Kirlin Lighting

For more than a century, The Kirlin Company’s mission has been to lead the lighting industry by designing and manufacturing superior quality, high performance and innovative luminaires. Below is a capsule of its history, including many of the best-known innovations it has produced for the lighting industry.

We produce reliable and high-quality LED lighting solutions for medical facilities—because the right lighting saves lives. From illuminating the world's first MRI suites, to pioneering recessed aimable exam lights, Kirlin Lighting has been at the forefront of the medical lighting industry for over 50 years. We design and manufacture lighting solutions that ensure patients receive better care, more accurate diagnoses, and protection from nosocomial infection. The world's top facilities trust Kirlin to deliver industry-leading illumination without compromise.

For more than 125 years, Kirlin has been dedicated to providing innovative, sustainable solutions for architectural spaces. Founded in 1895 by Otis Kirlin, one of America's earliest adopters of electric lamp technology, Kirlin has been a leader in lighting since day one. Today, the world's most storied architectural spaces feature Kirlin luminaires — from the White House to Frank Lloyd Wright's Turkel House. We pride ourselves on designing and manufacturing Kirlin's full line of precision LED luminaires at our Detroit, MI headquarters. From the White House to Frank Lloyd Wright's Turkel House, the world's most storied spaces trust Kirlin luminaires.

Kirlin's recessed motorized patient lighting system puts clinicians in control with dynamic positioning and intensity. As one of the pioneers of MRI lighting, Kirlin offers proven, comprehensive lighting solutions for MRI suites. We provide the largest selection of non-ferromagnetic luminaires, quality RFI/EMI filters, and remote drivers—all equipped to work with any brand of MRI. Patient exam lights are a vital part of healthcare delivery, providing task illumination for procedures and visual assessments in every department. Kirlin improves patient outcomes by providing world-class LED illumination with over-the-bed and adjustable recessed luminaires. In healthcare environments, patient safety is paramount. Ligature-resistant fixtures keep all patients safe from self-harm. For decades, Kirlin Lighting has been leading the industry in behavioral health lighting solutions, providing safe accommodation for any patient in an unstable condition. Kirlin Lighting’s Radiance™ Tunable White LED Lighting supports healthy circadian rhythms for patients and staff, allowing them to dim the lighting and change the hue to fit their needs.

All Kirlin products are designed to last for decades. Modular construction promotes seamless upgrades to the latest, greatest, most energy efficient source technology, and cost-effective remodeling without disruption of existing ceilings. Our luminaire designers approach each new product opportunity with the same goal: to provide a best-in-class solution suited to the unique environment and specifier's present and future objectives. The result is a full array of LED products that deliver dependability, function, longevity, efficiency, and form.

Kirlin's Architectural line caters to several special environment applications such as: restricted "shallow plenum" environments ; humid and corrosive environments that demand wet listed and sealed housings; theater, performance spaces, and high ceilings that call for stellar performance and seamless DMX controls; and reliable and long-lasting, energy efficient outdoor lighting for transit terminals. Kirlin's luminaires are made in the USA and are durable, high quality, certified by UL, and covered by a warranty. All listings, codes, and photometry are documented by issuing authorities.

Kirlin fixtures are engineered to last for decades. Our luminaire designers approach each new product opportunity with the same goal: to provide a best-in-class solution suited to the unique environment and specifier's present and future objectives. The result is a full array of LED products that deliver dependability, function, longevity, efficiency, and form.