U.S.-based Seesmart, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc. (RVLT), has received a $5 million order for LED lighting products with a total potential value of $10 million.   These LED products manufactured by Seesmart will be installed in retail stores, office complexes, warehouses and storage facilities within the first quarter of 2013. And Revolution Lighting Technologies expects to receive a second order totaling $5 million immediately thereafter. According to Ken Ames, Director of Sales for Seesmart, “We are...

Intematix has announced availability of its reference design for a low cost, high light quality and efficient LED high bay lighting system using remote phosphor technology. Intematix remote phosphors convert light from blue LEDs into white light up to 30% more efficiently than conventional white LEDs. As a consequence of increased efficacy, remote phosphor reduces costs for lighting systems by implementing fewer LEDs and other components and by cutting power consumption. The new 22,000 lumen light engine, based on a novel architecture, exceeds performance levels of traditi...

- Energy-efficient indoor ceiling lighting for hanging, on-ceiling and in-ceiling mounting - GlacialLight, a division of the Taiwanese technology manufacturer, GlacialTech Inc., has announced the new recessed GL-TL0606 LED Troffer Light with embedded driver, which has now joined the company's popular range of LED lighting products. GL-TL0606 is available with either a 30W or 50W AC-input and has a highly adjustable patented mounting solution. Thanks to its configurable patented mounting solution, GL-TL0606 can be used in a variety of global usage...

Product Specifications: Product Features: Superior Technology in Lens design, able to focus and control the LED rays to specific area, reduce wastage of energy on stray light. Generally in the market, other LED products look bright but the actual surface lux is low and high glare. Example: The Moon and Star look bright but unable to illuminate the walking surface High Energy efficiency, with low power input to illuminance/m2, reducing earth natural resources with maximum energy saving results. Reduce number of replacement lamp in longer operation...

Samsung Electronics sets to stop manufacturing LCD TV in 2013. Coming on the heel of stopping LCD TV production line in South Korea, the company continues to close LCD TV productions in Mexico, Hungary, Slovakia, Russia as well as Vietnam , and instead of making LED TV.

Emerge Lighting, a division of DDP, has developed a TRIAC dimmable line voltage linear lighting fixture optimized for continuous surface grazing and wall-washing applications. Designated WashGrazeLVD, the low-profile LED lighting fixture offers seamless light quality and substantial energy savings for new installations and lighting retrofits requiring high-efficacy white light. Designed to operate from 120VAC to 277VAC without remote drivers, the WashGrazeLVD features advanced internal circuitry to allow it to dim smoothly with either leading-edge (forward p...

New lighting releases blend rustic/feminine, sculptural and playful elements Troy Lighting, well-known for creating “sophisticated casual” designs, is proud to announce the launch of its winter 2013 indoor collections. The new designs debuted at the Dallas International Lighting Market on January 17-21, 2013. All of the pieces stay true to Troy Lighting’s transitional aesthetic roots, yet break new ground by creatively juxtaposing rustic and feminine elements, delving into artistic/sculptural lighting and even celebrating science and the great Albert Einste...

2013 Lighting for Tomorrow Competition Launched! Lighting for Tomorrow launched its 11th consecutive annual competition at the Dallas Market, January 17-20. For the first time, Lighting for Tomorrow will award bonus points to lighting designed to meet the needs of the growing senior market and invite organic light emitting diode (OLED) luminaires to submit as part of the solid state lighting competition. Lighting for Tomorrow will also continue to build on the momentum from previous competitions for lighting control products including stand-alone, system-based and...

British industrial design company Therefore have developed LED-powered GravityLight, to ensure the world’s developing countries have access to affordable and safe lighting. The GravityLight was designed by Therefore directors Martin Riddiford and Jim Reeves. And it is designed to be suspended from a ceiling or wall in a home. Using a nine-kilogram bag of sand or rocks, a piece of rope can be pulled through a mechanism which generates electricity.  The LED light works on the gravitational pull from the lamp and once the bag of sand is pulled; a three s...

The International Trade Commission has upheld a General Exclusion Order recommended by an administrative judge regarding film, video and photographic LED lighting product patents held by Litepanels, Inc. of Van Nuys, California. The Vitec Group owns Litepanels, as part of its Videocomm division. The commission blocked 14 LED competitors like Cool Lights, Flolight, Ikan, Prompter People, Elation Lighting, Fotodiox, Visio Light, Stellar Lighting and six other lighting companies from importing rival designs without paying licensing fees to Litepanels. ...

