Highlights this week:

With the industry’s biggest biennial lighting event, Light+Building 2016 running for the whole week at Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Center in Germany, the show hosted by Messe Frankfurt has resulted in a deluge of new lighting product releases. To make things easier for readers, and those who were unable to attend the show, we’ll pick a few highlights.

Smart lighting remained the focus at this year’s show, LEDinside has seen a lot more developments in the smart lighting and control sector this year compared to previous shows. Smart lighting is becoming much more sophisticated, and leading manufacturers are forming partnerships with controller manufacturers, utility companies, and other platform providers to accelerate the introduction of smart lighting products in homes. During the lighting show week, Samsung, Philips, Acuity Brands and Gooee respectively announced new smart lighting partnerships.

LED chip manufacturers are also taking a more conservative approach this year, and seem to be trying to secure profits first. This can be seen in Samsung LEDs strategy at the Light+Building Show this year, where most of the product portfolios were from their existing lineup and main featured products. Lumileds recent launch of mid-power LED product portfolio also follows a similar logic. Material manufacturer Dow Corning is also following a similar route, but is looking into opportunities in niche UV LED lighting market applications.

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Editor recommendations

1. U.S. Mayors Prioritize LED Lighting Installations
2. NICHIA Signs Distribution Partnership with Future Lighting Solutions
3. Philips and Vodafone Seal Connected Lighting and Smart City Services Partnership Deal
4. Qualcomm and Acuity Brands Partner up to Deploy LED-based Indoor Location Services in More than 100 Retail Stores
5. Lumileds Mid Power March Set to Grab LED Chip Market Share
6. Epistar Readjusts Product Portfolio as Revenue Slides in 1Q16
7. Philips Hue Partners with American and European Telecom, Insurance and Energy Companies on Smart Home Solutions
8. LG Display to Construct 5th Generation OLED Manufacturing Plant in South Korea
9. Sony’s Premium Priced LED Product Portfolio Targets Smart Home Market

Analyst’s insights at Light + Building 2016

1. Control System and Smart Lighting Boom at Light + Building 2016
2. Are You Ready for the Era of Smart Lighting?
3. Digitalized Luminaire Designs Focuses on Functionality
4. Samsung Aims to Boost Revenue with Four Major Product Portfolios at Light+Building 2016
5. Dow Corning Showcases Silicone Secondary Optical Lens for UV LED Applications at Light+Building 2016

[Related Press Releases]

1. Osram's Different Business Arms Showcase Innovative Technology at Light+Building 2016
2. Osram Demonstrates Intelligent Lighting Solutions for Smart Cities at Light+Building 2016
3. LG Display Showcases Cutting-edge OLED Light Products and Solutions at Light+Building 2016
4. WELLMAX and Samsung Jointly Unveil New LED Products at Light+Building 2016
5. EnOcean Launches Kinetic-Energy Harvesting Device for Smart Lighting Control
6. Dow Corning Showcases High-Performance Optical Silicones at Light+Building 2016
7. Delta Demonstrates LED Lighting Solutions with Integrated Smart Monitoring at Frankfurt

Innovative technologies

1. Chinese Researchers Use Copper Oxide Crystals to Make Germ Killing LEDs in the Full Visible Light Spectrum Range
2. Heliospectra Collaborates with Gothenburg University Biotech Companies to Grow Oat and Barley LED Lights
3. Tufts University Researchers Regulate Tumor Growth in Frogs by Controlling Cell Signals with Light
4. Edinburgh Instruments Spectrometers Find Ancient Egyptian Blue Pigment is a Strong NIR Emitter
5. Quantum Nanostructures May Realize Higher-speed, Lower-power Optical Devices
6. Researchers Use Noninvasive Laser to Detect Microorganism Growth in Packaged Food

New Standards and Resources

• DOE Publishes New Resources on Understanding IES TM-30
• ANSI Accredited Standards Committee Revises ANSI C136.15-2015 Roadway and Area Lighting Equipment—Luminaire

Government projects

1. India to Install LED Floodlights along Border with Pakistan
2. Jharkhand State in India Gives out More than 30,000 LED Bulbs Daily
3. LED Streetlight Project Installation in Indian City Varansi Long Overdue
4. Minnesota Department of Transportation to Convert Nearly 30,000 Streetlights with LEDs
5. Upgrade to LED Streetlights in Essex County Not Enough to Keep City Council from Turning Lights off at Night
6. New Zealand City to Roll out LED Streetlight Retrofit Project

Smart lighting partnerships

1. Samsung Electronics and Silver Spring Networks Team up on Smart LED Lighting Solutions
2. Samsung Partners with Daintree Networks for Smart Lighting Modules
3. Gooee Partners up with EnOcean on Bluetooth Smart Mesh Lighting Control
4. Dubaian Supermarkets Upgrade Shopping Experience with Philips LED-based Indoor Positioning System

Industry news

1. Six Emerging LED Display Trends from China’s 13th Five Year Plan
2. Xenics USA and Laser Components USA Sign Exclusive Distribution Agreement for North America
3. Fegime Selects Aurora as Prefered Supplier in Europe
4. Allied Market Research Projects Asia-Pacific Photonic Sensor Market to CAGR to Reach 22.8% from 2014 to 2020
5. Panelists at National Lighting Bureau Weigh in Opinions on IES TM-30-15
6. Soraa Voices Support for TM-30 Color Test in Lighting Industry
7. How to Get Rid of Flicker
8. NanoLumens Teams up with Navori for Unified Digital Signage Strategy

New products

1. Plessey Unveils New LED Beam Control Module for Mid and High-power Lighting Applications
2. Philips Launches New Classic Dimmable LED Spotlights for Halogen Replacement
3. Samsung Adds Advanced Color Quality Features to its Small LES CoB LED Solutions
4. Samsung Adds Smart Lighting Module to its Product Portfolio for IoT Lighting Applications
5. Lumileds LUXEON 2835 Line Delivers Upgraded Performance for Varied Lighting Applications
6. Everlight adds Upgraded Shwo F-ELB LEDs for High Power Applications
7. Sharp Releases New High Efficiency COB LEDs with Improved Light Output
8. Samsung Expands Product Portfolio with New Line-up of CSP LED Packages
9. Osram Launches New White LEDs with Improved Uniform Illumination
10. Zumtobel Launches Multisensor for Detecting Light and Motion
11. Zumtobel Unveils Outdoor LED Modular Lights for Nighttime Cityscape Illumination
12. Zumtobel Launches Smart Commercial LED Luminaire MELLOW LIGHT
13. EV Group Raises Nanoimprint Lithography for Display Manufacturing
14. GLT Launches LED Luminaires for Indoor Applications
15. ITECH Launches High-power DC Power Supply
16. InteLink Technology Releases Smart Streetlight Controller
17. ALTLED Launches New Uniqube Downlights
18. High Perfection Tech Launches Power Supply for LEDs
19. Hubbell Control Solutions Releases Universal Voltage Fixture Module for Outdoor Applications
20. MaxLite Releases New LED Luminaire Series for Outdoor Hazardous Locations

Lighting projects

1. Windlicht: Makes Explicit the Beauty of Green Energy
2. Qualite Sports Lighting to Light up Athletic Fields at Franklin County High School
3. Vanderbilt University Cuts 75% Energy Use with Eaton’s Ephesus LED Lighting System
4. Neuss-based Memory Center Glows with Human Centric Lighting from Osram
5. Sedna Partners with Cardiff University's Formula Racing Team to highlight Engineering Talent
6. Winners of the CLUE Competition Edition 02 Unveiled – Lightius Loci