Category Archives: Optix Applied

History of Metal Halide Weathering Chambers and the EYE Super UV

History of Metal Halide Weathering Chambers and the EYE Super UV Background Metal halide (MH) light sources were developed in the 1960s for general purpose lighting. These light sources are categorized as high intensity discharge lamps, and utilize a ceramic or quartz arc tube to vaporize mercury and metal halides (bromine, iodine, etc.). The resulting…

Responsible Reduction of Weathering Test Duration with High Irradiance Metal Halide

Responsible Reduction of Weathering Test Duration with High Irradiance Metal Halide Metal halide weathering test chambers have been used by Japanese companies for decades to reduce laboratory weather test duration. These companies have used products like the EYE Super UV chamber as a substitute for traditional fluorescent and xenon lamp chambers for standards compliance and…