With the 2012 incandescent phase-out on the horizon, OSRAM SYLVANIA continues the momentum behind the expansion of its ULTRA LED collection with the launch of its new ULTRA LED omni-directional and ULTRA LED BR lamps.  Building upon over 30 years of retail partnership, these two new LED innovations are available on Menards store shelves and on Menards.com today.  As a leader in LED production worldwide, OSRAM SYLVANIA continues to harness LED technology for everyday residential and commercial use under its ULTR...

Bridgelux Inc., bringing innovation to light by delivering high power, energy-efficient and cost effective LED solutions, today launched its Decor line of ultra-high color rendering index (CRI) LED arrays. Leveraging Bridgelux’s industry-leading ES and award-winning RS array technology to deliver the market’s brightest solid state light sources, Decor is optimized for demanding applications such as retail, hospitality, museums and high end architectural lighting.   With a CRI of 97 and a 3-step MacAdams Elipse color control option, the Decor arra...

Acuity Brands, Inc., a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting, controls and daylighting solutions, announced that its new Lithonia Lighting®  OLAW23 LED Area/Wall Light was honored as a recipient of a Lighting for Tomorrow Award at the annual American Lighting Association (“ALA”) Conference. Sponsored by the ALA, the Consortium for Energy Efficiency (“CEE”) and the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (“UL”), the Lighting for Tomorrow competition annually challenges manufacturers to continuously ...

A red high-power LED has set a new efficiency record in an OSRAM Opto Semiconductors R&D lab with an electro-optical efficiency of 61%. The 1 mm² chip housed on a laboratory package emits at a wavelength of 609 nm (λ-dom) and has achieved a record value of 201 lm/W at an operating current of 40 mA. At a typical operating current of 350 mA its luminous efficacy is still an impressive 168 lm/W, which means that even at this high wattage more than half of the electrical energy is converted into light. LED color mixing systems such as the OSRAM Bril...

Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday that its researchers reported a breakthrough in light-emitting diode technology that will allow production of ultra-large advanced display panels on ordinary glass, such as window panes. Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology succeeded in fabricating nearly single crystalline Gallium Nitride on amorphous glass substrates, a milestone that will enable production of super-sized LEDs using glass substrates, Samsung said. “In ten years, window panes will double as lighting and display screens, giving personality to buildings,&rdquo...

Marl International has invested £120,000 in tools for prototype and small batch production for specialist LED lighting assemblies. The new machining centre and printed circuit board (PCB) router will be used to turn around prototypes more quickly "within a week of the acceptance of a design" said the supplier. “Marl’s strength is our ability to produce energy efficient lighting solutions for specific customer requirements. Well-known organisations that we have supplied include the Formula 1 Association, British Energy, British Waterways Boa...

With an IP69K rating, LF1D LED lighting units can now be used in environments requiring a high degree of protection from dust, as well as the ability to withstand high-pressure and high-temperature spray-downs. This rating makes them ideal for machine tools, food and beverage processing, bottling, pharmaceutical, transportation (road vehicles such as cement trucks that require regular, intensive cleaning) and waste water treatment markets. These compact LED light strips are the brightest in their class at 67.2 Lumens/Watt (Wide) and 66.6 Lumens/Watt (Slim) respectivel...

OSRAM AG, the world’s second-largest lighting company, yesterday entered into contract to gain a 100% interest in Teaneck-based Encelium Technologies, announced Tony Marano, Encelium’s president and chief executive officer. The 10-year-old firm has emerged as a leading technology manufacturer specializing in advanced lighting control and energy management systems for commercial and industrial buildings.   OSRAM, a subsidiary of Siemens AG, Germany’s largest engineering company, previously held a 15 percent stake in Encelium. After closing, E...

In cooperation Jenoptik´s Business Unit Optoelectronic Systems and LEiDS GmbH & Co. KG developed the Lucid power high bayIn bay, the first of a new series of LED hall luminaires for the use in high halls and buildings. This new series of luminaires is serving the increasing commercial demand for cost efficient and low-maintenance LED lighting. Already in May this year both partners agreed to cooperate in the field of LED-lighting. The new hall and high rack luminaire ensures an efficiency of more than 100 lumen/watt at a life time of up to 60.000 h ...

