LED specialist Light Planet has announced a deal that will see them become the sole UK distributor for a multi-functional range of LED fittings manufactured by Lumi-Harvest Industries (LUMIX)   Building on 20 years experience of manufacturing and selling conventional lighting, Lumix has developed a reputation for producing quality LED replacements for the inefficient and unpopular fluorescent fixtures that are common in many commercial buildings.   Priced to be competitive with standard light fittings, the Lumix range offers end users and contractors a ...

RadTech, The Association for UV and EB Technologies announces to form a new committee devoted to fast emerging UV LED technology. The group’s first meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 28, 2013, in Redondo Beach, CA, and will be co-located with the industry trade event, uv.eb WEST. Beth Rundlett of DSM and committee co-chair, said that ,“UV LED technology has the potential to play an essential role in radiation curing industrial applications, RadTech’s technical efforts will further promote UV LED development and it'...

Letizia Monico, a researcher at Antwerp University and Perugia University in Italy, has made in a doctoral thesis, turned out that light bulbs that emit a lot of blue light can damage paintings by art’s great masters. A few years ago researchers discovered that a chemical process made the chrome-yellow paint used by Vincent Van Gogh darker. Letizia Monico investigated the cause in her doctoral thesis. "That kind of yellow paint is very sensitive to green and blue. I would advise museums not to use LED bulbs any more as they emit at lot of blue light.”...

Nichia developed deep UV LED at shorter than 310nm and will be providing evaluation samples upon request.

NTL Lemnis, the LED Lighting solutions company, showcased a wide range of products of their globally acclaimed brand, “Pharox” at ELASIA 2013, Bangalore.   NTL Lemnis, the JV Company between the lighting electronics major from India, NTL Electronics India Ltd. and the global frontrunner in the field of LED based sustainable lighting solutions, Lemnis Lighting of the Netherlands, Showcased the Pharox range of LED lighting solutions which are specially targeted towards Indian audience. The products are already available across Afri...

Avion Lighting Co., Ltd is a professional supplier and manufacturer in the field of LED lighting. We have devoted ourselves to developing advanced LED lighting products and achieving the goal of excellent engineering team and ODM facilities and capabilities. The main products are as below: PowerDrive300 PowerDrive300 is a constant vlotage LED driver with DMX 512 decoder function. It is equipped with a variety of DMX modes for professional use. It also has 8 static colors and 9 built-in fadings in stand alone mode. It is easy for users to edit scenes witho...

GE’s LED solution is the choice illumination for external environment and signage for Malaysia’s premier residential development D’Island Residence. Thespecified products are GE’s Roadway lighting systemR150 and Module Roadway R250 for compound lighting within the development and the LED Tetra miniMAXSystem for the entrance signage. The GE lighting solution brings quality lighting to the development while offering its client reduced costs and a loweredenvironmental impact. GE Lighting has succeeded to provide its leading LED solutio...

Philips Hue lights offer a glimpse into the future of the fully automated and centrally controlled hi-tech home. Installation is very simple, the E27 bulbs fit in most common fittings. Compared with certain other energy-saving and LED lights, the Hue bulbs are able to provide a warm glow. The Android and iOS applet you create your own profiles which can control up to 50 lights and can customise brightness and colour at a touch. It's not all sunshine however. When you use the normal wall switches in your home to turn off and on the light, they are reset each time rega...

United States Patent and Trademark Office has received an application no. 20120327663, on December 27, 2012, by SEMILED OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD., titled as "Light Emitting Diode (LED) Lighting System Having Adjustable Output" for the registration of patent. Inventors: DOAN; TRUNG TRI; (Baoshan Hsinchu 308, TW) Assignee: SEMILED OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Miao-Li County TW According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light emitting di...

Rubicon Technology, Inc. announced the closing of a three year $25 million secured revolving credit facility with Silicon Valley Bank. “This undrawn credit facility bolsters Rubicon’s strong liquidity position,” said William Weissman, Chief Financial Officer of Rubicon Technology. “We believe it is prudent to establish this additional financial flexibility for the future,” he concluded. Rubicon currently has no debt. The terms and conditions of the credit facility will be described in the company’s filings with the Securities and E...

The company continues to expand its outdoor LED area, site, and roadway product offering.   Cooper Lighting announce the addition of the McGraw-Edison Galleon™ LED luminaire to its line of outdoor LED area, site, and roadway lighting products. Incorporating Cooper’s industry-leading, patented AccuLED Optics™ system, the Galleon luminaire offers a choice of 12 specialized optical distributions, nine lumen packages, and comes standard with a wide array of specification grade design features. The performance and versatility of the Galleon lumin...

