E Craftsmen is proud to announce earning the distinguished UL approval on their new “Slim-Line” brand of 480V and 347V input step-down transformers for LED power applications. As leaders in transformer technology with over 50 years of engineering experience developing solutions, EC continues to innovate. These parts are now Recognized by UL with a Class B (130C) rated insulation system permitting use in fixtures with higher ambient temperature conditions. Their low-profile height of only 1.31 inches and narrow width of 1.63 inches suits the increasing demand...

The 27th Universiade started on July 5th in Kazan, Russia, it impresses people with 3650 Square Meter (sq.m) LED Mesh Displays provided by Unilumin, who also provided the LED display for the 26th Universiade successfully held in Shenzhen China. 2013 KAZAN Universiade is another large-scale comprehensive World Games in Russia after afterwards Moscow Olympic in 1980. It is a good chance to prove the capacity of Russia on holding large sale sports events. Meanwhile it can do provide valuable experience for 2014 Sochi Olympic Winter Games and 2018 World...

Recently, ALT anti-explosive lamp passed ITRI CNS test, which verifies the lamp to be able to function normally in an explosive gas environment and will not ignite any hazardous gas that may be generated by the power switch. Furthermore, when explosion occurs within the light bulb, the lamp body can endure the gas pressure, avoid deformation and prevent the flame from passing through the lamp structure. As a result, this will avoid exterior gas explosion thus increasing industrial lighting safety. ALT anti-explosive lamp features high brightness, excellent efficiency and carb...

The 2013 Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Outdoor Design Competition was opened on July 8, 2013. The NGL Competition partners include the Illuminating Engineering Society, the International Association of Lighting Designers, and the US Department of Energy represented by Pacific Northwest National Laboratories. The entries of this competition can be street and roadway lighting which includes traditional cobrahead LED street lights and decorative post top LED street lights. All entries must register products through the LED Lighting Facts program...

In view of the perspective of semiconductor lighting application, people are unanimously optimistic about the development of LED industry in middle and long term, the penetration of LED in lighting market will continue to rise, it is likely to exceed 50% in 2016, even it may be more than 70 % after 2020 with further growth. Energy conservation and technology economy will become two important drivers of this trend. Currently, higher cost is still the obstruction for large-scale promotion of semiconductor lighting products, but the prices of LED has been steadily falling, accord...

According to the survey on the market share of major goods and services in 2012 worldwide, South Korea's Samsung Electronics Group occupies the top of global market share in seven categories among the 50 categories covered in this survey. Including LG Electronics, Korean companies have expanded advantage in the digital product market. Samsung tops in 7 major categories such as mobile terminals, smart phones, organic EL panel, flat panel TVs, lithium-ion batteries and semiconductor memory DRAM and NAND-type flash memory used in personal computers. However, in t...

Bridgelux Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, has signed a global distribution agreement with Future Electronics, a world class leader and innovator in the distribution and marketing of electronic components. Under the new agreement, Future Electronics’ lighting division, Future Lighting Solutions, will provide global sales, design support and fulfillment services for Bridgelux’s portfolio of LED products sold through distribution. “We are very pleased to partner with a respected global partner that wil...

According to the reports from Sankei Biz, using the LEDs as light source for cultivating vegetables becomes a great commercial opportunity in Japan. The real estate industry, household appliances industry and construction industry are all take their own advantages to occupy the market share. Asahi Kasei Homes, a large-scale developer in Japan, intend to bring the device housing cultivation of vegetables to the market next year at the earliest. Another big builders Obayashi, is also preparing to enter the business areas engaged in agricultural production, and Nishimatsu ...

Recently, REFOND said that the recent capacity expansion has eased its capacity bottlenecks, while in the case that backlight procurement is transferring and demand in lighting market is accelerating, the expansion will be helpful for the company to realize earnings growth in future. In the short term, it becomes more possible for REFOND to achieve great revenue growth in the second half of this year. Bank of China International (BOCI) stated that REFOND will achieve continued growth in the coming years for full benefit from the growth in lighting demand. RE...

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, yesterday launched an extremely durable industrial LED fixtures—Hubbell Industrial Lighting's Kemlux III LED Series. The Kemlux III LED Series are designed for installation in severe locations and is available for new installation or as a retrofit to existing Kemlux III fixtures. "The most hostile industrial locations require toughest light fixtures—Hubbell is the most idea for lighting the most challenging environments, while maximizing energy savings," said Scott Muse,...

