Introducing BEGA Unidure®
May 4, 2020
Peace of mind for decades.
Quality above all
Whether baking in the sun or freezing in the cold, architectural outdoor luminaires endure some of the most rigorous, day-to-day durability challenges associated with the built environment. Selecting an exterior architectural finish that preserves the longest lifespan possible can be a daunting task. With BEGA Unidure®, you now have peace of mind for decades. Luminaires achieve even more brilliant, long-lasting colors that look fresh and vivid year after year. The unique chemical structure improves corrosion resistance, ensuring a longer life than any other finish available today.
Surviving the elements
Aluminum has long been the construction material of choice for a wide variety of products, including architectural outdoor luminaires. These products must be protected against the elements in order to survive. Atmospheric corrosion from acid rain, marine environments, high alkaline soils, high heat, and humidity can all cause these items to fail. That is why all aluminum products require a protective coating. BEGA Unidure® provides outstanding protection against UV radiation, oxidation, humidity, and corrosion, and ensures that our paint finishes maintain their bright colors and continue to look as good as new for 20 years or more.
Our Standard Finishes
BEGA exterior luminaires are available in four standard colors: Black, Bronze, Silver, and White. These powder coat finishes are applied electrostatically to a minimum of 3.0 mil thickness with a deep matte, fine textured coating. This distinct look, most noticeable with BEGA Black, provides the highest quality, most graceful aging, and elegantly masks the buildup of particulates over time. BEGA Unidure® provides superior fade protection in Black, Bronze, and Silver. Given its minimal usage for exterior applications, and a customer experience that does not necessitate superior fade protection, BEGA standard White remains a Super Durable Polyester Powder. BEGA also offers custom color and finish options which must be specified at an added cost.
Black
Bronze
Silver
White
Digital images are intended to help designers visualize how a color and finish may appear on their project but are not a guarantee of how BEGA’s finish will look in application. On-screen and printer color may vary from actual paint colors. Further, the actual appearance of applied paint may vary on a number of factors, such as lighting, the surface being painted, angle of sight,etc.
Finishing methods
All BEGA luminaires go through a multi-stage preparation, finishing and curing process, which provides the most durable and corrosion resistant finish available in the lighting industry today. What should you take away from this? Regardless of which powder is used, alloy preparation is critical to the longevity of a finish in application!
Environmentally conscious
All BEGA finishes are RoHS compliant. BEGA’s finishing process is a closed-loop system, meaning extra precautions are taken to manage the waste-water stream, and absolutely no water or chemicals are discharged into the local sewer system. Our process is chrome-free and phosphate-free, making it the logical choice for environmentally conscious clients. Hexavalent chromium, the toxic compound used in typical conversion coat systems, presents grave problems with handling and hazardous waste disposal (à la Erin Brockovich). In contrast, BEGA’s system is closed loop and filtered, eliminating all emissions. What does this all mean? BEGA takes a great deal of care and concern to be a good steward of the environment.
Certified applicator
BEGA North America has successfully met the stringent AAMA 2605-17a requirements and is a certified applicator, giving us access to the industry’s highest quality materials.