Philips Color Kinetics

Transforming environments with innovative LED lighting

solutions since 1997
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Philips Color Kinetics
has been transforming environments with innovative
LED lighting solutions since 1997
Philips Color Kinetics started the LED lighting
revolution with its unparalleled expertise and
commitment to innovation.

Philips Color Kinetics has a rich portfolio of

versatile, easy-to-use LED lighting solutions, in
both colored and white light.

Philips Color Kinetics has the track record

to prove the longevity and reliability of its LED
lighting solutions.

Philips Color Kinetics makes LED lighting

fixtures that deliver high levels of color quality,
consistency, and energy efficiency.

Philips Color Kinetics effectively educates and

informs its customers about LED lighting solutions
and technology.

Philips Color Kinetics provides comprehensive

customer support, from specification through
configuration and operation.

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Color Kinetics
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PHILIPS COLOR KINETICS

has been pioneering and
innovating LED lighting systems
and solutions since 1997.

ONLY PHILIPS COLOR KINETICS

has successfully installed its LED
lighting systems in over 34,000
locations in more than 100
countries around the world.

PHILIPS COLOR KINETICS

offers an unmatched depth of
expertise, stellar track record,
and unparalleled industry
knowledge.

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started the LED lighting revolution with its unparalleled
expertise and commitment
to innovation

Expertise
When you purchase LED lighting systems from Philips Color Kinetics, you
enter into a partnership with the recognized leader in LED lighting solutions.

Philips Color Kinetics backs its LED lighting Since the beginning, Philips Color Kinetics has
solutions with unparalleled industry employed recognized experts in the field of
knowledge, years of experience, and intelligent LED illumination. Today, company
an unmatched track record. leaders sit on key industry committees and
make significant contributions to emerging
Lighting systems from Philips Color
standards for leading technical authorities
Kinetics are in use in over 34,000
such as the International Commission on
high-profile lighting installations
Illumination (CIE), the International Society
of varying sizes, environments,
of Automation (ISA), the Zhaga Consortium,
and levels of control in more than
the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), the
100 countries around the globe
American National Standards Institute (ANSI),
— many specified by the world’s
and the National Institute of Standards and
most renowned lighting designers and
Technology (NIST).
architects.

Innovation
Founded in 1997, Philips Color Kinetics virtually invented intelligent LED
illumination, and was the first manufacturer dedicated to designing dynamic
LED lighting systems and bringing them to market.

The company’s commitment to cutting- We offer industry-leading LED light engines

edge research and development is reflected and control platforms to our Philips partners
in its extensive contributions to the Philips and to the OEM lighting community. Philips
intellectual property portfolio in the area of Color Kinetics engineers developed the
LED lighting. As of 2011, innovations by Philips Spectrally Tunable Light Source for NIST, a
Color Kinetics engineers and researchers test system designed to improve methods for
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resulted in 135 issued U.S. patents, covering calculating and measuring the quality and color
a range of LED products and technologies for rendering of LED light sources. And we made
various lighting applications. key contributions to developing a viable LED
replacement for the 60-watt incandescent
Philips Color Kinetics continues to invent new
lamp, which won the US Department of
solutions for delivering energy-efficient LED
Energy’s Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize
light. While we focus on our growing line of
(L Prize) competition in 2011.
integrated LED lighting fixtures, we also do
much more.
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Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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ONLY PHILIPS COLOR KINETICS

offers over 1,400 standard
product configurations for LED
façade lighting and over 340
standard configurations for
interior linear lighting.

PHILIPS COLOR KINETICS

solutions are easy to install,
control, and maintain.

ONLY PHILIPS COLOR KINETICS

makes intelligent LED lighting
fixtures that use Powercore
technology to receive control
data and line power over a single
standard four-conductor cable.

Iconic lighting installations

around the world
Since 1997, Philips Color Kinetics has
been illuminating signature exteriors,
interiors, and stages with high-quality
colored and white LED light.

