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Lumileds | LUXEON HL1Z | Featured | SSL | May 09, 2023

Do More With Less – Go Beyond The Datasheet

It has never been truer than with LEDs that size matters. In fact, a large portion of the industry defines LED by size, 5mm, 2835, 5050, and now mini and microLEDs. But without the context of light output, efficacy, and intended applications, a discussion of size is often irrelevant. Read more »

Cree LED | XLamp | XHP | Featured | SSL | May 02, 2023

XLamp® XHP LEDs Significantly Reduce System Cost

XLamp Extreme High Power (XHP) LEDs deliver the best lumen density, reliability and optical control available for their size. Read more »

LORELUX®: FROM PLASTIC WASTE TO RESISTANT URBAN LUMINAIRES

Niteko Illuminazione – renowned Italian manufacturer of custom LED lighting fixtures for outdoor and large areas – has launched Lorelux®, first brand of 100% circular urban luminaires providing a uniquely designed and corrosion-resistant urban lighting that can last for more than 50 years. Read more »

Cree LED | J Series | Featured | SSL | Apr 01, 2023

J Series® 5050C E Class LEDs Lead in High Power Efficacy

J Series® 5050C E Class LEDs offer breakthrough high power LED efficacy - 228 LPW at 4000K, 70 CRI and 1W. Read more »

Luminus Devices | COB | Featured | SSL | Apr 01, 2023

Luminus’ Gen 2 Tunable COBs Deliver Highest Flux & Efficacy

Luminus Devices has expanded its chip-on-board portfolio with the introduction of the Gen 2 CCT tunable COBs. These dynamic COBs feature two independent channels with 90+ CRI warm and cool white engineered in a multi-stripe design for excellent color mixing and high flux density for directional lighting. Read more »

Color LEDs Take Center Stage As The Lines Between Architectural and Entertainment Lighting Blur

The lighting industry continues to evolve as new lighting possibilities are enabled by LED technology. The demand for increased value and capability in fixtures is accelerating and consideration of the circular economy and sustainability are top of mind. Read more »

Cree LED | XLamp | Pro9 | SSL | Featured | Mar 02, 2023

XLamp® Pro9 LEDs offer 3x+ light output of competing COBs

XLamp® CMB Pro9, XLamp CMU Pro9 & XLamp CHA Pro9 Enable more than 3x the light output of competing COB LEDs. New Pro9 XLamp® LEDs improve the output, efficacy and size of LED luminaires in commercial applications requiring high quality light. Read more »

Edison Opto | UE 3.0 Series | LED | SSL | Featured | Mar 01, 2023

NEW Boost 230 lm/W High Performing Efficiency UE 3.0 Series

The PLCC UE3.0 series features ultra-high efficiency and is almost equal to a loose part of CRI. The compact package size of the PLCC UE3.0 offers high flexibility in lamp design and expands the range of applications. Read more »

MetroSpecs | FlexRad | Featured | Smart Lighting | Feb 01, 2023

FlexRad® Saves Labor and Cost for Volumetric LED Fixtures

MetroSpec Technology® has delivered generations of improvements in light sources for manufacturers of architectural and aesthetic commercial LED light fixtures. The FlexRad® technology base has been used in millions of fixtures to reduce costs and simplify designs across the industry. Read more »

Lumileds | LUXEON HL2X | SSL | Featured | Jan 30, 2023

LUXEON HL2X: Higher Performance for Architectural & Outdoor

Increased Lumen Output, Improved color stability, consistency, and new, tighter color binning support indoor, and outdoor architectural and Torch lighting. Read more »

LUXEON 2835 | Lumileds | SSL | Featured | Jan 09, 2023

Lumileds Expands LUXEON 2835 Commercial with 14 New Parts

Lumileds released 14 new 3V parts in its LUXEON 2835 Commercial portfolio that deliver higher flux and efficacy to enable rapid upgrading of existing solutions and design of new lighting solutions. The new parts are available in all standard CCTs from 2700K to 6500K. Read more »

