The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced to recall more than a half-million LED light bulbs of various brands on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. Eight instances of the bulbs associated with visible smoke or fire have been reported.  A total of 68 product failures have been reported, including damage to light sockets, melted fixtures, burned flooring, damaged to a circuit and damage to a lamp. The 120-volt LED bulbs, sold as 6-watt or 8-watt bulbs equivalent to a 40-watt or 50-watt incandescent bulb, were marketed under brand names including Definity, EcoSma...

LED fixtures provide the required high lumen output and distribution for the 80-foot installation.   Faced with the task of satisfying both an interstate interchange project requirement to use high-mast lighting and the need to match the color temperature of existing LED fixtures on surrounding roadways, Cooper Lighting, a leader at the forefront of transforming the lighting industry and setting an unmatched standard for innovation and reliability, worked with state officials to find the best solution. With ample illumination, the desired color temperature and providing adde...

U.S. Embassy in Helsinki, Finland installs the Trilia OLED luminaire in its new Innovation Center to showcase the latest in energy-efficient technologies. OLED lighting from Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is featured in the new Innovation Center at the U.S. Embassy in Helsinki, one of the most energy efficient embassy buildings in the world. The only OLED lighting selected for the project, the Trilia™ OLED luminaire from Winona Lighting, was customized with a unique design for the Embassy conference room. It was an integral part of sus...

FZLED, maker of high-performance LED lighting products, is exhibiting at Taiwan International Lighting Show 2013 (TILS 2013), from March 26 through March 29 at Taipei World Trade Center. Buyers, media, and the general public are all welcome to visit FZLED’s booth (Booth #B0305, Hall 1), especially the OEM/ODM buyers. FZLED will announce its latest products and energy-saving LED lighting solution.   With several highlighted products of FZLED’s exhibit in TILS, FZLED is going to introduce its latest innovation a...

Soraa has received the prestigious “red dot award: product design 2013” for its full-visible-spectrum SORAA VIVID LED MR16 lamp. The red dot is the international prize for high design quality. The competition’s jury only awards the sought-after seal of excellence to products that set themselves apart significantly from comparable products in design innovation, functionality and ecological compatibility. “It’s an honor for us that the global design community has recognized the seamless interplay of form and function in the design of our S...

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.. has  the production of a new series of "Middle Power" LEDs with the  Started LM561B designation. The new devices offer the industry's  highest efficiency and are suitable for use in many  LED lighting applications such as LED tubes,  LED ambient lighting, ceiling lights (downlights) and  Retrofit lamps. The new model LM561B offers a luminous efficiency of 160lm / W. This  is currently the world's highest attainable value for "mid power" LEDs with 65mA curr...

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, announced today that it will introduce an innovative new thermal management silicone technology for light emitting diode (LED) lamps and luminairesat LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI) in booth #159. They will exhibit these materials as part of their growing family of industry-leading LEDlighting solutions. The company will conduct live demonstrations at its booth to spotlight how silicones can increase efficiency, expand LED design options and provide greatly improved processability...

Amer Maleh, LEED AP, has been appointed Global Accounts Manager for Feelux Lighting, the 37-year-old manufacturer of seamless linear T5 and LED energy-conserving architectural and commercial indoor lighting systems.  Peter Augusta, Director of Feelux, America, made the announcement from the US Headquarters location in Duluth, Ga.  “In the not so distant past I would have hired a National Accounts Manager.  However, vertical markets such as Retail and Hospitality are expanding outside our borders to areas with emerging economies, now more than ever,” commented Peter Augusta. “Amer's title and focus is recognition of this shift and positions Feelux Lighting to maximize its international presence and ability to deliver and support projects around the Globe.”

Cree, Inc. announces the release of its second-generation SiC MOSFET, enabling systems to have higher efficiency and smaller size at cost parity with silicon-based solutions. These new 1200-V MOSFETs deliver industry-leading power density and switching efficiency at half the cost-per-amp of Cree’s previous-generation MOSFETs. At this price/performance point, they enable lower system costs for OEMs and provide additional savings to the end-user through increased efficiency and lower installation costs due to the lower size and weight of SiC-based systems. ...

Seoul Semiconductor, has announced a 0.6T side view LED that achieves 8.8 lumens, the world’s best performance in light output, to occupy the fast-growing phablet market. (phablet: smart PHone and tABLET PC) This new side-view LED achieves the world’s best brightness and energy efficiency by improving the efficacy and the design of its LED chip, package and phosphors. The added performance improves the visibility of phablets in bright places and gives the added benefit of energy savings which helps extend battery life. The company plans to apply this techn...

