130 Years of Kirlin: A 2025 Recap
As 2025 comes to a close, Kirlin is marking a meaningful milestone: 130 years of design, manufacturing, and innovation. From our Detroit factory to projects around the world, this year was about continuing to build what’s next while honoring where we’ve been.
Here’s a look at 2025.
Expanding Products and Capabilities
This year, four new products were added to the Kirlin catalog, expanding solutions across behavioral health, patient spaces, theaters, convention centers, and other demanding environments:
- Symphony 100W Driver
We also expanded three major product lines, including broader availability of Lutron Athena across more than 120 products, a new five-foot Strait Secure ceiling slot, and additional BioGard color options, now including standard finishes and 13 recommended custom colors.
To support fast-moving project schedules, 23 new Quick Ship products were introduced, offering lead times of two weeks or less.
Industry Leadership and Furthering Sustainability
Kirlin’s lighting control solutions earned three major industry awards in 2025. Our vandal and ligature-resistant Empower 0-10V and DMX Wall Stations were recognized in the IES Progress Report and received Product Innovation Awards from Architectural Products and BUILDINGS, highlighting their role in supporting agency, comfort, and intuitive control in healthcare environments.
Sustainability also advanced, with three product groups: Choice Downlights, Choice Cylinders, and Linears now carrying Red List Approved Declare labels, while INFRALED PRO continues with its own Declare certification.
Sharing the Story Behind the Products
We launched four videos in the new Made By Kirlin series, offering a closer look at our people, our factory, and the history behind our fixtures. In addition, we published three new brochures for our MRI, Symphony, and INFRALED PRO lines to make system selection and project planning easier for designers and specifiers.
Investing in Manufacturing in Detroit
Manufacturing remained a key focus in 2025. Three new machines, a CNC saw, turret punch, and Haas CNC mill, were added to our Detroit factory, expanding in-house capabilities, improving efficiency, and supporting long-term production capacity. These investments reinforce Kirlin’s ongoing commitment to American manufacturing and local expertise.
Looking Ahead
As we celebrate 130 years, we’re grateful for the partners, and facilities who continue to trust Kirlin. Thank you for being part of our 2025. 2026 is already shaping up to be another year of progress, innovation, and thoughtful lighting design, built in Detroit and made for the real world.