PolyLight is a new electro-luminescent (EL) product aimed at improving safety by making steps, stairways and other features more visible. It is available in a variety of sizes with ether 12mm and 25mm illuminated strips for both indoor and outdoor stairs with six grades of anti-slip, in a variety of colours for both the anti-slip insert and the Light Tape. PolyLight's connections are embedded in resin, making the product waterproof for outdoor use.
PolyLight anti-slip illuminated inserts have been developed primarily to fit into standard aluminum profiles, timber stairs and decking, although it can be used in other applications. The product has been endorsed by TV handyman Tommy Walsh, who comments: "This is one of the most innovative products I have seen. PolyLight products will be a massive benefit to the Health and Safety industry."
Light Tape is less than 1mm thick and allows the PolyLight stair nosing insert to be produced with a profile the same thickness as traditional non-illuminated products. The company says that Light Tape uses less than one tenth of the power and is one third of the price of Neon and Cold Cathode display lighting; it is flexible, easier to install and maintain, reduces light pollution, produces no waste heat or infrared light, is fully recyclable, uses no gas, no glass and no mercury, the company says.
Light Tape uses Sylvania's latest generation 'Extreme Green phosphor', developed in 2008, and boasting high brightness and long life, unlike any electro-luminescent product seen before, the company says. Using just 1W per meter at 25mm (1") wide, a 100m length of 25mm wide Light Tape only uses the same power as a 100W light bulb.
The product is manufactured in the United States by Electro-LuminX to a high specification, using Sylvania premium quality light emitting phosphors and Honeywell Encapsulant Systems. Based in Barnsley South Yorkshire Light Tape UK Limited is the exclusive distributor for Electro-LuminX products in the UK and Ireland.
(Lee Baldock)
