2012-05-23

Oslux LED offers new design options for smartphones

New flash LED from Osram Opto Semiconductors harmonizes form and function Osram Opto Semiconductors has added a new type of LED to its well-known Oslux family. With flash applications compromises no longer have to be accepted – due to its specially shaped lens the Oslux LED can be discreetly fitted in the device. Thanks to its high output power the new LED is also capable of taking perfectly illuminated shots with cellphones. This means design and function of smartphones work together even more closely. Manufacturers of high-end smartphones often have to ...
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2012-05-15

Acuity Brands Launches ROAMview Lighting Control System

Acuity Brands Launches the ROAMview Lighting Control System, Extending the Company’s ROAM Roadway Technology into Site and Area Lighting   The ROAMview system provides property owners and small municipalities the ability to efficiently manage outdoor lighting using a wireless monitoring and control system.      Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI; “Company”), a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting and controls solutions, introduces the ROAMview™ lighting control system, an expansion of&n...
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2012-05-15

New Holophane® DualBay Electronic High Bay Offers Superior Performance for Retail and Commercial Lighting

Dual lamp technology, solid-state electronic ballast and a dedicated state-of-the-art thermal management system deliver better light quality, distribution and energy savings.   Building on the success of its comprehensive portfolio of high bay luminaires, Holophane® introduces the new DualBay electronic high bay luminaire to deliver superior quality lighting and energy savings to a wide range of high bay applications. The new electronic high bay luminaire uses dual lamp technology, solid-state electronic ballast and a dedicated state-of-the-art thermal management system &nda...
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2012-05-11

Dialight Launches First FAA-Certified L-864 Infrared LED Red Beacon

Latest Addition to Dialight’s Industry Leading Vigilant® Series LED Obstruction Lighting Portfolio Improves Visibility and Safety for Aviation Near Military Bases  Dialight (LSE: DIA.L) announced the availability of its new Vigilant L-864 Infrared (IR) LED-based Medium Intensity Red Beacon, the first FAA-certified product of its kind, incorporating both red and IR LEDs in a single unit. The IR integration ensures better visibility for aircraft pilots using Night Vision Goggles (NVGs) and Aviator’s Night Visio...
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2012-05-11

New GE Lumination LED Luminaires Stop Boring Ceilings Before They Start

Designers can dress bland commercial ceiling space in chic new style with Lumination™ Luminaires and other bright indoor LED ideas from GE Lighting Solutions. A Lumination slim suspended fixture and 1'x4' recessed troffer are now available to exquisitely attire office, retail or hospitality settings. Lumination Suspended Luminaire The Lumination Suspended fixture delivers remarkable light output in an ultra-thin, provocative design. Honored today as a recognized winner in the Next Generation Luminaires™ (NGL) 2012 Indoor Competition, linear...
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2012-05-10

Lithonia Lighting Launches the I-BEAM LED High Bay

The I-BEAM LED high bay luminaire is an affordable, configurable one-for-one replacement for fluorescent and HID fixtures. Acuity Brands, Inc. introduces the I-BEAM® LED high bay from Lithonia Lighting®. This LED solution is the latest addition to the I-BEAM family, the most widely specified high bay family in the industry. The I-BEAM LED luminaire offers higher quality illumination, longer life and consumes less energy than comparable fluorescent and HID fixtures. Plus, I-BEAM LED high bays provide a payback in as little as t...
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2012-05-09

Osram: Highest Power for Industrial Lasers

New laser bar series of Osram Opto Semiconductors with 200 Watt continuous power An extremely high efficiency of up to 65 percent at 200 Watt optical output power – these are the outstanding features of Osram Opto Semiconductors’ new laser bars. They can simplify the design of laser systems and reduce their cost. Laserline, one of the leading manufacturers of diode lasers for industrial material processing, now also makes full use of these advantages. Laser bars from Osram Opto Semiconductors are the core of the latest and most powerful fiber-coupled diode l...
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2012-05-09

Microsemi Unveils Ultra-fast-startup LED Driver for Linear Lighting Fixtures

New 30W Constant Current Driver Optimized for Residential and Commercial Lighting Applications Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today unveiled a new dimmable LED driver module optimized for worldwide residential, commercial and industrial light fixtures. The 30 watt (W) LXMG221W-0700030-D0™ LED driver enables start up times of 150 milliseconds (ms) or faster, closely emulating the "lights-on" performance of a typical incandescent...
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2012-05-09

