circular track systems: curved Stucchi track to order
In 2019 we started building circular and curved A.A.G. Stucchi track to project drawings: full circles, S-bends and ovals, with DALI, 0-10V, DMX or KNX control.
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Helvar ILLUSTRIS: a DALI scene panel that runs on its own
Helvar's ILLUSTRIS is a DALI touch panel with four scenes, Bluetooth app control and fascias for dimming, tunable white or full colour, no system needed.
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Electro Terminal SDKF: an all-round screwless connector
Electro Terminal's SDKF push-in connector takes solid, stranded and flexible wire from 0.2 to 2.5 mm², with a control window and a test point for every wire.
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Stucchi ST9 and ST10: two new low voltage track profiles
A.A.G. Stucchi added two low voltage MULTISYSTEM tracks in 2019: ST9 UP&DOWN, with spotlights above and below, and ST10, a trimless track for existing drywall.
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Senzafine: Stucchi's endless linear light for track
Senzafine turned A.A.G. Stucchi MULTISYSTEM track into a continuous line of light: modules from 300 to 1500 mm, opal or UGR < 19 optics, 2700 K to 4000 K.
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TRIAC dimmer interface for constant voltage LED drivers
Our 2019 TRIAC interface made 12 V and 24 V constant voltage LED drivers dimmable from a phase-cut dimmer: 15 A on one channel, up to 360 W at 24 V.
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A.A.G. Stucchi Eurostandard Plus track available in Dubai
Stucchi's Eurostandard Plus track: three circuits, six copper conductors, a DALI-ready aluminium profile in 1 to 4 m lengths, supplied across the Middle East.
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Citizen blue COB LEDs: 455 nm arrays for pools and marine
In 2018 Citizen added blue 455 nm COBs to its CITILED range, on the same 19 mm and 28 mm packages as its white COBs. What they offered and where they fit.
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Helvar LC35SE-CC-350-850-LOOP: a 35 W driver built to loop
The LOOP version of Helvar's 35 W LC35SE-CC-350-850 adds strain reliefs, screwless clamps and double terminals for looping mains on site. Set by LED-Iset.
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Citizen AC COB: a mains LED with no separate driver
Citizen's 2017 AC COB ran straight from mains through a holder with the electronics built in: fixed flux steps, a 5 V sensor output and phase-cut dimming.
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MechaTronix CoolBeam kits for multi-engine floodlights
MechaTronix CoolBeam kits mount 3 to 12 CoolBlock 2x2MX LED engines in one tiltable frame, for floodlights, high bays and area lighting up to 55,000 lm.
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CIRC270: an LED retrofit for bulkheads with 3 hour emergency
CIRC270 was our 270 mm round LED board for converting bulkhead fittings, with a Helvar driver and an Eaton emergency kit giving three hours of backup.
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Citizen COB simulators: choosing the right CITILED array
Citizen's selection simulators help you pick a CITILED COB by output, current and temperature. Which tool covered which series, and where to find them now.
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MICROCON SMD: a 3.5 mm push-in connector for LED boards
Electro Terminal's MICROCON SMD is a push-in PCB terminal only 3.5 mm high, for 0.2 to 0.75 mm² solid or flexible wire, for hand or automatic wiring.
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PWM24 1CV-AN: 1-10 V dimming for 12 V and 24 V LED strip
Our PWM24 1CV-AN module added 1-10 V analogue dimming to constant voltage LED strip in coves and decorative lighting: 1 to 100 % range, 1 kHz PWM, 12 to 24 V.
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SDKF connectors: secure push-in joints for thin LED wires
Electro Terminal's SDKF screwless connectors clamp thin LED strip wires and mains cable alike, from 0.2 to 2.5 mm², with a window to check every joint.
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MechaTronix CoolBay: heat pipe high bay coolers to 35,000 lm
In 2016 MechaTronix launched CoolBay, passive round heat pipe coolers for high power COBs in high bays: Giga up to 22,000 lm and Tera up to 35,000 lm.
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Helvar LEDesign: picking the right driver for an LED module
Helvar's LEDesign tool takes an LED module's forward current and voltage, suggests compatible drivers and warns when the LEDs would be under or overdriven.
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Helvar iDim Orbit: room lighting control in a single sensor
Helvar iDim Orbit (2016) was one ceiling sensor with DALI outputs, a mains relay and an app for profiles, built to control a whole room on its own.
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Helvar L-iC-282: a tunable white linear LED module
Helvar's 2016 L-iC-282 linear module tuned from 2700 K to 6500 K on two channels with a DALI DT8 driver. What it offered and what Helvar makes now.
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Helvar hybrid dimming: four DALI LED drivers launched in 2016
In 2016 Helvar launched four DALI drivers that dim by current reduction up high and PWM down low: LC1x25-DA, LC1x35-DA, LL1x23-80-DA, LL1x80-DA-350-700.
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Citizen VIVID COBs: saturated colour for retail lighting
Citizen's VIVID COBs tuned the phosphor for brighter whites and richer colours on merchandise, in White, Warm, Warm Plus and Light Pink versions up to 6262 lm.
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Helvar LL1-CV-DA: DALI dimming for constant voltage cove lights
Helvar's LL1-CV-DA sits between a 12 or 24 V constant voltage driver and the LED strip, adding DALI dimming from 0.1 to 100 % for cove and decorative lighting.
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