British traffic management specialist Yunex Traffic has launched a new traffic signal range that is 50% lighter and 50% more power efficient than its previous products. The new system uses a new LED optical system with optimised lens with more effective light focusing and minimal need for vertical adjustment. The Yutraffic Actis system can integrate sensors to monitor air quality, and can be retrofitted to existing traffic light systems.

The Actis system is designed to allow local authorities to reduce the use and cost of energy, drive installation and maintenance efficiencies, including reduced on-street disruption, and improve their carbon footprint.  

The product’s design features a predominance of plastic body parts, with its aspect bodies, rear hatches, doors and backing boards, all manufactured from 100% recycled materials. And there are no combined parts, so at the end of its life the components can be separated into different material types to allow 100% recycling. 

Behind the reduction in energy consumption is a new optical system which uses the latest LED technology, a coloured outer dome lens and a highly optimised series of lenses, with this innovative solution also focusing light on the desired location, minimising the need for vertical adjustment. 

Actis signal heads can be retrofitted to existing installations, enabling authorities to benefit immediately from the product’s power savings and carbon reductions. This also allows them to replace any existing halogen lamp units with the next generation of efficient LED technology, staving off any operational threat from the obsolescence of halogen lamps. The reduction in product weight of around 50%, also means that handling Actis on site is safer, faster, and easier, leading to less traffic disruption during installation phases. 

Actis also features a wide range of aspects, an option to integrate air quality sensors, tool free maintenance and a significant reduction in packaging materials.

To ensure easy installation, and minimum on-street disruption, Actis features a completely new pintle and bracket mounting system, which means that signal heads can be quickly mounted and positioned closer to the pole, providing a cleaner, enhanced appearance.