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Kirlin Expands Symphony and Latitude Series with New High Output 9″ Cylinders

Kirlin has expanded its Symphony and Latitude lineups with the introduction of new High Output 9″ Cylinders, designed for large, visually demanding spaces where standard output solutions fall short. 

Engineered to deliver up to 10,000+ lumens with passive cooling, this new high-output cylinder provides powerful, reliable illumination without the added complexity of active cooling systems. The result is high performance paired with long-term durability, ideal for projects with tall ceilings and the need for powerful illumination. 

Designed for a Wide Range of High-Ceiling Applications 

These 9″ Cylinders are built for environments that require strong, high-light levels while maintaining a clean aesthetic. Output options ranging from 2,500 to 10,000+ lumens allow designers to dial in performance based on ceiling height, spacing, and visual goals.

An optional swivel mount provides added aiming flexibility, making it easier to direct light where it’s needed without compromising the fixture’s appearance. With three available beam spreads, the fixture can support everything from focused accent lighting to broader ambient coverage. 

Flexible Mounting, Consistent Design Language 

To support a wide range of architectural conditions, High Output 9” Cylinders offer multiple mounting configurations, including wall bracket, pendant, and cable mount options. This flexibility allows designers to maintain a unified visual language across different spaces within the same project without sacrificing performance or installation efficiency. 

Applications Across Demanding Architectural Spaces 

The high-output performance and adaptable mounting options make these 9″ Cylinders well-suited for a variety of applications, including: 

  • Airports 
  • Convention centers 
  • Education facilities 
  • Hospitality environments 
  • Museums 
  • Retail spaces 
  • Theaters 
  • Worship spaces 
Bethlehem Central High School –
Delmar, NY 
Edmonton Convention Centre –
Edmonton, AB 

Performance That Scales with the Space 

As the newest addition to the Symphony and Latitude series, these 9″ Cylinders reinforce Kirlin’s focus on scalable, design-forward lighting solutions for complex architectural environments. By combining high lumen output, passive cooling, and flexible configuration options, the fixture delivers the power needed for expansive spaces without sacrificing visual clarity or system simplicity. 

For projects that demand more from their lighting, High Output 9″ Cylinders offer a balanced solution built to perform at scale. 

Check out all three of these High Output 9″ Cylinders: 

Symphony:  

9″ x 16″ Symphony Open Appearance Cylinder – SSR-09620 

Latitudes: 

9″ x 16″ Open Appearance Cylinder – LSR-09479 

9″ x 16″ Lensed Cylinder – LSR-09480    

For more information about High Output 9” Cylinders, reach out to your Kirlin representative or contact us directly at info@kirlinlighting.com. 

Kirlin Announces 2026 Winter Webinar Series Focused on Healthcare Lighting

Kirlin is excited to host its upcoming Winter Webinar Series, a four-part program designed for architects, lighting designers, engineers, and healthcare professionals seeking practical, actionable insights. 

Each 30-minute session explores a timely topic in healthcare and architectural lighting, blending design strategies, emerging research, and real-world applications of Kirlin solutions. Every webinar concludes with a live Q&A, giving attendees the opportunity to ask questions and dive deeper into the discussion. 

To make attendance easy, each session is offered at two convenient times: 
📅11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET 
📅3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET 

Winter Webinar Schedule 

Tuesday, February 24 

Empowering Patients Through Light: Strategies for Behavioral Health Spaces 

Lighting plays a critical role in dignity, comfort, and emotional well-being in behavioral health environments. This session focuses on human-centered lighting strategies that support patient agency while maintaining safety. 

Topics include: 

  • Key lighting considerations unique to behavioral health spaces 
  • How lighting design can support comfort and a sense of control for patients 
  • Strategies for balancing safety, convivence, and visual appeal 
Thursday, February 26 

The Science of Color Therapy 

Color influences both physiology and psychology, making it an increasingly important design tool in healthcare and wellness settings. This session explores how to apply color therapy effectively in real projects. 

Topics include: 

  • The science behind color’s impact on mood and behavior 
  • Where color therapy is being used, including sensory rooms, healing spaces and behavioral health 
  • How RGBW and tunable lighting systems make color therapy practical and adaptable 
Tuesday, March 3 

Saving Lives, Saving Money, and Future-Proofing Facilities 

Thoughtful lighting decisions can protect patients while supporting long-term facility goals. This session connects lighting design choices to safety, performance, and cost control. 

Topics include: 

  • How lighting strategies can support early detection and patient safety 
  • Design decisions that reduce long-term operational costs 
  • Planning lighting systems with longevity, serviceability, and flexibility in mind 
Thursday, March 5 

MRI Lighting: Evolving with Technology 

MRI suites present unique technical challenges, and lighting has evolved alongside imaging technology. This session examines how to meet clinical requirements while improving patient experience. 

