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LpR 117 – Smart City Lighting
LEDprofessional Review – Sept/Oct 2026, Issue#117: Smart lighting is shaping the future of connected cities. This issue explores the technologies, standards, and real-world projects driving that shift—from data-driven public lighting and interoperable infrastructure to Prague’s Dvorecký Bridge. An…
Circular Economy
White PaperOxford analysis finds circular lighting approaches deliver benefits in 74% of projects
A Signify-supported analysis by the University of Oxford and Academics for Circular Economy examined 50 circular lighting projects. Of these, 37 reported financial benefits, while 36 achieved energy savings, with a median reduction of 59.5%. The study emphasizes upgrading and reusing existing infrastructure rather than replacing it entirely. It also identifies barriers to wider adoption and calls for greater collaboration, procurement reform, and circular initiatives such as Signify Circle.
Automotive Lighting
A world first on the Audi Q9: digital OLED panel with a curved design
The new Audi Q9 introduces the automotive industry's first three-dimensionally curved digital OLED panel, enabled by ultra-thin carrier glass (0.1 mm) that allows a bend radius up to 200 mm. Third-generation digital OLED technology comprises 512 segments across six panels, including Audi’s largest OLED panel to date with 99 segments, enabling enhanced lateral visibility, new safety and communication functions, and personalized light signatures (static, active, semi-active) with 3D effects. Combined with digital Matrix LED headlights using micro-LED modules, the system enhances interaction with other road users and advances Audi’s decade-long OLED development.
Organizations
DigiKey to invest $100M in PDC and order management expansion
DigiKey will invest $100 million over the next 18 months to expand its global Product Distribution Center (PDC) in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, and to upgrade its Order Management System (OMS). The capital will fund additional high-volume picking capacity, automated multi-line packaging systems, and improvements to order-fulfillment and packaging workflows to support the company’s same-day shipping model amid rapid growth. DigiKey expects to support continued double-digit growth after a year of exceptional performance and aims to build capacity ahead of demand by using scalable infrastructure and automation to maintain fast shipping for its global customer base.
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