Metal Halide Lamp features multi 4-foil system.January 6, 2009 -
With luminous flux of more than 2.3 million lumens, double-ended HMI® 24000 W/DXS Lamp simulates daylight conditions at color temperature of 6,000°K. Unit offers efficacy of 95 lumens/W and color rendering index of greater than 90. Combined with eXtreme Seal Technology, foil design allows for pinch seal temperatures up to 450°C, and provides average service life of 375 hr. Lamp is particularly suitable for film and TV shooting.
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Original Press release
Osram Sylvania Inc., Chemicals & Metallurgical Products
Hawes St.
Towanda, PA, 18848
USA
Osram Introduces the Newest and Most Powerful HMI HMI® Award
Winning Technology Increases Family Line to Support Entertainment Lighting Needs
Danvers, Mass. (October 24, 2008) - The Display/Optic division of OSRAM SYLVANIA is pleased to introduce the newest addition to its HMI® Metal Halide Lamp family of entertainment lighting solutions, the OSRAM double-ended HMI 24000 W/DXS lamp.
This new HMI lamp features a new multi four-foil system to ensure higher performance and enhanced thermal ruggedness in the same compact design as the HMI 18000W/DXS lamp. Combined with the reliable eXtreme Seal (XS) Technology, this new foil design allows for pinch seal temperatures up to 450°C, and provides an increased average service life of 375 hours. With a luminous flux of more than 2.3 million lumens, the HMI 24000 W/DXS lamp simulates daylight conditions at a color temperature of 6000K. This lamp is particularly suitable for film and TV shooting.
Award Winning Technology:
Designed in 1967 by Dr. Bernard Kahl and Mr. Alexander Dobrusskin, OSRAM HMI lamps offered a safe alternative to the dangerous and widely used carbon arc lights of the time. These powerful discharge light sources that replace the sun, bringing ideal exterior daylight conditions to indoor studios and make exterior locations look like high noon any time of the day or night, have been recognized by the entertainment industry with an OSCAR® and a 2007 Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award.
Features:
Technical Data for the HMI 24000W/DXS lamp:
o In addition to a high lumen output of 2.3 million, the lamp has an efficacy of 95 lumens per Watt.
o In order to properly create the essence of daylight, the lamp has a 6,000 K color temperature with a color rendering index of greater than 90.
o An average service life of 375 hours.
o HMI is a registered trademark of OSRAM OGmbH.
Availability:
The HMI 24000 W/DXS lamp is due to release in January 2009
Quotes:
Mark DeLorenzo, Product Manager of Entertainment, OSRAM SYLVANIA:
"We are really excited by the technology advancements in the new HMI 24000W/DXS lamp. By coming up with an entirely new four segment moly-foil design, the engineers were able to increase the average life of this lamp to 375 hours-an increase of 25 percent over previous types."
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