The workplace needs pleasant, even light. Jakob MAUL's redesigned LED lamp head uses light diffusers made by Evonik PLEXIGLAS® Satinice df23 to provide this light.
"The quality of light in the workplace has a significant impact on work motivation and performance," said Uwe Hartmann, a R & D engineer at Jakob MAUL. In the worst case, improper lighting or dim light can even harm your health. "Therefore, the most important thing for desk lighting is to provide pleasant lighting-for example, without glare or annoying shadows," Hartmann explained.
Energy-saving office lighting
However, when a company has a large number of lamps, the energy efficiency of office lighting is also important. As a result, Jakob MAUL, based in Bad König, has added LED luminaires to their product line. "The advantages of these modern lighting systems are very clear," Hartmann said. "They are far superior to traditional lighting methods in terms of light output, efficiency, and lifetime. In addition, because LEDs have a smaller size, they can achieve ultra-thin designs." However, LED lamps also put more requirements on the materials of electric lamps. . For example, better heat resistance is required compared to other types of lighting systems. In addition, LED lamps require light diffusing elements to distribute spot light in an optimal manner. "The LED itself does not produce pleasant lighting," Hartmann said.
Therefore, Jakob MAUL Company not only adjusted the heat sink in the latest generation of LED desktop lamps, but also used the light diffusion lampshade for the first time. The light diffusion lamp cover is mounted on the front of the LED and combined with the reflector can provide a larger lighting surface. "This avoids ghosting, makes the borders of the illuminated area less obtrusive, and renders infinitely adjustable color temperatures," Hartmann said.
High diffusion and light transmission
Jakob MAUL uses an injection molding process to process the light diffusion molding compound PLEXIGLAS® Satinice df23 into a light diffusion lampshade. This special molding compound from Evonik was specially developed to meet the requirements of lighting systems, because light has different functions: it not only provides appropriate lighting for offices, industrial places or streets; it also creates atmospheres or settings for different scenes Situation. "Each function that light can achieve places different requirements on light diffusion or light guide materials," said René Kogler, product manager at Evonik. "So we have developed different formulations of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) for different application needs."
Combining function and design
Jakob MAUL has found the most suitable product. "We decided to use PLEXIGLAS® Satinice df23, because this material provides us with the best light diffusion effect, and at the same time, there is less loss of light transmission," Hartmann said. "Only the two can be combined to provide efficient lighting for the office." This redesigned lamp head used in all models of the MAUL series "Made in Germany" is very convincing, and its design won the German Design Award 2018 The jury's affirmation: MAULoptimus, a product with a new lamp head, was nominated for this prestigious design award.