Hunterian Museum at the University of Glasgow displays sensitive antique objects for the first time with Lamina LEDs.

Lamina, developer of the only 2000+ lumen commercially available LED light source joins the Hunterian Museum at the University of Glasgow, Scotland in celebrating its 200th year. To mark the occasion a complete redisplay was undertaken by the museum’s in-house lighting design team.

As part of the lighting scheme, approximately 330 LED lighting modules were installed, enabling certain delicate and ancient objects to be illuminated for the first time. Dave Russ, an engineer for the museum explains that Lamina’s warm-white LEDs allowed the replacement of many halogen light sources resulting in minimal maintenance costs and a vastly reduced energy budget.

"Most importantly, due to the low heat output and zero UV emission from the LEDs, we are able to illuminate sensitive parts of our collection in a much more aesthetically pleasing manner," says Russ. "The result is a stunning display of many objects that have never been presented to the public before."

These displays are based around Lamina’s Atlas™ Warm-White LED Light Engines. The emitters are bonded to a modified aluminum block and channel that acts as a heat sink and as a structural part of the display case. Buck puck drivers provide a constant current source, and coupled with a microcontroller and PWM signal the complete system can be gradually dimmed when the area is unoccupied.

The museum is divided into zones, each with sensors so that when a visitor leaves the zone the lights are dimmed after a few minutes. This reduces the energy consumption and also the exposure to light of sensitive objects.

“Effective lighting design enables museums and galleries to communicate with their public and provide a creative, safe, and meaningful context in which objects can be studied and enjoyed,” said Frank Shinneman, president and CEO of Lamina. “The promise of zero UV and IR in the light beam has made our LED products much sought after by museums around the globe.”

Recently, Lamina introduced two new product lines. The first is a series of light engines with outputs as bright as many traditional lights used in home, office, retail, commercial and exterior applications. The TitanTurbo™ series represents the state-of-the-art in high-output LED light engines. It is immediately available to lighting application designers in 2 models that deliver more than 2,000 lumens in daylight white and more than 1,000 lumens in warm white light.

The second line is comprised of LED-based replacement lamps designed as a direct, ready-to-plug-in retrofit for 20-watt MR-16 halogen and comparable compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). The first of its kind, the Lamina SoL™ MR16 LED line integrates a high power light source, optical lens and thermal heat sink shell in a traditional MR-16 halogen form-factor. This innovative design, which fits most existing fixtures, produces as much light as the 20-watt halogen bulb it replaces, but consumes less than 8 watts of electricity. As are all Lamina LED light engines, the SoL™ MR16 LED is fully compliant with the EU’s RoHS Directive restricting mercury, lead, cadmium and other hazardous substances.

Marl Optosource are proud to be the exclusive UK distributor of Lamina light engines.