Simpler and more cost-effective methods are needed in LED lamp manufacture.VTT Ventures Ltd and Lumichip Ltd are pleased to announce a joint investment in Finnish LED technology company LightTherm Ltd that uses its innovative materials and heat management solutions to introduce novel design and manufacturing capabilities for LEDs. LightTherm’s electro-thermo-mechanical technologies provide higher light output, leaner sizing and lighter weight in its products for the LED replacement lamp and luminaire industry. The estimated global market for LED lamps i...

Los Angeles-based 1100 Wilshire projects annual energy savings of $17,000 through the installation of more than 700 Acculamp LED lamps. 1100 Wilshire, a 38-story luxury condo high-rise in downtown Los Angeles, installed more than 700 Acculamp® ALSMR16 LED lamps from Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) to reduce energy and maintenance costs, while still achieving the same look and feel as the original incandescent lamps. Acculamp ALSMR16 LED lamps are ideal for indoor lighting applications where color, extended lamp life and efficacy are critical. &...

70W/150W/250W CDM-T 210W/315W CDM-MW High Bay Light/Spot Light Philips 70W/150W/250W CDM-T or 210W/315W CDM-MW with our patented multi-corrugated reflector, you can replace the original 250W~2,000W mercury/sodium/HQI to save at least 60% of energy. Much wider coverage, more average lux reading, much better color rendering. 150W/250W/315W Spot Light/Wall Wash Light Philips 150W/250W/315W CDM with high-boron glass reflector, it’s easy to replace the original 400W~2,000W spot light or wall wash light. Save at least 60% of ener...

As 2013 comes, Americans say goodbye to 75-watt incandescent light bulbs. Under federal law, 75-watt bulbs can no longer be produced or imported as of January 1st, though retailers can still clear remaining stock. And traditional 60 and 40 watt bulbs will be phased out in 2014. The future is dim for incandescent bulbs. And currently, two options for consumers are Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) and LEDs. LED bulbs are expensive, but prices are dropping. When replacing a bulb, the experts at Consumer Reports say to choose a new one that's the same size ...

According to Advanced RenewableEnergy Company LLC (ARC Energy) of Nashua, NH, USA, a provider of c-axis sapphire growth technologies and turnkey solutions for the LED solid-state lighting market, after qualifying sapphire substrates at multiple LED chip companies, China-based Jiangsu Trinity Material Co Ltd is continuing to further improve the efficiency of ARC Energy’s CHES (Controlled Heat Extraction System) furnaces. ARC is currently working on the upgrades to lower costs and increase equipment productivity. With two factories (Jiang...

On January 2, 2013, GE Lighting announced that Agostino Renna has been named president and CEO of GE Lighting Europe, Middle East and Africa effective immediately. Renna, who will report to GE Lighting president and CEO Maryrose Sylvester, succeeds Phil Marshall who has led GE Lighting Europe, Middle East and Africa, since 2008. Marshall has left GE Lighting to pursue a position outside of the company. “Agostino Renna’s experience, leadership and significant sales and marketing background make him an outstanding person to continue th...

According to industry experts, backed by strong activity on the policy reforms front, the Rs 9,600 crore lighting industry is expecting to clock a healthy growth in 2013. Even though the industry faced some rough weather on project sales, the consumer category is said to be witnessing good growth. Arun Gupta, global CEO, NTL Lemnis, pointed out that, the LED Industry is expected to reach around US $ 500 million by 2015 in India. Within the segment, LED street light and LED solar light's demand to increase by leaps and bounds in coming years,'' said A...

According to the new set-up Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance, Taiwan's LED industry is expected to benefit from high growth in the global LED lighting business in 2013. Taiwan's LED industry to benefit from global LED lighting brisk growth Citing estimates that the global LED lighting industry's output will grow by a compound annual rate of 32 percent between 2010 and 2020, the Alliance said the brisk growth will drive the sector's expansion in the next few years. In 2011, Taiwan accounted for about one-fifth of the production value of...

The City of Crystal Falls, Michigan retrofitted 40 250W metal halide (MH) decorative teardrop fixtures with Evluma’s 50W LED Clearlight Beacons along Superior Ave in the fall of 2012. And they are currently evaluating the 40W AreaMax for future projects. With the aid of Midwest distributor Resco, this is the second project that Evluma, an LED lighting manufacturer based in Seattle, WA, has worked on with the City of Crystal Falls. Dave Graff, City Electric Department Supervisor, chose the Short Beacon to match the burn center of the previ...

