Monday, 31 January 2022

FIFTYEIGHT PRODUCTS Receives German Design Award

 

Light fixtures German designer brand FIFTYEIGHT PRODUCTS is proud of receiving the German Design Award 2022 in the category ‘Excellent Product Design – Lighting’ for the CEELINGS line of canopy covers.

The German Design Award is voted upon by the German Design Council, a collection of leading experts in branding and design. The award ranges among the highest honors in international design.

Released in 2020, the CEELINGS collection presents a significant style upgrade for the canopies on top of ceiling lamps. Available in two designs, CEELINGS decorate lamp hangings with three-dimensional ornaments: First, the ‘Handful of Light’ is an oversized hand that dangles a pendant lamp from the ceiling. And second, ‘Happy Hermann’ is a charming character that brings new life and emotions to the home.

Since launch, CEELINGS have come to decorate boutique hotels, designer stores and private homes across the world. The canopies have also proven hot sellers on U.S. ecommerce platforms such as Touch of Modern.

Lumileds raises efficacy for CrispWhite COBs

Lumileds recently added new chip-on-board (COB) LEDs in the Luxeon family that utilizes a patented technology to enhance brightness of whites and color contrast.

The Luxeon 90- and 95-CRI COB LEDs improve upon the previous generations’ output and efficacy.

Luxeon CrispWhite COBs have been previously available in 9–19-mm light-emitting surfaces but now bring 6-mm iterations to the mix. 95-CRI options have been on the market since 2019, but the company says the newest devices break the 100-lm/W efficacy barrier in both 90- and 95-CRI versions.

Saturday, 29 January 2022

To celebrate the Year of the Tiger, Empire State Building will shine red for its 22nd consecutive year

The Empire State Building (ESB) announced a Lunar New Year celebration on Jan. 30 with a virtual lighting ceremony and reveal of a new, festive Fifth Avenue Lobby window installation to celebrate the Year of the Tiger.

At 4:45 p.m. EST, the Empire State Building's world-famous tower lights will be lit red in a virtual lighting ceremony to coincide with the New York City sunset. The ceremony will be available for playback on YouTube, Facebook, Weibo, and WeChat.

The building's iconic Fifth Avenue Lobby windows this year feature a festive installation with artistic imagery and representations of this year's animal – the tiger. Revered as heroic characters, tigers symbolize great strength amid adversity. The animal is depicted in an array of colors and art styles among diverse landscapes in a series of three scenes. The windows celebrate Chinese culture and history with images in florals, white, and gold. The festive display will remain in the lobby until Feb. 24.

Friday, 28 January 2022

Kit Check Launches Webinar Series Focused on RFID Innovation in Healthcare

Kit Check, announced the launch of a free virtual webinar series to run from January through March 2022. The new webinar series will focus on education surrounding the new ASHP Enhancing Adoption of RFID Technology Research Grant.

RFID has seen significant growth in the market in the last year with the launch of industry consortiums like DoseId and the increase of pre-tagged medications entering the market.

The webinar series will kick off on January 27 and will include a walkthrough of the current grant process and requirements. Each part of the monthly series is designed to provide a look into how RFID is used in healthcare today and provide a forum for discussion of possible use cases in the future. Kit Check will launch a small user group for those interested in the grant to work on ideas for the advancement of RFID in healthcare.

To date, our more than 700 U.S. and Canadian hospital partners have tracked more than 100 million medications using Kit Check's RFID product. Bluesight for Controlled Substances software is currently in use in more than 150 hospitals including full health system implementations.

Siklu and Signify Announce Agreement to Integrate Gigabit-Speed Wireless Connectivity into Lighting Infrastructure

Siklu announced a strategic partnership agreement to add Siklu's MultiHaul TG multi-gigabit wireless connectivity technology to Signify's BrightSites  portfolio. This combination will result in an addition to the BrightSites portfolio, which will be known as Broadband luminaires.     

Signify's new innovative BrightSites solution is converting streetlights into a wireless connectivity grid which can facilitate a wide range of digital city services, such as: IoT, security and traffic monitoring, 4G/5G small cells, as well as "digital inclusion" initiatives including municipal Wi-Fi and residential broadband access. BrightSites helps cities to meet the needs of citizens, businesses, and visitors by delivering faster and more accessible broadband connectivity that helps ensure constant access to their digital world.

