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AFX: Next Evolution Lighting Lands at PROLIGHTING

Introducing AFX

Imagine a world with better lighting with AFX — the latest brand to land here at PROLIGHTING. Expanding our decorative fixture category, we are thrilled to bring you products from AFX — a leader in luxurious, indoor and outdoor light fixtures, perfect for styling every part of the modern home. Headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois, the company’s award-winnning products are used in a variety of applications, from commercial buildings, hotels and restaurants, to multi-family, assisted-living and single-family residences, and more.

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Angled Power Strip: Task Lighting’s Under Cabinet Solution

An angled power strip is one of the cleanest ways to add convenient power beneath cabinets, countertops, shelves, and islands without cutting standard outlets into finished surfaces. Task Lighting and Power’s patented Angled Power Strip gives homeowners, contractors, designers, and architects a flexible way to hide power while keeping receptacles easy to access.

At PROLIGHTING, we carry a wide selection of Task Lighting and Power products, including Angled Power Strips, Lighted Power Strips, and professionally installed LED lighting solutions.

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6 Advantages to Lighting Your Landscaping

Make a beautiful first impression! At PROLIGHTING, we think proper landscape lighting is as essential as adding light indoors. Not only can LED landscape lighting highlight the architectural features of your home or business, it also provides an added level of safety and security and allows you to instantly maximize use of any outdoor living space. Keep reading to learn our top six advantages of using outdoor landscape lighting to enhance your home or commercial building and add value.

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At RAB, the Future is Field-Adjustable

In recent months, RAB Lighting has continued to launch a steady stream of new and updated LED products that feature field-adjustable technology. Field-adjustable or field-selectable fixtures are lighting products that use LED technology to allow users to customize color temperature and/or lumen output (wattage). Field adjustability is an emerging trend across most categories of lighting, allowing one SKU to do the work of many. Because different correlated color temperatures (CCTs) work better depending on the space, field-adjustable fixtures are an ideal choice in those situations when you’re uncertain about the color temperature or your needs might change.

Lighting Applications

How to Choose LED Recessed Lighting: Complete Guide

Learning how to choose LED recessed lighting starts with understanding the different fixture types, installation options, and applications available. Recessed lighting, also known as downlighting or can lights, is designed to sit flush with the ceiling for a clean, low-profile look. These versatile fixtures can be used in practically any room and are one of the easiest ways to update a residential or commercial space. Today, LED recessed lighting is commonly used in both new construction and LED retrofit applications, with options available for a wide range of ceiling types, layouts, and lighting needs.

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Creating the Ultimate Comfort Zone with RadioRA 3

In our last blog post, we introduced you to Lutron’s newest lighting control system, RadioRA 3 and outlined the key features to expect — a new all-in-one processor powered by PoE (Power over Ethernet), new simpler PC programming software and app-based editing features, and the first-ever line of wall controls with both light bar design and IoT (Internet of Things) connectivity. Now we’ll see what else RadioRA 3 is capable of.

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Lutron Reveals Game-Changing RadioRA 3 for 2022

In a quarter that’s been plagued by supply chain issues and an ongoing pandemic, Lutron’s announcement of their new RadioRA 3 Control System brought with it some much-needed excitement for the industry. Ten years in the making, RadioRA 3 is scheduled to make its debut in January and Lutron has promised the system is a total game-changer. So what’s new? Read on to learn more about the highly-anticipated product line.

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Understanding Beam Spread and NEMA Types

When considering an outdoor lighting overhaul, your design will likely include several different types of fixtures. This ‘layered lighting’ look is usually achieved using a combination of flood or area lights, path lights, up lights, downlights, and possibly even spotlights – all of which can enhance the curb appeal of your home or business, highlight architectural features, and increase safety and security. LED flood lights are among the most popular outdoor lighting options in residential and commercial applications; however, with so many options for light distribution, it can be a bit confusing to know the difference and determine which is best for your lighting needs. Our aim is to help you understand how beam spread works so you can be confident you’re choosing the right outdoor light for your project. Beam spread, or beam angle, measures the spread of light (the width of the beam) from a reflected light source.…

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Low Voltage Lighting: 12V vs 24V and 3 Things to Check First

Glance around your home and you’ll notice most light fixtures connect directly to the line voltage of your electrical system. Line voltage, also called high voltage or household current, is the standard 120 volts found in outlets and junction boxes in the U.S. Line voltage fixtures cover most traditional lighting, including ceiling fixtures and sconces.

Low voltage lighting runs on far less, typically 12 or 24 volts. It got its start in American homes in the 1950s, developed first for landscape lighting before moving indoors. Today it’s common in recessed lighting, track lighting, under cabinet lighting, strip and tape lighting and more.

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Color Rendering Index: 5 Things CRI Doesn’t Tell You

What Is Color Rendering Index (CRI)?

As LED technology keeps advancing, lighting manufacturers offer more and more products with a high color rendering index, or CRI. Just as color temperature (CCT) changes how a room looks and feels, color rendering index determines how good the light actually looks once it lands on something. The two go hand in hand when you’re choosing lighting for an application.