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Founded in 1991 and still family-owned and managed, Axis is an important source for architectural lighting across North America and around the globe. The company, located in Montreal, Canada, operates a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility with over 300 employees including on-site design, engineering and marketing staff.

Over the last decade, Axis has exhibited a remarkable growth thanks to its lighting design flexibility, optimal energy efficiency and responsive customer care. On the strength of a broad and expanding product line, the company has successfully completed lighting projects for high-profile clients including Apple, Chrysler, The Empire State Building, Google, Hyundai, Time Warner and McGill University, among many others.

Axis has the drive and the expertise to meet your needs and provide architectural lighting… your way.

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Architectural lighting. Your way. 2

Design Flexibility 4

Optimal Energy Efficiency 14

Responsive Customer Care 22

Axis Luminaire Collection 26

Linear Systems 28

Grid Luminaires 102

Architectural Systems 152

Creative Systems 218

Wet Location and Outdoor Luminaires 276

How to Order 294

Product Index 298

Acronyms & Definitions 300

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Axis brings together everything you need to successfully incorporate architectural lighting into your design.

Axis is geared to delivering

Design Flexibility, Optimal Energy Efficiency and Responsive Customer Care.

To meet your lighting design needs, we build solutions that match your creative vision, in line with your unique project requirements.

See what makes Axis the preferred choice in North America’s architectural lighting community.

Discover the styles, the systems and the savvy behind our commitment to architectural lighting… your way.

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We offer more opportunities for architectural unityAt Axis, being design-friendly is part of our DNA.

We believe lighting should integrate seamlessly into the architectural space it is meant to enhance. And we prove it by paying attention to details, providing numerous options and allowing many adjustments, in order to meet your needs.

Accentuating or offsetting design elements using our broad palette of luminaire styles supports architectural lighting… your way.

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translates into a broad range of options to create unique lighting configurations for your space. Many factors need consideration when developing creative lighting, including light levels, color temperature, aesthetic appeal and integration of controls. Axis supports lighting design professionals in all of these regards.

DESIGN FLEXIBILITY

DESIGN FLEXIBILITY


Combining the art and science of light to bring about an architect’s vision for a space

Axis lighting solutions let you form compelling, integrated lighting statements. The Axis approach to lighting design also lets you modify a luminaire so that its aesthetics, light distribution, mounting and other aspects fit with the intended mood and the architectural details of a space.

Find out how easy you can design with light and use lighting as a supple, pliable material. Bring architectural concepts to life with the right lighting effect, the most suitable luminaire designs and a host of mounting options and customizing capabilities.

When a design calls for lines, walls, curves, patterns or planes of light, we make it happen with just the right luminaire proportions. Should a pendant configuration require over 100 feet of a specific luminaire size featuring specific lighting performance criteria, we make it happen. Whenever a run of light is designed to extend seamlessly from the interior to the exterior, we make it happen with wet-location luminaire technologies.

walls of light

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planes of light

curves of light

Architect: Design Organization, Inc, Photo: Design Organization, Inc.

DESIGN FLEXIBILITY


lines of light

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patterns of light

DESIGN FLEXIBILITY


Design To Order - Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum

Axis has a history of supporting interesting and innovative architectural projects. In a recent project for Zaha Hadid Architects, Axis integrated five separate circuits of museum grade track into its Beam3 linear lighting system for the Eli and Edythe Broad Museum at Michigan State University. The Beam3 was used to accentuate the irregular angles and directional pleats of the structure, communicating the “topographic and circulatory characteristics” of the museum’s architectural context. (Rendering - Produced by Methanoia)

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Being customer oriented drives our efforts to meet your most demanding luminaire design needs

To facilitate the delivery of architecturally detailed luminaires, Axis has developed four manufacturing strategies that feature a “building-block” approach. SpeedLight, our quick-ship service, as well as Build To Order, Design To Order and Codevelopment projects entail increasing degrees of complexity and custom manufacturing.

SpeedLightfeatures our top sellers with shorter lead times(Coming Q4-2012).