The new broadband luminaires, integrate Siklu's Terragraph-compliant MultiHaul TG multi-gigabit wireless connectivity technology to significantly reduce the dependency on fiber deployment and enable municipalities to create a wireless mesh network by replacing their luminaires with Broadband luminaires. This will significantly accelerate city-wide scalability for secure and reliable multi-gigabit wireless connectivity, at a fraction of the cost and time compared to an all-fiber network deployment.

Siklu's MultiHaul TG is Siklu's third generation 60 GHz point-to-multipoint product line and fifth generation overall of V-Band products. Overall, Siklu has hundreds of thousands of products installed in hundreds of cities around the world and offers advanced software tools to design and operate a network. Siklu's MultiHaul TG continues this tradition of excellence by creating secure and reliable fiber-like multi-gigabit wireless mesh networks to support any type of network topology from a small campus up to city and regional deployments.

Thursday, 27 January 2022

Visa Lighting Unveils New Commercial LED Bell Pendant Lighting Available in Over 440 Paint Color Combinations

The new Brin and Rocket LED pendant lighting by Visa Lighting are classic bell-shaped, shade pendants equipped with modern glare-reducing LED technology. Subtle differences in the outer shade design details of these small pendant lights evoke unique personalities.

The Brin pendant features a beautifully smooth 13 x 16 inch curved bell shape. This simple silhouette emits classic elegance with its minimalist dome shape. Brin’s timeless sophistication is created through the simplicity of design.

The Rocket pendant is slightly shorter at 12 x 16 inch and features an artfully sculpted tapered bell shape. This angular bell pendant depicts a more graphic industrial aesthetic, perfect for a more modern or casual environment.

Daktronics and Ströer Continue Partnership

As Ströer continues to bring digital signage to cities across Germany, they also continue a long-standing partnership with Daktronics to manufacture and deliver their LED displays. Previously, Daktronics has delivered more than 250 LED screens and has been asked to deliver additional LED screens over the coming months.

Adding to Ströer’s inventory of digital LED displays, the new screens will measure 9 square meters or 10 square meters, all featuring 6-millimeter pixel spacings. They will be installed across multiple cities in Germany with some applications being single-sided and others will be double-sided, depending on the exact location.

These digital screens are used to communicate large advertising and branding campaigns or in combination with other out-of-home media in Germany´s urban locations.

Wednesday, 26 January 2022

IOTA introduces new IP66-rated and certified NSF emergency lighting solutions

IOTA introduces the ILBDW Emergency Driver Series for use in damp, wet, and food preparation emergency lighting applications.

With a heavy-duty enclosure and water-tight test component design, ILBDW emergency drivers are IP66-rated for protection against moisture and debris and are NSF-certified to meet food and beverage safety specifications.

 The IOTA ILBDW Series includes emergency drivers for both Class 2 and non-Class 2 luminaires and with wattage options to match individual lighting requirements.

Kyocera SLD Laser pumps up the Li-Fi speed

Kyocera SLD Laser (KSLD) recently showed a laser Li-Fi system at the CES exhibition in Las Vegas in which a transmitter delivered data at 100 gigabits per second.

But Li-Fi, which dates back to at least 2012 when then University of Edinburgh professor Harald Haas co-founded pureLiFi, has endured slow commercial progress. Li-Fi end users generally have to attach inconvenient dongles.

pureLiFi has demonstrated a gigabit per second under controlled conditions, but real-world installations typically run slower.

The 100 Gbps that KSLD showed at CES is five times the speed of its previous fastest demonstration of 20 Gbps.

Tuesday, 25 January 2022

New permanent lighting coming to University District Ohio State University

Parmanent lighting is being installed in the off-campus area, replacing mobile lighting put up at the start of fall semester. Enhanced lighting is part of Ohio State's suite of safety and health enhancements, President Kristina M. Johnson said during her most recent safety update.

The university added mobile lighting last fall in University District areas frequented by students and the campus community to help fill in the gaps of existing lighting. Now, working with our partners in the city of Columbus, permanent structures are being installed.

