Lighting Fixture Types and Placements

Lighting fixtures produce artificial light in industrial areas or workspaces. They are electrical devices that hold one or more lamps and provide illumination. Most are designed for use with fluorescent, halogen, incandescent, light-emitting diode (LED), mercury, metal halide, sodium, or xenon lamps.

Pendant lights:

Is a single light fixture that is suspended from the ceiling by a cord, chain or metal. Pendant lights are used in two ways- in multiples hang in a series or as a single light fixture. They come in variety of shapes and sizes an are ideal for general, task or decorative lighting.

Uplighter:

A lamp or wall light positioned to cast its light up ward.

Down lighter:

Lighting fixture placed so as to throw illumination/light downwards.

Track lights:

A lighting system in which the lights are fitted on tracks, allowing variable positioning.

Wall lights:

A lamp or lighting fixtures fixed on to a wall. They are perfect for adding general lighting to a room.

Wall washer:

Designed to illuminate a wall evenly with out lighting the floor.

Standard lamp:

A lamp with a tall stem whose base stands on the floor. The light it gives can go upward, downward or sideways.