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has a rich portfolio of versatile, easy-to-use LED
lighting solutions, in both colored
and white light
Versatility
Philips Color Kinetics offers meaningful LED lighting solutions in architectural,
theatrical, accent, and general lighting applications, both indoors and outdoors.
Our growing portfolio includes professional graze, wash, flood, spot, cove, task,
and direct view LED lighting solutions.
Our solid white, solid color, intelligent white, We offer a full range of DMX and Ethernet
RGB, and RGBAW LED lighting fixtures are lighting controllers specifically designed to
ideal for applications as diverse as simple work with our LED lighting fixtures, from
under-cabinet lighting, subtle accent lighting, simple wall-mounted controllers with pre-
dynamic effect and stage lighting, and stunning programmed effects to professional software /
direct view displays incorporating more than hardware control solutions offering automatic
250,000 individually controllable points of light. fixture discovery and addressing, advanced
light show authoring, and precise control of
Philips Color Kinetics offers hundreds of
complex lighting installations and video displays.
standard product configurations for façade
lighting and interior linear lighting. Depending Our LED lighting controllers integrate
on fixture type, we can customize beam angles, seamlessly with leading third-party DMX
LED channels, housing colors, lengths, and and Ethernet controllers, lighting consoles,
more, or engineer custom solutions to fit your advanced show control systems, occupancy
exact lighting design and project needs. sensors, and building automation systems.

Ease of Use
LED lighting solutions from Philips Color Kinetics offer superior ease of use in
installation, configuration, programming, and maintenance.
Patented Powercore technology rapidly, and can be dimmed with many commercially
efficiently, and accurately controls power available reverse-phase ELV-type dimmers.
output to Philips Color Kinetics fixtures Our lighting fixtures are easy to position and
directly from line voltage. The Philips Data install in even the most challenging mounting
Enabler Pro merges line voltage and control circumstances. Depending on form factor, our
data and delivers them to fixtures over a fixtures feature flexible end-to-end locking
single standard cable, dramatically simplifying power connectors, adjustable mounting
installation and lowering total system cost. hardware, constant-torque rotating hinges, and
Powercore eliminates the need for external rotating and locking housings for precise aiming
power supplies, and allows long runs of fixtures and color mixing.
on a single circuit.
Our suite of addressing, configuration, and
Solid white and solid color LED lighting fixtures
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commissioning tools make it easy to discover,

with Powercore can be wired directly to a address, test, and maintain fixtures in all lighting
wall box or plugged directly into a wall outlet, installations, regardless of complexity.

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ONLY PHILIPS COLOR KINETICS

can prove its lumen maintenance
claims with LED lighting
installations that have been
running continuously, and
virtually maintenance-free, for
more than a decade.

PHILIPS COLOR KINETICS

designs its LED lighting
systems to achieve high levels
of operational stability and
reliability, and offers a 5-year
manufacturer’s warranty on all
architectural LED products.

PHILIPS COLOR KINETICS

meets or exceeds the major
industry, regulatory, and safety
compliance standards around
the world.

eW Burst Powercore
Winner of the 2010
Next Generation Luminaires
competition, jointly managed by Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Passenger Tunnel
the US DoE, IESNA, and IALD. Detroit, Michigan, USA

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 has the track record to prove the longevity and
reliability of its LED lighting solutions

Longevity
Philips Color Kinetics LED lighting systems have been illuminating signature
façades, landmarks, and interiors around the globe for over 15 years. Some of
our installations have been running continuously, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, for more than a decade.
Mathematical models that predict the reliability But mathematical predictions are just that —
and useful life of LED light sources and fixtures predictions. Philips Color Kinetics is the only
are important for estimating the longevity LED lighting manufacturer with the rich history,
of LED lighting installations. These estimates years of service, and track record of successful
in turn support total cost of ownership and installations to prove the reliability of its
return on investment calculations. lifetime predictions.

Reliability
Before we release our LED lighting products to the market, we subject them to
rigorous design verification and validation testing by our engineering and quality
teams, as well as by certified third-party labs.
Depending on product type, pre-release and in many cases beyond, established code
validation includes testing for over-voltage and regulatory compliance standards, including
conditions, electromagnetic interference, UL, cUL, CE, PSE, FCC, CCC, CQC, SAA,
long-term exposure to extreme temperatures, C-Tick, RoHS, and WEEE.
resistance to vibration and shock, operating To maximize the useful life of LED sources
life of individual components, seal integrity, in our fixtures, we have developed industry-
corrosion resistance, and more. best thermal management techniques and
Our LED lighting products meet or exceed technologies. Our patented LED driver
industry and government standards technology ensures that LED sources operate
for emissions and safety. Many system at constant and carefully regulated current
components, including inboard power supplies, levels, and our fixture housings are designed to
LED drivers, and control circuitry are designed guarantee that internal operating temperatures
to have a lifetime at least as long as the lumen remain within acceptable limits.
maintenance thresholds of the LED light
Photography: Justin Maconochie Photography

You can trust LED lighting solutions from

sources integrated into the system. Philips Color Kinetics to provide reliable, cost-
To ensure the highest possible levels of effective operation in even the most extreme
reliability, we design and test our products to, environments around the globe.