Set the mood outdoors and indoors with Philips Hue’s new products and features

The new Philips Hue Inara wall light brings the decorative beauty of the Filament bulb from indoors to outdoors. The black vintage-style lantern includes all the smart features of Philips Hue with a traditional twist. The Inara’s dimmable warm white light adds elegance and an intimate atmosphere to the patio or porch when welcoming guests and setting the mood for socializing outdoors.

The black Philips Hue Resonate wall light enhances outdoor spaces with its minimalist design and white and color light. By casting a colorful glow up and down the wall, the rectangular wall light creates triangles of light for a unique design element. Use the Resonate to create an eye-catching effect by highlighting the beautiful architectural features of your home.

The outdoor range is further expanded with the Philips Hue Calla bollard in stainless steel, ideal for lining your pathway with light. Its white and color light creates a welcoming and atmospheric entrance to your home and helps you to navigate your way on dark mornings. At a little over 25 centimeters tall, the Calla can be easily dotted around the garden, tucked between flowers, or placed amongst plants and trees, to create a personalized ambiance. The Calla path light features Low-volt technology, that’s easy to set up and expand. Just connect it with the included extension cable to your existing Philips Hue Low-volt installation.

Philips Hue outdoor smart lights come with all the benefits of the Philips Hue system and are made to withstand any weather conditions. Lights are dimmable for the perfect ambiance and can be controlled via the Philips Hue app, remote control, voice, or outdoor motion sensor.

Monday, 24 January 2022

J.W. Speaker and ARCH Motorcycle Announce Official Lighting Partnership

J.W. Speaker, an LED and emerging lighting technologies designer for automotive, powersports, transport, and industrial products, and ARCH Motorcycle, a Los Angeles based bespoke production motorcycle company co-founded by Gard Hollinger and Keanu Reeves, announce their official lighting partnership.

J.W. Speaker will provide its premium LED headlights for all ARCH Motorcycle units built in 2022, including the ARCH KRGT-1 and the upcoming ARCH 1s and ARCH Method 143 models. J.W. Speaker and ARCH Motorcycle will also partner in developing customized LED lighting technology for future ARCH models.
 
ARCH Motorcycle was founded on the idea of redefining the American performance cruiser and delivers an unrivalled riding and ownership experience through an obsession for innovative design, engineering excellence and dedication to the rider. Every ARCH Motorcycle is delivered via a uniquely collaborative process tailoring livery and ergonomic fit to each owner. What started off as an exploration of what may be possible in the world of motorcycling has quickly evolved into the benchmark for the premium motorcycle category.
For more information on J.W. Speaker’s premier LED lighting technologies, visit www.jwspeaker.com. Information on ARCH Motorcycle is available at www.archmotorcycle.com.

Worldwide Outdoor LED Display Industry is Expected to Reach $14+ Billion by 2030

The global outdoor LED display market size was valued at $6,398.30 million in 2020, and is projected to reach $14,522.40 million by 2030, registering a CAGR of 9.10%.

Outdoor LED display market are big hoardings used to display live advertisements, images, promotional videos, and others. It is usually placed in any open-air and central areas such as avenues, malls, parks, and parking lots. Furthermore, the displays consist of light-emitting diode (LED), which is a semiconductor chip that emits light of different colors with wavelengths in the visible spectrum.

These displays use high brightness LEDs, and are extensively used in outdoor applications such as live advertisements, bill boards, videos walls, and others. Moreover, outdoor LED display market are designed using dual in-line package (DIP) technology, which makes them suitable for any weather, and the content on the displays are visible from far off distance even during day and night.

Increased preference of LED display advertising over paper or poster-based advertising due to rapid use by sponsors in the entertainment shows, sports events, and exhibitions. Rise in sports events & exhibitions, seminars, ceremonies, and other such events using outdoor LED display industry drives the market growth. In addition, surge in energy consumption concerns prompts the use of these display, as it ensures high cost & power saving, making it highly energy efficient.

