B/E Aerospace Introduces Integrated LED Lighting System; Available for Business and Commercial Aircraft.Business & Travel Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Photos & Logo are available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at http://www.businesswire.com and at http://www.newstream.com WELLINGTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2001 B/E Aerospace, Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAV BEAV Binary Editor and Viewer ) has brought to market an integrated interior lighting system for business and commercial aircraft utilizing the company's revolutionary LED (light-emitting diode) technology. "With the addition of two recently-developed products, we now offer a comprehensive LED-based interior lighting package," said Mr. Mark Krosney, Group Vice President and General Manager of B/E's Business Jet Group. "Our new integrated system provides the same high quality, natural white light as traditional B/E systems. The benefits associated with our patented LED technology are substantial: 10 to 12 times longer life than existing products, 50 percent less power consumption, reduced cabin heat and no electromagnetic interference See EMI. with other systems in the aircraft." The integrated system combines two newly developed products, the Flexible Arm Reading Light and the Indirect Wash Lighting system, with existing reading light and lighting controller products. Each can be used on an independent basis or combined for a complete, state-of-the-art interior lighting system. EXPANDING CHOICES IN READING LIGHTS Mounting directly to a passenger seat or credenza cre·den·za n. 1. A buffet, sideboard, or bookcase, especially one without legs. 2. A piece of office furniture having a long flat top and often containing file drawers, a kneehole, and accessories for a computer. , the recently introduced Flexible Arm LED Reading Light incorporates a slender Slender “though well-landed, an idiot.” [Br. Lit.: Merry Wives of Windsor] See : Stupidity , flexible arm, enabling the user to direct light precisely where it is needed. B/E's unique "45(Degree) from eye level" design ensures that the illumination illumination, in art illumination, in art, decoration of manuscripts and books with colored, gilded pictures, often referred to as miniatures (see miniature painting); historiated and decorated initials; and ornamental border designs. does not disturb other passengers. A specially designed lens, optimized for maximum performance, diffuses the light so that individual LED's are not visible. The product is available in a variety of custom finishes. The new product is a variant of B/E's Passenger Adjustable LED Reading Light, which the company brought to market last year. The Passenger Adjustable LED Reading Light can be mounted in the same footprint as traditional incandescent in·can·des·cent adj. 1. Emitting visible light as a result of being heated. 2. Shining brilliantly; very bright. See Synonyms at bright. 3. or halogen halogen (hăl`əjĕn) [Gr.,=salt-bearing], any of the chemically active elements found in Group 17 of the periodic table; the name applies especially to fluorine (symbol F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), and iodine (I). reading lamps and is available in certified See certification. configurations compatible with existing plugs and footprints. Available for both business jets and commercial aircraft, both of the new reading lights are solid-state devices solid-state device Electronic device that operates on the basis of the electric, magnetic, or optical properties of a solid material, especially one that uses a solid crystal in which an orderly three-dimensional arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules is repeated . NEW INDIRECT LIGHTING PRODUCT To enhance applicability of its new Indirect Wash Lighting products, B/E has integrated LED technology into a system which features a novel mounting arrangement. Occupying minimal space, the new system's mounting mechanism adapts to a wide range of cabin configurations and optimizes wash lighting to maximize uniformity and minimize "hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. ". Both large and small aircraft will benefit from better utilization of cabin space and the high quality light provided by LED's. The bright, white, natural light is close to that of daylight, illuminating il·lu·mi·nate v. il·lu·mi·nat·ed, il·lu·mi·nat·ing, il·lu·mi·nates v.tr. 1. To provide or brighten with light. 2. To decorate or hang with lights. 3. the cabin decor for a comfortable, aesthetically pleasing environment. SMART LIGHTING CONTROLLER The heart of the system, the SMART Lighting Controller dims lighting from 0% to 100% output levels in each of four zones. Zones can be regulated independently and/or simultaneously, giving the user maximum flexibility to meet all lighting requirements. Using microprocessor-based digital technology, the SMART lighting controller boasts a function-rich touch pad. Using the touch pad, users can select a zone or zones, and specify up to six global memory presets for recurrent lighting requirements. B/E Aerospace, Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of aircraft cabin An aircraft cabin is the section of an aircraft in which passengers travel, often just called the cabin. At cruising altitudes, the surrounding atmosphere is too thin to breathe without an oxygen mask, so cabin pressurization adapts the cabin to atmospheric pressures. interior products, serving virtually all the world's airlines and aircraft manufacturers. B/E designs, develops, manufactures, sells and services a broad line of passenger cabin interior products for both commercial and business/VIP aircraft and provides interior design, reconfiguration and conversion services to its customers throughout the world. With annual revenues exceeding $700 million, the company employs more than 4,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit B/E's web site at http://www.beaerospace.com. Contacts: Aviation journalists: Sharon Lauer Phone: 631/563-6400 Other media and investors: Max Kuniansky Phone: 561/791-5000 Note Photos and Logo are available: SMART Lighting Controller: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.100401/bb3 B/E Aerospace's LED reading lights: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.100401/bb3a |
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