A New 58 Watt LED Panel Light, the GL-PL0312 from GlacialLight

- Compact, efficient, long life LED panels for lower cost interior lighting GlacialLight, a division of experienced global technology leader, GlacialTech Inc., has launched the GL-PL0312 LED Panel Light, another outstanding addition to the popular GlacialLight's range of LED lighting products. This high efficiency 58W LED panel is an ideal replacement for older, less-efficient light sources. Its key advantages are surprisingly low energy and maintenance costs, thanks to LED technology which brings greatly reduced power costs, long life, and low heat. ...
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2012-05-08

Philips to Launch 23-watt LED Bulb to Replace 100-watt Incandescent

Philips is to launch a 23-watt LED bulb as bright as a 100-watt incandescent lamp this fall. The company will add to its EnduraLED line with a lamp that gives off almost 1,700 lumens, or about the amount of light as a 100-watt incandescent, and consumes 23 watts. The price isn’t disclosed but it is expected to be in the $40 to $50 range. This latest EnduraLED has a color temperature is a warm yellow at 2,700 Kelvin, is dimmable, and has a color rendering index of 80. The existing EnduraLED bulbs are rated to last nearly 23 years based on three hours of us...
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2012-05-08

Lumenpulse challenges fluorescent market with release of Lumenline linear LED system

Innovative slim system brings benefits of high quality LED lighting to offices and educational facilities Lumenpulse Inc. announced the release and availability of Lumenline™, a unique system of indoor linear LED luminaires introducing the benefits of high-quality LED lighting to commercial and institutional environments seeking lower energy and maintenance costs. Lumenline marks a significant breakthrough for LED technology, challenging the performance of traditional T5 HO fluorescent systems using a similarly slim 2-inch profile. Lumenline delivers 68 lumen...
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2012-05-08

RaviLights to Unveil Game-Changing LED Product Line at LIGHTFAIR® International

Extensive line of LED replacement lamps deliver crystal-clear illumination, long-life and energy cost savings RaviLights, an innovator of LED lighting products and associated technologies, today announced the introduction of their extensive line of LED-based replacement lamps made in the USA. Designed as direct, ready-to-plug-in retrofits for energy-hungry halogen, incandescent and comparable compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), the RaviLights product line includes the Rival™ PAR38, Pro™ MR16, Tradition™ A19, and Flame™ B10 series of la...
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2012-05-07

Everlight Electronics Announces New C52 COB LED Series

Perfect light source for directional and decorative applications with low thermal resistance and high performance Adding to the performance and popularity of Everlight’s 6.4W and 8W Chip-on-Board (COB) LED series, one of the highest CRI and highest efficiency COBs on the market, Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd. (TSE:2393) announces the brand new and smaller C52 COB LED series which is perfectly suitable for directional and decorative applications such as MR lamps and P35 bulbs at LIGHTFAIR International 2012 in Las Vegas/USA. For...
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2012-05-04

New Cree® LED Downlight Obsoletes Fluorescent Technologies

Eliminates Initial Cost Barriers and Continues to Drive LED Adoption   Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) introduces the industry’s first LED downlight designed to deliver specification-grade lighting performance with pricing to match the everyday price of incumbent technology fluorescent grade downlights. With initial models designed to replace 18 and 26 watt fluorescent downlights, the KR Series is at least 35 percent more efficient than incumbent fluorescents and is designed to last up to five times longer. “The innovative Cree KR Series truly...
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2012-05-04

Intematix ChromaLit Contour Enables LED Replacement of 100-Watt Incandescent Light Bulb

Remote Phosphor Product Creates Omni-Directional, High-Quality Light Scalable to all Wattages at Lower Cost, on Display at LIGHTFAIR   Intematix Corporation, a leading innovator of patented phosphors and phosphor components for high-quality LED lighting, announced the availability of ChromaLit™ Contour.  Lighting manufacturers can implement ChromaLit Contour to produce 60, 75 and 100 watt-equivalent omni-directional light in an LED system.  Intematix also offers A Lamp reference designs for these systems.   Intematix&rsq...
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2012-05-03

Hubbell Outdoor and Spaulding Lighting introduce Solar Lighting Solutions for Popular Outdoor Applications

