Every two years, leaders in the fields of lighting, electrical engineering, house and building automation and software for the construction industry converge on Frankfurt, Germany, March 13-18 for Light + Building. This year, more than 200,000 people and more than 2,500 exhibitors are expected at the world’s largest trade fair for lighting and building services. Covestro Deutschland AG will ...

Adoption of LED technology continues to accelerate. To keep pace with the ever-evolving technologies and expanding applications, LED manufacturers need materials with outstanding properties. Covestro’s materials tailored for LED applications play a key role in improving LED performance and quality.

For new products, LED technology has become mainstream in both commercial and residential lighting. For luminaires it enables a wide range of lighting options as well as freedom of styling not possible with incandescent technology.    In recent years new materials as well as new technologies have become available to reduce luminaire complexity through component integration, which reduces part count and assembly processes.

Getting out of bed in the morning isn’t always a piece of cake, especially after being startled awake by the jarring sound of an alarm clock. With the Philips Wake-up Light, users can rise and shine with a gradually increasing light accompanied by soft sound. With a variety of brightness settings, users are able to select their optimal wake-up conditions. This device mimics natural daybreak over a 30-minute period to help gently waken users, giving them a calm start to their day.