Inventor and TAFE educator Keith Higgins has criticised the lack of support in his home country, after he had to look to China for help developing his LED lighting innovations. Higgins told the Blacktown Sun that, over five years, he received $65 million from China, as well as assistance from a team of Chinese scientists to develop his energy efficient LED lights. ‘‘Most Australian lighting is inefficient as incandescent lights produce light and heat,” he told the Sun of his lights, which have been featured on the ABC’s New Inventors p...

Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch solutions, today announced three new two-channel solid state lighting (SSL) LED drivers that provide accurate color control for two-color LED light engines. In addition, the LED drivers deliver the most efficient power management, with the lowest component count, for high CRI LED lamps. Ideal for applications including general lighting, residential and commercial lighting, architectural lighting, and mood lighting, the LED drivers consist of the Atmel MSL2021, MSL2023, MSL2024; all can be accompanied with an Atmel AVR®  MCU or ARM® processor-based MCU for a complete system solution in a variety of luminaires and lamp configurations.

The overall weight is just 200g; a 30W LED bulb that features omni-directional light equivalent to a 150W incandescent bulb C-0920 Direct Evaporative Cooled-LED Bulb A.    Direct evaporation and cooling, surmounting Heat Pipe and Vapor Chamber to offer the best efficacy for heat conduction and heat dissipation within the industry. B.    Eco-friendly and simple century-old glass bulb craftsmanship with patented inventions for appearance and function, offering the most economical materials as well as production cost compared to products...

Microprecision Electronics  introduces bipolar LEDs in its range of panel mount LED’s in varied housing styles for front or rear panel mounting in response to international demand. The pre-wired assembly of a red, green or yellow bipolar LED and a resistor will work directly off a 120 VAC or 240 VAC line as a LED power indicator or as a drop-in replacement for neon indicators. 

BR Optics Inc. is an professional design house for optical systems. BR Optics has designed and manufactured optical elements for various applications and haves exclusive license for light guides for scanners, LED lenses and light guide plates for LED task lamps.

A new range of efficient LED floodlighting from Marl International is providing schools, colleges and sports centres with energy savings of 50-80%, improving the ambiance and cutting maintenance costs too. A basketball club realised even higher energy savings of over 80% after replacing standard SON floodlights with LED floodlights that are not only more efficient but also better directed onto key areas.  Marl International Bay Range LED floodlights provide an efficient, flexible light source for interior sports halls and outdoors on sports fields and courts. Energy efficient 772, 773 and 774 series floodlights from the Marl Bay Range have single, double and triple modules for targeted illumination with low light pollution and wastage. In addition to the energy savings, they provide clear white light giving a better ambiance particularly indoors, and a long life of at least 50,000 hours.

THG® Paris, the leading French atelier for the luxury bath, unveils Perle, a dazzling new collection featuring the opulence of Lalique crystal in partnership with foremost interior designer for luxury hotels and hospitality, Pierre-Yves Rochon. THG is renowned for its exquisite creations and affiliations with the world’s top names including the prestige and beauty of Lalique paired with prominent talents such as Rochon, both celebrated in the Perle full bath suite.

Features: Comfortable lighting with dimming for scenes: Appropriate lighting and scene control based on specific environment or condition can not only provide better living situation, but also save energy consumption. You can enjoy a pleasant lighting environment by simply pressing a button. Smart lighting with body detection: According to surveys, most lamps in offices without a worker are lighted over 70% of the office hours. The LED drivers of DDL series with built-in PIR detectors can automatically execute continuous illumination adjustment. Thus, secure, comfortable, and energy-saving smart lighting control can be achieved. Major parameters such as illumination and delay time can be varied on demand.

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI), a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting and controls solutions, today announced it has acquired eldoLAB Holding B.V. , (“eldoLED”), a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance, intelligent drivers for LED-based lighting systems. Founded in 2003, eldoLED is a privately owned company headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

In recent years, with the rise of energy saving concept and the application mature of LED lighting products, YDS also utilizes more than 20 years of expertise in the power module, we developed new LED lighting products to meet the world trend. YDS based on the use of different occasions, had developed four NEW LED lighting products: 1. Candle light Series: The shape is streamline and refined, can be used in hotels, coffee house, conference/meeting rooms, stage decoration, home interior decoration and rendering index lamps are needed Have the Features: 1. E14 lamp holders 2. No electric wave 3. No RF interference 4. 35,000 hours life span 5. Energy saved up to 50% 6. Instant start, no flickering, no humming 7. No such hazard that mercury or lead enters the environment 8. lighting more efficient

Adding LED outdoor lighting to parking lots and spaces of all sizes is now easier than before with GE's new Evolve™ LED Scalable Area Lights. This next generation of GE's award-winning LED outdoor lighting technology features even more photometric options for illuminating outside areas and is offered in two color temperatures to suit user preference. "GE's engineers took the approach of reducing fixture size incrementally to create a portfolio of four Evolve LED area lights to specify according to the size of virtually any parking lot, big or small," says Tim Miller, senior product manager for GE Lighting. "Using a 5:1 spacing ratio with fixture poles, it's now possible to retrofit outdoor spaces originally optimized only for HID with new LED outdoor lighting."  ....