This fuels the market growth. However, high initial investments and unstable demand are the major factors that limit the outdoor LED display market growth. Conversely, alternative advertisement designs and increase in events such as sports, event management, transport, and others are some of the factors expected to provide growth opportunities for the outdoor LED display market trends in the upcoming years.

Friday, 21 January 2022

Nichia and GVL Settle US Patent Case regarding Basic Filament LED Patent

 

With the increasing popularity of filament LED products in the United States, major manufacturers of lighting products have entered into the filament lighting market.

Nichia continues to evaluate these filament LED products against its patent portfolio, including the ’734 Patent, and will enforce its patent rights against unauthorized use of Nichia’s inventions. 

Nichia is currently enforcing the ’734 Patent against Feit Electric Co., Ltd. in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, and is engaged in active licensing discussions with multiple major lighting companies that sell filament LED products.

Thrive Agritech Announces LED Lighting Partnership with urban-gro

Thrive Agritech announced that urban-gro, a fully integrated architectural, engineering and cultivation systems integration company focused on the indoor Controlled Environment Agriculture market, will be an authorized system integrator for Thrive Agritech's portfolio of LED lighting products.

Thrive Agritech designs and manufactures high performance LED lights for horticulture with patent-pending technology that grows plants better from germination through harvest. You can find Thrive's lights in some of the largest cannabis production facilities, greenhouses, and vertical farms in North America. All Thrive Agritech lights are easy to install and maintain, DLC and UL listed and backed with a 5-year warranty to ensure peace of mind.

Thrive Agritech's complete portfolio, including Pinnacle, Apex, Boost, and Infinity may now also benefit from urban-gro's fully-integrated design, systems integration, and post-operational support solutions.

Thursday, 20 January 2022

Acuity Brands Partners with Microsoft to Enable Sustainable Building Solutions

Acuity Brands announced it is expanding its collaboration with Microsoft to bring new capabilities to Acuity Brands smart lighting, lighting controls, and building automation solutions.

Acuity Brands has a bold goal to avoid 100m metric tons of carbon emissions as a result of projected 2020-2030 sales of LED luminaires, lighting controls, and building management systems replacing older technologies in existing buildings.

By combining the power of Microsoft’s Cloud for Sustainability and Microsoft Azure IoT with Acuity Brands customer solutions, Acuity Brands and Microsoft will jointly enable end customers, operating many types of facilities and buildings, to forecast and calculate the environmental and financial impacts that these new lighting and building management technologies deliver.

Acuity Brands and Microsoft will collaborate to bring the Acuity Brands portfolio of applications to Azure, standardizing data ingestion and analysis via Azure Digital Twins and analysis of this data via Azure’s AI offering. Microsoft and Acuity Brands will also look to explore technology solutions that further evolve the way spaces can be evaluated, managed, and optimized in the future.

HYTE Unveils the keeb SR65 Limited with 138 LEDs

HYTE, the new PC components, peripherals, and lifestyle brand of iBUYPOWER, a  manufacturer of high-performance custom gaming PCs, unveiled the HYTE keeb SR65, its first custom mechanical keyboard, designed to satisfy the needs of gamers looking to enter the enthusiast keyboard segment.  

With 138 RGB LEDs illuminating each key, as well as surrounding the perimeter of the keeb SR65, customers will experience immersive light shows diffused through the frosted polycarbonate base and projected on the desktop surface.

By utilizing the AI-driven HYTE nexus software, users will be able to sync the keeb to computer screens, wallpaper animations, and music. HYTE nexus was trained with over 1,000 songs, and continues to be developed with additional musical varieties, to optimize the RGB lighting results and best represent the music that is being played.

Wednesday, 19 January 2022

Heavy Equipment Lamps Market to Expand at a CAGR of 4.3% by 2032

The heavy equipment lamps market is expected to increase at a CAGR of 4.3% from 2022 to 2032, from USD 7.1 billion in 2022 to USD 10.9 billion in 2032.

When compared to halogen bulbs, heavy equipment lamps have a longer life duration and use less energy. Furthermore, their versatility in use (shops, building sites, arenas, warehouses, etc.) distinguishes them as a unique industrial equipment. HEL (Heavy Equipment Lamps) are also expected to develop in the near future, given the aforementioned facts.

