Digital Lumens has announced the launch of a strategic partner program that will bring the proven advantages of integrated intelligence – energy efficiency, flexibility and fine-grained control – to the full range of commercial and industrial lighting applications.   “Our vision has always been to make every light intelligent, which drives radical energy efficiency and builds a platform for distributed building intelligence,” said Brian Chemel, Founder and CTO of Digital Lumens. “By extending the LightRules management platform and our unique...

Luxim Corporation is to show its latest Light Emitting Plasma  2.0 Technology at LIGHTFAIR 2013. They’ll be displaying their latest LEP 2.0 technology at the show, including groundbreaking new SMART chip technology that advances their product lines with additional benefits, and the new STA75 lamp, which replaces a 750W Metal Halide system with 40% energy savings and 4X lamp life. In addition, they'll display a selection of OEM fixtures like the BLP1000, a new high mast luminaire by Bright Light Systems. Visit at booth #3011 and s...

The future of lighting unfolds at the Lighting Inspirations experience center at Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) booth #801 during LIGHTFAIR® International in Philadelphia. Tours of the Lighting Inspirations experience center will run every 20 minutes during exhibit hours, April 23 – 25, 2013. Lighting Inspirations will take participants on a journey to understand the future of lighting including technological advances, environmental consciousness and expected changes in the industry. The tour explores the newest lighting opportunities created by i...

Visitors attending the 2013 Lightfair International Show at the Philadelphia Convention Center will be introduced to a broad range of new, high performance lighting products from Lighting Science Group Corporation® (OTCQB: LSCG). The Lighting Science booth (number 1715) will showcase products that are cutting-edge, environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient that supports their mission of unleashing the science of light to make people and the planet look, feel and heal better. Products on display will include: Definity™ high performance Gimbal PAR...

LEDinside, a research division of Trendforce indicated that benefiting from the advance stocking of the backlight supply chain, listed Taiwanese LED manufacturers achieved a total revenue of 9.39 billion NTD in March of 2012 (+35.1%MoM，+19.5%YoY). In March of 2013, listed Taiwanese LED chip manufacturers achieved a revenue of 3.77 billion NTD (+38%MoM，+15.4%YoY), while listed Taiwanese LED package manufacturers achieved a revenue of 5.62 billion NTD (+33.2%MoM，+22.4%YoY). According to LEDinside,It is clear that due to stocking in the backlight market has broughtand numerous commercial lighting orders,; according to LEDinside, demands are expected to extend to 2Q132 and enhance growth momentum in the LED market.

 Bridgelux, a leading innovator and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, announced today the commercial availability of the VeroTM LED array, an innovative solid state light source that makes quality lighting easy.  All form factors of Vero LED arrays are now commercially available and shipping to customers and distribution partners worldwide. Vero will also be showcased at the LightFair International exhibition April 23-25 in Philadelphia.  “The immediate and wide scale adoption of Vero is the tangible and powerful result......

  ADvantage LED Signs spokesperson Richard James announced the completion of multiple Military LED Signs and installation at multiple gates for Ft. Gordon in Augusta, GA. The LED billboards will be used for advertising community events and special messages for the base and surrounding areas. The US ARMY's Fort Gordon installed three new ADvantage LED Signs. At approximately 8’ x 18’, in dazzling 10mm iPixel full color resolution, these billboards will increase communication and awareness to their Service Members. The L...

On March 23, 2013 Green Ray LED Lighting a California/New York start up reached a milestone in the LED lighting world with the introduction of 173 Lm/W LED’s T8 lamp. US Department of Energy through its program “Lighting Facts” issued the label to Green Ray LED’s T8 lamp and the lamp became as of today the world’s most energy efficient light approved by DOE. Independent test results concluded to date, no others have surpassed its standing 173 Lumens per Watt. This is a global record in efficiency for this type of ligh...

The Chinese government views the growth of the LED industry as a national security matter. As a result, it is driving a vast LED manufacturing effort and offering subsidies from central and local government agencies to help build its own LED industry. In 2010, China embarked on an ambitious “Many Cities, Many Lights” program for streetlamp lighting to help its own LED industry. China has been in the LED bulb business for more than a decade but has more recently concentrated its efforts to acquire LED growth and manufacturing know-how.   Chine...

In order to meet the growing demand for sustainable lighting, Technology Foundation STW and Philips have taken the initiative to form the ‘Advanced Sustainable Lighting Solutions’ partnership. With eight recently approved research project proposals, the program is now officially launched. The aim of these projects is to develop innovative, efficient lighting that will also be available for new applications. The five-year program has had the sum of three million euros allocated to it: each of the partners will pay half. The initial results are expected in 2014.&n...

 Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) today announced the Marvell 88EM8183 deep dimming single-stage AC/DC LED driver integrated circuit (IC) will power Samsung Electronics’ new suite of LED retrofit bulbs. Announced in February 2012, the 88EM8183 LED driver IC delivers the highest compatibility of wall dimmers, the lowest component count in the industry and supports many of the world’s lighting standards, making it a premier solution for OEMs across the globe. Scheduled to be in retail stores next month, Samsung’s new Marvell-powered products will include A19, bulged reflector (BR) and parabolic aluminized reflector (PAR) bulbs.

  Panasonic is planning to donate up to 100,000 of its solar LED lanterns to people without electricity in several countries in Africa and Asia by 2018, the 100th anniversary of the company's founding.   The initiative, dubbed the 100 Thousand Solar Lantern Project, will see Panasonic donating its solar technology to electricity-deprived communities in developing countries, mainly in Asia and Africa. In February, the company donated 3,000 of its compact solar lights to NGOs working in Burma in south-east Asia. Panasonic has also donated 5,00...

The US professional lighting journal Architectural SSL Magazine has awarded Osram Opto Semiconductors for the third time in a row as winner of the Product Innovation Award in the category Market Leadership.The award also honours the work of Jianzhong Jiao, who as Director of Regulations and Emerging Technologies at Osram Opto Semiconductors has made a significant contribution to establishing industry standards for LED testing. The Market Leadership category includes five sub-categories in which awards are given. Osram Opto Semiconductors is the 2013 ...

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) will hold a Technology Tuesday educational series on April 23 at Lightfair International (LFI) 2013 in Philadelphia. Technology Tuesday will explore advanced technologies that are paving the way for solid-state lighting. “The purpose of LFI 2013 is to pair industry experts with lighting professionals to help advance the lighting industry,” said Steve Lydecker, Acuity Brands Senior Vice President of Technology.  “Technology Tuesday allows attendees to learn about revolutionary technologies and take an...

  Germany's Osram is launching a new LED light bulb that costs less than 10 euros ($13.10) to battle rivals, such as Cree and Samsung Electronics, for a share of the fast-growing market.   LED - known for lighting flat ,screen televisions and tablet PCs ,LED are increasingly replacing other lights in homes, stores and on streets because they use less energy and are more durable. But they cost much more than incandescent bulbs or compact fluorescent lights, putting off consumers from buying LED lighting for their homes.   A spokesman for O...

Audi’s LED headlights are reported to be recognized by The European Union as an energy efficient technology that can help cars reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions. According to a press release from Audi (media credentials required), LED headlights can achieve this greater fuel efficiency because they use less power– a little more than half what traditional halogen lights on low beam setting would use. The EU Commission found in its studies of the technology that LED headlight-equipped vehicles emit 1.61 fewer grams of carbon dioxide per mile than...

FZLED, has announced the ultra-compact portable torch FZL-2110. With the compact size and elegant design, the 1W LED light emits 70 lumen of Nichia, is designed to be a portable light for any portable use of consumer, suitable for business men, students, office ladies, as well as a good choice for customized corporate gifts.   The compact design is made with quality aluminum alloy with anodic treatment which is totally made in Taiwan, is extremely durable with high quality performance. The ultra compact size measuring 105 mm long and with diameter of 16mm, weighti...

 Evolucia Inc. will be making a major league impression at this year’s LIGHTFAIR in Philadelphia with the launch of 7 new product lines. In addition two major league baseball greats will be helping Evolucia hit it out of the park - Five time All-Star Andres Galarraga, “The Big Cat”, will be at Evolucia Booth # 3925 in the New Exhibitors Pavilion from 1:00 to 3:00pm on “opening day” April 23 and Boston Red Sox 2004 World Series Champion and eight time All-Star Pedro Martinez will be at Evolucia’s booth from 1:00 to 3:00pm on day two, April 24.

Recognizing that retailers desire high-impact environments that create unique brand experiences and lead customers to action, Stylmark introduces the Optima LED StretchLite Backlit Light Box for tension fabric graphics. The latest addition to Stylmark’s family of Optima LED light boxes, the Optima LED StretchLite combines the brilliance, uniformity and longevity of backlit LED technology with the dramatic dimensions of tension fabric displays to help retailers, designers and visual merchandisers achieve unrivaled visual impact.   Designed to accommod...

LED chip and component maker SemiLEDs Corp of Hsinchu, Taiwan has reported revenue of $4.8m, down 23% on $6.2m last quarter and 39% on $7.9m a year ago, for its fiscal second-quarter 2013 (to end-February). Impacted by the drop in revenue, a decline in the average selling price (ASP) of LED chips, and excess capacity charges for the firm’s LED chips, gross margin has deteriorated further, from negative 9% a year ago and negative 53% last quarter to negative 69%. “Demand has improved; however, the pricing environment for the general lighting market remains...