PixelFLEX has introduced Light Rigid 8 (LR-8) LED digital display, which offers an exceptionally bright and crisp picture that is rated for outdoor use and featuring an extremely thin construction, making it easy to assemble, disassemble and store, the LR-8 is ideal for permanent outdoor installations and touring applications, PixelFLEX said. The key features of the latest LED product of PixelFLEX involve its 8 millimeter resolution, a 140-degree vertical and horizontal viewing angle, Powercon and Ethernet connectors, and a per tile weight of approximately 17...

As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce energy usage by at least $25 million over seven years, the University of North Carolina (UNC) General Administration has selected high-performing LED lighting by Cree, Inc. to help system institutions operate more efficiently and cost-effectively. An alliance of 13 UNC campuses and several affiliated organizations, spanning 27 million square feet, will leverage Cree® LED luminaires, including the revolutionary CR24™ architectural LED troffers, to deliver fast payback, energy efficiency and superior light quality. ...

OKI Malaysia has introduced new printers based on digital LED print technology to strengthen its A4 mono workgroup offerings targeted at medium to large enterprises. The new models are the B721dn and B731dn, both of which are monochrome, and the ES7400, which is a color multi-function model. The B721dn prints at the speed of up to 47ppm (pages per minute) for A4 pages and the B731dn at up to 52ppm. The first page takes less than five seconds to print for both printers. The two printers support 18,000-page and 25,000-page toner cartridges but only the B731dn can also ha...

According to the news Russian media reported on July 3, in this summer, many cities in Europe have closed lighting devices at night to save energy. Since July 1, all shops, offices, public places, government agencies in France must turn off lighting equipments between 1:00 am to 7:00 am. As a result, the French government not only can save energy, but also can create a cleaner environment. Economists estimate that the new regulations will make annual savings of 200 million Euros for France, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 250,000 tons. The business violated laws and re...

Aylesbury Vale District Council says the 20 LED lights along the main footpaths will bring increased energy savings. And the lights will be dimmed during off-peak periods, which maximize the savings. The council allocated ￡60,000 from the funds for redeveloping the Aqua Vale Swimming and Fitness Centre to purchase and install the LED lights. These LED lights are part of the overall redevelopment of the site with a children’s play area and sports zone, larger grassed areas and footpaths, tree planting, and a new main entrance opposite the High Street already c...

According to the revenue reports in June each LED plant has announced, due to the impact of slower shipment in mainland China LED backlight market and inventory adjustment, Everlight, Unity Opto and Lextar have suffered decline in revenue over last month, Everlight and Unity Opto decreased 11.82%  and 14.47% respectively. The consolidated revenue of Everlight in June is 1.892 billion NTD, a monthly decline of 11.82%, an annual growth of 11.49%. Everlight noted that by the expiration of energy subsidy policies in Mainland China at the end of May, the slower s...

ADvantage LED Signs announced the completion of another successful retail LED Sign installation in Richland, Washington State. The LED display as well as its surrounding structure will be used by the five tenants in the Tuscan Park Plaza. Richard James, spokesperson for ADvantage LED Signs, says the sign structure will definitely capitalize on impulse buyers, obtain high returns at a low cost, and provide proven results for the customer. James describes the structure saying, "The new LED Sign commissioned by Tuscan Park Plaza measures 3'-7 5/1...

Portland General Electric (PGE) recently announced a large scale installation of LED streetlights with the goal of reducing energy consumption and costs for its municipal customers. The first deployment was conducted in February 2013, in Clackamas County, and focused on taking the places of 8,000 high pressure sodium (HPS) cobra-head streetlights with LED streetlights. Ultimately, PGE plans to replace 26,000 HPS streetlights throughout forty-seven cities and five counties. The first installations will focus on lower wattage roadway streetlights followed by inter...

When Australia-based startup LIFX hit Kickstarter with its version of an LED smart bulb, it became one of those fairytale projects that smashed through its intended goal and raised more than a million dollars in its first week. Alas, its latest batch didn’t pass quality control tests, and instead, we were given a demo of the user interface and features on LIFX’s app. After having just freshly reviewed the Philips Hue, it was easy to identify all the differences that made the LIFX unique. The most notable feature is the LIFX’s flat, angular desi...

Cooler Master has introduced a new fan, 120 JetFlo, it seems to be designed in a common appearance, no difference from other common fans, and actually it has some interesting features hidden from view. The 120 JetFlo has a 120 mm size design, running at speeds from 800 RPM to 2000 RPM, is PWM controlled, can push up to 95 CFM, makes up to 26 dBA of noise, and comes with two silent adapters that fix the speeds at either 1600 RPM or 1200 RPM (for those who do not have PWM compatible controllers or motherboards). The notable features of this new fan include ...