A rising number of companies are using LED lighting for heavy equipment to work safely, especially during night-time operations. LEDs may also work at a variety of voltages, making them suitable for use in heavy machinery. Furthermore, portable LED towers are being used instead of permanent lighting fixtures because they are easier to install.

Signal lamps will hold a 32% market share in 2032, owing to rising air traffic and a high demand for aviation light signals in air traffic control towers, which are utilized as a backup in the event of aircraft radio failure.

During the forecast period, construction equipment is likely to emerge as a prominent end use industry in the heavy equipment lighting industry. Construction equipment is expected to be worth more than USD 4.2 billion by 2032.

Microoled prepares IPO on Euronext Growth

Microoled, the manufacturer of OLED microdisplays for near-eye applications such as outdoor optical equipment, night vision glasses and augmented reality glasses, announces the approval of its Registration Document by the French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des Marchés Financiers or AMF) under number l.22-001 on 10 January 2022.

The approval of the Registration Document marks the first step in Microoled's planned IPO on the Euronext Growth market in Paris, which remains subject to market conditions and AMF approval of the relevant prospectus.

With the acceleration of the switchover of most analog equipment to digital, microdisplays are currently experiencing very strong growth, particularly in near-eye vision applications, in professional markets such as open-air and night vision optics, thermal cameras and eyewear for medical devices, but also in consumer markets with augmented reality glasses.

Tuesday, 18 January 2022

Kansas City will upgrade 84,000 streetlights to LEDs

By a vote of 11-1, the Kansas City Council passed an ordinance for a contract to replace 84,000 city streetlights with LED bulbs and fixtures. The city will contract with local company Black & McDonald to do the streetlight replacement, which will begin this May and is expected to take three years to complete.

Kansas City joins other cities, including Seattle, Las Vegas, Austin, Texas and Los Angeles, that have converted their streetlights to LED. It will mark the first time Kansas City has conducted a citywide upgrade of its streetlight system since 1997. Kansas City has a total of 98,000 streetlights.

NASA Research Boosts LED Lamps for Home and Garden

 

NASA's lighting research helped develop biologically oriented LED technology for everyday life on Earth – giving people better rest and helping plants grow.

From 1997 to 2017, the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) looked into how long-duration spaceflight affected people, funded with grants from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. One area of interest was light sources and how they affected brain activity.

Lockley and Brainard’s research found that exposure to excess blue light at the wrong time could throw off people’s body clocks. This happened because the body’s production of melatonin, a key hormone for managing circadian rhythms, was inhibited when certain wavelengths of blue light hit photoreceptors in the eyes.

Monday, 17 January 2022

Anglia signs to Ekinglux for discrete LEDs

Anglia Components has signed a UK and Ireland distribution  agreement with Chinese LED maker Ekinglux.

The full range of Ekinglux surface-mount and through-hole indicator LEDs will be stocked for same-day shipment.

SMD options include 0402, 0603, 0805, 1205 and 1206 case sizes, in white and other colours, with rectangular or round lenses, in right angle or standard format, with clear or diffuse lenses.

D.C. To Upgrade 75,000 Streetlights With LEDs

D.C. transportation officials announced that they’ve selected a contractor to conduct the city-wide lighting upgrade, at a cost of $309 million. The work is scheduled to begin this spring and be completed within two years.

Replacing the fixtures will cut streetlight energy use in half, according to the District Department of Transportation, preventing 38,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year — equivalent to not driving about 87 million miles.

The new lights will feature remote monitoring and control functionality: lights that are out can be identified in real time; poles will have tilt sensors, so the city can be alerted to any that are tipping over; and lights will be dimmable from afar.

Friday, 14 January 2022

Bankrupt Healthe owes its UV-C supplier and its billionaire owner

Healthe Inc, the company that crashed after changing course to focus on UV-C luminaires, owes UV-C LED provider Crystal IS $2.7 million, bankruptcy papers show.

Crystal is Healthe’s second-largest creditor after billionaire co-owner and real estate tycoon Stephen Ross, owed $8.2 million.

Orlando-based Healthe filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Delaware in December.

