Manufacturing spaces have drastically evolved from the dark conditions associated with the industrialism of past decades. Although these times were important to the development of western culture and wealth, they also hugely influenced the global warming crisis that we find ourselves in today. Businesses are now going the extra mile to be recognised as energy efficient.

New figures produced by climate charity 10:10 show a mass switch to LED street lights could save the UK’s councils over £200 million per year combined.

Leviton announced the opening of a state-of-the-art customer experience center, Leviton Live Dubai, located in the heart of the business district, Business Bay. The interactive venue is equipped with innovative technologies and solutions for a range of applications, including networking, structured cabling, Power over Ethernet (PoE), lighting controls, security, audio/visual, energy management, LED lighting, and more, presented to customers in a real-life, working environment.

Osram and the Technical Services Department of the office of the Vatican City State Governor are combining to undertake the new lighting program for St Peter's Basilica. 

For more than 20 years since Epistar’s founding in 1996, Epistar devoted considerable resources in developing its LED technology , and built a sizable patent portfolio around its innovations. To date, Epistar has over 4000 patents and patent applications.

Industrial gases supplier Praxair announced it has signed a long-term agreement to build, own and operate an air separation plant that will supply 700 tons per day of nitrogen to Samsung’s display manufacturing complex in Tangjeong, South Korea.

Harvard Technology will be unveiling the next generation of CoolLED driver range on at LUX Live 2017.

Visually impressive as the majestic oak tree, Meyda Custom Lighting presents the Greenbriar Oak 8-arm Chandelier and Oak Leaf & Acorn Chandel-Air. Meyda Custom Lighting is a Meyda Tiffany Company and a leading American manufacturer and designer of custom and decorative lighting.

LuxLive is Europe’s largest annual lighting event and is entirely free to attend.  It brings together the latest lighting technology and expert talks with a focus for 2017 on connected lighting and the exciting possibilities which are being opened up by new technology.  Lighting is changing – find out how at LuxLive. Simply register now for your free pass.   ...

   Revolution Lighting Technologies announced financial results for the third quarter (Q3) ended September 30, 2017.

KORE, Remoticom and LIGHTRONICS today announced a partnership to offer IoT-enabled global streetlights and outdoor lighting solutions as a key component of the increasingly “smart” city

Marking a milestone for its Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) business, Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. (AMEC) announced it has shipped 100 Prismo A7 MOCVD tool chambers since the product's introduction last year.

California-based lighting manufacturer LUX LED Lighting is excited to announce its partnership with nonprofit Unite to Light to give light to those in need this holiday season.

Velodyne LiDAR Inc. announced that it is partnering with YellowScan to integrate its VLP-16 Puck and VLP-16 Puck LITE LiDAR sensors into YellowScan’s Surveyor for a turn-key and reliable LiDAR system for demanding UAV applications.

SYLVANIA Automotive will debut its new LED low-beam line at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX), Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. (HPK) and Nichia on Oct. 11 have reached a basic agreement to build a wide-ranging collaborative framework leveraging the two companies’ proprietary optical and other technologies.

The Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) has kicked off today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). More than 2,660 exhibitors joined the fair, bringing state-of-the-art technology and the latest design trends to global lighting markets. Shanghai Wellmax Lighting Industry (WELLMAX), as the leading LED lighting suppliers is here to showcase its latest LED R&D innovations and products in hall 1D, booth C22.

The 19th Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition) 2017 will be held at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from Oct 27th to Oct 30th.

Philips Lighting seeks to expand its share in the construction of LED street lighting networks in India. A philips official revealed the company plans to replace over 30 million traditional street lamps with connectable LED street lights after winning a major part of government’s LED distribution scheme, covered Money Control.

Having successfully set up an office in Dubai early 2016, Sylvania has been one of the primary providers of metropolitan, architectural, theatrical and retail lighting solutions in the Gulf region’s for almost 2 years. Sylvania decided take part in the Light Middle East Exhibition to reaffirm its presence in the market, exhibit its wares under the tagline “Light your world”.

Varroc Lighting Systems has introduced Surface-LED, its latest innovation in exterior vehicle lighting systems, which brings together the appearance of OLEDs with the proven benefits of LED light sources. This cost-effective and reliable product will give OEMs more freedom to innovate in the design and functionality of exterior lighting than ever before.

Leyard and Planar, global experts in visualization products, announced they have expanded their presence in the United States by adding the assembly, configuration and testing of LED video wall products to their manufacturing facility in Hillsboro, Ore.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has unveiled a Diamond VisionTM at SOGO Department Store in Hong Kong’s iconic Causeway Bay that is expected to become Hong Kong’s largest and finest-resolution LED screen.

Apure, an innovator and manufacturer of state-of-the-art architectural lighting, launched the new MINUS product series. With an ultra-thin profile for minimal recess and an almost imperceptible aperture, the MINUS is designed to enable higher ceilings and architectural flexibility.

Seoul Semiconductor yesterday announced consolidated third-quarter revenues of KrW 305 billion. The rise in consolidated revenue was a result of strong sales of its differentiated technologies Acrich MJT, Wicop, UCD and filament LED. 

Liquidleds’ Flexible LED Filaments Light Bulbs debuted in the beginning of 2016 - replacement of Vintage light bulbs and postmodernism design style LED light bulb in Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2017 Spring Edition called “Bending LED Light Bulbs”.

LED driver supplier ERP Power LLC (ERP) announced the world’s smallest programmable output drivers with wireless communications for indoor lighting applications.

Velodyne LiDAR Inc., manufacturing 3D vision systems for autonomous vehicles, announced that it has more than quadrupled production for its high-performance LiDAR sensors to meet strong global demand. As a result, Velodyne LiDAR’s sensors are immediately available via distribution partners in Europe, Asia Pacific, and North America, with industry standard lead-times for direct contracts.

Cepton Technologies, Inc., a provider of 3D LiDAR sensing solutions for automotive, industrial and mapping applications, launched the SORA 200, its lightweight 3D LiDAR sensor, at the annual Commercial UAV Expo. SORA 200 delivers long-range, high-resolution and low-cost mapping capabilities to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

DENSO, Japan-based automotive technology, systems and components suppliers, today announced it has developed a thin-film transistor (TFT), liquid-crystal head-up display (HUD) to project critical driving information onto the windshield for drivers. This human machine interface (HMI) is the world's largest automotive head-up display with a nearly 24-inch projection. The product will be released in November 2017 and featured on the new 2018 Lexus LS.