Suitablefor a wide range of industrial and sign-making applications, Flexistrip LED strips benefit from in-built electrostatic and reverse-polarity protection and an extra-thick copper substrate for enhanced reliability and longevity. Positive and negative connections to a low voltage supply power the strips, and a simple two-wire link can be used to carry power from one strip to the next. The very high number of LEDs per metre eliminates many of the most commonly seen problems with LED illumination - such as light and dark patches or 'spottiness' in a beam - and means stunningly bright, consistent illumination in a vast range of applications.
To enhance the range's versatility further, OMC have developed two fundamental types of Flexistrip - front-firing and side-firing. The front-firing Flexistrip features 90 ultrabright LEDs per metre, is 10.5mm wide and offers a beam angle of 120 degrees and the light is emitted from the flat face of the strip. Total strip height is very compact - only 3.6mm - and can be reduced further to 2.1mm if required by omitting the VHB foam tape backing. This popular strip type is suitable for wide angle applications such as lighting up vending machines and chiller cabinets, point-of-sale displays, illuminated furniture and lighting up lightboxes and built-up letter faces as an alternative to fluorescent or neon.
Side-firing Flexistrip benefits from 78 ultrabright LEDs per metre, is 12.5mm wide and has a unique elliptical beam profile. This 30 x 60 degree beam, emitted from the side of the strip face, enhances intensity transverse to the strip while achieving fast beam mixing between adjacent LEDs, making it ideal for edge-illumination, halo effects, directional applications and for firing light over a longer distance. Total strip height is 7.0mm, or only 5.5mm without the VHB tape. This strip type is also suitable for being recessed into a routed channel or groove such as in display boards or signals.
(Jim Evans)