As LEDs reported in late 2020, Crystal IS provided the 265-nm UV-C LEDs that Healthe built into ceiling troffers it provided to the Miami Dolphins football team for use in disinfecting the locker room and other facilities.

Researchers Develop First Fully 3D-Printed, Flexible OLED Display

In a groundbreaking new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities used a customized printer to fully 3D print a flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display.

The discovery could result in low-cost OLED displays in the future that could be widely produced using 3D printers by anyone at home, instead of by technicians in expensive microfabrication facilities.The OLED display technology is based on the conversion of electricity into light using an organic material layer. OLEDs function as high quality digital displays, which can be made flexible and used in both large-scale devices such as television screens and monitors as well as handheld electronics such as smartphones. OLED displays have gained popularity because they are lightweight, power-efficient, thin and flexible, and offer a wide viewing angle and high contrast ratio.

The researchers wanted to see if we could basically condense all of that down and print an OLED display on our table-top 3D printer, which was custom built and costs about the same as a Tesla Model S.

The group had previously tried 3D printing OLED displays, but they struggled with the uniformity of the light-emitting layers. Other groups partially printed displays but also relied on spin-coating or thermal evaporation to deposit certain components and create functional devices.

In this new study, the University of Minnesota research team combined two different modes of printing to print the six device layers that resulted in a fully 3D-printed, flexible organic light-emitting diode display. The electrodes, interconnects, insulation, and encapsulation were all extrusion printed, while the active layers were spray printed using the same 3D printer at room temperature. The display prototype was about 1.5 inches on each side and had 64 pixels. Every pixel worked and displayed light.

Thursday, 13 January 2022

HRS Agriculture to partner with Agnetix Lighting Technology for Michigan large-scale indoor grow

 

Agnetix has been selected as the primary lighting partner by HRS Agriculture’s nearly 40,000 square foot cultivation facility in the Detroit metro area.

HRS’s 1300 PPFD indoor cultivation facility will feature 350 of Agnetix’s cutting-edge, high-powered, liquid-cooled ZENITH luminaires.

HRS was drawn to Agnetix as their lighting system for its industry benchmark energy efficiencies and data visibility. Agnetix provides a full suite of value-added benefits and a one-of-kind decision support system, employing energy-efficient LED lighting, canopy-level sensors, networking technology, and real time data analytics.

LED Lighting Market Size to Reach USD 151,951.1 Million by 2027


According to a comprehensive research report by Market Research Future (MRFR) the LED Lighting market size is to reach USD 151,951.1 million, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 18.7% by 2027.

The growing need for LED lighting solutions for its multiple benefits such as high energy-efficiency, low price, and high durability will boost market growth over the forecast period.

The growing adoption of Solar LED Lighting in remote areas coupled with stringent government regulations regarding green technology across most countries will offer robust opportunities for the market over the forecast period.

The Asia Pacific region will spearhead the LED lighting market over the forecast period. The growing need for energy-efficient lighting solutions, the region’s intensifying focus on LED standardization, leading LED lighting firms from the UK and the US, government environmental policies, construction of new lighting systems, government environmental policies, construction of new lighting systems, ongoing infrastructure modernization projects in India and China, governments having approved the construction of several smart cities, and growing initiatives undertaken by the governments to adopt light-emitting diodes, and the presence of large number of market players are adding to the global LED lighting market growth in the region.

Besides, the presence of fastest developing countries in the country such as Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, and China, booming construction industry, increasing local and migrated population, changing lifestyles, adoption of LED lights, the governments of different countries that offer lucrative offers and discounts on the use of LED lights as these helps significantly in energy consumption, this initiative helping governments in balancing the total energy generated as well as total energy consumed, on-going construction projects, lucrative benefits offered by the government on the use of LED lights that influence construction industry and builders, deployment of LED lights in new buildings, technology advances, & significant initiatives taken by the governments to reduce energy consumption are also adding market growth.

Wednesday, 12 January 2022

Full-angle DBR Enhances Flip-chip Mini-LED Performance


Researchers from Wuhan University in China have proposed a novel full-angle Ti3O5/SiO2 DBR to enhance the performance of flip-chip blue and green mini-LEDs.

