Kontakt

KONTAKT

Precision In Display

In retail display there are shelves that can be moved and there are shelves that can’t. Some light up and some don’t.And the ones that do, are usually hampered by cables and connectors, or by poor quality lights – or both.

Until now

A moveable shelf that lights up the moment it’s put in place.

KONTAKT In retail, you need to be able to frequently refresh your product display areas. And whether it’s by season, collection or promotion, you want to be ready to change things quickly, easily and effectively

PERFECTLY LIT PRODUCTSWe’ve made Kontakt as easy as picking up a shelf and moving it. There are no wires, no connectors and no need to get any electrical installation specialists involved. Even better, with LED lighting already built in, you know that your products are going to be perfectly lit wherever you move the shelf.

Fixed shelves with no integral luminaire Fixed shelves with single integral luminaire Movable shelves with double integral luminaire

HOW DOES IT WORK?As with most clever design, Kontakt makes it look easy.The shelf locates into the wall channels and the integrated LED luminaires instantly respond.However, despite its joyful ease of use, Kontakt is the culmination of some creative electrical engineering and lighting ingenuity.

Flexible

Electricity can only flow in one direction, i.e. positive to negative. This law dictated where our shelves had to be in relation to one another. So to create more flexibility, we used something called a bridge rectifier, which allows power to flow in either direction across the LEDs. This means shelves can now be moved and merchandised in a far less regimented way.

Elegant Health and safety regulations state the channel which supplies the power to the shelf lighting must be adequately insulated. Fair enough. But we were determined to find a better solution than bulky plastic extrusion. After consulting a specialist supplier, we developed a powder coat based technology that gives the perfect level of insulation and is virtually undetectable.

Strong

We already knew the conductivity values for the channel because we’d calculated the cross section that would carry the current to each shelf. All we had to do was design a bespoke extrusion for the job. We used a specialist alloy bracket designed to allow maximum current into the electrical cables and the luminaires. But crucially, as well as being super conductive, the bracket’s outstanding strength can support really heavy products.

Perfect Distribution

We calculated how many diodes we would need and then worked out the optimum pitch (distance) between them. The result is perfectly lit products with little or no shadows.

Colour Rendering

The higher the Colour Rendering Index (CRI) the better. So we maintained high levels whilst balancing the colour temperatures of the diodes to keep products looking exactly as they should. We chose 3000 Kelvin for warmth, 3500 Kelvin for mid tones and 4000 Kelvin for neutral or white tones.

Overall Effect

We opted for what we consider to be the best luminaires on the market. Linear luminaires by Lumenal are perfect for customising with our choice of diodes, and when doubled up, installed and angled correctly, the results are impressive.

THE CHALLENGES OF DESIGNING KONTAKT

THE CHALLENGES OF LIGHTING KONTAKT

LAYOUT OPTIONS

The system is offered with 600mm and 1200mm shelves.

900 300

900mm and 300mm Combination

400 200


LAYOUT OPTIONS 400mm and 200mm Combination

300 300


LAYOUT OPTIONS 300mm and 300mm Combination

SHELF DETAILS

LuminairesBrackets Timber Shelf

Rated voltage 24V DC 24V DC

Rated power 20W 40W

LED Colour Temperature 3000°K 3000°K4000°K 4000°K3500°K 3500°K

Rated current 0.76A 1.62A

600mm Complete Shelf 1200mm Complete Shelf

LED Manufacturer Samsung Samsung

Colour Rendering Index 80 8090 90

Maximum shelf weight = 25 kg

SHELF DETAILS

TRACK DETAILS

The track can be mounted in a variety of ways to suit your retail designs and manufacturing methods.

Our track has a 32mm pitch which allows for virtually infinite shelf adjustment.

32

18

8

209

32

30

32

FIXING TO PLASTER FINISH

REVERSE MOUNTED FIXING METHOD

Plasterboard +Plaster finish

MDF

MDF

Timber batten

Rated voltage 24V DC

Rated current (brackets)

Track

6A

Class III

Rated current (track)

System Details

16A

Track must be connected to a SELV supply only

Available Not available Example (right)

SHELF MATRIX

300/300 layoutMaximum number of shelves per bay based on 2400mm uprights.

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1200mm Shelf

600m

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900/300 and 400/200 layoutsMaximum number of shelves per bay based on 2400mm uprights.

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1200mm Shelf

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400/200 Layout

1 Bay

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900/300 Layout

1 Bay

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300/300 Layout

1 Bay

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SHELF LOADING

CHOICE OF FINISHYou choose. It can be painted, lacquered, foiled, laminated or covered in fake fur - if that’s your thing.

In other words, it will be as easy on the eye as it is to use.

Head OfficeUnit C2, Greenside Way, Middleton, Manchester,M24 1SW, United KingdomTel: 0161 655 2121

London OfficeOffice 18, Finsbury Business Centre, 40 Bowling Green Lane,London, EC1R 0NE, United KingdomTel: 0207 415 7045

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