Newly, Patlite has designed its new VE series LED display, which is boasted as a lean manufacturing tool for achieving ‘Kaizen’ on the factory floor. The new LED display is a simple, economical system for reducing down time and eliminating waste by keeping all of your production line in step for maximum output efficiency. Two models (1” or 4” character height) are available providing 3 lines of display showing goals, targets, progress, balance, and efficiency, as well as overall or piece-by piece times. 3 programmable DC24V outputs are provided...

It’s said that the Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) has intended to install solar-powered LED streetights in Gurgaon. HAREDA has also sketched out similar plans of setting up LED streetlight networks in 14 other districts of Haryana. HAREDA officials in Chandigarh, said that the agency was looking for private manufacturers of LED light systems in Haryana, and that the tender for the project has just been floated.  "We will get private firms to manufacture and install the lighting systems," said the offici...

Reportedly, GE Lighting has prepared to roll out a series of GE Energy Smart(R) LED incandescent replacement bulbs in next 16 months . The 13-watt GE Energy Smart LED, a dimmable 60-watt incandescent replacement bulb,will come first in this November. GE's 9-watt LED--a 40-watt incandescent replacement bulb and the world's first incandescent-shaped LED bulb to earn an ENERGY STAR rating--adds GE's outstanding dimming capability at the same time the 13-watt LED 60-watt replacement arrives on the scene. GE's dimmable 75-watt...

In regard to the replacement for 40W incandescent light bulbs, consumers can choose from not only 4.4W LED light bulbs but also 10W LED light bulb manufactured by Samsung. Samsung’s 10W LED light bulb with E27 socket can adequately replace 40W incandescent light bulbs, but falls short compared to the luminosity of 60W incandescent light bulbs. This new product, named Samsung LED A19, can achieve a 75% energy conversion rate with a lifespan of 30 thousand hours, a beam angle of 180 degree, a 550lm luminous flux and a 3000K color temperature (warm white light...

Reportedly, Thane, Kolkata and Haldia, the three cities of India ,have joined The Climate Group’s global LED project to replace existing streetlights with longer-lasting, high-efficiency LEDs. Thane arranges to install 314 LED streetlights, Kolkata expects to install 273 LED streetlights as part of a pilot program, and Haldia plans to put up 290 LED lamps. Asides from that, other Indian communities are also taking actions to promote the adoption of cleaner, more efficient lighting. Delhi has worked with India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (B...

City of Edmonton has made a LED retrofit, as one of Canada’s largest LED replacement programs. There are 4,500 modern lights will be installed this year after two years of tests. The move is expected to save at least $100,000 annually in electricity.The new fixtures will shine white rather than orange and focus all the light down to roads and sidewalks, unlike the old-style domes that allow it to scatter. LED equipment is being introduced as part of reconstruction in Capilano and West Jasper Place that finishes next year, along with 10 other neighbourhoods. ...

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. Veeco reports its results on a U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) basis, and also provides results excluding certain items. Please refer to the attached table for details of the reconciliation between GAAP operating results and Non-GAAP operating results. All results presented herein are for Veeco’s “Continuing Operations” which excludes the Metrology business sold to Bruker Corporation on October...

Recently, Bridgelux is announced to receive $60 million in venture capital -- funding ,aiming to bolster the East Bay cleantech company's quest to develop cheaper LED. According to the company, silicon-based production could slash the cost of LEDs by 75 percent. Therefore, instead of producing LEDs on more expensive sapphire surfaces, it hopes to use the cash to develop LEDs on silicon surfaces. The company's products include LED chips that deliver electrical impulses to activate a light bulb or other lighting device. Currently, it has raised $180 million...

Future Lighting Solutions and Philips Lumileds are pleased to announce free seminars throughout Asia, with overviews and demonstrations of illumination grade LEDs. These seminars will provide attendees with hands on demonstrations, and a chance to observe first hand the benefits and cost savings of these revolutionary innovations in lighting technology. Featured will be the new LUXEON A and LUXEON S, which have been hot tested and provide customers with “Freedom From Binning”. “The 2011 LUXEON RoadShow presentations are a great way...

Lumiotec announced it will start selling two OLED lamps in September 1st - in Japan, Europe and other countries. The first one is the Hanger - a portable lamp that comes in several colors (red, white, yellow, blue, yellow-green, pink, purple and silver) and has a really cool design:   The Hanger uses Lumiotec's 14.5x14.5 Square white OLED panels. The OLED features a color temperature of 4,900K, maximum luminance of 2,700cd/m2 and it consumes 9.5W. The price of the Hanger (including the controller, dimmer switch and AC/DC adapter) is ¥35,000 (or a...