Mini-LEDs have been considered as one of the most promising candidates for next generation displays, due to their advantages of high brightness, high color saturation, power saving, and long lifetime. However, to realise the HDR requirement of LCDs, mini-LEDs should be more efficient.

In the study, published in the journal Optics Express, the researchers demonstrated full-angle Ti3O5/SiO2 DBR to improve the light output power of blue and green flip-chip mini-LEDs. The full-angle DBR, consisting of different DBR stacks optimized for discrete central wavelength in blue, green, and red wavelength region, could alleviate angular dependence and broaden reflective bandwidth in comparison with conventional DBRs.

Endeavor Business Media announces launch of LightSPEC regional lighting events in 2022


Endeavor Business Media announces the launch of LightSPEC West and LightSPEC Midwest, two highly-targeted regional events providing lighting education and solutions for buyers and specifiers of commercial, architectural, industrial, and high-end residential and decorative lighting products, controls, and technologies.

LightSPEC West will take place September 21-22, 2022 at the Magic Box @ the Reef in Los Angeles, CA and LightSPEC MidWest will take place October 4-5, 2022 at the flagship Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Chicago, IL.

Endeavor Business Media also announces the appointment of well-known lighting industry leader Clifton Stanley Lemon as Program Director for both conferences.

Tuesday, 11 January 2022

Vermont to become the first state to ban mercury-containing lighting

Vermont’s Department of Environmental Conservation plans to issue a decision on the future of mercury-containing lightbulbs in the state in 2022. Vermont will probably be the first US state in the nation to do so.

A petition to ban the lights was sent to the department in October from the Vermont Public Interest Research Group, the Mercury Policy Project, the Clean Lighting Coalition and the Appliance Standards Awareness project.

Current state law says fluorescent bulbs can be sold only until there is a mercury-free alternative that works as well at an equal or lower cost.

Targus Launches World's First UL-Certified Surface Disinfection Solution for Use in the Commercial Space

 

Targus announced that its UV-C LED Disinfection Light has been certified to UL 962, the Standard for Safety for Household and Commercial Furnishings.

This makes the Targus UV-C LED Disinfection Light the only surface disinfection solution in the world to meet UL's safety requirements for household and commercial use.

Slated for retail availability next month, the UV-C LED Disinfection Light incorporates state-of-the-art UV-C LED and automation technology to provide a safe and consistent, no-touch solution to help reduce pathogens with UV-C light.

Designed to stand on your desktop, the UV-C LED Disinfection Light's AC-powered light turns on and runs for 5 minutes, every hour, to break down the DNA of microorganisms, effectively eliminating up to 99% of pathogens on device surfaces within the active disinfection area beneath the light.

There is also a built-in auto shut-off safety feature that utilizes motion sensors. Should any motion be detected within the safety zone, outside of the active cleaning area, or if the device senses any activity within the safety zone, the UV-C LEDs will be automatically disabled. After 5 minutes of inactivity, the light will resume its disinfection cycle.

Monday, 10 January 2022

Smart bulb can track your heart rate

 

Sengled, the smart lighting company, has announced a slew of new products at CES 2022 in Las Vegas. The most intriguing is the Smart Health Monitoring bulb.

The Sengled Smart Health Monitoring Light is a dual Wi-Fi / Bluetooth bulb with built-in health monitoring using radar technology. It’s designed to track your sleep and certain biometric measurements, such as heart rate and body temperature, as well as other vital signs.

The bulb can work alone, or multiple bulbs connected via a Bluetooth mesh network work together to create a virtual map that can help detect human behavior.

The product is still under development, so details such as pricing are scarce.

New lighting coming to Fayetteville downtown square

Fayetteville’s downtown square will soon get some lighting. The City Council approved funding for the project, which will include installing pedestrian lights and other indirect lighting fixtures around the square.

The downtown square is considered a city park, with the exception of the old post office building, which is owned by the Cheers at the OPO restaurant.

he original plan was to install pole lights, but members of the City Council’s Transportation Committee asked for an alternative solution that is less obtrusive.

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Friday, 7 January 2022

Cree LED sales up substantially

SGH this week reported that its LED Solutions unit — the financial reporting name for the company’s Cree LED operations — had sales of $111.9M for the three months ended Nov. 26.