Design To Order luminaires entail slight design adjustments to technical aspects, performance options or housing characteristics.

CodevelopmentThose selected projects involve a win-win partnership between you and Axis to design and build a new luminaire based on specific engineering or architectural requirements.

Build To Order luminaires include numerous standard options as found on product specification sheets.

DESIGN FLEXIBILITY

Build To Order Design To Order CodevelopmentSpeedLight


Codevelopment - Valparaiso University, Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center, Valparaiso, IN

The architectural layout of the Donald V. Fites Engineering Innovation Center required long runs of suspended luminaires in concentric arcs. Our design team worked with the architect and lighting designer to create an articulated connection between 4’ sections of Beam4 pendant that allowed finite adjustment and ease of installation. The resulting installation produces a dramatic effect and integrates well into the broad curved spaces of the innovation center.

Architect: Design Organization, Inc, Photo: Design Organization, Inc.

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Design To Order - Astral Media

The architect for Astral Media’s new corporate headquarters in Montreal chose Twig cylindrical because it fit well into the ultra-modern scheme of the office layout. To fit with the architect’s vision of defining corridors with large, rectangular pendants, Axis developed a round corner. This corner accentuates the cylindrical shape of Twig and contributes to the fun, modern look of the circulation spaces.

DESIGN FLEXIBILITY


ensures you benefit from comprehensive, environmentally responsible, value oriented lighting solutions. Balancing aesthetics and performance, our team works with lighting designers and other key players to produce the right amount of light where it is needed, in the most efficient manner possible.

OPTIMAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY

We implement the latest and most worthwhile practices including LED technology, integrated controls and advanced optics.

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Making strides in product sustainability gives us an edge in delivering architectural lighting... your way.


Achieving a low number of watts per square foot is essential to meet power density requirements. Because lighting

represents nearly 25% of energy use in commercial buildings*, luminaire performance and lighting

concepts can account for a good portion of the energy reduction effort.

Axis offers a wide range of fluorescent systems with efficiencies up to 94% that are

suited to the low power density requirements of sustainable lighting projects. In addition, OptimaLED™ technology delivers a maximum number of lumens for each watt consumed, up to 84 lm/W for the Dia LED luminaire.

Axis LED and fluorescent solutions coupled with dimming and integrated controls also help you

reach energy objectives and score LEED® points in a variety of ways, while ensuring you maintain all

the lighting design flexibility you need to integrate luminaires in the architectural environment.

To keep you a step ahead with products meeting tomorrow’s stricter energy requirements, we are constantly sourcing new energy-saving lighting methods and we remain up to date on energy roadmaps laid out by ASHRAE, IES, LEED and regional building codes.

The perfect mix of elegance and energy efficiencyIn addition to delivering superior illuminance, Axis luminaires incorporate optics that contribute to lower power densities and optimize footcandle levels. To achieve this, our designers play with the delicate balance of aesthetics and performance.

In some cases, we use high-reflectance white reflectors to produce a smoother effect, as with the Dia family. In other cases, as with wall wash luminaires, we boost efficiency by selecting a specular optics. As a result, Axis offers a variety of luminaires featuring visually appealing batwing and asymmetric downlighting distributions. Different shieldings, such as the VL Optic, louvers and satin lens, are also used to increase comfort, minimize glare and eliminate the lamp image.

* Source: Energy Efficiency Trends in Residential and Commercial Buildings, US Department of Energy, August 2010.

SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainable Lighting Made Easy

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VL Optic™ technology helps optimize Axis fluorescent systems

This advanced technology adds efficiency and visual comfort to fluorescent designs, enhancing both energy and human performance. Instead of scattering light, the VL Optic uses precise, miniature prisms to direct light away from glare zones. The tight-radius conical prisms of the VL Optic ensure very high light transmission (92%) and cut-off greater than 60º. This softens the lamp image and eliminates high angle glare, improving visual comfort without sacrificing luminaire efficiency. VL Optic is available with several Axis luminaires, including Cubic, Dia, Duo, LT, Plano, Ray, Slim, Soleil, Twig and Wave (look for the turquoise "VL" symbol).

