Microlouvre® Anti-glare, light control metal fabric.

SIMPLE.
EFFECTIVE.
ANTI-GLARE.
Louvred Lighting Inserts

Paper thin louvres, only 1.27mm wide, spaced 1.5mm apart, angled at 17° or 0° and with 80% open area provide immediate solutions for both original equipment & retrofit lighting units.

Minimize Glare & Flicker
Stop Light Spill & Trespass
Directional Light Control
Balance Natural & Artificial Light
Control Light Distribution

MicroLouvre® can be used to direct light onto objects or buildings and concentrate the light source to the intended direction, solving the problem of unwanted light trespass and reducing light spill and glare.

Watch the video and take a look at how some of the biggest Global lighting brands are using MicroLouvre® lighting fabric inserts to create some beautiful effects.

Microlouvre® is supplied in rolls or pre-cut to size. The light control fabric is then fitted, or retrofitted, to lighting products adding function and value.

Fabric: K700 - 0 (polyester powder coated)

Application: Lighting

Performance & Physical Characteristics

Performance

Open Area - 80%

Colour Rendering Index (CRI) - 100%

Eclipse Angle - 0° to 45° & 135° to 180° from horizontal

Louvre Angle - 90° from horizontal when horizontally mounted

Visual Block - 100% @ 0° to 50° & 130° to 180° from horizontal

Lumen Output Differential - Black Finish 25% nom. White Finish 35% nom.

Resistance to Wind - Hurricane Proof: 100 mph (160kph) (BRE) (K700 / 17 tested as maximum)

Wind Load: <14.65 kgf / sq mtr (<3lb per sq ft) (ASHRAE) (K700 / 17 tested as maximum)

Insect penetration - Exclusion of any body > 1.17 mm

Lifetime 40+ years

Physical Characteristics

Coated Fabric (MN204E - PPC)

Weft - (each louvre)
Width - 1.30mm +0.0/-0.1mm (0.054 +0.0”/ -0.004”)

Thickness - 0.35mm +0.025/-0.0mm (0.014” +0.001”/-0.0”)

Louvre spacing - 1.41mm - 1.49mm (0.056” - 0.059”)

Louvre count - 17min – 18max per 25.4mm (1”)

Louvre angle - 0° (degrees) from normal plane when vertical

Warp - (each wire)
Diameter - 0.310mm (0.0122”) max

Spacing (nominal) - 12.7mm (0.5”)

Fabric thickness O/A - 1.55mm ±0.1mm (0.061” ±0.004”)

Weight (nominal)
per Square Metre - 1.1 kg (2.43 lb)

per Square Foot - 0.102 kg (0.23 lb)

directional lighting

With its 80% open area, the metal fabric permits optimum light transfer, ensuring high energy efficiency, which is key to many lighting strategies.

MicroLouvre® can provide either a symmetrical or asymmetrical light 'kick'.

The metal fabric is directional which can be used for various lighting purposes, including in: trading floors, museum or exhibition displays, shading traffic lights, and buildings and bridges around the globe. In addition, it is corrosive-resistant so suitable for indoor or outdoor use.

MicroLouvre® is so thin and easy to manipulate, it can easily be integrated or retrofitted into any lighting unit.

Paper thin louvres, only 1.27mm wide, spaced 1.5mm apart, angled at 17° or 0° and with 80% open area provide immediate solutions for both original equipment & retro-fit lighting units for:

* Glare
* Light directing
* Light source concealment
* Wall grazing
* Light spill
* Light Trespass

Reducing Light Trespass & Spill

MicroLouvre® fabric significantly cuts down light pollution by controlling the direction and intensity of light spill.

Urban Environments

Microlouvre fabric has been successfully implemented in urban settings to reduce light pollution, enhancing the quality of life for residents by minimizing light trespass.

Residential Areas

In residential areas, microlouvre fabric helps in maintaining privacy and reducing unwanted light spill, creating a more comfortable living environment.

MicroLouvre® creates directional light diffusion, source concealment and glare control.

