Bridgelux Innovation Brings Micro SM4 LED Light Source to Market

Bridgelux, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of LED lighting technologies and solutions, today announced the commercial availability of the new Bridgelux® Micro SM4™ surface mountable LED component that will decrease the cost and improve the performance of lighting in commercial buildings.
The Bridgelux Micro SM4, a multiple die emitter, dramatically reduces the component count, cost, complexity and size of diffuse or directional lamps, the popular ceiling fixtures seen in modern office buildings and retail establishments. The new product leverages design and manufacturing advances at Bridgelux and expands the company's broad portfolio of solid-state lighting solutions.
The Micro SM4 is a light source, analogous to the heated gases or hot wires found in fluorescent bulbs and incandescent lights. The difference comes in energy consumption, longevity and control. The Micro SM4 light source consumes only 4.2 watts, but it emits as much light as a 20-40 watt incandescent or 20-35 watt halogen B10-style bulb and will last thousands of hours longer. The Micro SM4 component also delivers high flux density in a smaller footprint, giving designers, architects and lamp manufacturers greater freedom when it comes to creating and illuminating interior spaces.
The new smaller footprint, surface mountable emitter requires fewer components for applications typically using discrete LEDs. The 20-40 watt replacement market segment constitutes a $1 billion opportunity in the $100 billion market for lighting.
Using only 4.2 watts of power, the Bridgelux Micro SM4 component will deliver between 330 and 500 lumens in both warm white (2700K and 3000K) and cool white (5600K) color temperatures. Minimum 80 and 90 CRI options, with 3-step MacAdam Ellipse color selections, will be offered for warm white products. The new Micro SM4 light source features the latest technical advancements in epitaxial GaN layer growth, LED chip design and automated packaging technologies.

Axis Introduces Affordable IP Cameras with Built-in IR-LED Illumination

Axis Communications, the world leader in network video, announces two strong additions to the successful AXIS M11 Network Camera Series: AXIS M1143-L and AXIS M1144-L Network Cameras with integrated IR-LED illumination and mechanical IR-cut filters for true day/night surveillance. The new indoor fixed IP cameras are specially designed for easy and discreet day and night surveillance, with highly efficient H.264 video compression and options for full frame rate HDTV quality -- making them ideal for professional surveillance in retail outlets, restaurants, hotels and offices.
With their slim, compact and intuitive design, AXIS M11-L Network Cameras enable quick and easy installation and trouble-free surveillance for applications where surveillance is required around-the-clock. The cameras feature two easily adjustable levers concealed by a lid at the top of the camera to adjust focus and field of view, and two high-efficiency integrated IR-LEDs are purpose-built to have a longer life than typical market LEDs and mirror the lifespan of the IP camera.
“Integrated IR is an attractive feature because there’s no need to configure or focus the IR light or buy additional accessories. However, LEDs from traditionally integrated IR cameras have been known to produce heat that causes noise in the picture and burn out in a few short years,” said Fredrik Nilsson, general manager, Axis Communications, Inc. “The high-efficiency IR-LED lights in the AXIS M11-L cameras are sunk behind the lens to dissipate that heat and provide up to 50 feet of IR light for a minimum of seven years -- even if used 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”
AXIS M1143-L (SVGA) and AXIS M1144-L (HDTV 720p/1.3MP) Network Cameras offer multiple H.264 and Motion JPEG streams that can be individually optimized for bandwidth and storage efficiency. Other benefits include pixel counter, corridor format, Power over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3af) and an I/O port to connect ancillary devices such as a PIR sensor or alarm panel.
With a built-in Micro SD/SDHC memory card slot, AXIS M11-L provides a great complement to the recently released AXIS Camera Companion solution for small camera count systems. In addition, the cameras include support for AXIS Video Hosting System (AVHS) with One-Click Camera connection and ONVIF specification for interoperability of network video products.

New PIAA 570LED Powersports Driving Lamps

The new PIAA 570LED Powersports Driving Lamps are designed to meet intense off-road lighting needs by casting 75,000 lumens of brilliant cobalt-blue (6000 Kelvin) illumination in a precise long-range driving pattern, with a 30-degree spread. These powersports lamps are offered as aftermarket accessories for installation on most types of off-road vehicles, including trucks, jeeps, SUVs and UTVs.
The PIAA 570LED lamps feature a computer-designed, highly polished multi-surface reflector. PIAA’s use of advanced Reflective Facing Technology (RFT) allows the rearward-facing 9-watt LED bulbs to project off the finely tuned reflector for a precise beam pattern, which in turn leads to improved long-range sighting and visibility during nighttime driving.

