Boston-area R&D and Testing Laboratory from Luminus Devices, Inc., has been accredited to conduct testing on LEDs to the LM-80 standard, the approved method for measuring LED light sources.
The accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 is awarded by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), and the standard is endorsed by the Department of Energy and the Illumination Engineering Society (IES).
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) administers the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), accrediting public and private laboratories based on evaluation of their technical qualifications and competence to carry out specific calibrations or tests.
Arvind Baliga, Ph.D., Vice President of Engineering at Luminus Devices, said, "The rapid growth of LED technology has resulted in increased customer interest and the need for accurate measurements to industry standards in LED quality and performance. This accreditation will cut our product development time, and assure our growing customer base that Luminus Big Chip LEDs will deliver the promised light and color performance to specifications over a long period of time. The reports generated by our LM-80 testing are also critical if customers wish to seek an Energy Star certificate."