Sources inform that on this Tuesday, LG Electronics gets together with its component-making unit, LG Innotek Co., to file a lawsuit in the No. 2 Intermediate People's Court of Beijing,  China against Osram and auto parts maker Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., seeking a ban on sales of Osram's LED products and Hella's headlamps in the Asian country. It is the latest development in a legal spat between South Korean and German firms over LED lighting technology. Osram wasn't immediately available for comment. According to LG , it also...

HongKong based LED screen manufacturer Lighthouse Technologies has introduced VideoBlades™ 12, a revolutionary large-scale LED display. Combining  with the technology from Lighthouse and Pix2o,VideoBlades™ 12 features a 12.5mm pixel pitch, modular LED screen that delivers superb image quality both indoors and outdoors. The new product comes in two formats, SkyRoll™ and GroundRoll™ which can deployed by rolling up or down from its patented rotating structure, just like a window shade. The modular format allows for the seamless forma...

Recently,the city of Cape Town has undertaken a LED lighting retrofit project at Cape Town Stadium to respond complaints about the wastefulness involved in fully illuminating the stadium. At a demonstration, the stadium’s lights were switched off with only the new LED lighting, plane warning lights and the fire escape routes being lit. Mayoral committee member for tourism Grant Pascoe said “This has given us a chance to look at other strategic assets such as the City Hall and the Good Hope Centre to retrofit with these lights as well and save money whi...

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI; “Company”), a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting and control solutions, is pleased to announce that it has supported a major lighting renovation project at Virginia Commonwealth University (“VCU" and the “University”) in its Office of Special Services for Students/Testing Center and Division for Health Science Diversity. The Company’s award winning Lithonia Lighting® RTLED™ luminaire was the primary fixture used in the project. The RTLED is a hig...

Reportedly, Dialight has received a Federal Supply Schedule contract from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA),enabling federal government agencies to buy Dialight’s US-manufactured LED fixtures for industrial lighting and streetlight applications . Initially, Dialight’s industry leading indoor and outdoor LED lighting fixtures will be listed on Schedule 56: Buildings and Building Materials/Industrial Services and Supplies, which includes energy-saving supplies and related services. Dialight’s contract number is GS-07F-0664X,...

Specialist manufacturer of solutions for light measurement Instrument Systems GmbH has closed another business year very successfully. The company has continued to extend its market leadership in LED metrology. Sales for the business year completed in June 2011 rose by 112% to 21.9 million euros – after 10.3 million euros in the business year 2009/10. A number of major contracts were responsible for this success, including a contract from a leading brand manufacturer of PCs and consumer electronics. The products from Instrument Systems are a benchmark for precision,...

Founded in Linkou Dist., New Taipei City, Taiwan in 2011, UWOOD is a solid wood furniture provider to offer high quality and stylish furniture, which is part of Order System Furniture group. Opening their biggest store in Taiwan, the flagship store in Lingou, UWOOD desired a lighting scenario as eye-catching and sophisticated, elegant as its brand. ARC provided the ideal solution: a total of 130 pcs of 5cm cluster installed at the signage displaying sparkling and glitter lighting effects created by the software. With its individually addressable LEDs, and a pixe...

The compact LEDGON 100 Goniophotometer from Instrument Systems was specially developed for analysis of the spatial radiation patterns from individual LEDs and small LED modules. The entire hemisphere can be measured in the forward direction of the LED. The angular resolution of 0.1° means that exact measurement values can be obtained for narrow-angled LEDs with excellent reproducibility. Combined with a spectroradiometer from Instrument Systems, all spectral parameters, for example color coordinates or color temperature can be measured as a function of angle...

July 27, 2011, News conference of “2011 Guangdong top 500 Enterprises Election” was held at conference center of Zhujiang hotel in Guangzhou. The meeting announced the lists of “2011 Guangdong top 500 Enterprises”, “top 100 manufacturing enterprises”,“2011 top 100 service enterprises”, “top 10 self-owned brand of Guangdong province”. With the leading industry scale, business revenue, brand value, public image, etc, Unilumin was selected as “2011 Guangdong top 500 Enterprises”, the total ranking is 34...

Digi-Key recently has launched TE’s innovative solid-state lighting solution,known as  the NEVALO SSL system , designed for LED lighting fixtures. The NEVALO system features over 60 LED Light Modules options, ranging from 300-to-3400 lumens, in form factors for popular lighting applications; optics in total internal reflection and reflector styles; drivers with constant current output, dimming-control capabilities and temperature monitoring; and a new ribbon-based, four-wire configuration wiring system that is physically keyed and colour coded for po...