In a call with analysts, SGH CEO Mark Adams described the $112M as up substantially from the same quarter a year earlier when Cree LED was still part of the broader Cree organization.

Revenue growth was driven by customer wins with the company's high-brightness products into the video, architectural, and landscape specialty lighting markets, Adams told analysts.

The company uses the Cree LED brand name in the market - but not in its accounting books.

Thursday, 6 January 2022

Lighting upgrade underway at State Historical Museum

The State Historical Museum in Des Moines has been undergoing renovations to deal with structural issues in the building. Lighting in exhibit areas is also being upgraded.

The galleries will be darker than most people like because ultraviolet rays damage the materials in an exhibit.

Landes says the ultimate goal is to have the lights triggered when guests walk into a gallery and go off when no one is present.

Wednesday, 5 January 2022

Horticulture Lighting Market Size to Reach USD 11.27 Billion in 2028

 

The global horticulture lighting market size is expected to reach USD 11.27 Billion in 2028 and register a steady CAGR over the forecast period, according to latest analysis by Emergen Research. This steady market revenue growth can be attributed to increasing initiatives by governments to promote adoption of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) practices as it allows for cultivating plants indoors.

Growing trend of cultivating crops indoors using non-conventional practices is contributing to revenue growth of the horticulture lighting market to a significant extent. CEA offers more advantages in comparison to outdoor farming, which includes ability to manage optimal growing conditions throughout the growth phase of crops.

Horticulturists are increasingly adopting Light Emitting Diode (LED) systems to create conditions to enable normal growth of plants, which enhances the taste and quality and ensures higher yield in a shorter span of time. Technological advancements in digital control technology with regard to LED horticultural lights is expected to continue to drive growth of the global horticulture lighting market going ahead. LEDs can easily be integrated into digitally controlled and programmable systems, which enable users to constantly monitor light levels in the greenhouse, which is increasing its demand in horticulture.

Interlighting segment accounted for largest revenue share in 2020. Positive effect of LED interlighting on vegetative development, fruit growth, yield, and quality of high-wire tomato plants is expected to boost growth of the horticulture lighting market.

Tuesday, 4 January 2022

Newest OLED technology for rear automotive lighting applications from OLEDWorks to be showcased at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada

OLEDWorks, a manufacturer of OLED lighting technology for automotive applications, announces their participation as an exhibitor at CES 2022 located in Tech East, Booth #7060 in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center with other leading companies in the automotive industry.

OLED lighting is a surface light source and has been used for brand differentiation in the automotive industry for years. OLEDWorks will demonstrate their new high brightness and segmentation technology for a complete OLED rear combination lamp in vehicles.

OLEDWorks collaborates with innovative car manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers to utilize the benefits of OLED light to increase safety on the road and energize the consumer experience. The OLEDWorks manufacturing facility is ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 certified with full traceability via a factory MES system.

Monday, 3 January 2022

Global micro-LED market estimated to reach USD 21,169 million by 2027

The global micro-LED market is to be valued at USD 592 million in 2021 and reach USD 21,169 million by 2027, at a CAGR of 81.5% between 2021 and 2027.

The expected penetration of micro-LED displays in NTE devices and premium smartphones are the key factors that will accelerate the growth of the micro-LED market during the forecast period. Likewise, the growing demand for wearable displays for smartwatches and head-mounted displays (HMDs) are expected to create lucrative opportunities for the players in the micro-LED market. However, the absence of patents and a proper supply chain are expected to restraint market growth.

Near-to-Eye (NTE) device is expected to account the largest share of the overall micro-LED display market by 2027. The growth of this segment can be attributed because there is high demand for AR/VR devices. Also, there is need of brighter and more power-efficient LED for NTE devices. Micro-LED serves this need and hence NTE devices application is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. 

Consumer Electronics is expected to dominate in terms of market share during the forecast period. The market for consumer electronics has seen the emergence of large number start-ups, with high R&D investments. Such developments are likely to lead to significant growth of micro-LED market. Also, there is increase on demand for power efficient electronics, which is one of the benefits provided by micro-LED.