LEDinside has recently visited Kunshan Lutek Industrial Co., Ltd., a company specializing in LED lighting products. In the interview, Mr. Fang, the vice president of Lutek, explains their efforts and achievements in Chinese and global market, and represents his trend forecast of LED market.

Vice president Fang, Lutek Cooperation


Vice president Fang indicates, Lutek Cooperation, engaged in high power LED street lights with single polycrystal and heat-dissipation casing, has independent thermal emission technology, thus establishing the strong position in the market of high power indoor LED lights and making great achievements in the products of office lights, factory lights, special parking lights, outdoor garden lights and AC bulbs. In Lutek, the fields of patents and standards are also very positive and many certifications of safety and patent have been passed. The company’s strategy is to focus on the world market, and cooperate with the agents to expand the Chinese market.

The unique lighting design and completed safety certification contribute to global marketing

Vice president Fang points out that Lutek has paid more efforts to improve the design of LEDs than other manufacturers. Most of the designers are from Taiwan, who not only are very expert in the fields of LEDs structure, light and lamp design, but also have rich experience in product’s color and appearance. More designers will be assigned to the factory in Chinese Mainland, in order to promote the quality of light design to a higher level.

The engineering design team has paid great efforts in the requirements of safety and electrical property and is of great strength in indoor and outdoor lighting

CE safety certification has been approved, and the authentications of 3C and CQC are still in the testing process. Besides, UL has been applied for checking and approval. Vice president Fang indicates that Lutek has devoted much efforts because UL is required that every material must pass the testing standards, which is also applied in the approval of ROHS certification. He also mentions that the different product models, such as the products with different powers, should be tested for safety approval, so the cost in this field can not be cut because it contributes to global marketing greatly.

He believes that the certifications play a significant role in global marketing, and more and more customers request for the products with safety approvals. It is expected that the related standards will be described in the laws and regulations of various countries in the future, which will be good news for both manufacturers and consumers.

The outdoor lighting products take the majority of current market shares, and the indoor products will increase greatly in 2011

He also indicates that the company's strength lies in the high power products, so the outdoor LED lighting products have been chosen as the market entry. The outdoor lighting products still takes the majority of product proportion, accounting for about 80%. As for indoor LEDs, besides the existing indoor lighting products, Lutek will not only increase more product lines in 2011, but also mainly invest in home lighting products.

In other words, the proportion of indoor lighting products in the company will greatly increase in 2011, which will is promising for more achievements.

Take Chinese Mainland market for example, the energy saving requirements have been listed in the star rating of restaurants and hotels in 2011, so the utilization of LED lighting and power saving will become a discussion issue in the future. In addition, many countries have introduced energy saving policies, which is beneficial for the expansion of LED lighting market. The energy saving requirements have been illustrated in 12th Five Year Plan, and the power saving standards will be released by the government, in order to prepare for the promotion of energy saving products.

Vice president Fang believes that energy saving is the global issue, so the saving efficiency will be very important if LEDs can save 50%-60% electricity in public and home lighting.

The market of LED street lights will develop better and better, and Lutek has been ready for this condition

He further stated that the company has installed the LED street lights in many places of Chinese Mainland and made great achievements successively. Meanwhile, in thermal dispersion, the advanced materials have been utilized in lamp shade, which has passed the certifications by related laboratories and can decrease the lumens depreciation.

At present, the Chinese central government has introduced more and more policies on LED street lights, under which the different provinces are also developing the related regulations, and it means that all manufacturers of LED street lights must conform to these standards and requirements. Generally speaking, LED street light will take the place of traditional sodium lamp, and the company’s 60W LED street light is equivalent to 150W traditional street light, which can save a lot of power.

The company has also been praised for the LED street light installation in Taiwan Hsinchu Science and Technology Park. In terms of the current market condition, many LED street lights are only at the test phase, but more and more orders are promising in the future.