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PHILIPS COLOR KINETICS

produces LED lighting fixtures
that output high-quality light,
with unbeatable consistency
and uniformity of hue and color.

PHILIPS COLOR KINETICS

offers LED lighting solutions
that combine high levels of
professional light output, energy
efficiency, and environmental
friendliness.

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New York, New York, USA

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makes LED lighting fixtures that deliver high levels of
color quality, consistency, and energy
efficiency

Quality of Light
LED lighting fixtures from Philips Color Kinetics set new standards for
consistency and uniformity of light output.
Optibin, our advanced proprietary binning Our white-light LED lighting fixtures offer
algorithm, guarantees the color consistency quality of light as good as if not better than
and uniformity of LED sources across individual comparable fluorescent and incandescent
fixtures, manufacturing runs, product families, fixtures, along with color rendering sufficient
and the entire Philips Color Kinetics LED for virtually any application, consistently
lighting portfolio. achieving CRI scores of 80 and above.

Our line of linear white-light LED fixtures Many of our interior and exterior flood and
delivers unprecedented uniformity of hue wash fixtures offer user-installable spread
(Duv) and color temperature (CCT) — at lenses and optical accessories to support a
twice the precision recommended by industry variety of light dispersion and beam shaping
(ANSI) standards for color quality. options to support a multitude of applications.

Sustainability
LED lighting fixtures from Philips Color Kinetics deliver superb energy-
efficiency in an environmentally friendly package.
Lighting consumes approximately 20% of incandescent sources, they need to be
all electricity in the world. Lighting industry replaced less often, which means less waste.
professionals agree that LED lighting Our products can be easily disassembled for
technology holds the greatest potential to recycling. Recyclable materials in our fixtures
conserve energy on a global scale. include polymer and aluminum housings,
LED lighting solutions from Philips Color fasteners, glass lenses, and circuit boards.
Kinetics are many times more energy efficient Our LED lighting fixtures are designed and
than incandescent light sources, and twice as manufactured in accordance with international
energy-efficiency as many fluorescent sources directives on energy efficiency and the
— and they will only continue to improve. restriction of hazardous substances such as
Many of our white-light LED fixtures achieve lead, cadmium, and mercury. These directives
efficacy levels of 45 lumens per watt or include EuP, WEEE, RoHS in the EU, and EPAct,
higher — in some cases sufficient to earn the EISA, and California’s Title 24 in the US.

ENERGY STAR label, the government-backed Philips Color Kinetics participates in several
symbol for energy-efficient products in the US. industry initiatives related to sustainability and
Because our LED lighting fixtures offer an energy conservation. As a member of the Next
average useful life twice as long as the rated Generation Lighting Industry Alliance (NGLIA),
Photography: Fred Charles

life of many compact fluorescent sources, we have helped to develop a technology

and up to 50 times longer than that of most roadmap for the US Department of Energy.

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views its customers as partners
in innovation.

PHILIPS COLOR KINETICS

trains, educates, and informs
its customers — whether they
are building owners, architects,
lighting designers, light show
content providers, installers, or
electricians.

LED Lighting Explained

Winner of Best Education Brand
of the Year and Best Campaign /
Catalogue of the Year, 2010
Market Leadership Awards from
Architectural SSL magazine
Peeps & Company Retail Store
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effectively educates and informs
its customers about LED lighting
solutions and technology

Transparency
At Philips Color Kinetics, we believe that the most successful customer is
a knowledgeable customer. To ensure that you can specify, plan, install, and
configure our LED lighting systems easily and successfully, we make all of our
non-proprietary product information publicly available.
Our published product information We work exclusively with leading third-party
includes detailed photometrics, lumen testing labs to gather accurate, unbiased,
maintenance calculations, CRI and power NIST-traceable data measured according to
factor measurements, wiring and dimensional industry standards such as LM-79 and LM-80.
diagrams, and detailed documentation on We publish raw IES files for all versions of
how to install and maintain our LED lighting our fixtures on our websites so that lighting
products. We also offer applications and specifiers and designers can model installations
content to help our customers configure, using real-world light output and distribution
address, and deploy Philips Color Kinetics LED information.
lighting solutions.

Thought Leadership
We believe that it’s our responsibility as a leading LED lighting provider to
educate and inform lighting specifiers, designers, and installers on critical and
often confusing issues related to LED lighting technology.