Cree LED | XLamp | Pro9 | Featured | SSL | Jan 09, 2023

XLamp® Pro9™ LEDs – 15% Higher Efficacy

New Pro9 XLamp LEDs improve the output, efficacy and size of LED luminaires in commercial applications requiring high quality light. Pro9 LEDs have the industry’s highest operating temperature rating of 105°C. Read more »

Edison Opto | Stonehenge Series | Featured | SSL | Dec 31, 2022

Introducing Our New Light Engine The Stonehenge Series

Stonehenge Light Engine Module series is a surface mount, high-efficiency optical integrator matrix assembly. The modules are fully compatible with various high-lumen density LEDs such as white, RGBW, dual color, and more colors in one. Read more »

ams OSRAM | Business | Featured | Dec 06, 2022

Compact Lighting Systems: This Is Why Size Does Matter

Question: What matters most when it comes to shop and office lighting: the luminaire or the light? We think this question practically answers itself: It's the light, of course. Read more »

LUXEON XR-HL2X and XR-5050 HE Standard Modules Provide a Faster Path to Lighting Solutions

Utilizing two of Lumileds most popular and powerful LEDs, the company has released two new standard integrated modules, LUXEON XR-HL2X and LUXEON XR-5050 HE. Both offer lighting engineers a faster, simpler way to realize powerful, highly efficient lighting solutions. Standard optics are available for all the new boards, and both offer typical efficacy of 184 lumens per Watt. Read more »

Nichia | Direct Mountable Chips | SSL | Featured | Nov 18, 2022

Nichia Expands the Portfolio of Its Direct Mountable Chip Series, a High Luminous Flux Density Chip Scale LED

Nichia, the world’s largest LED manufacturer and inventor of high-brightness blue and white LEDs, is pleased to announce the addition of the new NCSWE13A-V1 to its high luminous flux density Direct Mountable Chip portfolio. Read more »

Edison Opto | Stonehenge Series | Featured | Nov 17, 2022

EDISON OPTO Ultra High Power Stonehenge Light Engine

EDISON OPTO rolls out 400-1,200W Stonehenge Series Light Engine and PCBA Module solution, which provides a reliable and extremely high power output with a uniform color mixing through unique and elegant lens. Read more »

ams OSRAM | Business | Featured | Nov 17, 2022

Industry Lighting: Five Success Factors You Really Need to Know About

Lighting products from OSRAM DS keep their promise of quality also under the tougher operating conditions of industrial environments. Read more »

LUXTECH Launches CCT Mixer: Tunable White Controller

CCT Mixer by LUXTECH is designed to make common LED driver SKUs more versatile by giving them tunable white capability. Tunable White drivers often create extra fixture complexity, costs, configuration / programming time, and often with long lead times. Read more »

Luxtech | White Paper | CCT Mixer | Featured

CCT Mixer by LUXTECH Gives Plug and Play Tunable White Capability to Single Channel Drivers

Creating tunable white capable luminaires requires drivers that can be difficult to source in a timely fashion and add cost and complexity. Read more »

LUXEON XR-HL2X and XR-5050 HE Standard Modules Provide a Faster Path to Lighting Solutions

Horticulture | Cree LED | Featured | Nov 01, 2022

New Photophyll™ Select LEDs - Fully Optimized for Horticulture

Photophyll Select is an advanced horticulture spectrum available on XLamp® XP-G3 LEDs and J Series® 2835 3V G Class LEDs. These are the first LEDs fully characterized with horticulture spectral metrics. Read more »

Edison Opto | Stonehenge Series | Featured | SSL | Nov 01, 2022

Introducing Our New Light Engine The Stonehenge Series

LEDs | 36V | Lumileds | SSL | Featured | Nov 01, 2022

36 Volt LEDs Create New Luminaire Engineering Opportunities

Lumileds has released 36V options, now available through its distribution network, for the LUXEON 2835 Color Line mid-power LEDs, which are widely used in applications from architectural lighting to smart bulbs, and for its LUXEON 7070 high-power LEDs that serve applications from spot lighting to outdoor and industrial lighting. Read more »

White Paper | Color Rendition | Featured | SSL