Topics include: 

  • The evolution of MRI lighting from early fixtures to modern dynamic systems 
  • Why MRI environments require specialized designs, including shielding and remote drivers 
  • How adaptable lighting can reduce patient anxiety and improve usability 

Flexible Registration and Live Q&A 

Attendees can register for a single session or join all four to maximize learning. Each webinar concludes with a live Q&A, providing direct access to Kirlin experts and real-time discussion. 

To view the full schedule and register, take a look at Kirlin’s Event Page 
We look forward to seeing you there. 

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. 

Empower Wall Stations Earn Multiple Industry Awards for Lighting Control Innovation 

Kirlin is proud to announce that Empower Wall Stations have received two Product Innovation Awards from Architectural Products and BUILDINGS, adding to a growing list of industry recognition. 

These honors follow a recent IES Progress Report distinction and a feature in a recent issue of Healthcare Design Magazine, reinforcing Empower’s role as a forward-thinking lighting control solution for modern care environments. 

Designed to Simplify Lighting Control in Healthcare Spaces 

Empower Wall Stations were developed to address a common challenge in healthcare lighting design: how to offer patients and caregivers control and choice without adding complexity. The system provides intuitive access to essential lighting functions, including dimming, color-changing scenes, and other key functions, while being vandal- and ligature-resistant. 

By simplifying how users interact with lighting, Empower supports safer spaces, smoother clinical workflows, and environments that can adapt throughout the day. For patients, this means greater comfort and a sense of agency. For caregivers and staff, it means fast, reliable control without interrupting care. 

We also take great pride in collaborating with designers and end users to ensure that the products that we are creating solve real needs.

“At human eXperience, all we do is behavioral health design. With every client, we are faced with the challenge of balancing therapeutic design with safety and durability 

Fortunately, we found out that Kirlin was already working on a solution – a streamlined version of their MRI control panel that would allow pre-configured scenes that are easily toggable in a behavioral health safe wall mounted device. Their team was eager to meet with us and get feedback on the design, controls, and operability. While some initial prototypes limited the ability to communicate customized colors and scenes, Kirlin’s iterative and collaborative design process took this concern into account, and developed the responsive, flexible solution available today.” 

Sarah Rolfvondenbaumen, Behavioral Health Consultant and Architect at human eXperience 

Supporting Patient Agency, Comfort, and Dignity Through Lighting 

At its core, Empower is about more than technology. It’s about how lighting control affects real people in real spaces. Giving patients and caregivers intuitive access to light levels and color helps reduce stress and supports rest and recovery while maintaining dignity, especially in environments where individuals may already feel a loss of control. 

This focus on human-centered lighting design is what makes Empower especially relevant across healthcare applications, including patient rooms, behavioral health spaces, and other care-focused environments where lighting plays a critical role in experience and outcome

Industry Recognition Reflects Real-World Impact 

The recent awards and editorial recognition highlight the growing importance of lighting controls that balance performance, usability, and empathy. Recognition from leading industry voices underscores that Empower Wall Stations meet both technical and human needs without overcomplicating the space. 

Kirlin is honored that this work is being acknowledged and remains committed to developing lighting and control solutions that support comfort, dignity, and quality in healthcare environments. 

See what makes Empower award-winning. 
Explore Empower Wall Stations 

For more information about Empower, reach out to us today! 

Introducing Made by Kirlin: A New Video Series Celebrating People, Place, and Purpose 

Kirlin is proud to premiere Made By Kirlin, a new video series that highlights the people, the factory, and the story behind our fixtures. The series offers an inside look at what drives our work and why our approach to lighting has remained rooted in quality, serviceability, and innovation for more than a century. 

The first installment, 130 Years of Kirlin: Past, Present & Future, explores the evolution of Kirlin Lighting as a Detroit-based, family-owned manufacturer serving the architectural and healthcare lighting community for over 130 years. 

A Look Inside Kirlin’s Detroit Manufacturing Roots 

Filmed inside our Detroit factory, the video shares how Kirlin’s history continues to shape the way we design and build luminaires today. This first installment shows a behind-the-scenes look at our manufacturing process, the people who make our products, and the culture that supports longevity both in design and in support. 

Looking Ahead 

130 Years of Kirlin: Past, Present & Future isn’t just a look back; it’s a look forward. As lighting technology continues to evolve, Kirlin remains focused on developing thoughtful, adaptable solutions that support designers, as well as facilities and their teams long-term. 

We invite you to watch the first Made by Kirlin video to see what Kirlin is all about.  

Stay tuned for more Made By Kirlin videos for exclusive behind-the-scenes looks into the people, the factory, and the story behind the products.