The LED lighting revolution has been remarkable, but one of the areas where LED technology has struggled to match legacy sources is ultra-narrow beam angles. Halogen, plasma, and lasers were more ideal point sources for ultra-narrow spotlights. For a time, LED could only get down to about 20^o beam angles, and more recently 10^o beam angles. There are increasing signs that 3^o LED pinspots (spotlights) are coming soon to the North American market.

I’m receiving notifications from Chinese factories that they now offer 3^o pinspot products. After some online research, I found Chinese factory 3^o pinspot products as outdoor architectural lights (see image above and first image below), indoor spotlights (second & fifth images below), recessed downlight (third image below), and entertainment pinspot (fourth image below).

How long will it take North American lighting manufacturers to start offering 3^o pinspot products? I don’t know, but product development cycles are often 6 to 12 months. If your company already offers 3^o pinspot products, email me at david@lightingsold.com, and I will update this story.

Image: 3o pinspot from Leled, in China.

Image: 3o pinspot from BRGT Lighting, in China.

Image: 3o pinspot from Buytico, in China.

Image: 3o pinspot from American DJ (entertainment lighting).

Image: 3o pinspot from SYL, in China.

David Shiller

David Shiller is the Publisher of LightNOW, and President of Lighting Solution Development, a North American consulting firm providing business development services to advanced lighting manufacturers. The ALA awarded David the Pillar of the Industry Award. David has co-chaired ALA’s Engineering Committee since 2010. David established MaxLite’s OEM component sales into a multi-million dollar division. He invented GU24 lamps while leading ENERGY STAR lighting programs for the US EPA. David has been published in leading lighting publications, including LD+A, enLIGHTenment Magazine, LEDs Magazine, and more.

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