The impact of the European debt crisis has affected LED market demands and resulted in a short-term oversupply; the rapid production of China’s LED chips has put product price in not only a sharp decline but also a possible further decrease. The LED market shifted tremendously in 2012; many LED chip manufacturers faced cash flow issues and deficit, and industries started to steadily integrate. A minority of Chinese industries have introduced new technologies, new products, or new methods in order to seize the market. Mr. Liang Xudong, the chairman of EpiTop Optoelectronic Co., Ltd.-- one of the upstream manufacturers of semiconductor lighting that gained profit in 2012-- was interviewed by LEDinside on issues regarding the LED market and industrial innovation.

GE Lighting has partnered Hong Kong-based health andbeauty retail giant Watsons to implement its LED signage system at 400 storefronts across China. With the new lighting solution, Watsons storefronts exude an inviting brilliance while enjoying ease of maintenanceand an estimated 67% reduction in energy consumption. Since entering the China market in 2009, Watsons has grown to become the country’s leading health and beauty retail giant with around 1,000 stores in more than 100 cities. . Gabby Xiang, sales engineer from GE Lighting commented: “Watsons has ve...

One of the UK’s leading international lighting suppliers, MGC Lighting, has created a new role within its international business team to help further its expansion into targeted global markets. The newly appointed Sales Executive, Jessica Munke, will assist with growing the company’s business in Germany and other parts of Europe, selling and supplying lighting products across a range of sectors including stage and studio, medical, LED and purification. Prior to joining MGC, Jessica worked in insurance where she gained invaluable customer relations expe...

Believing Everyone Deserves Quality Illumination, Peerless Introduces Staple Peerless — a leading designer and manufacturer of architectural luminaires and one of the innovative lighting companies under the Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) umbrella — announces the introduction of the Staple suite of suspended and wall-mount luminaires. Staple luminaires deliver all the fundamentals of great lighting — modern design, comfortable illumination, efficient performance and energy-saving controls options — at a value that makes it a practical choice...

Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the fifth edition of Hong Kong International Lighting Fair – Spring Edition will run from 6-9 April 2013 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The show will play host to over 950 exhibitors from 11 countries and regions, who will showcase their innovative design and trend-setting products to buyers serving both the consumer and the commercial markets. The fair presents a wide array of the latest lighting products in a sectorised format. Established zones include Hall of Aurora, Hall of LED...

The first one in Taiwan to increase IP rating of explosion-proof product from IP66 to IP67and has passed waterproof testing of SGS.     The first one in Taiwan to design an AC IN (COB type) explosion-proof lighting and overcome the problem of short lifespan of driver. The product weight is about 20% ~ 40% less than traditional same wattage lighting and could decrease the drag coefficient.   The first company to get both CNS3376 pressure resistant & explosion-proof and dust explosion-proof certification in Taiwan. The most integrated p...

AIXTRON SE announced that US company Transphorm Inc. is stepping up production of gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) with its latest order of AIXTRON’s G5+ MOCVD system, capable of handling five 200 mm (5x8-inch) wafers. The order was made in the fourth quarter of 2012 with delivery due in the second quarter of 2013. Primit Parikh, President of Transphorm comments: “We are not just increasing our capacity with this order. This new system also expands our capability from 150 mm to 200 mm diameter wafers, providing economies of scale. We ...

Dialight unveiled its new stainless steel linear LED fitting that is designed specifically to reduce maintenance needs in hazardous areas as a replacement for conventional Ex fluorescent fittings. Available in both 32W and 64W versions (2x18W and 2x36W fluorescent equivalents) and carrying IECEx/ATEX Zone 1 certification, the 316 grade stainless steel linear LED fitting is D Shock compliant to MOD specification BR8470 to Grades C and D. Highly durable and resistant to shock, vibration and corrosion, the fitting incorporates an exclusive and replaceable int...

Adding LED outdoor lighting to parking lots and spaces of all sizes is now easier than before with GE’s new Evolve™ LED Scalable Area Lights. This next generation of GE’s award-winning LED outdoor lighting technology features even more photometric options for illuminating outside areas and is offered in two color temperatures to suit user preference. “GE’s engineers took the approach of reducing fixture size incrementally to create a portfolio of four Evolve LED area lights to specify according to the size of virtually any parking lot...