VL Optic™ lensclose-up

Laser beam through VL Optic™, resulting in a cone of light.



LED TECHNOLOGY

There is LED…LED luminaires produce light more cost-effectively over the life of the system than conventional sources for several reasons.

An LED emits light in a single direction while conventional sources emit light in all directions, resulting in light loss and therefore wasted energy.

Compared to a conventional source, an LED source is more efficient at converting watts into lumens. More lumens per watt, when combined with the proper light distribution, mean that fewer luminaires are needed in a given area to achieve desired light levels.

While initial project costs may sometimes be higher than for conventional lighting solutions, Axis LED systems provide substantial operation and maintenance savings that result in a lower total cost of ownership. With their long life, LED luminaires eliminate the need for multiple and increasingly costly relampings. They also reduce energy costs considerably in comparison to conventional luminaires.

LED lighting concepts that deliver proper light levels for a given task will generate lower power densities than most conventional lighting solutions, thereby offering an easier way to meet energy codes and guidelines, including ASHRAE 90.1, Title 24 and New York City Building Code, and accumulate LEED® points.

Additional benefits include a reduced carbon footprint and the increased goodwill associated with a greener, more responsible corporate image.

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…and there is OptimaLEDTM

To develop OptimaLED, Axis selected state-of-the-art LED boards, drivers and optics from the world’s leading suppliers. LED boards come in a variety of lengths enabling Axis to continue providing all the design freedom needed to meet architectural requirements.


LED TECHNOLOGY

Adding Value with OptimaLEDTM

OptimaLED mid-flux technology offers several advantages over high-brightness LED systems. These benefits help lower the total cost of ownership of architectural lighting projects.

Competitive initial costs

OptimaLED uses a more cost-effective technology to produce the same luminaire efficacy, and therefore achieve the same light levels and power density targets for less.

More energy savings Because the LEDs are driven at a lower current, they use less wattage - as little as 6.7w/foot for 600 nominal lumens with the Beam6 LED - than high-brightness LEDs, resulting in a lower utility bill.

Lighter, less bulky luminaires suitable for shallow plenums

Less heat is generated by OptimaLED, enabling the housing to act as a heat spreader, which increases the life of the system, and system reduce the height of the luminaire.

Install and forget Avoid increasing fluorescent lamp costs and relamping labor expenses. Axis LED solutions deliver a system life of at least 50,000 hours (L70)*, which amounts at 12 hours per day, 365 days per year, for 11 years and 5 months.

Control-ready luminaires

Dimmable drivers can be selected at a lower cost with LED than with fluorescent ballasts. In addition to reducing energy expenses, dimming increases LED system life. In fact, the LED is the only light source that delivers more lumens per watt when dimmed.

Light levels In many luminaires, Axis can provide different light outputs. This means greater design freedom for task tuning and lower power densities. For example, you can operate the Beam6 using 6.7W/ft at 600 lumens in the general office or 13.5W/ft at 1100 lumens over the escalator lobby.

* At least 70% of initial lumen output maintained for 50,000 hours at 250C ambient temperature according to IESNA TM-21 standards.

Peace of Mind LED Warranty

OptimaLED is a trusted technological solution using components from the world’s leading suppliers of LEDs, boards, optics and drivers. Axis LED products offer superior reliability, as all photometry tests are done according to LM-79 and LM-80 testing standards. Axis stands behind all its LED luminaires, which translates into one of the best guarantees in the industry, namely 5 years on the assembly, materials, LED board and driver.

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Integrated Controls

Integrated controls are sensors built into Axis luminaires that react to the environment surrounding the luminaire and control the luminaires’ light output. Axis integrates four types of sensors into its luminaires.

Daylight Harvesting Sensors (DS) measure the ambient light in an environment. When lamps are dimmed the process is known as Daylight Harvesting, and predefined light levels are maintained at any given time of day. Alternatively, photocells can be used to switch off lamps if a certain light level is achieved in a process known as Daylight Switching.

