GridLight is a Full-LED-Lightingsystem, which does not only make use of LED technology in marker lights, but also in high-beam headlights, where Halogen and Xenon are mainly used until now. The system consists of three pre-engineered components:

1. A small rod-shaped, white-red reversible marker or signal light module

2. A slightly larger, also rod-shaped high performance headlight module and

3. A customized support system that was developed specifically for these modules.

This breakdown into separate modules allows for efficient installation in the given space. Unlike conventional lamp inserts, this system

can be installed slanted, thus saving valuable room behind the light.

GridLight has its name from its support system, which was developed by SBF. The grid allows the modules to be placed freely in all three dimensions. The progressive approach to adapt the support system to the vehicle-specific design through parametric modeling, saves time and development costs.

At InnoTrans 2012 in Berlin, GridLight was presented to the world for the first time.

Generously presented, enthusiasts could marvel at two working prototypes and inspect them from all sides.

Inspired by the lighting design of a high speed train, both prototypes incorporated fully functional head light modules and marker light modules, arranged in two different designs to show GridLight's stunning capabilities.

The LED light inside the high power head light modules is cast onto the tracks with the use of a specially engineered combination of lenses and reflectors. A clear boundary between light and dark makes for an ideal illumination of the tracks and at the same time for a supreme glare shield. The marker light modules have specially designed optics that can render a spotlight for

both, the white and red changeable LEDs. A partially applied micro-prism improves visibility from the

side by throwing part of the light diagonally in front of the train. That way the normative standards are complied with without having to bend or otherwise skew single LEDs. Naturally,

GridLight can be combined with conventional lighting technology. As a base version one can use standard round halogen head lamps together with LED marker lights, without having to relinquish the advantages of GridLight's modular system.

With the help of GridLight you 
can generate many different 
designs of headlights that could lend each train an individual look.
Each given freeform can be filled with High-Power or Low-Power modules, without breaching the necessary technical standards.