LED lighting is an emerging and disruptive LED light sources, fixtures, applications, and
technology, and demands that lighting business opportunities, was distributed to over
professionals think in new ways about how 35,000 lighting professionals around the world
to light spaces, measure the output of light since publication.
sources, and evaluate the capabilities of both We complement our printed and on-line
conventional and LED lighting solutions. publications with a full schedule of speaking
We offer a growing library of technical briefs, engagements, participation in lighting-
technology overviews, books, and other related programs at leading universities, and
educational materials to keep pace with the sponsorships for mentoring programs such as
rapidly evolving LED lighting technology space. the FIRST Robotics Competition.

LED Lighting Explained, our award-winning

Photography: Mark Steele

book-length introduction to understanding

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Color Kinetics
provides comprehensive
customer support, from
specification through
configuration and
operation

Support
As a people-focused company, Philips Color
Kinetics prides itself on its dedication to ongoing
customer and technical support. Our commitment
continues long after a sale is made.

Because installations and build-outs happen around the world

and at all hours of the day and night, Philips Color Kinetics
professionals are available around the clock for technical,
integration, and warranty support. Our team of experienced
applications engineers can help with product specification,
lighting design and renderings, and light show programming,
over the phone and on site.

Our international lighting consultants are available at any time

to assist in the specifying, design, installation, programming,
and troubleshooting of Philips Color Kinetics lighting systems.
With a network of trained sales and support professionals,
VARs, lighting designers, architects, content providers, systems
integrators, electrical contractors, distributors, and dealers
in more than 100 countries around the globe, Philips Color
Kinetics can assist with truly international projects — even if
the customer headquarters are in one country, the lighting
designer is in another, and the lighting installation is in a third.

The sun never sets on Philips Color Kinetics.

Photography: Darius Kuzmickas

World Market Center

Las Vegas, Nevada

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Philips Color Kinetics has been the Philips knows what customers
want and need in lighting today.
world’s premier LED lighting pioneer Bringing world-class LED lighting

since its founding in 1997. solutions to a broad range of

people and places.

In 2007, the company was acquired by Philips has the deep technical
expertise and history needed to
Philips, the global leader in lighting for create exceptional LED solutions.
over 120 years. Making a significant and ongoing
commitment to advancing LED
technology.
The unique history and know-how of
Philips, combined with the pioneering Philips brings you the broadest
set of innovative LED lighting
LED technology leadership of Philips solutions. Delivering real value and
enhancing well-being for diverse
Color Kinetics, means innovative, customers.
sustainable lighting solutions, now and
Philips leads the LED lighting
into the future. revolution. Enabling transformation
today . . . and tomorrow.
When you purchase lighting solutions
Philips is your partner. Serving as
from Philips Color Kinetics, you enter a trusted innovator.

into a partnership with one of the

world’s most trusted and reliable
companies — Philips. Together, Philips
and Philips Color Kinetics afford our
customers unmatched expertise,
sound leadership, and unrivalled
support.

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Marriott Custom House Tower, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: John Brandon Miller | Super Bowl XLIII, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, Florida, USA: Stephen Kovich | Stadion Center,
Vienna, Austria: © Philips Lighting | First Baptist Church, Beverly, Massachusetts, USA: Robert Sansone, Sansone Photography | PC Richard & Son Theatre, New York, New York, USA:
John Brandon Miller | Goodman Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA: James Budd, Rosebudd Productions | Euromast, Rotterdam, Netherlands: Corne Clemens / Clemens Communicatie |
Noh Opera Asagao, Kanagawa, Japan: Nacasa & Partners | World Market Center, Building C, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA: Darius Kuzmickas | La Cittadella, Kawasaki, Japan: Masami Sato |
Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Peter Vanderwarker | Avenue of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA: Jim Abbott for the Center City District | Greggs PLC, Bromley, Kent,
England: Peter Smith, Newbery Smith Photography | Deal or No Deal set: Trae Patton © 2006 NBC | Limerick House Spa, Limerick, Ireland: © Christian Richter | Carré de Soie, Vaulx en
Velin, France: Joseph Frey | DeVos Performance Hall, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA: Mark Thomas Productions, Ltd. | Old North Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: John Brandon Miller |
Kulturhuset Brønden, Brøndby Strand, Denmark: © Philips Lighting / Claus Logstrup | Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Hindmarsh, South Australia: James Field Photography, [Link].
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LED lighting solutions since 1997

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The LED lighting systems that are featured were, with minor exceptions, supplied
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by Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions. Lighting products of other companies may
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