Sustainable Solar Lighting Solutions now available for general outdoor applications with a selection of the most popular Hubbell Outdoor and Spaulding Lighting products   As a leader in the commercial outdoor market, Hubbell Outdoor Lighting & Spaulding Lighting are pleased to announce Solar Lighting solutions are now available for area/site, roadway, floodlighting, pathway and wall/ceiling applications.  The addition of solar powered lighting solutions to the Hubbell Outdoor and Spaulding Lighting brands of Hubbell Lighting provides another sustainable...
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2012-05-02

Case Study: Dialight Provides a Clever Lighting Solution for Denver’s Fox31 Parking Garage

Installation Snapshot • Retrofit installation • (147) 80W LED Low Bays • Replaced 175W metal halide • Delivered light: ~ 20 Footcandles • Payback: 3 years • Received over $10,000 in energy efficiency rebates Plagued by seemingly never-ending light maintenance in its two-deck parking garage, Denver’s Fox31 television news station has put an end to the incessant bulb and fixture changes and saved thousands of dollars in the process by converting to new high-efficiency DuroSite® LED Low Bay luminaires from ...
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2012-04-24

High Power Diode for Laser Projectors

Blue laser diode with high optical power from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors With the new high power laser diode PL TB450, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors strengthens its leading role in lasers on indium-gallium-nitride basis. Mounted in a compact TO56 package, the blue laser diode features an optical power of 1.4 Watt (W). Thus it is particularly suitable for high-quality projectors in the professional field. Other applications for this high power component reach from laser systems for stage and decoration illumination to medical applications. Professional projectors ...
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2012-04-17

Khatod Introduces PIXEL Optical Reflector Systems for High Brightness LEDs

The latest evolution in LED Technology has resulted in new High Brightness LEDs which allow a huge variety of new and innovative applications in Lighting. As any evolution, the high luminosity delivered by these LEDs of new generation is not without difficulties and  requires the employment of new technologies so to achieve a superior optical performance. Khatod boasts a great expertise in optical design based on extensive testing and experimentations; most of our  technologies are created by our team of engineers who develop our new technically unique product...
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2012-04-17

Khatod Optoelectronic Introduce PL50SIL for High Brightness LEDs COBs at Light+Buliding 2012

Khatod Optoelectronic announced the creation of PL50SIL, the most innovative Ultra Clear Silicone Optic for High Brightness LEDs COBs. Khatod Optoelectronic, pioneer of innovative applications in LED technology since 1985, was selected as official demonstrator for the entire process running from the project to the manufacturing of PL50SIL at MACSPE 2012, Italy,  exhibition dedicated to the new technologies applied to the production processes. In the Demo Unit named “From Project to Object”, inside the exhibition, Khatod carried o...
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2012-04-17

Veeco Introduces SPECTOR-HT Ion Beam Deposition System

Industry's Highest Throughput System for Precision Optical Thin Film Applications At the SPIE Photonics Europe Trade Show in Brussels, Belgium, Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO) today introduced the SPECTOR-HT(TM) Ion Beam Deposition (IBD) System. Used to create thin film coatings for the optical market, the SPECTOR-HT provides up to 400% increase in throughput, 300% increase in target utilization and 50% improvement in material uniformity compared to previous SPECTOR generations. In addition, the new system offers e...
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2012-04-17

austriamicrosystems launches ambient light sensor for intelligent daylight harvesting

TSL4531 drives added capabilities for commercial lighting manufacturers austriamicrosystems (SIX: AMS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of high performance analog ICs, introduced at the Light+Building exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, today its TSL4531 ambient light sensor device family, which enables sophisticated daylight harvesting  for intelligent lighting systems and luminaires. The sensor family – developed by TAOS, the leading global supplier of intelligent light sensors acquired by austriamicrosystems in 2011 – offers a wide se...
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2012-04-13

Ledzworld launches MR16 – 7W Cree MT-G2with 550 Lumen

Ledzworld Technology, an innovative R&D and manufacturing company of high-end LED retro-fit lamps for professional users, launches its new LED retrofit MR16 , a low power-consumption 7W LED lamp  that produces an industry- leading  high output of 550 Lumen. The lamp has an efficacy of >78 Lumen/W at a colour temperature of 3000K. Just 2 days after Cree made its first official media announcement of a new lighting class LED designed for high-output small form factor directional lighting, Ledzworld launches the first lamp that integrates the latest...
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2012-04-13

