BLACK SERIES
High-end LED horticultural lamp

Advanced LED horticultural lighting technology

The Black Series has established itself as a benchmark among high-end LED horticultural lighting solutions in Europe. Available worldwide, the Black Series can be adapted to a wide variety of growing spaces, including greenhouses, indoor spaces, and soilless cultivation, to optimize plant growth in each specific environment. Developed from recognized Swiss expertise and a network of scientific innovation, this range of LED horticultural lamps has been designed to offer reliable, measured, and reproducible performance in both indoor and greenhouse cultivation.

Awarded the title of Best Horticultural LED Product 2024, the Black Series brand stands out for its excellent balance between performance, durability, and cost-effectiveness, as well as the satisfaction of its users worldwide. F.O.G has been guided by a vision focused on research, design, development, and manufacturing of energy-efficient LED lighting for greenhouses and interiors, drawing inspiration from innovations from Japan, particularly through the application of research and testing conducted in Japanese vertical farms.

A professional LED horticultural lamp designed for performance

The result of more than 25 years of expertise and many years of applied research, the Black Series embodies Swiss technological excellence in the field of professional horticultural lighting. Drawing on its know-how, the brand develops innovative solutions in partnership with Swiss research centers, demonstrating its technical expertise and capacity for innovation. Each luminaire has been designed to meet the requirements of the most demanding growers, whether they are professionals or advanced amateurs.

Scalable and modular LED horticultural lighting

Among the concrete advantages of the Black Series are:

• Superior energy efficiency and longer service life than traditional systems.
• A 40 to 60% reduction in electricity consumption and heat production.
• Universal compatibility with all types of installations and control devices.
• The ability to accommodate future technologies and be fully repaired.
• Suitable for all stages of plant development, from germination to flowering.
• Up to a 90% reduction in pathogens thanks to the BOOST UVA UVB IR options, contributing to crop health and the activation of plants' immune defenses.
• A design suitable for different types of crops, including hydroponics and soil cultivation.

This LED grow light is positioned as a complete solution, combining energy efficiency, reliability, modularity, and scientifically proven benefits for growth, flowering, and crop quality.

High-end design and industrial-grade components

Each component of the Black Series has been rigorously selected to ensure stable and long-lasting performance. The luminaires are equipped with MTC and OSRAM SSL LEDs, renowned for their energy efficiency and superior longevity of over 50,000 hours.

The Black Series also incorporates an external transformer from SOSEN, a world leader in the manufacture of professional power supplies, ensuring optimal reliability even in intensive growing environments. Collaboration with renowned partners such as Osram, MTC, and Sosen guarantees a level of quality that meets the highest standards on the European market. Additional accessories, such as LED bars with UVA, UVB, IR, or UVC sterilization options, are available to upgrade your lighting system, optimize performance, and maximize crop yields. Regular maintenance, including cleaning the LED bars and checking electrical connections, is essential to maintain the performance of the equipment. The safety and maintenance of LED lighting are essential to ensure stable yields and optimal light quality in indoor crops.

Horticultural LED panel with uniform light distribution

The Black Series is available in the form of horticultural LED panels, ensuring even light distribution across the entire growing area. This light distribution is achieved through optimized placement of the LED chips. This design optimizes photosynthesis, even at the edges of the canopy, while limiting shadow areas.

Optimized thermal management allows for closer positioning to plants, promoting high light intensity without excessive thermal stress. The choice of luminaire power remains a key factor in adapting LED lighting to the cultivated area and production objectives. Horticultural LED lamps are designed to optimize photosynthesis and promote vigorous growth.

The Black Series was designed as an upgradeable lighting system. It is fully repairable and compatible with the integration of additional modules, allowing the installation to be adapted to the specific needs of each crop and future research by F.O.G.

Additional BOOST UVA, UVB, and IR bars can be integrated to refine light parameters and stimulate certain physiological responses in plants. UVC sterilization bars are also available as an option to meet specific disinfection needs. This modularity makes it possible to anticipate future technological developments and extend the life of the installation.

Spectre X-9: a precision full-spectrum horticultural LED spectrum

The Black Series is equipped with the X-9 spectrum, a full-spectrum horticultural LED spectrum designed by F.O.G. to faithfully reproduce the solar spectrum while precisely targeting the light absorption peaks of plants. This full spectrum is suitable for all stages of development, from germination to flowering. It promotes leaf growth, rooting, abundant flowering, and optimal production of vegetables and robust plants.

Based on extensive testing of more than 25 different spectra, the X-9 spectrum has proven to be one of the most effective in terms of yield, energy savings, and concentration of sugars, terpenes, and active ingredients. Horticultural LED lighting systems based on this spectrum significantly increase the quality and density of crops, particularly vegetables, flowers, and plants grown indoors or in greenhouses.

Results measured and scientifically validated

The X-9 spectrum has been tested under controlled conditions with Swiss and European producers, universities, and research centers. The results observed demonstrate a direct impact on plant yield and chemical profiles, including:

• An increase in sugar content of up to 30%.
• A significant increase in terpenes and cannabinoids of up to 38%.
• Up to 50% reduction in energy consumption compared to HPS lighting
• Up to 50% reduction in heat output compared to HPS lighting

These performances have been confirmed in the laboratory as well as in real production environments, particularly in vertical farms and professional crops.