Contemporary white and clean style,size varies from 2 inch to 8 inch, using co-fin technology, optional CRI and dimmability for domestic and commercial lighting; LUXX Light Technology is now presenting 2013 LED Downlight series. Our standard CRI downlight renders mellow and comfortable light output, suitable for domestic lighting; while High CRI option suitable for popping out thecommodities. The uncommon mini2 inchdownlight especially suitable as cabinet display lighting. Specification Light source: SMD 5630 Sizes: 2 / 2.5 / 4 / 6 / 8 inch  Power...

TTH-LED was first company obtained"LED spheroid illumination light fixture"patent and along with the high specification chip which can achieve the uniform and soft light effect that remains harmless to human eyes. The spheroid light fixture also has a wider emitting angle. Its appearance and luminance are much better than the traditional bulbs and the spheroid light fixture allows better energy conservation. TTH-LED also developed the patented “channel” heat dissipation module which effectively decreases the  temperature of LED chips, and thus e...

Recently, one more tube light of SPARK passed the VDE (  Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker)authentication. Over the years, relying on its continuous innovation and unremitting efforts, Spark has grown up as benchmarking brand in LED industry. While constantly consolidating and strengthening its domestic leadership, SPARK is positively exploring an overseas high-end market. Spark, successfully passing a series of strict and authoritative international authentications, can participate the international competition on a higher platform.   Previously, all th...

IKEA has intended to sell only LED lighting in its stores by 2016. “No more halogen. No more Sparsam low-energy bulbs. No more fluorescent lights. We’re putting all our development and design efforts behind LEDs because we think  everyone  should be able to afford to illuminate their lives with the most sustainable lighting available.” IKEA argues that LED bulbs don’t get warm – though that feature  must be design specific, judging from the massive heat sinks that other LED light bulb producers like 3M, Insignia (B...

Japanese companies from Tamura Corp and Koha Co Ltd have created a white LED using gallium oxide (β-type Ga2O3) and exhibited it at Lighting Japan 2013 from Jan 16 to 18, 2013. The LED consists of a blue LED chip made on a β-type Ga2O3 substrate by using GaN-based semiconductor and  a fluorescent material. Compared with a case where a common blue LED chip formed on a sapphire substrate is used, the new LED realizes a higher optical output. At the show, Tamura and Koha showcased two kinds of white LEDs that use 0.3 x 0.3mm and 2 x 2mm...

Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE), announced revenue of $346.3 million for its second quarter of fiscal 2013, ended December 30, 2012. This represents a 14% increase compared to revenue of $304.1 million reported for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 and a 10% increase compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2013. GAAP net income for the second quarter was $20.4 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, an increase of 69% year-over-year compared to GAAP net income of $12.1 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2012. On a non-GAAP basis, net income for...

UK UV technology developer Integration Technology Ltd (ITL) has introduced an LED variant to its heritage SubZero UV lamp range providing class leading high power output for an air-cooled system.   A dedicated curing system for wide format inkjet printers, the new Subzero LED (above) offers ground-breaking performance for air-cooled LED technology combined with the architectural pedigree, features and benefits of the UK-based company’s 2005 launched SubZero UV lamp range.   Key features align the brand’s reduced footprint, low weight ...

Researchers from Boston University have invented a unique way of using LED lights to transmit location information to mobile devices within buildings.   Researchers Dan Ryan and Aaron Ganick’s start-up, ByteLight, is based entirely around proprietary software that can accurately map the inside of buildings using only LED lighting to transmit location information. with the trend toward LED lighting replacing fluorescents in many buildings throughout the world, and the continued growth of mobile smart devices, LED lights that broadcast location data can he...

Care-A-Lot Pet Supply reduces energy use and effectively highlights merchandise with integrated LED lighting and digital controls.  Leading Virginia pet retailer, Care-A-Lot® Pet Supply, installed more than 200 indoor and outdoor LED luminaires and poles and digital controls from Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI) in its new 20,000-square-foot facility in Virginia Beach, Va. A combination of Lithonia Lighting®, Winona® Lighting, Gotham®, and Sensor Switch® LED lighting and controls solutions work seamlessly together to highli...

Recently, the lighting sector has urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR program to address light quality, specifically color rendering, in its new lamp specification, in a bid to ensure the long-term success and widespread market adoption of LED lamps. In addition to Soraa, the California Lighting Technology Center; Drs. Shuji Nakamura and Steven DenBaars; the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD); Northeast Utilities Companies (NSTAR); and lighting designer Chip Israel as well as a num...