Plessey Acquires GaN-on-Si LED Technology

Plessey Semiconductor Ltd. (UK) has acquired CamGaN Limited, a University of Cambridge spin-out with novel gallium nitride (GaN) technology for high-brightness light-emitting diodes (HB-LEDs) fabricated on large-area silicon substrates. Plessey will move the technology to its 6" wafer processing facility in Plymouth, UK to produce GaN-on-Si HB-LEDs.
The newly acquired Plessey HB LED solution enables the growth of thin HB LED structures on standard, readily available silicon substrates. Current technologies use silicon carbide (SiC) or sapphire substrates, which are expensive and difficult to scale-up. Plessey’s GaN-on-silicon solution offers cost reductions of the order of 80% compared to LEDs grown on SiC or sapphire by reducing reject rates, minimizing batch time, and utilizing automated semiconductor processing equipment. These cost reductions will be achieved while enabling outputs in excess of 150 lumens per watt – a combination that will allow Plessey to offer the most cost effective solutions in the HB LED industry.
Michael LeGoff, Plessey’s Managing Director stated, “HB LED lighting represents the future of domestic, architectural, medical and automotive lighting. Achieving the goals of high efficiency and brightness is key to the rapid deployment of energy saving, solid state lighting. This new British technology provides cost and performance advantages that will constitute a game-changing step forward towards the replacement of incandescent and fluorescent bulbs with HB LED lamps.”

Gotham Launches Complete Line of EVO LED Luminaires

Acuity Brands, Inc, announced the launch of the EVO line of LED downlighting luminaires from Gotham Architectural Downlighting. The new family of solid-state downlighting products combines high performance and energy efficiency with visual elegance and architectural aesthetics.
The EVO line includes eight new solid-state lighting products: open downlight, open wallwash, retrofit kit, lensed wallwash, cylinder, vandal resistant downlight, shower light and decorative downlight. A modular design allows Gotham to configure the mixing chamber, reflector, lenses and LEDs independently of one another, creating flexibility for improvements to EVO luminaires as technology advances. This configurable light engine ensures consistency among the entire line of EVO luminaires in both quality and quantity of light, while still providing wide latitude to continuously upgrade efficacy and performance.
The EVO line is available nationally through Acuity Brands sales representatives and authorized distributors.

Cree expands XLamp family of mid-power lighting-class LEDs

Cree, Inc., introduces new LEDs for its mid-power XLamp ML-C and ML-E series, bringing increased versatility and flexibility to a wide spectrum of lighting applications. Designed to accelerate the adoption of LED lighting, the expanded XLamp ML family offers red, green and blue color options, high-voltage and three different price-performance options in the proven and reliable ML package. The ML LED high-voltage options can enable the use of more efficient, smaller drivers to lower cost for applications such as LED replacement lamps.

New Night Vision Compatible LED Indicators

Wilbrecht LEDCO, Inc. introduces new Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) compatible LEDs for its front mount CR/BR and rear mount CRM series panel LED indicators.
The rugged indicators are environmentally sealed to IP66, and they are ideal for a variety of military applications, including aircraft avionics systems, communications equipment and battlefield hardware. Used as a direct replacement for incandescent lamps, the LEDs ensure minimal heat dissipation and high reliability for critical aerospace applications.
Available in nickel plated or black matte housings, the Night Vision Imaging System indicators are compliant per MIL-L-85762A and MIL-STD-3009. The NVIS compatible indicators are available in four NVIS LED color ranges: NVIS Green A, NVIS Green B, NVIS Yellow and NVIS Red.

LED table raises the bar

The LumiSource Spyra LED Light-Up Bar Table, designed for the consumer market, mirrors the easy availability of LEDs. Featuring an etched acrylic top and chrome styling, the table cycles through color-changing LEDs that make for an illuminating drinking experience. And yes, there are matching bar stools available. Integrated LEDs phase between red, blue, and green, giving the table its distinctive look.

EnvironmentalLights.com to Launch New Line of LED Strip Lights

Nightclub and bar owners looking to update their lighting to improve the atmosphere of their space now have another line of lighting products available to them. EnvironmentalLights.com, a leading source of high-quality, energy-efficient LED lighting products, is launching a new line of LED strip lights and controllers at the Nightclub & Bar trade show. Held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from March 13 - 14, the Nightclub & Bar Tradeshow boasts over 30,000 attendees including bar and nightclub owners, operators, bartenders and other professionals in the industry. The trade show offers the ideal opportunity for owners and designers to get acquainted with product capabilities and potential applications available to lighting improvements.
The new LED strip lighting is an ideal solution for decorative lighting displays because it can provide maximum brightness and energy efficiency as well as long life. The new line offers a Color Rendering Index (CRI) over 80, which is not found in most LED strip lights. The higher CRI rating offered by the new LED strip lighting line can improve color vibrancy when used in backlighting or uplighting bar areas.