Today, Siemens formally spins off OSRAM Licht AG and lists it in Germany. Analysts believe that Osram will be provided with more adequate funds and a more flexible organizational structure to grasp the rapidly growing opportunities of the global LED lighting after the spin-off. It is expected that OSRAM will increase the intensity to extend the Chinese LED lighting market. As one of the global lighting giants, Osram was originally a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens. In November of 2012, Siemens planned to spin-off 80.5% of OSRAM's shares to share...

According to "LED lighting Power Device Market Opportunity Report" IM Research recently released shows that the global LED lighting power market is expected to reach $ 10 billion by 2016, only the demand for power devices will reach ten billion U.S. dollars, the future development of the LED lighting market is optimistic. As the LED market is picking up, competition in the LED industry also becomes more intense. As "another local market", the Chinese market occupies increasing important position in the global strategy of Philips. It is re...

ATG airports officially launched IRIS, the world’s latest internationally compliant AGL (airfield ground lighting) LED. The UK based airfield lighting specialist unveils its new IRIS lighting system to UK airport professionals in a series of events throughout July 2013. Those events have already been held at Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and Heathrow Airports but two more are scheduled at Edinburgh and Belfast which will respectively take place on Wednesday July 10, 2013 and Thursday July 11, 2013. Source: ATG The company says the pro...

Rohm Co Ltd developed the "CSL0701/0801," an LED device equipped with a small-size, high-output surface-mount lens, which is used as an auxiliary light source for autofocus in digital cameras and phone cameras. With its own device manufacturing technology and optical design, Rohm realized the smallest size (2.9 x 2.4mm) in the industry, and respectively reduced footprint and height by 65% and 30%. In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for smaller, slimmer electronic components of digital cameras and mobile phones, which are decreasing in size an...

REFOND Optoelectronics (hereinafter referred to "REFOND") announced on evening of July 5 that in view of the predictions on the future LED market and the existing orders demand of customers, REFOND intends to invest its own funds of 183 million Yuan to expand its main business SMD LED project. The construction content of this expansion project is to develop middle-size and large-size LCD backlight LED devices with annual output of 504KK, LED lighting devices with an annual production of 5918KK, automotive electronics and other devices ...

Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com announced the addition of the GL-30514 LED Golight to its comprehensive inventory of Golight remote controlled spotlights. This high power spotlight combines the long life and high efficiency of LED technology with the proven Golight design to produce a powerful and reliable lighting solution capable of operating within a wide variety of professional applications. The GL-30514 LED remote control spotlight from Magnalight.com combines the power and efficiency of LEDs with the versatility and convenience of remote control ope...

Honeywell has established a new business called LED Lighting Solutions, which provides a new line of high-efficiency industrial LED lighting fixtures in North America, expanding its portfolio of energy efficiency products and solutions. Lighting takes up 26% of energy consumption in commercial buildings and 11% in industrial facilities, and commercial-industrial buildings totally consume approximately 72% of all electricity, so lighting must be an important source of potential energy efficiency savings. LED lights consume up to 50% less energy and last more than 40% longer ...

Mongolia started the project of lighting up the Sukhbaatar Square with LED lights on this Jun 22th. The work was commissioned by Sentino, a value added reseller of Philips Lighting products for Mongolia. This project cost 3.5 billion MNT in total. In the first stage, the surrounding area of Sukhbaatar Square, Sukhbaatar Statue, Government Palace, Ulaanbaatar City Governor’s Office, State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet, Central Cultural Palace (CCP), and Mongolian Children’s Palace are all decorated by these LED lights. Sent...

Energy Focus recently announced that the Company was recently visited by Ohio's 14th District US Congressman David P. Joyce, Member of the United States House Committee on Appropriations. At its headquarters facility in Solon, Congressman Joyce toured the facility observing EFOI employees assembling LED lighting products the Company supplies to the US Navy. "We are especially pleased to host Congressman Joyce at our facility, and pleased to be able to build high efficiency LED lighting products for the US Navy," said James Tu, Ener...

Siemens AG said in mid-June that its spin-off listing of OSRAM lighting business will be implemented on July 8. Peter Loescher who is the CEO of Siemens AG and Joe Kaeser Mentioned who is the Chief Financial Officer of Siemens AG mentioned in a note to investors have confirmed the date. It is reported that Siemens will spin off Osram business on July 8 when the shares of Osram Siemens held will be reduced to 17%. The initial public offering (IPO) is 32 million Euros, equivalent to that Siemens AG spins off 80.5% of Osram stake. In last Novemb...