2016-04-07

NEMA Lighting Systems Index 4Q15 Results Shows Decrease in Ballast, Large Lamp and Components

NEMA’s Lighting Systems Shipments Index, a measure of demand for lighting equipment, decreased 2.6% quarter-to-quarter while posting a 0.1% increase year-over-year during 4Q15. Fixtures, emergency lighting, and miniature lamp, components of the index, gained ground on a year-over-year basis, while ballast and large lamp, components recorded year-over-year declines.
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2013-10-22

NLB: Lighting Systems Index Performance “Extremely Encouraging”

 “Extremely encouraging” is how National Lighting Bureau Executive Director John Bachner characterized 2Q13 performance of the NEMA Lighting Systems Index (LSI), which posted its strongest showing since the 3Q08. “The quarter-to-quarter (QOQ) increase was 2.4 percent; not earth-shattering, to be sure, but it was the third consecutive quarterly increase, and represents an almost-5 percent increase in lighting-equipment shipments on a year-over-year (YOY) basis.
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The question of what makes a building "smart" has been debated in the industry for years. ams OSRAM provided a clear answer at Light + Building 2026: it is light — not as illumination, but as a sensory nervous system. It percei... READ MORE

ams OSRAM has entered with its OSRAM brand licensing program into a new partnership for general lighting components. Under the agreement, Eaglerise, a well-established Chinese company, is granted a license under the OSRAM brand for general lig... READ MORE