Inventor of the Organic Light Emitting Diode Joins QD Vision Science Advisory Board

QD Vision, Inc. announced that Professor Ching Tang, inventor of the organic light emitting diode (OLED) and a winner of the prestigious Wolf Prize in the field of chemistry, has joined the company’s scientific advisory board.
Currently the Doris Johns Cherry Professor at the University of Rochester, Tang is credited with several key innovations that led to commercialization of OLED flat-panel display technology, including the discovery of the basic heterojunction device structure.
“Ching Tang is an extraordinary talent and we are thrilled to have him join Professor Vladimir Bulovic and Professor Moungi Bawendi on QD Vision’s three-member scientific advisory board,” said Dr. Seth Coe-Sullivan, QD Vision founder and Chief Technology Officer. “His creation of the OLED and organic photovoltaic fields has shaped 25 years of research and technology around the world, changing how we display information and harvest solar energy. We look forward to him having a similar impact on our quantum dot devices in the lighting and display markets.”
In addition to the Wolf Prize, Professor Tang has received numerous industry awards. These include, the Daniel E. Noble Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to emerging technologies, the Humboldt Research Award, and the Jan Racjhman Prize from the Society for Information Display. His seminal paper on OLED technology was published in 1987 in Applied Physics Letters, and to this day has been cited by more scientists than any other paper published in the history of the journal. Professor Tang is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Cree LEDs illuminate public school in Washington

The firm's LR24 luminaires have been installed at Monroe Elementary School in the Everett district. The school recently installed nearly 450 LED fixtures made by Cree. This makes it the first predominately LED-lit school in the Everett Public Schools district. Cree LR24 LED troffers now illuminate the newly rebuilt two-story, 68,000-square-foot elementary school, which serves about 600 students in grades K-5. “We looked at a lot of LED fixture manufacturers but only Cree had fixtures that met all of our requirements for high-quality lighting and cost savings,” says Harold Beumel, director of facilities and planning, Everett Public Schools.

Colorful New LED Diffuser Sheet

Bayer MaterialScience LLC developed Makrolon LED diffuser grade sheet to provide uniform light diffusion of intense LEDs and eliminate the visual hot spots they can create on sign faces. Now Bayer unveiled a new portfolio of standard colors at this year’s International Sign Association (ISA) Expo in Orlando, Florida.

At the show, Bayer introduced its full lineup of standard Makrolon LD polycarbonate sign colors that are in stock for sampling and prototyping, and its comprehensive custom color capabilities for the product. Makrolon LD has proven effective when thinned down to as much as half the original sheet thickness by thermoforming, often a problem with other materials.

Bayer also highlighted a new matte finish grade that complements its well-established standard UV resistant Makrolon SL polycarbonate sheet. The material was recently introduced to the sign industry in a wide array of stocked and custom sizes.

In addition to these product innovations, Bayer’s ISA exhibit will feature various applications of specialized Makrolon sheet grades. Examples include the growing use of abrasion- and impact-resistant Makrolon AR for menu and information board covers in airports, restaurants and municipal transit facilities. Its surface hard-coat offers the highest level of resistance to marring among polycarbonate sheet products, and allows easy removal of graffiti.

EnvironmentalLights.com Launches New Line of LED Strip Lights

Retailers seeking a new lighting option to highlight their products may wish to look no further than the High CRI LED Strip Light product line. EnvironmentalLights.com, a leading source of high-quality, energy-efficient LED lighting products kaunched a new line of LED strip lights at GlobalShop.

The new LED strip lighting is an ideal solution for retail applications to provide maximum brightness to highlight product displays. The new line offers a Color Rendering Index (CRI) over 80, which is not found in most LED strip. A lighting source's CRI rate can range from 0 to 100, and will often be referred to as color accuracy. The higher CRI rating offered by the new LED strip lighting line provides increased illumination to give consumers the ability to easily identify colors.

The High CRI LED Strip Light product line features 120 LEDs per meter in order to give retailers optimal brightness levels for greater color accuracy. There are a variety of color temperature options available for retailers looking for greater control over their lighting color, such as very warm white (2,400°K), warm white (2,700°K), neutral white (4,000°K), daylight white (6,500°K) and color tunable (range 2,400-6,500°K).

Retailers offering a variety of products may wish to invest in a color tunable strip for further color control. Adjusting the color is easy with a color tunable dimmer with remote control or 12 V dimmer with rotary knob. Easily tune the color temperature from warm white (2,700°K) to daylight white (6,500°K) and any other variation in the spectrum in between. EnvironmentalLights.com offers quality expert advice for any questions about the best lighting needs for your business.
Retailers and designers can consult with these experts about the High CRI LED Strip Light product line and see them on display at GlobalShop. LED light bulbs, under cabinet lights and other lighting solutions will be installed in the trade show booth and available for demonstrations.