MAKING YOUR LIGHT FLEXIBLE: TRACK LIGHTING

load-bearing requirements, hi track profile is a further solution with a deeper profile. Different types of products can be inserted in the track having, the ability to create different effects; such as directional spotlights creating a focus, downlights creating a general light, wall washers creating a uniformity of light and also pendants creating a focus of light. Now you can also find emergency lights that are inserted in the track.

Since the invention of the incandescent lamp no product has revolutionised lighting design as much as the track lighting system. It is only track that releases light and luminaires from the constraints of fixed installation. It forms the basis for variable, flexible lighting design that adapts to the changing designs and uses of a room.

There are various types of tracks; 48v tracks for low voltage and universal tracks for main voltage. For indirect lighting and higher

Free up the alignment of your lighting from rigid mounting points and design freely. Tracks can be mounted almost anywhere: on ceilings, vertically on walls and even in furniture; flush mounted, surface mounted or suspended. There is also the facility to control the luminaires through Bluetooth (wireless) or Dali (wired).

With the availability of accessories, the track can be designed without restrictions, corner, X, T and flexible connectors enable diverse geometries. Not only to create any shape desired but with today’s evolving technologies, the track can be use not only to supply luminaires but also to suspend pictures, signage and objects by using special hooks.

The use of track can also create a high spatial impression; a suspended hi trac track light allows to additionally illuminate the ceiling with the indirect light incorporated in the track.This will brighten up the space and create a high impression of the room.

Companies are also producing a multi-purpose track since there is a need to light areas such as historic buildings and museums where it is necessary to limit as much as possible the work carried out to walls and ceilings. The multi-purpose tracks can support four distinct functions; direct lighting with linear systems or track mounted adjustable luminaires, indirect lighting with linear systems, wiring ducts such as power supply, telephone, pc network etc and picture mounting using grippers. The track is shaped into a cornice to be discreetly hidden from the visitor.

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Design:MODEL Project Management: David Grech

Photography:Alex Attard