Soraa, an expert in high-quality LED lighting and illuminator of many the world’s most famous historical buildings, museums, hotels, and luxury retailers, announced that its LED lamps were selected to illuminate Mika Aoki’s stunning glass arts exhibition at the POLA MUSEUM ANNEX in Tokyo, Japan.

Kicking off on 9 June, the 22nd edition of the Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition (GILE) welcomed visitors for the four-day fair during which key industry players had the chance to explore the convergent future of the lighting industry. The fair maintained its position as an influential and comprehensive lighting and LED event by receiving strong industry support – support that was demonstrated by its largest visitor figures in recent years. The fair welcomed 156,898 visitors (2016: 145,080) – an increase of over 8% from last year’s exhibition – from 134 countries and regions. The top 10 overseas visitors were from Hong Kong, India, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, US, Thailand, Russia, Malaysia and Australia.

Premium Floor / Ground-recessed miniature luminary fixtures for decorative, architectural and scenographic lighting. 

A new 200 W LED driver from the ADVANCED range – a high-performance component for high-bay industrial luminaires – has been added to Tridonic’s industrial portfolio. The 0-10 V dimmable driver cannot fail to impress thanks to its unniversal input voltage range, IP 67 protection and high temperature resistance.

The U.S. Department of Energy's CALiPER program has released a new Snapshot report on LED downlights. Among the key findings of the Snapshot, which is based on DOE's LED Lighting Facts® database: The efficacy of LED downlights is lower than for most other product categories, although it's higher than for downlights using conventional light sources. About 50% of the downlights listed have a luminous efficacy greater than 70 lm/W, with only 2% above 100 lm/W. The mean efficacy for downlight luminaires only increased by 1 lm/W...

Osram continues its transformation by establishing state-of-the-art technology at its German sites, based on the key points set out in the ‘Zukunftskonzept OSRAM’ (“Future Concept OSRAM”) agreed to by the company and the employee representatives. The aim is to sustain the company’s growth path, which began two years ago with the launch of Osram’s ‘Diamond’ innovation and growth initiative. The transformation will also lead to changes in the employment structure in Germany. Overall, the number of jobs in Germany is set to increase over the coming years.

Access Fixtures releases a new class of double-coated, marine-grade, louvered LED bollard lights. These fixtures are part of the "MARI" family at Access Fixtures and are ideally suited for coastal environments and waterfront applications. Whether being installed near the ocean, docks, walkways, marinas, or lakeside areas, these lens-free, marine-grade bollards have an IP65 rating that makes them tough. The MARI bollards boast impressive efficacies and outputs at a terrifically low price. Their inner and outer marine-grade coatings mean they are able to stand up to salt spray and humidity for a long period of time. These LED bollards are available in 25w and 35w and Kelvin temperatures of 3000K, 4000K, and 5000K.

Amerlux has opened a state-of-the-art 7,000 square-foot showroom, lounge and conference area in its new corporate headquarters based in Oakland, NJ. Clients will learn firsthand how to realize the power of the latest technologies. The Amerlux Showroom will guide you through application, control, color tuning and warm dim real-life applications. Amerlux gives clients a space to build out their vision before the final design is inked. Deep dive into the new showroom, and research and test the latest fixtures, controls and technologies.

XtraLight Manufacturing, an expert in commercial LED light fixtures, has recently initiated an additional focus on data center LED lighting. This comes after research has found that data centers can reduce energy consumption by up to 40% just by applying best management energy-efficiency measures and strategies. More specifically, data centers can improve their power usage effectiveness (PUE) by up to 25% with energy-efficient LED lighting paired with sophisticated controls and sensors.

Blueview, a China-based flexible LED lighting product manufacturer, disclosed its new product LED Silicone Neonflex especially suitable for signage and architectural lighting. With the flexible nature of silicone, the LED S Neonflex series enable various design options and make possible a new generation of signage and architectural lighting. 

Tridonic is introducing a highly flexible driver range. Combined with the range of SLE LED spotlight modules it will make a perfectly matched system especially suitable for architectural lighting and illumination of retail spaces. With five pre-adjustable output currents, the drivers meet the requirements of a wide variety of applications.

Lumideco wall lights comprise of a range of functional decorative lamps, designer lights and architectural lighting products. The trending classy luminaries will make your places stand out from clutter and give you a different class. We believe this range will illuminate your spaces and add creativity to the way we illuminate walls.

Whilst there is a wide variety of standard sizes and standard powers and outputs of LED modules available on the market, most luminaire designers would agree that bespoke made-to-measure LED modules are preferable from a performance and design perspective.

