A year on from the launch of the BMW M4 Coupe, BMW M Division is presenting an initial preview of a high-performance model for use on the road and, above all, on the race track: the BMW Concept M4 GTS.

The new “Brilliant Color” LED is especially designed for shop lighting applications as it features a high color quality which is very similar to that of high intensity discharge lamps (HID). This enables rich and saturated colors and provides a high quality of white. The high-tech company also launches product versions with an increased efficacy of up to 15%, depending on the LED type. The performance improvement refers to all Soleriq S 19 LEDs with CRIs of 70, 80 and 90. The new versions of the CoB family (Chip-on-Board) will be introduced step-by-step from mid of August till the end of the year.

Dialight, the innovative global leader in LED lighting technology for industrial applications, today unveiled its new wireless occupancy sensor, a unique battery-powered plug-and-play sensor that speeds and simplifies installation to provide maximum lighting control flexibility and energy savings in industrial applications.

Solid State Supplies has announced availability of a new high-power and high-performance ultra-violet (UV) light emitter that targets a wide range of industrial applications.

The new Renault Espace recently introduced in Europe has distinctive LED tail lamps with a two-part design developed by HELLA. The fifth generation French crossover was first shown as Renault's "Initiale Paris" concept car at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The new model features HELLA tail lamps that are split into two sections to generate a unique appearance, especially when turn signals are activated.

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced today that it has launched a compact, yet powerful, commercial grade LED parking garage and canopy luminaire—the Beacon Products’ Orbeon. Lighting represents up to 60% of a typical parking structure utility bill. With Beacon Products’ Orbeon and optional Beaconnect Lighting Control technology, the cost can be reduced by up to 80%.

Plessey is retrofitting its manufacturing facility with LED modules designed using the company's GaN-on-Silicon MaGIC LEDs. The retrofit involves replacing aging fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent bulbs in existing fixtures to use new LED light modules produced in the same facility in Plymouth, Devon, UK.

Millions of outdated outdoor area lighting products can easily be converted to the latest in energy-efficient LED technology – with an installation time as short as replacing a lamp -- thanks to two new products from Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI).

Plessey today announced the release of its range of MaGIC™ LED die, manufactured on the company’s patented GaN-on-Silicon technology. The blue die, sometimes referred to as blue pump for their ability to pump phosphor to a white colour range, are the latest innovation in high brightness LED die designed for a wide range of medium to high power applications including general lighting, signage, commercial, residential and street lighting.

Power management company Eaton announced that the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Alliance’s Lighting Energy Efficient in Parking (LEEP) Campaign recognized the Denver International Airport (DIA) and Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) for upgrading its parking garage lighting with Eaton’s light-emitting diode (LED) luminaires. Announced at the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) conference and expo in Los Angeles on June 29, Eaton’s luminaires upgraded nearly 11 million square feet of parking garages at the airports with it’s advanced LED technologies, resulting in energy and maintenance savings of nearly $1.5 million annually.

On May 19 and 20, 2015, Lumineq hosted its third annual Distributor Meeting at the Lumineq Displays facilities in Espoo, Finland. Distributors gathered from all parts of the world to meet and discuss the strengthened global presence of the company and to see Lumineq’s recently launched EL40S segmented display and the EL640.480-AA1 color matrix display. Spirits were high and the atmosphere upbeat throughout the meeting.

Lighting Science Group Corporation® (OTCQB:LSCG) continues to change the LED game with the introduction of our new A19 4-pack, delivering the superior LED experience customers expect from our innovative LED collection. Created with quality craftsmanship, our new A19 bulb is unmistakably lighter and more efficient than ever before. This LED lamp truly replicates the traditional look and feel of an incandescent A19, but performs better and at a fraction of the cost. It’s your best dimmable, Energy Star rated A19 value on the market.

Osram is launching the Oslon Black SFH 4713A, an infrared LED (IRED) with a wavelength of 850 nanometers (nm). It is ideally suited to security applications, such as camera-surveillance of public spaces, company premises and entrances to banks and shopping centers. While previous Oslon Black high-flux IREDs were designed for systems with a range of up to one hundred meters, the SFH 4713A supports efficient designs for near-range illumination from 10 to 50 meters.

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced today that Alera Lighting has launched two new linear lighting solutions—the Plank 7” LED (LP7) and the Curv Radial Lens LED, a new addition to the Curv Radial family.

Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, has expanded its Hue home lighting ecosystem to include the new Philips Hue Tap* in New Zealand. Powered by kinetic energy, the smart light switch can be mounted on the wall or left in a handy spot to control Hue* for times when your phone is on charge or the kids are playing with your tablet.

The new ready2mains technology from Tridonic enables data to be transmitted in digital form via the existing mains. Dimming commands can therefore be easily transmitted and executed without the need for expensive rewiring. Electricians will benefit from this new technology, as will users looking for greater convenience from their lighting systems. Conventional non-dimmable lighting can now be replaced easily and cost-effectively with state-of-the-art dimmable LED lighting.