Maxim Integrated Products (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduces the MAX16841, an offline LED driver that provides flicker-free dimming from maximum light intensity down to zero intensity with both leading-edge (triac) and trailing-edge (transistor) dimmers. Constant frequency control optimizes efficiency at both low- and high-AC line voltages. With a wide 90VAC to 265VAC input range, the MAX16841 is a universal solution for Japanese, Chinese, U.S., and European dimmer models. It allows seamless replacement of incandescent and halogen lamps, thus eliminating  co...

eLight Spot announces the online price reduction of select Kichler outdoor lighting products starting October 10, 2011. Prices will be reduced as much as 50% and will remain marked down while inventory lasts. eLight Spot currently carries the most extensive line of Kichler outdoor and landscaping lights and accessories ranging from led to halogen lights, path lights to wall mounted fixtures, floodlights to well lights as well as original, unique lighting accents. Kichler Lighting is the world's leading decorative lighting fixture company, winner of 4 ARTS Lighting M...

Konica Minolta has unveiled itsa new next-generation lighting brand called Symfos- the OLED-010K OLED lighting panel sample kit, including four OLED panels, and external driver box and an AC adapter. The OLED itself uses all phosphorescent emitters and offers 45 lm/W. This is the same panel that Philips is offering (as the Lumiblade Plus). In fact Philips is producing this panel for Konica Minolta, as was announced in July 2011. The features of the new product as following: •    Luminance: 1,000 cd/m2 •    Ef...

NORTH Lanarkshire Council is to examine the possibility of co-operation with a new lighting consultancy which could save the local authority money. LED (Light and Energy Designs) are a new consultancy from MacLean Electrical, based at the company’s head office in Cumbernauld. The group reckons some local authorities could save up to £300,000 each a year on street lighting through a review of current practices and implementing recommended cost-efficient changes. Against the backdrop of North Lanarkshire Council having to make £55 million worth ...

FoxFury Lighting Solutions, designer and manufacturer of professional portable LED lighting, announces its new Rook SM3 and MD3 LED flashlights. These lights feature white light and UV light (also known as black light) and serve as general illumination lighting tools than can also inspect currency and identification. Both lights can be used by anyone but were specifically designed for law enforcement, security guards, TSA and other government security personnel. The Rook SM3 and MD3 are compact with a black exterior, strike bezel and UV transmitting quartz le...

Downtown is getting an LED light makeover in the next few weeks as 234 less efficient street lights are replaced along the Main Street area. According to Mike Lynch, Public Works Director, the town will be seeing a payback in 4.5 years. The new lights look like waffles or honeycombs, and are a square installation, unlike the traditional round light bulbs. They are expected to emit no heat and provide a long-lasting alternative to traditional light bulbs. The project also includes an estimated 650 hours of jobs created by getting the grant and installing the light fixture...

YLighting announces a sale on Artemide lighting where customers can save 15% and enjoy free shipping on all Artemide designs through October 19, 2011. Artemide’s partnerships with leading designers like Richard Sapper and Michele De Lucchi have given birth to a wealth of fine designs, including the continually popular Tolomeo, Tizio and Logico collections. Many of Artemide’s lighting designs are now available in energy efficient LED options, including the Egle LED Table Lamp, Tizio Classic LED Table Lamp, Tolomeo Classic LED Table Lamp...

For its longstanding commitment to sustainability through the development of innovative lighting, including LED  technologies, Philips Lighting has been selected as a 2011 Leader of Change Award winner by the Foundation for Social Change and the United Nations Office for Partnerships. Philips will receive the award this afternoon during the Global Conference for Social Change: Turning Social Responsibility into Business Opportunity at the UN Plaza. Philips is one of 11 organizations and individuals to be so honored. "Philips has long been at the...

LED lighting manufacturer Seesmart Inc. was awarded a contract by the California Department of General Services. The contract will allow the Simi Valley-based company to make its products more accessible to local and state government agencies in California and allow for the agencies to purchase the products at the federal government pricing level. In a prepared statement, Ray Sjolseth, president of Seesmart Inc. said the contract will allow the company to provide energy efficient products directly to the State of California while streamlining the procurement process...

Larson Electronics' Magnalight has announced the release of an LED beacon light designed for permanent mounting that provides a powerful signal in a compact package. The Magnalight SL4-A-LED Strobe Beacon can be set to operate as a strobe or steady burning marker and provides excellent visibility through the use of 4 powerful 3 watt LEDs. Small in size and simple to install, this LED beacon is ideal for work, security or utility operations and anywhere a powerful strobe is required. The Magnalight SL4-A-LED Strobe beacon is a compact yet powerful signal...

CIMCON Software, Inc., the world's leading provider of intelligent street light management systems, is pleased to announce that the company shall be featured on 21st Century Business Television's "Innovative Energy Solutions" series to be aired on the Fox Business Network on Saturday, October 8, 2011.  CIMCON's LightingGale™ solution is a "plug and play" system for intelligent management of street lights that enables both LED and traditional street lights to be monitored and controlled centrally using a wireless netw...