Occupancy Sensors (OS) use either Passive Infrared (PIR), ultrasonic or microwave technologies to detect motion in an environment. If occupancy is not detected, lights are either dimmed or turned off after a period of time.

Daylight Sensors and Occupancy Sensors (DS + OS) The use of two separate sensors allow placement of the DS and the OS at appropriate locations on the luminaire.

Combination Daylight and Occupancy Sensors (DOS) are sensors that both measure light levels and detect occupancy. The DOS sensor is an ideal choice when the luminaire is a standard format.


Going further to meet your unique style and performance needsis our way of creating architectural lighting… your way.

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RESPONSIVE CUSTOMER CARE


is core to reaching your objectives. We keep an open mind and deliver on a wide variety of lighting design issues that are important to architects, lighting designers, specifiers and building owners.

We look forward to being more helpfulBecause every lighting design project has its own challenges, we are keen on helping you. Axis customer care representatives address your concerns, whether they involve aesthetics, power density constraints, sustainability targets or the total cost of ownership.


Focusing on your needs

We add value to lighting design by focusing on what matters most to you: lighting solutions that blend perfectly with your design, your budget and your schedule.

We share your enthusiasm for your project and its success. We guide you through all the possibilities leading to the best solution, while remaining attentive, proactive and helpful throughout the operation to ensure everything runs smoothly.

Focusing on your solution

We ensure our architectural-grade luminaires meet the most demanding North American standards. Many Axis systems comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as geographical requirements, such as those specified by the City of Chicago, New York City and California state.

Focusing on your installation

Axis focuses on installation simplicity to keep your total installation cost to a minimum. Features like sliding products meant to provide forgiving installation details. Luminaire lengths are tagged and shipped together for easy assembly on site.

Focusing on your success

We have grown our business with the keen understanding that it takes more than luminaires to make a project successful. We make sure our service is best in class from start to finish.

We offer proactive support throughout the ordering process. This process starts with a customer representative taking personal care of your project from beginning to delivery, installation and beyond. In practical terms, this translates into all of our teams coordinating their efforts to get things done on time and on budget, in line with your precise needs.

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The performance of our luminaires is only as good as the performance of our service. So we make sure our service is best of class from start to finish.


Beam2 Beam2 Twin Beam2 Beam3 Beam3 Beam DILinear

Systems(p. 28-101)

RecessedPendantWallSurfaceRecessed vertical


PendantWall

Recessed*PendantWallSurfaceWall washRecessed vertical

Recessed*PendantWallSurfaceRecessed vertical

PendantWall

Dia Dia Day Duo Plano Wave Grid

Luminaires(p. 102-151)

Recessed& Surface1x11x4*2x22x4


Recessed& Surface 1x11X21x4*2x22x4

Recessed& Surface2x22x4


Recessed& Surface2x22x4

Slim Soleil Cubic Arc Base FlowArchitectural

Systems(p. 152-217)

PendantWall

PendantWallSurface

PendantWallSurface

PendantWall

PendantWallSurface

PendantWall

Air Mini Box Prime Elle D535 PicoloCreative Systems(p. 218-275)

PendantWallSurface

PendantWallSurface

PendantWallSurface

PendantWallSurface

PendantWallSurface

PendantWall

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Beam4 Beam4 Beam6 Beam6 Ray3,4,6,8

RecessedPendantWallSurfaceWall washRecessed vertical


Recessed*PendantWallSurfaceWall washRecessed vertical

Recessed*PendantWallSurfaceRecessed vertical

Recessed*PendantWallSurface

* TechZone/Logix compatible Offered with VL Optic

Tek

RecessedTek 6*Tek 12*

* TechZone/Logix compatible Offered with VL Optic

LT L2 Sushi 101 202

PendantWall

PendantWallSurface

PendantWallSurface

PendantWallSurface

PendantWallSurface Offered with VL Optic

Picolo Medio Twig Wet Beam4 Wet Beam DIWet Locations

and OutdoorLuminaires

(p. 276-293)

PendantWall

PendantWallSurface Offered with

VL Optic

RecessedPendantWallSurface

PendantWall

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