Flexistrip flexible LED lighting strip is higher quality

Suitable for 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' - and means very bright, consistent illumination. For optimal reliability, the LEDs used in the construction of the Flexistrip range are bin-sorted very tightly, with voltage bins as narrow as +/-0.05V. This crucial step, skipped by many strip designs on the market, results in all the LEDs on the Flexistrip being driven at the same drive current. Without it, some chains will draw more current than others and can be overdriven, causing groups of LEDs to fail over time. In addition, the bin sorting ensures consistency of brightness along the strip.

To enhance the range's versatility further, OMC has developed two fundamental types of Flexistrip - front-firing and side-firing. The front-firing Flexistrip features 90 ultra-bright LEDs per metre, is 10.5mm wide, has a beam angle of 120 degrees with the light being emitted from the flat face of the strip. Total strip height is just 3.6mm and this can be reduced to 2.1mm if required by omitting the foam-backed adhesive tape. This popular strip type is suitable for wide-angle applications such as illuminating vending machines and chiller cabinets, point-of-sale displays, illuminated furniture, and illuminating lightboxes and built-up letter faces as an alternative to fluorescent or neon technologies.

Side-firing Flexistrip benefits from 78 ultra-bright LEDs per metre, is 12.5mm wide and has an innovative 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 suitable 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 tape. This strip type is also suitable for being recessed into a routed channel or groove such as in display boards or signals.

Due to their superior reliability when compared to 'decorative' LED strips, in addition to signage and display applications, OMC's Flexistrip series are also finding a variety of uses in the industrial sector - for example, in illuminating workstations, CNC machinery and other industrial equipment. Both strip types are available in both 12V and 24V versions and in a wide range of colours, and the front-firing strip is also available in RGB.

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