The latest in cutting-edge video display technology will be showcased at this year’s Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show with the unveiling of two next generation LED display screens from one of Europe’s leading manufacturers, EKTA. Exhibiting at ISE, which is being held at RAI in Amsterdam from 29-31 January, EKTA will be launching its state-of-the-art iLVM 4C-Qs LED-Wall Indoor series and LVM 6C-Q LED-Wall Outdoor series, both of which are designed and built at EKTA’s facility in Ukraine. Further technologic...

TerraLUX Inc.’s Line Voltage Linear LED Engine has received the European ENEC Mark, which is the high quality European Mark for electrical products that demonstrates compliance with European standards (EN). The Line Voltage Linear LED Engine is tested according to EN 62031:2008 (Ta 55°C Tc 85°C). Additionally, the Line Voltage Linear LED Engine has also received UL certification (UL recognized component (cURus) and UL Certified retrofit kit under UL1598C) making it a global replacement lighting solution for incandescen...

Veeco has received an order for multi- and single-chamber TurboDisc® MOCVD Systems, including the new MaxBright® M™, from KaiStar Lighting Co., Ltd., a joint venture between Epistar Corporation and Shenzhen Kaifa Technology Co., Ltd., which is based in Xiamen, China and began LED production in 2012. The systems will be added to KaiStar’s existing fleet of Veeco MOCVD systems as part of their 2013 capacity expansion plan. MJ Jou, President of Epistar Corporation commented, “This latest capacity expansion in Xiamen i...

BE-LED Co., Ltd. has accumulated abundant construction experiences in public facilities, and play an important role in many Taiwan governmental streetlamp outsources construction,It also installed streetlamps in college and university, the feedbacks were all admiration. Our products are also CNS, CE and FCC certified internationally, the modeling of our productions is also well-designed, which makes streetlamp not only streetlamp but also a décor. It’s doubtless that our excellent performance and quality are the best choice in nowadays LED lighting mar...

MAZeT GmbH - a leading provider of Electronic Design and Manufacturing Services - presents new JENCOLOR products for measuring tasks in the fields of colorimetry and LED light. The new products include the MTCSiCF color sensor for photometry and colorimetry, the MCDC04 sensor signal amplifier with an I²C interface and the MTCS-INT-AB3 sensor board for light applications. The JENCOLOR color sensors in conjunction with the signal ICs are very well-suited to the temperature and long-term stabilization of LED light, colorimetry tasks ...

American GreenPower Inc. (AGP) is an international importers, manufacturers, suppliers and distributors of renewable energy lighting solutions, focused on providing energy efficient indoor and outdoor lighting, LED sensor applications for commercial and industrial uses. Our commitment to focus on our customers to provide tailor-made specifications and our proprietary LED lamp solutions, electronic sensors. We offer a wide range of lighting contractors, distributors, designers and professionals who are keen on finding alternatives to energy-efficient lighting products. ePow...

Japan's LED lighting market is expected to account for around 40% of the global LED lighting market from 2012-2013 with penetration rate expected to exceed the global penetration rate, according to Toshiba Lightech. Furthermore, thanks to rapid decreases in price and market growth in Europe, the US, and China, the CAGR of the global LED lighting market from 2010-2020 to reach 31%, Toshiba Lightech adds. According to president and CEO of Toshiba Lightech, Tooru Shibuya, the firm introduced LED light bulbs in 2009, and in 2011, the LED light bulb ...

LEDs set to eclipse fluorescents in lighting industry. Although priced at around 20 times more than the incandescents, LED lighting bulbs last much longer and use far less electricity, a savings that homeowners are beginning to recognize.   As retailers like Home Depot and Lowe's sell LED bulbs aggressively and manufacturers improve the technology, prices for them are falling steadily. In addition, because the light in LED bulbs comes from chips, companies have been able to develop software applications that let users control the bulbs, even change the color o...

InfiniLED claims its latest MicroLEDs (µLEDs) have set up the highest recorded for a commercially available LED type device, with a light output density of more than 300 W/cm2. The device can produce up to 1mW of light from a single 20µm pixel at 405nm. The MicroLED combines the benefits of a laser and a LED to produce ultra-high light output. The MicroLED provides the wavelength flexibility, drive characteristics and simplicity of a LED as well as the power and collimated beam of a laser. The ability to produce such light intensity and ...

CFL bulbs contain mercury and when they break in your home a tiny amount of mercury will be released and become a more or less permanent part of your environment. Here’s a little taste of what Health Canada has to say about the dangers of mercury: If mercury is burned, heated, sprinkled or spilled in the home, a poisonous gas can be produced, requiring a clean-up procedure. Your first instinct when you break one of those coiled CFL light bulbs will be to get out the vacuum cleaner. Don’t. Here’s what Health Canada suggests: The amount of mercury found...