Asahi Optics Launches 120in1 Horticultural and 168LEDs Warehouse Lens Series

In the rapidly evolving landscape of industrial and agricultural LED deployment, luminaire manufacturers (OEMs/ODMs) face a dual challenge: the demand for unprecedented optical performance and the absolute necessity of lowering manufacturing costs. Traditional lighting designs utilizing single-lens components are increasingly bottlenecked by high assembly labor, complex sealing logistics, and structural inefficiencies.

To address these distinct market stresses, Asahi Optics has engineered two high-density, multi-in-1 LED optical platforms designed to completely streamline the luminaire manufacturing roadmap while delivering elite photometric precision.

Meeting New Market Demands – The Shift to High-Density Optics

The development of our latest high-density series is directly driven by the architectural and environmental shifts in two high-growth sectors:

1. The Horticultural Lighting Market Environment

The global surge in indoor vertical farming, container farms, and commercial greenhouses has transformed grow light specifications. Legacy fixtures often created non-uniform light distribution, leading to localized "hot spots" that scorched plant canopies or left adjacent crops under-illuminated.

Modern cultivators require highly uniform PPFD (Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density) mapping at close proximity. To achieve this cost-effectively, LED manufacturers need optical modules that integrate massive diode counts into a compact space, minimizing the physical footprint of the fixture and reducing shadowing over the crops.

2. The Commercial Office & Industrial Logistics Market Environment

The boundaries between commercial architecture and industrial logistics are shifting, demanding optics that offer both high lumen density and strict beam sculpting.

In commercial environments, modern corporate offices, public institutions, and retail grids are prioritizing seamless architectural integration through Line lights and smart linear fixtures. Standard optics often suffer from severe high-angle glare and uneven light pooling. Luminaire OEMs now require optical engines that can blend high-output LED clusters into a continuous, fluid ribbon of light while drastically reducing the Unified Glare Rating (UGR) to ensure workplace comfort and eye safety.

In industrial and logistics sectors, the rapid growth of e-commerce centers has optimized interior spaces, resulting in deep, narrow warehouse aisles and high-density shelf lighting configurations. Legacy circular high-bay luminaires scatter light indiscriminately, wasting energy on the tops of inventory racks while leaving lower shelves and traffic lanes in shadow. Today’s facility managers demand rectilinearly shaped beams that can throw light directly down narrow floor corridors for safe forklift navigation, while simultaneously casting light laterally onto vertical shelf faces to ensure barcodes, labels, and products are perfectly visible for automated scanning and picking operations.

By shifting the structural paradigm from single-lens positioning to integrated arrays—namely, the 120in1 Horticultural Lens and the 168LEDs Warehouse Lens—Asahi Optics provides fixture designers with the ultimate toolkit to reduce their Bill of Materials (BOM) , ensure IP66/IK08 rating security, and win competitive commercial tenders.

The 120in1 LED 110° Lens – Engineering Uniformity for Horticultural Grow Lights

Developed specifically to cater to the multi-bar LED top-light and vertical farming shelf market, the 120in1 Horticultural Lens shifts the focus from raw power to meticulous light distribution, ensuring every leaf receives an equal distribution of photons.

Technical Specifications Matrix

To facilitate rapid R&D integration, our engineering department provides the following comprehensive technical parameters for the 120in1 series:

Target Application Scenarios

The 120in1 lens architecture is optimized for deployment in environments where uniformity and vertical spacing limitations dominate fixture design:

• Indoor Vertical Farms (Multi-Layer Racking Systems): In tight vertical farming shelves, the distance between the luminaire and the plant canopy is often less than 30–50 cm. Standard narrow lenses will cause localized light burning directly under the LEDs. Our 110° ultra-wide beam angle forces the light from adjacent bars to overlap immediately upon leaving the lens surface. This creates a completely flat, homogenous light blanket, preventing crop damage and ensuring uniform crop growth cycles.