UK, Belfast City Hall has become the first building in Europe to install a new intelligent lighting system, with its LED floodlighting becoming the biggest single building project of its kind in Europe.   The council says it will help reduce both the energy bill and CO2 emissions, saving around £14,000 on the annual electricity bill.   The hall uses 433 light fittings, individually controlled, meaning the city hall can be illuminated by up to 16m different colour options. The council plans to light up the building for different occasions, such as green ...

 Daintree Networks, Inc., the leading provider of networked wireless control solutions for smart buildings, and Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. today announced their collaboration to provide open-standard ZigBee® wireless capability integrated into smart lighting products. The joint effort is focused initially on using Marvell semiconductor products to enable integrated wireless LED drivers that allow LED fixtures to interoperate with Daintree’s award-winning open-standard ControlScope™ solution. Orama, an innovative supplier of LED drivers, is the first company implementing this capability into its driver product line. Fixture manufacturers......

 Nordson ASYMTEK, a leader in dispensing, coating, and jetting technologies, will demonstrate its SelectCoat SL-940E conformal coating system with dual applicators as well as a surface mount adhesive dispensing platform at SMT Hybrid Packaging, Nuremberg, smartTec GmbH stand #7-219. In addition, Nordson ASYMTEK's Spectrum S-920N platform with the new NexJet System with Genius Jet Cartridge will be the focus for next generation jetting in the Future Packaging Line in stand #6-434.

PowerSecure, which focuses on a variety of energy products and services, said it was expanding its LED business with the purchase of Connecticut-based Solais Lighting. Solais provides LED lamps and fixtures that are focused on commercial and industrial uses. PowerSecure already offers a number of LED products and services. “The expertise Solais has demonstrated in developing best-in-class innovative technology in parallel with some of the most effective sourcing, procurement and manufacturing in the industry will provide us with catalysts to accelerate the grow...

Today's LED retail and office lighting fixtures that marry fashion and function are creating more modern ceiling landscapes and visually striking possibilities for lighting designers. With the new Lumination™ EL Series LED Luminaire, GE continues to lead the way to inspired indoor spaces with a never-before-seen LED lighting technology option. Minimal and exceptionally thin, the blade-like fixture stabs at the heart of conventional design while slashing energy costs at the same time.   The new Lumination™ EL Series LED Luminaire is sus...

  The widely anticipated 2014 GE Edison Awards Preliminaries has officially kicked off this week. Preliminaries are being held across Asia Pacific to encourage the participation of regional lighting designers and professionals in this prestigious global competition.   The GE Edison Awards were inaugurated with the aim of providing recognition to lighting professionals worldwide for outstanding design and high-quality lighting projects. The awards seek to encourage......

Recolight, the WEEE compliance provider, has implemented a system for recovering the rare earth minerals from Gas Discharge Lamps (GDLs) and making them available to lamp producers. In recent years, shortages of rare earth materials, which are used to make the phosphor coatings in lamps, have led to price fluctuations in the lamp market which manufacturers have had to pass on to their clients. The amount of rare earths used in the manufacture of phosphors is second only to that used in magnets. Alex Hawkins, operations manager of Recolight said: “This is a real s...

Spark successfully wins the bidding of a solar LED street light project aided by Ministry of Commerce of P.R.C (MOFCOM) for Egypt recently.   This LED street light project is initiated by China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchanges (CICETE); it is a measure taken to implement Eight New Measurements to Africa, and also a governmental aided demonstration project for Egypt, to combine solar energy and LED lighting.   This project is situated in Kuraymat, N29°16′, E31°15′. Kuraymat is abundant in s...

Heatron LED Solutions, introduces Ascendia – a high brightness 8” round LED module developed to meet the needs of luminaire manufacturers and speed time to market. Delivering up to 7400 lumens from an 8” diameter module, Ascendia offers luminaire manufacturers a low profile module which easily integrates into cans, cylinders, pendants and surface mount down light fixtures. Designed for mounting heights up to 30 feet, Ascendia works well in many types of lighting applications, ranging from atriums to corridors, auditoriums to sanctuaries. Versatile and c...

Soraa Inc will ramp up orders with its contract manufacturers in Malaysia for its LED modules used in directional light LED lamps, riding on an approximate US$4bil (RM12.16bil) global market size for such illumination products in the replacement segment. Soraa outsources the manufacturing of LED modules to Globetronics Technology Bhd in Penang and another local electronic manufacturing company in Ipoh. Soraa chief operating officer Dr Tom Caulfield said the demand for its directional light lamps was increasing, especially from the commercial and special lighti...