Access Fixtures releases new low-cost LED round wall lights built for efficiency, quality assurance, and reliable performance. The exterior-grade CIRC family offers a range of IP65 and IP67 fixtures that are ideal for recreational facilities, natatoriums, locker rooms, walkways, and more. The CIRC round wall lights can also be used as canopy lights and in many small or large commercial, industrial, or hospitality applications.

Peoples Electric Company, a full-service electrical and building controls contractor, introduced its Unity Connected Building Intelligence smart lighting and building automation solution. Instead of approaching lighting, HVAC and other major building functions separately, Unity offers a single technology platform for HVAC and lighting controls with a front end that can integrate with access control, low-voltage communications, fire alerts and renewables, among other building systems. Unity leverages the latest in money- and energy-saving LED lighting and controls with the data-sharing capabilities and scalability of the Internet of Things (IoT).

EarthTronics, dedicated to developing innovative energy-efficient lighting products that provide a positive economic and environmental impact for its customers, now offers a new high-performance T8 double-end direct-wire LED Type B, 15-watt EarthBulb that provides greater than 60 percent energy savings

AVX Corporation today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Transportation, Sensing & Control division (hereinafter called TS&C), from the UK company, TT Electronics PLC.

Lektron LED Technologies, expertizing in border LED lighting solutions, announced it has reached a significant milestone in its long-standing relationship with Burger King, delivering its red LED light band to the 5,000th restaurant in North America.

Plessey today announced that it is extending its LED product portfolio into a variety of mid-power LED packages. Plessey now offers lighting equipment manufacturers a complete and competitive portfolio of solid-state lighting products and solutions for all general illumination market applications.

Recently, Osram Lighting Solutions presents the SIMPLITZ LED Floodlight series at their new product introduction road shows across APAC. Based on Osram's industry-leading technology, SIMPLITZ products offer excellent energy savings, higher reliability, longer lifetime and professional lighting experience than traditional floodlights, and are ideal for façade, building illuminations, flood lighting, and area lighting, as well as billboard illumination.

Feit Electric, a leading global lighting manufacturer and pioneer in energy efficient lighting, announced the availability of its IntelliBulb LED energy-saving lighting solutions with effortless customization and problem-solving capabilities.

Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc. ("Revolution Lighting"), a global provider of advanced LED lighting solutions, today announced that since the opening of its state of the art Simi Valley production and warehouse facility in March 2017, the Company continues to penetrate the federal and military sector through energy savings performance contract wins (ESPC), producing more than 205,000 (BAA) and Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliant LED tubes for federal and military lighting projects. 

This summer, Ledvance is launching its current range of mobile and functional luminaires, offering a huge number of smart functions and useful design.

As the world of LEDs continue to evolve, manufacturers are fervently trying to get the latest technologies in the hands of consumers. But with a flood of options, end-users are oftentimes inundated with gadgets that have short shelf lives or half-heartedly address their lighting goals. For designers and architects in need of creating flexible spaces, address human-centric lighting and more, USAI Lighting serves up advanced tunable white lighting to address a variety of lighting goals all in one fixture. Check out the below options to harness a host of lighting benefits.

Zumtobel Group, a leading supplier of innovative lighting solutions and services, has been announced as the official lighting partner for the new North London stadium of English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur.

Keeping with its long-standing tradition of cutting-edge, education products, the National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors (NAILD) has opened registration for its much-anticipated Lighting Specialist-Controls certificate training program, the organization announced today.

Foreverlamp has expanded their LED High-Bay Series with a new Industrial LED high-bay fixture designed to withstand wet, dusty and harsh industrial environments. The new HB Industrial Series fixture is IP66 rated and UL listed for wet conditions and provides a super high efficiency high-bay lighting solution with up to 30,000 lumens.  The rugged, low-profile design is ideal for applications where oil, dust and water are an issue for lighting fixtures.

The Energy Department is announcing funding for seven R&D projects that will support key scientific advancements in solid-state lighting (SSL) technology. The projects will help accelerate the development of high-quality light-emitting diode (LED) and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting products that can significantly reduce energy costs for American families and businesses by using less electricity than products currently in use, and ensure that the U.S. remains a global leader in SSL innovation.

Hubbell Lighting, expertizing in lighting innovation, introduced a groundbreaking new LED product that solves a critical dilemma in a number of major industries. By applying the physics of the “Stokes Shift” effect, the new SpectraLoc™ LED blue spectrum suppression highbay from Hubbell Industrial Lighting converts harmful blue light under 500 nanometers to green and yellow light.

The Merivaara Q-Flow surgical light improves the working environment in operating rooms, and also offers a new way to reduce the risk of infections.