Recently,Toshiba International Corporation’s LED Lighting Systems Division has placed 150 of its A19 lamps in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. These LED Bulbs are installed in the museum’s Pre-Columbian Gallery and the exterior and lobby of its Caroline Wiess Law building. According to the company, A19 lamps can reduce energy consumption by as much as 85 percent compared to traditional bulbs. The museum expects to install more lamps in Cullinan Hall in October and the Japan Gallery next year. Plus, Sprouts Farmers Market is also...

Finelite, the California based lighting-systems manufacturer, announced today a newly expanded product portfolio for their innovative High Performance Recessed (HPR) collection, including HPR-LED. HPR-LED is the first complete family of affordable LED recessed luminaires available to customers delivering the superior performance and benefits they want from SSL lighting. Highlights:     * Award-winning: The entire HPR-LED collection was selected by the Illuminating Engineering Society for the annual 2011 Progress Report, a worldw...

Excelitas Technologies, a global provider of innovative, customized optoelectronics to OEMs seeking high-performance technology solutions, announced today that it will exhibit a variety of LED and Xenon-based airfield lighting designs and assemblies at the inter airport Europe 2011 conference, from October 11-14 at the Munich Trade Fair in Munich, Germany. Meeting stringent FAA and ICAO specifications, Excelitas’ lighting solutions are high-performance and energy-efficient, requiring little field maintenance for users, and offer low total cost-of-ownership. ...

Endo Lighting Corporation, the leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of LED fixtures in Japan, has entered the U.S. market with the acquisition of ICON, International in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The two companies share a commitment to innovation and proven performance in designing and bringing to market ground breaking LED lighting. “This is a very good match,” said ICON President Michael Goeller. “Both Endo and ICON are customer focused. We share a dedication to creating light that enhances the ambiance of the surround...

Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, has introduced an internally developed wall-mount luminaire featuring the industry’s first universal “all-in-one” product design to satisfy a myriad of application needs. The Lumark Crosstour™ LED Wall Pack Series offers superior optical performance, a low-profile aesthetic design and easy installation while providing solutions for wall, surface, post (bollard), low-level and inverted installations. Designed to r...

Dow Electronic Materials has announced the formation of a new LED Technologies business segment to capture current and future demand for LEDs in the global solid state lighting (SSL) market. For more than 35 years, Dow has been an important player in the SSL market as a leading supplier of metalorganic CVD precursors, so they understand the technology needs. Additionally, their long history with semiconductor materials, processing and methodologies allows them to meet the exacting needs of semiconductor companies – many of which are Dow’s existing custom...

AZ e-lite Pte Ltd ("AZ e-lite"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aztech Group Ltd specialising in the design and development of quality LED lighting, is presenting a range of its latest LED lighting solutions to visitors of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn) 2011, a major event in the lighting trade industry.   Date: 27-30 October 2011 Venue: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre AZ e-lite Booth: Hall 5, 5B - C02   Amongst the new LED lights to be showcased by AZ e-lite include the Dimmable LED Downl...

Incorporating its company mission to help Americans lead healthier and longer lives, all while spending considerably less, the newest Sprouts Farmers Market location (Lakewood, California) will install Lighting Science Group's high-performance and ultra-efficient LED bulbs to illuminate a 90-foot wall mural. Lighting Science Group's LED bulbs will replace uneconomical 70W ceramic metal halide (CMH) bulbs, reducing the mural's wattage by 279 watts for a total electrical savings of 40% and an additional 12% in HVAC savings. "Sprouts Farmers Mar...

Larson Electronics' Magnalight.com introduces the MUL-LED10W-16CP portable LED light with included magnetic base and cigarette lighter plug. Producing 900 lumens and incorporating a rugged handle and magnetic mounting base, this portable unit is ideal for use as a spotlight or area light. Extremely durable and available with a choice of spot or flood beam configurations, this unit can be easily attached to vehicles and equipment using the included magnetic base, while a solid plastic handle allows users to also operate this unit as a traditional spotlight. The MUL...

Lextar Electronics Corp. (TAIEX 3968) goes public today at Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) and has become the only company in Taiwan’s LED industry with its vertical upstream to downstream integration.   Lextar was established in May 2008 in Hsinchu, Taiwan and has occupied a unique position in LED industry that employs a business model of up-down integration. With the merger in March 2010 with LightHouse Technology Co., Ltd., a domestic packaging manufacturer, Lextar has experienced fast paced growth. Sales revenues in 2010 reached USD 255 mil...