South Carolina city of Greenville has made its first  LED streetlight program. Curently, the city has installed four different types of pedestrian fixtures designed by Hubbell Lighting in one city block. Cobrahead styled fixtures designed by GE Lighting will soon be installed. To complement downtown area’s pedestrian friendly zone, the light fixtures from Hubbell will be equipped with features such as dimming capabilities and movable shades. In the downtown region, there are a total of 1400 mercury vapor streetlights.And mercury vapor fixtures that needed ...

Fresno and Tempe Bollards now available in LED.   Spaulding Lighting, a Hubbell Lighting Inc. brand, is proud to announce that two of their popular bollard series, Fresno and Tempe, are now available with LED Lamp technology. Both bollard series feature a rotatable LED assembly that allows for easy adjustment to deliver both symmetric and asymmetric distributions.  At 40 watts of power, the energy-saving solid state lighting system delivers a superior walkway, courtyard or low level pedestrian lighting solution vs. a typical 100w PSMH bollard. The st...

Acuity Brands has introduced the Winona(R) Lighting Winline(TM) 607 LED Submersible Light, designed for decorative landscape applications. The Winline 607 LED Submersible Light is an LED linear water-cooled submersible luminaire. Available in various color temperatures and in sizes from 30" to 54" in length, the fixture delivers up to 1840 lumens per foot. According to the company, the Winline 607 LED Submersible Light incorporates a patent pending method called Cool Core Technology, used to keep the fixture from overheating. This technique ...

City of Boston is under the process of replacing more than 14,000 mercury-vapor street and roadway luminaires with Philips Hadco's New RX1 and RX2 LEDs. The LED's are expected to save the city approximately 8.9 million kilowatt hours of energy each year, yielding a savings of about $1.1 million annually in the cost of electricity.  The project also coincides with the release of the City's updated climate action plan, "A Climate of Progress," which calls for reducing citywide greenhouse gas emissions 25-percent by 2020. The RX1 is ba...

Under the Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE), or the International Commission on Illumination, Taiwan is about to strengthen its involvement in global solid state lighting norms and standards following the establishment of two technical committees, the Committee on Photometry of Curved and Flexible OLED and LED Sources and the Committee on Characterization of AC-Driven LED Products for SSL Applications. The establishment of two technical committees marks a milestone in Taiwan's participation in establishing global standards for S...

GlacialLight, a sub-division of the experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce that their well-designed, environmentally-friendly lines of LED lighting products are being used in numerous applications around the world and providing users with energy-saving light of the highest quality. In the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, Marrons Cake Factory has greatly benefited by replacing their traditional T8 tube lights with GlacialLight’s 595 x 595mm LED Panel Lights. Since the switch, Marrons has seen a 61% reduction in energy used for li...

Leotek Electronics USA Corp., a subsidiary company of LITEON, has received ISO 9001 certification for the company's American manufacturing facility, located in Milpitas, California. With this certification,Leotek will continue commitment to providing LED products of the highest quality, and clearly qualifies the company as a United States manufacturer of LED traffic signal modules. Leotek Electronics USA Corp., located in Silicon Valley, California since 1997, is globally recognized as a pioneer in LED technology....

Recently, Marl International is reported to receive a £2m contract from  Nokia Siemens Networks to supply status indicator LEDs for cellular base stations for the European and Chinese markets. Marl will provide a custom LED assemble which can tolerate the high levels of EMI characteristic of this kind of system. Other adaptations include a custom lens. The contract was won in partnership with Marl’s German Distributor, JK Defence and the customised LEDs are being assembled by Marl in the UK at Ulverston....

Dialight’s new StreetSense™ LED street lights have supported Historic Missouri City for an upgrade to its municipal lighting, replacing 104 high-pressure sodium street lights. As part of an overall plan to achieve more sustainable operations, officials secured a $190,000 grant to make energy-efficiency improvements to city-owned facilities. Part of the funding received through the EECBG was designated to replace 104 streetlights with LED street lights that would save the city money and free up precious resources to attend to other, more pressing issues be...

v2 Lighting Group Inc., presents the Tripod™ collection of luminaires suitable for inside, outside and seaside applications. Creating beauty from strength, Tripod is CNC machined from solid stainless steel, brass or aluminum and uses all stainless steel hardware. Available in a wide array of finishes, the collection includes indoor and outdoor wall sconces, pendants, landscape bollards and custom configurations. This versatility allows the lighting design to flow continuously from indoors to out and vice versa, creating cohesiveness throughout the project. v2 Lighting...