BeveLED mini downlight

5.28.13 | New Windsor, NY | Answering the call for a flexible LED solution that effortlessly replaces — and exceeds — the functionality of a traditional MR16 light source is USAI Lighting (USAI) with BeveLED mini, a full line of miniaturized LED downlight, adjustable and wall wash fixtures. BeveLED mini is small enough to fit in the palm of end-users' hands yet powerful enough to illuminate an entire room. The groundbreaking LED solution, which is the latest transformative addition to the Company’s award-winning Bevel product family, also delivers a customizable color temperature range of 2200K to 4000K, 51 lumens per watt (LPW) and a narrow 10-degree optic with a center beam candlepower (CBCP) of 8725 all within a sleek 1.8-inch optical aperture.

“Our Bevel family was created around the notion that energy efficient, architecturally aesthetic lighting opens the doors for great design — and BeveLED mini continues to elevate this vision,” said Bonnie Littman, President, USAI. “We were inspired by the industry’s ongoing need for a light source that delivers a powerful punch without taking away from valuable ceiling space. So, we captured the performance our customers have come to expect with the LED color and optical technology they didn’t think was possible — all in our most streamlined fixture to date.”

Mini LED, Super-Sized Performance

Despite its namesake, BeveLED mini’s performance — and functionality — is anything but small. Ideal for residential, retail, museum and higher ceiling applications, these precisely engineered, minimalistic fixtures seamlessly replace and exceed the capabilities of traditional sources by striking the perfect balance of color, performance and optics, the crux of USAI’s LED Triangle. The outcome channels the sustainable power of commercial LEDs with the high-impact color and control of an MR16 light source to beautifully accent any space:

•Color: Joining USAI’s LED color revolution, BeveLED mini, along with the company’s popular BeveLED 2.0 product family, is available with the company’s patent-pending, award-winning Warm Glow Dimming” and Color Curve Dimming” technologies, offering end-users a customizable color palette within a range of 2200K to 3500K to help them look, feel and perform better. Utilizing proprietary algorithm and circuitry, Warm Glow Dimming allows the company’s high-performing, optically advanced, color-consistent LED product families to dim from warm to warmer (2700K or 3000K down to 2200K), precisely following the curve of an incandescent 100-watt A19 lamp, while Color Curve Dimming enables them to dim from cool to warm (3500K to 2200K), delivering an indistinguishable replacement to traditional sources in one fixture.Beyond its versatile color temperature range, BeveLED mini delivers unprecedented fixture-to-fixture color consistency through an ideal 2-step MacAdam Ellipse, achieving +/- 50K; features 80+ and 90+ high-CRI options; and is rigorously engineer-tested for dimming compatibility.

•Performance: To meet strict LEED certification criteria, Title 24 requirements and codes requiring ASHRAE 90.1-2001 (or later) standards, BeveLED mini pulls out all the performance stops, producing more than 1000 delivered lumens from 20 watts (51 lumens per watt). Available in 14- and 20-watt selections, these streamlined fixtures are capable of delivering more than 70 percent energy savings without sacrificing color or high-impact beam control.

•Optics: Whether in 8-foot hallways or atriums, BeveLED mini rivals — and surpasses — MR16 light sources” ability to seamlessly illuminate higher ceiling applications. Through USAI’s meticulous approach to engineering, which includes customized design of each optical component, BeveLED mini delivers a 10- to 50-degree beam spread with a CBCP of 8725, all within a streamlined 1.8-inch optical and 3-inch ceiling aperture. Further adding to its unprecedented point-perfect control, BeveLED mini product families also feature multiple reflector and lens options.

Style Meets Smarts

Like all solutions within USAI’s Bevel family, BeveLED mini is precisely engineered to work harder and smarter for end-users, ensuring easy installation and serviceability from start to finish. Through a proprietary, high-performance aluminum heat sink, solutions within USAI’s LED color family last a minimum of 50,000 hours — 10 times longer than traditional sources. However, when these solutions do reach the end of their long useful lives, or when end-users need to adjust their fixture to accommodate changes in design, built-in features such as BeveLED mini’s unique twist-and-lock modular design allows end-users to effortlessly adjust color, function and light engines.

Further adding to its functionality, this streamlined light source also features multiple housing options, including universal housing, which allows one-step transitions between downlight, adjustable and wall wash functions even after installation. These built-in components, in combination with various trim or trimless options and finishes (including clear and Black Alzak), replaceable light engines and snap-in accessory holders, allow BeveLED mini to easily evolve with its environment.

To learn more about how USAI is striking the perfect balance of LED color, performance and optics with solutions like its sleek BeveLED mini, visit www.usailighting.com.

A lighting industry leader, USAI Lighting is helping shine an entirely new light on the way commercial and residential properties address lighting design solutions. Driven by its IllumiVation philosophy, USAI Lighting’s versatile yet robust selection of products fuses together brains and beauty, providing fresh and energy-saving solutions for general illumination and accent lighting. From compact fluorescents and metal halides to its new generation of LED solid state lighting technology, all USAI Lighting products maintain the smallest physical and carbon footprint possible while meeting the strictest standards for innovation and design to ensure seamless specification, simple installation and easy ongoing maintenance. USAI Lighting is also a proud member of EMerge Alliance to advance the mission of adopting safe DC power distribution in commercial buildings. For additional information about USAI Lighting and its high-performance offerings, visit www.usailighting.com or call 845-565-8500.