It is the world’s thinnest and lightest metal louvre fabric. There are up to 700 paper-thin miniature bronze louvres woven into every metre of fabric. The tiny louvres are usually given a standard protective black polyester coating for a durable finish, absorbing and eliminating re-reflected heat, light and glare. They can be any colour, as well as having a matt or highly reflective finish to suit. The standard louvre angles are 17° and 0°. Angles between 17° and 0° can be produced on application.

MicroLouvre® is so thin and easy to manipulate, it can easily be integrated or retrofitted into any lighting unit.

A SELECTION OF CASE STUDIES

The use of MicroLouvre®, integrated into the units, assisted with controlling light to be directed to the intended target only, minimising light pollution and glare.

Case Study

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acdc is part of the Zumtobel Group and global lighting application experts in outdoor architecture, plazas, and landscapes. acdc design groundbreaking luminaires which integrate market-leading technologies.

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Xenia with MicroLouvre® takes all the advantages of the Xenia family, but was able to guarantee even more visual comfort for the customer, applying an anti-glare screen to the product that sections the beam into microcells.

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The use of MicroLouvre® K700/0° fabric integrated into the luminaires effectively neutralises all sideways glare, without disturbing the light projected forwards onto the illuminated surface.

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Lighting designers realised their ambition for this historic piece of architecture, using MicroLouvre® fabric to neutralise the glare from the in-ground luminaires.

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MicroLouvre® concentrated the light source in the intended direction, solving the problem of unwanted light trespass and reducing light spill and glare. This is essential to protect passers-by from unwanted and hazardous glare from outdoor lighting units.

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Victory Park, in the city of Omsk, which is one of the biggest monuments of Eastern Russia and an awe-inspiring war memorial, underwent a recent restoration where a sympathetic change in the lighting theme was vital.

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MicroLouvre® ability to hide the light source whilst maintaining an integrated balance of glare control and high lumen transmission made it the ideal solution for any high-powered light and especially, when combined with Linea Light’s unique product.

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Microlouvre® is used across a range of industries across the globe to great effect. Below are some that have benefitted in recent years.

Hospitals & Healthcare

Keeping patients and staff comfortable.

It’s bad enough being ill and uncomfortable in healthcare wards, but direct artificial light and glare can add to the discomfort. Using Microlouvre® means the levels of necessary light can be focussed, maintaining a more pleasant environment.

Museums & Galleries

Anti-glare, light comfort and directional shading.

With priceless works of art, Museums and Art Galleries have to provide a suitable environment for everything and everybody. Getting the right lighting is critical as is avoiding too much heat gain from large windows and glazed ceilings.

Hospitality & Catering

Ensuring comfortable entertaining spaces.

Restaurants, hotels, pubs and more are meant to be relaxing and comfortable. Microlouvre® has been used extensively to manage light and create ambient light distribution.

MicroLouvre® provides essential glare control by creating directional light diffusion, source concealment and glare control. It is a highly effective light diffusion material for a wide range of applications.

Why MicroLouvre®?

An exceptional range of sustainable green credentials. Made from recycled metal and fully recyclable at end of life, it is fully sustainable.

90% recycled

The metal fabrics are made from over 90% recycled scrap copper.

100% recyclable

MicroLouvre® metal fabrics and frames are 100% recyclable and are proven to last over 60 years.

Made in Britain - Delivered Globally

Our fabrics are all made in the UK to reduce shipping emissions.

How it works

How does MicroLouvre Koolshade® work?

MicroLouvre Koolshade® invisibly neutralises solar heat gain and glare before they even reach the window. MicroLouvre® uniquely works non-stop providing dynamic g-value (heat blocking) performance to continually dissipate the sun’s heat and energy into the atmosphere but not blocking vision out, natural daylight or natural ventilation; solar shading using our products is efficient and effective. Our unique material is the perfect solar shading device, it can be installed easily, has excellent environmental credientials and offers a cost effective solution to solar gain.

Certified in efficiency and efficacy

Test certifications

Download and read all our credentials and certifications from our resource centre.

Product integration

Victory Boulevard

Our MicroLouvre Koolshade® ultra-thin metal fabric louvres were integrated into the units and permitted optimum light transfer, ensuring high energy efficiency, which is key to any lighting strategy.

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Microlouvre® Anti-glare, light control metal fabric.