Molex Incorporated introduces the new TermiMate™ one-circuit terminal-style connector system. Designed to minimize the shadowing effect in LED lights and TV backlighting applications, the ultra-low profile TermiMate coplanar board-to-board and wire-to-board connector reduces component and assembly costs for manufacturers.

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON), driving energy efficiency innovations, has introduced an array of new AEC-Q100-compliantintegrated circuits (ICs) optimized for implementation into next generation automobile designs.

Pixelligent Technologies, the leading manufacturer of high index materials for demanding optoelectronics applications, announces the addition of four new OLED lighting products to its PixClear® Zirconia nanocrystal family. These new products will deliver revolutionary light extraction and efficiency for a wide variety of OLED Lighting applications.

DEKRA released a series of regulation and standard update. (DEKRA/LEDinside)  

MaxLite introduces LED Cooler and Freezer Lamps as an energy efficient lighting solution designed to enhance product displays and reduce operating costs for food and beverage retailers.

The building works for these two exciting project have commenced and are due to be completed in early 2016. Already the UK’s largest independent lighting test laboratory, the LIA Laboratories’ new facility will house ‘state-of-the-art’ testing equipment that ordinarily would be out of reach of many of the Lighting SME’s, creating a UK wide national lighting-testing asset.

MaxLite provides the nostalgic look and warmth of Edison-style filament incandescent bulbs with the energy-saving benefits of LED technology in its new Filament Lamp Series. Designed for retail, residential and hospitality applications, the line of vintage lamps includes a full range of decorative bulb shapes (A19, ST18, T14, G30 and B11) to complement ceiling, pendant, wall, and post top fixtures. The lamps are constructed of a tinted, antique-looking glass cover and visible linear LED filaments that deliver the warm, amber glow of their incandescent counterparts, but offer a much longer lifetime of 15,000 hours. All MaxLite LED filament lamps are UL listed and dimmable with standard incandescent dimmers.

Plessey announced today that its dotLED range, designed specifically for wearable applications, has been expanded with a wider selection of colours, including red, green and blue. The extremely small LED die have a footprint of only 0.2mm x 0.2mm, which makes them a perfect fit for low profile electronic wearable applications.

Hudson Valley Lighting®, a leader in classic, contemporary and transitional lighting fixtures for more than 20 years, is proud to announce that esteemed, award-winning, New York-based interior designer, Jamie Drake has signed a multi-year contract to design a series of collections. This new alliance was announced by Brent Fields, vice president of Hudson Valley Lighting. The first “Jamie Drake for Hudson Valley Lighting” collections will launch at Dallas International Lighting Market in January 2016.

The Energy-saving LED UV drying technology option supplied with the ROLAND 700 Evolution offers many benefits for printers, enabling more vibrant color and higher levels of productivity on a wide range of substrates, along with significant cost and environmental benefits and greatly increased viability for short-run printing. LED technology provides instant drying, on paper, synthetics or metalized stocks, and because it does away with the need for spray powder, it also offers significant environmental benefits.

Proprietary Broad-Color Spectrum Stimulates Remarkable Plant Growth, Supports Healthy Human Vision and Provides Significant Energy Savings Lighting ScienceGroup Corporation (OTCQB: LSCG), a leading global manufacturer of innovative LED lighting solutions, today announced the launch of its next-generation VividGro™ V2 LED Grow Fixtures, featuring state-of-the-art spectral technologies and industry leading efficiency. This proprietary combination delivers one of the most effective LED grow fixtures in the horticulture industry. The VividGro™ V2 fixture is suitable for both commercial growers and the do-it-yourself horticulturalists across a wide range of applications, and has produced remarkable results in commercial indoor growing facilities, greenhouses and the fast-growing cannabis industry.

The energy-efficient luminaires are provided as a seamless upgrade solution for the Canadian market, where 347-volt supply circuits are commonplace in commercial and industrial settings. Vapor Tight and Utility Wrap fixtures are designed to replace traditional fluorescent lighting with more than 50% energy savings and a significantly longer, 50,000-hour lifetime that minimizes maintenance interruptions and downtime in business productivity. The 347-volt-compatible models are available as four-foot-long, 30- or 50-watt fixtures in color temperatures of 4000K and 5000K.

MEAN WELL has been involved in the LED power supply field for years. Many models, such as CLG, HLG and HLG-C series, with the supreme product specification and high reliability, have been extensively exploited in various kinds of outdoor or indoor luminaire applications. In order to cope with the intense competition in LED lighting market, MEAN WELL is now introducing the ELG family, the optimal price-performance ratio model with a highly competitive pricing.

Versatile Fixtures Bring Intelligent LED Lighting to New Environments Digital Lumens, the leader in intelligent LED lighting systems, today unveiled the industry’s first high bay to offer both direct and indirect lighting capabilities in a single fixture, as well as LightRules 2.11, a new release of the company’s award-winning lighting and energy management software.