Soleriq E LED for downlights with high performance requirements

First chip-on-board LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors Downlights provide high-quality background lighting in professional applications. These include shopping malls, offices, industrial buildings and high-end residential premises. The luminaires need a high luminous flux for their light to have the right effect. This is precisely what the new Soleriq series provides, the first chip-on-board LED from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors. Even at high application temperatures they create the basis for highly efficient luminaires with a luminous flux of 1500 lm to 4500 lm. ...
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2012-04-12

Cree Sets New R&D Performance Record with 254 Lumen-Per-Watt Power LED

Extends Leadership with Unveiling of Highest Efficacy Power LED LED lighting maker Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), delivers another industry first with a barrier-breaking 254 lumen-per-watt white R&D power LED. This significant milestone exceeds Cree’s previous R&D industry record of 231 lumens per watt and demonstrates Cree’s continued commitment to accelerate the adoption of LED lighting. Elements of Cree’s innovative SC³ Technology Platform, available today in Cree XLamp® LEDs, enable this record-breaking R&a...
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2012-04-12

GlacialLight Releases New T8 LED Tube Light Series Worldwide

Castor Series – 6 New Types in 2 Sizes GlacialLight, a sub-division of the experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., is pleased to announce a new T8 LED Tube Light Series – Castor Series. Available in two sizes (2ft” and 4ft”) with three color temperature variations (3000K, 4000K, and 6000K), the Castor Series is a simple and more energy efficient replacement for traditional T8 fluorescent tubes. Fitting standard G13 with an AC voltage of 100-240V, the Castor Series T8 Tube Lights are ideal for commercial, local, and...
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2012-04-11

KHATOD Optical Solutions for LED Lighting

The latest evolution in LED Technology has resulted in new High Brightness LEDs which allow a huge variety of new and innovative applications in Lighting. As any evolution, the high luminosity delivered by these LEDs of new generation is not without difficulties and  requires the employment of new technologies so to achieve a superior optical performance. Khatod boasts a great expertise in optical design based on extensive testing and experimentations; most of our  technologies are created by our team of engineers who develop our new technically unique products,...
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2012-04-05

HPL launched a series of COB LED packages meet Energy Star Specification

HPL(High Power Lighting) has recently launched a series of newly developed COB LED packages, the C40  (3~5W) , C70  (7~9W) and C90  (12~14W), which provide high output, efficacy and quality light that meet Energy Star Specification.   The C40, C70 and C90 were designed with HPL patented metal cooper substrate cost effective package technology, which offers not only higher light efficiency, higher thermal conductivity and excellent light quality, but also competitive price/performance. The outstanding characteristics of the COB ty...
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2012-04-05

EOI introduces the new Modular LED street light at Intertraffic Amsterdam

The design of EOI’s new Modular LED street light delivers over 85 lm/w fixture efficacy and excellent uniformity to the roadway illumination with great comfort and safety to the drivers and pedestrians. Excellence Opto, Inc. (EOI), a pioneer of SSL energy saving technology since 1995, is a vertical integrated manufacturer from optical, mechanical, electrical and thermal design engineering to manufacturing. EOI is pleased to introduce the new Modular™ LED street light at the Intertraffic Amsterdam and the coming Lightfair in Las Vegas. This superio...
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2012-04-05

Lextar to Launch High CRI and High Efficiency LED Light Module

Lextar Electronics Corporation (“Lextar”) announces its high CRI >95 and high R9(saturated red color) > 90 LED light module, while attaining high efficiency of 100 lm/ W at 2700K color temperature.  In addition, Lextar also unveils its high efficiency of 120 lm/W COB product for 60W incandescent bulb replacement solutions.   Lextar’s high CRI light module, using its in-house 5630 LEDs, can not only enhance color rendering quality to over 95 in a warm white color temperature of 2700K, but also have good saturated red color (R9) ...
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XLamp® XP-L Photo Red S Line LEDs Deliver High Efficiency for Horticulture Applications Revolutionizing Horticulture Lighting with Cree LED Cree LED is committed to delivering innovative lighting solutions for horticulture and agriculture,... READ MORE

For most of history, humans used flames to generate light. Eventually, they discovered that a super-heated metal element in a light bulb could produce useful illumination, only for this technology to be superseded by the LED. One common featur... READ MORE