DES PLAINES, Ill. — May 19, 2014 — Juno Lighting Group®, a leader in high-quality commercial and residential lighting solutions, announced the addition of black body dimming and tunable white technology to its award winning Aculux® 3 ¼-inch LED Precision Recessed Luminaires for commercial and residential applications. Already known for the level of precision control that Aculux luminaires provide in the design, installation and adjustment of high-end recessed lighting applications, the new Aculux 3 ¼-inch LED luminaires with black body dimming and tunable white technology now provide lighting designers and specifiers with the ability to interact with lighting design post-installation. With this new technology, users can now achieve precise effects or dynamically respond to changes in lighting requirements like never before. 

In black body dimming mode, the Aculux 3 ¼-inch LED luminaires warm from 3000K at 100 percent output to 1800K at 1 percent output, perfectly mimicking halogen dimming while consuming just one-fourth the energy and lasting about 15-times longer. The black body dimming in the Aculux 3 ¼-inch LED luminaires follows the black body locus within a 2-step MacAdam ellipse throughout the entire dimming range for exceptional fixture-to-fixture consistency. In tunable white mode, users are able to independently control dimming and color temperature between 4350K and 2000K to enhance the attributes of an application such as artwork, wood flooring or textured surfaces. With a standard 0-10 volt dimming protocol, users can dynamically control and modify the color temperature post-installation to deliver the desired color rendering for an application.

Aculux LED 3 ¼-inch LED luminaires render colors with 90 CRI at 3000K and 85 CRI throughout the color temperature range. With an R9 value of 70, these luminaires produce strong, vibrant reds prevalent in skin tones, clothing, and artwork. The intelligent LED driver with closed-loop feedback maintains light intensity and stable color point over temperature, staying within a 2-step MacAdam ellipse of the black body locus across the entire color temperature range.

The foundation of Aculux LED 3 ¼-inch LED luminaires’ performance rests on an advanced multi-channel light engine coupled with a proprietary optical system. The patent-pending optical system provides in-beam color uniformity and precise beam control. Optimized center beam optics maximize light output when an LED optic is aimed off nadir, maintaining quiet apertures and eliminating glare at any aiming angle. Interchangeable optics are available in 36-degree flood, 27-degree narrow flood, or 21-degree very narrow flood and the fixtures are available with numerous round and square trim options. In addition, the luminaires are equipped with the patented Tru-Line™ platform that ensures fixture-to-fixture alignment prior to finishing a ceiling and Acu-Aim™ precision geared optics with 45-degrees vertical, 370-degrees horizontal aiming.

The Aculux LED 3 ¼-inch LED luminaires are currently available through Juno Lighting Group distributors. For more information about the new fixtures and their associated features, please visit the Aculux LED 3 ¼-inch LED Precision Recessed Luminaires’ landing page.

About Juno Lighting Group

Founded in 1976, Juno Lighting Group is an industry leader in offering high-quality, energy-efficient commercial and residential lighting solutions. Under the Juno Lighting Group umbrella, the company comprises six product brands: Juno®, Indy™, AccuLite™, Aculux®, NaviLite® and DanaLite. Juno Lighting Group is a Schneider Electric company, a global specialist in energy management.