Vibe lighting has recently released a solution for upgrading fluorescent tube fittings to LED, with its new ‘Express’ LED T-Bar Troffer.

With a modern design and omni-directional luminance control (OLC), providing excellent lighting without glare, they are ideal for many applications, such as office buildings, meeting rooms, schools, retail stores and shopping centres etc.

Vibe product development manager Stephen Forsyth says, “The Vibe LED T-bar Troffer provides an exciting alternative to fluorescent fittings with 40% savings in power. They provide a direct swap over solution to replace old fittings that are no longer providing quality results for your lighting and a perfect alternative when providing new installations.

“They out-perform their T5 equivalents and have fantastic lumen integrity and maintenance free operation for greater than 30,000 hours. They generate excellent quality of light using Samsung LED technology.”

They come in two different sizes: 2x20W 1195x295mm rectangular with a 1178x278mm cutout, which replaces a 2x36W T8 fluorescent or 4x10W 595x595mm with a 578x578mm cutout, which replaces a 4x18W T8 fluorescent fitting.

These fittings are easy to install and maintain, and are available in colour temperatures of 4000K (Warm White) and 5000K (Natural White). As an added benefit, they can be dimmed on most HPM and Clipsal trailing edge dimmers and on most commercial lighting systems.

A wide beam angle of 120º and CRI of 80 gives an even, yet comfortable light spread, while a lifespan of 30,000 hours reduces maintenance and energy costs.