Carmanah has announced the resignation of Dr. Dave Green as a member of the Board of Directors effective December 31, 2012. Dr. Green is the founder (1995) of the business and remains an investor in the company. Rob Cruickshank, Chairman of the Company, states “David has remained very active and involved with the business throughout his board tenure. His presence in the board room will be missed." Cruickshank furthers, “In addition, David remains a meaningful investor and continues to be supportive of the company. We thank him for his contribution and w...

The European Union officially published regulations (EU) No 1194/2012, specific to directional light, light emitting diode lamp and related equipment of ecological design requirements , ErP directive (2009/125 / EC) will be formally implemented 20 days after the notification，apply to all European members. Requested by the manufacturers need, after tour workshops in Shenzhen and Xiamen, new ErP workshop will be held in Guangzhou on January18, 2013! The regulations apply to the following products: •    a) Directional lamps •   &nb...

Philips recently has unveiled plans for its first commercial OLED desk lamp.The company’s first OLED desk lamp Moorea, is an attempt to bring the technology to the desks of consumers. Moorea was designed by a young Berlin industrial designer named Daniel Lorch, who connected with Philips almost by chance. “Daniel visited one of our free OLEDs workshops, which we offer on a monthly basis for designers and architects,” Philips’s Dietmar Thomas tells Co.Design. “He came back to us with a clever design for a lamp with OLEDs. He ...

The Taiwan LED Streetlight Alliance recently was renamed as the Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to meet wider applications of LED lighting. Founded in 2008 with 30 members until the recent transformation, the streetlight alliance was supported by the government-backed Industrial Technology Research Organization (ITRI), while the new alliance has 31 members and two sponsors, including ITRI and the manufacturers from upstream, midstream and downstream sectors. According to ITRI, global LED-lighting market will post compound annual growth rate (...

Smart Home Labs have revealed the new RoboSmart wireless LED lighting system that enables users to control their lighting from their smartphones, tablet or computer using Bluetooth technology. Another lightbulb to be searching for funding underneath the Indiegogo platform, the RoboSmart is an energy-efficient Bluetooth Smart enabled LED lightbulb which allows anyone the ability to customise their lighting from anywhere thanks to apps for both iOS and Android, allowing users to use either a tablet or a smart phone....

LED MOTION SENSOR LIGHT ( Adapter power ) ITEM NO: PA36DC N.W.: 85g Size: 28* 28* 203 mm 2.0 Watt, 200 lm LED : Hight power white LED * 6 pcs Function: On/ Off/ Auto Indoor operation Light up of range: 3~5 M Delay time: 15 seconds Detection range: 3~5 M Detection degree: 90° at 25℃ * Rotatable * Automatic * Low power. * Rechargeable * Energy saving * Good sensitivity * Smart, Ultra mini * Daisy chain design (By wire or connected directly) * Portable light as a torch * Wireless, easy to install *...

The Dr.bright LED Reflector Series has many patents, like Heat dissipation design, Luminous structure design, Glare-free design .Thanks to these features ,the reflectors have low power consumption , high luminous intensity , nice light color and long lifespan . Besides, we use the newest high-tech power source and light source , offering stable working atmosphere and having much better lighting performance than any other LED reflector lamp. There are four beam angles(8,12,24,35)available in our reflector series, providing perfect light effect as you except. Extremlly en...

US chipmaker Marvell Technology faces having to pay one of the biggest ever patent damage awards. A jury in Pittsburgh found the firm guilty of infringing two hard disk innovations owned by local university Carnegie Mellon. It said Marvell should pay US$1.17 billion in compensation—however, that sum could be multiplied up to three times by the judge because the jury had also said the act had been “wilful.”  Marvell’s shares fell more than ten per cent. The maximum penalty would be close to the $3.96bn value of the company, based on its market capi...

After qualifying sapphire substrates at multiple LED chip companies, Jiangsu Trinity Material Co., Ltd. continues to further improve the efficiency of ARC Energy's CHES furnaces. ARC Energy is currently working on the upgrades to lower costs and increase equipment productivity." After our success in qualifying material at LED chipmakers, we are seeking further improvements in our efficiency," said Jamin Sheng, chief executive officer for Trinity Material. "Our partnership with ARC Energy will result in lower costs and increased equipment...

Philips continues to bring innovative LED technology into the lives of millions by lighting the world-famous Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball. New Year’s 2013 marks the 13th consecutive year Philips has served as the official Lighting Partner to the iconic Times Square Ball. The LED lighting on the Times Square Ball demonstrates the latest in innovative LED technology and ushers in a new era of lighting that delivers energy savings, greater light quality, longer bulb life, and dimmability to existing lighting fixtures. The same innovative technology...