• Commercial Greenhouses (Overhead Top-Lighting Bars): Installed on high truss networks above supplemental greenhouse setups, the 120in1 array projects a wide, continuous swath of light. This extensive coverage reduces the total number of light bars required per square meter, drastically lowering the initial capital expenditure (CAPEX) for commercial growers while eliminating shadows cast by the structural steel of the greenhouse itself.

Available Engineering Deliverables

Asahi Optics accelerates your time-to-market by offering a comprehensive suite of verification files ready for immediate download:

• Absolute Photometric IES Files: Lab-tested and verified files matching specialized horticultural spectrums (e.g., deep red, far-red, and broad-spectrum white mixes) for immediate DIALux calculations.

• Full 3D Mechanical Models: Available in STEP, IGES, and AutoCad DWG formats to allow your mechanical engineering team to design custom aluminum extrusions and IP-rated sealing gaskets with sub-millimeter precision.

• Spectrometric & Material Datasheets: Documented proof of material transmittance and UV resistance ratings under accelerated agricultural aging testing.

The 168LEDs Multi-Angle Lens – Precision Linear Control for Commercial and Industrial Spaces

Modern indoor architectural and industrial lighting demands high lumen density delivered in a sleek, streamlined footprint. The 168LEDs Multi-Angle Lens series is Asahi Optics’ premier solution for linear luminaire formats, engineered to satisfy the strict uniformity, glare control, and energy efficiency mandates of both upscale commercial interiors and rugged industrial corridors.

Technical Specifications Matrix

Designed to allow fixture engineers to extract massive lumen output from slim, space-saving linear housings, the 168LEDs platform features the following comprehensive technical parameters:

Target Application Scenarios

The linear optics of the 168LEDs series are mathematically optimized to eliminate wasted light spill, redirecting lumens precisely into specific rectangular zones across four core applications:

• Line Lights (Continuous Architectural Linear Systems): For modern retail spaces, public terminals, and architectural corridors, creating a seamless "line of light" without dark gaps is critical. The 168-LED matrix is designed to blend individual diode points into a continuous, fluid ribbon of light. It maximizes horizontal lux on the floor while maintaining clean, sharp cutoffs along the walls.

• Office Lighting (Low-Glare Task & Ambient Fixtures): In open-plan office spaces, lighting must facilitate high productivity without causing eye strain. When configured with our wide-linear distributions, this lens distributes light evenly across desk grids, reducing harsh shadows. It controls high-angle light to significantly lower the Unified Glare Rating (UGR) , ensuring a comfortable environment that complies with modern workplace wellness standards.

• Warehouse Aisles (Logistics Traffic Corridors): Open warehouse lanes require high-contrast floor lighting so workers and forklift operators can navigate safely. Instead of spilling light wastefully onto surrounding areas, the specialized narrow aisle distribution shapes the output into a sharp, elongated rectangle. This concentrates the entire lumen package straight down the center of the lane, ensuring exceptional ground-level uniformity and eliminating hazardous dark spots.

• Shelf Lighting (Commercial & Retail Racking): For high-density retail shelving, grocery aisles, and commercial display racks, vertical illuminance is paramount. The asymmetric distributions within the 168LEDs family are engineered to cast light laterally, washing the faces of shelves evenly from top to bottom. This ensures that merchandise labels, barcodes, and products are perfectly visible and vibrant at every shelf level, enhancing both consumer browsing and inventory scanning accuracy.

Available Engineering Deliverables

To expedite the bidding, simulation, and mechanical design phases for OEM/ODM manufacturers, Asahi Optics provides a comprehensive suite of digital assets:

• Multi-Angle Photometric IES Files: Individual, laboratory-verified IES data for the Line Light, Office, Aisle, and Shelf variations, allowing your R&D team to execute exact DIALux simulations to prove lux compliance to your clients.

• Precision 3D CAD Data: Complete STEP and IGES files for the lens array module, allowing mechanical engineers to accurately map out linear PCB screw locations, alignment clips, and aluminum extrusion channels.

• Laboratory Optical Testing Reports: Comprehensive goniophotometer documentation verifying beam uniformity, efficiency ratings, and strict color consistency across all target angles.