Eaton wins $2.1 million to streamline production of energy-saving LEDs

Eaton Corp. has been awarded $2.4 million to develop a new manufacturing process to streamline the design of LED light fixtures. The Department of Energy awarded the funds, which will be matched dollar-for-dollar by Eaton and the other four recipients of $10.1 million in funding. The two-year research projects aim to bring down the cost of manufacturing light-emitting diodes, or LEDs. Cree Inc., the North Carolina-based LED provider that bought Ruud Lighting and BetaLED of Sturtevant in 2011, also received funding Tuesday.