Results in figures with the X-9 spectrum (vs. HPS)

• up to 30% more sugar (in strawberries)
• up to +35% THC
• up to +31% CBD
• up to +40% CBC
• up to +79% CBG
• up to +30% Delta-8 THC
• up to 50% reduction in energy consumption
• up to 50% of heat produced
• MEDICAL CANNABIS TEST: a yield of up to 1,075 to 1,250 grams with only 600W on a growing area of 150 x 150, i.e. a yield of 1.8 to 2.0 grams per watt.

Visible effects on growth and quality

• Faster rooting
• Vigorous vegetative growth
• Compact morphology, with less elongation
• Abundant flowering
• Superior quality fruits, richer in sugar and terpenes.
• Increased resin production

Spectral engineering and targeted wavelengths

Thanks to advanced spectral engineering, the Black Series acts directly on the morphology, yield, and natural defenses of plants. The X-9 spectrum includes:

• Blue (* 450 nm): essential for compact growth, morphogenesis, and cannabinoid synthesis.
• Deep Red (660 nm): key to maximizing yield, stimulating terpene production, and increasing sugar levels.
• Green (* 530 nm): improves light penetration into the heart of the canopy, thus stimulating the lower leaves.
• UV-A and UV-B: enhance the production of active compounds such as cannabinoids, flavonoids, and terpenes. UV-B, in particular, activates plants' natural defenses (F.O.G. study), thereby helping to reduce pathogen pressure.
• Far-red (730 nm): modulates plant morphology by promoting cell elongation, a useful lever for certain controlled cultivation strategies.

This precise combination of advanced spectral technologies allows horticultural LED lighting to be adapted to advanced and controlled cultivation strategies.

Yield, energy efficiency, and growing comfort

Black Series LED horticultural lamps offer superior energy efficiency compared to traditional technologies. They reduce power consumption by 40 to 60% compared to HPS lamps, while significantly limiting heat production.

This low heat emission reduces ventilation requirements, improves growing conditions, and allows for year-round harvesting with reduced health risks. Plants grow more uniformly, have a compact shape, and produce a higher-quality final product.

Ease of use and universal compatibility

The Black Series comes with a manual dimmer and suspension kit, allowing precise adjustment of light intensity at each stage of the growing cycle. It is compatible with all types of substrates and projects (soil, hydroponics, aeroponics) as well as with 0-10V control systems and controllers.

The transformer can be moved outside the growing area using an optional cable, further limiting the thermal impact on the production environment.

Indoor growing with the Black Series

The Black Series is the ideal solution for indoor growing, thanks to a range of horticultural LED chips specially designed to meet the requirements of demanding growers. Equipped with the latest generation of full spectrum LEDs, these lamps ensure vigorous growth and abundant flowering, while covering all the lighting needs of plants at every stage, from germination to harvest. The use of LED technology significantly reduces energy consumption and heat production, creating an optimal indoor environment for crop development. The Black Series products are designed for both professionals and passionate amateurs, offering a complete and scalable solution for all types of indoor production. Thanks to an extensive range, each grower can adapt their lighting to the size of their space, the type of plants grown, and their yield objectives, while benefiting from exceptional light quality and remarkable energy efficiency.

The Black Series warranty

Choosing the Black Series means choosing peace of mind thanks to a solid warranty on all horticultural LED lamps. Each product is designed to offer an exceptional lifespan of up to 50,000 hours of use, significantly reducing maintenance and replacement costs. Customers benefit from responsive after-sales service, with dedicated technical support and the availability of spare parts to ensure the longevity of their installation. The warranty covers all manufacturing defects and potential technical issues, providing additional security for growers concerned about the quality and reliability of their equipment. Thanks to their robust design and the use of high-quality materials, Black Series LED lamps are a sustainable investment for all indoor growing projects.

The Black Series relies on strategic partnerships with market leaders to offer increasingly powerful and innovative solutions. This collaboration with leading brands guarantees access to superior quality products incorporating the most advanced technologies in the sector. By working hand in hand with producers, distributors, and market experts, the Black Series is able to offer a complete range of solutions tailored to the specific needs of growers, while ensuring competitive prices and fast delivery. These partnerships are the guarantee of a shared vision of innovation, performance, and customer satisfaction, enabling growers to optimize their production and achieve high yields thanks to state-of-the-art equipment.

Always at the forefront of innovation, the Black Series continues its commitment to research and development in order to anticipate the future needs of growers. The team continuously invests in improving horticultural LED technologies in order to offer superior quality products suitable for all stages of indoor cultivation. Expanding the range is at the heart of the strategy, with the ambition of covering all the needs of professionals and amateurs, regardless of plant type or production objectives. By focusing on technological excellence and a detailed understanding of market expectations, the Black Series aims to establish itself as a long-term leader in horticultural LED lighting, offering innovative, reliable, and high-performance solutions to help growers achieve ever-more abundant and higher-quality harvests.

A recognized benchmark in the European market

Designed to maximize yield, crop quality, and profitability, the Black Series is for anyone looking for a reliable, high-performance, scalable LED grow light that can meet the current and future demands of indoor and greenhouse cultivation, but especially for those seeking proven, measurable results.