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Featured | Tools | Measurement | Spectroradiometer | Oct 18, 2018
High Volume Laser Diode and VCSEL Testing
High Volume Laser Diode and VCSEL Testing Hitherto established measurement technologies for laser diodes – such as dispersive scanning spectrometry and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) – can react sensitively to a production environment. High-resolution array spectroradiometers are effective alternatives that offer multiple advantages, also in continuous production. Laser diodes, and in particular vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), have experienced rapid market growth due to new applications and new technological approaches. Examples of this are infrared VCSELs integrated into consumer electronics and direct diode lasers based on VCSEL arrays, replacing conventional laser systems. Read more »
Featured | LED Modules | AC LED Modules | Smart Lighting | Sep 28, 2018
Edison Opto Introduces Breakthrough AC Module Series
Edison Opto Introduces Breakthrough AC Module Series Edison Opto Corporation, the leading LED lighting company based in Taiwan, introduces a wide range of AC modules. These AC modules can be broadly used in ceiling lights, mirror front lights, corridor lights, tri-proof lights, and down lights to meet different customers’ requirements. Read more »
Featured | LEDs | CoB LEDs | Tunable White Light | Human Centric Lighting | Sep 28, 2018
Luminus COB Modules For Dim-to-Warm and Dynamic CCT Control
Luminus COB Modules For Dim-to-Warm and Dynamic CCT Control Luminus’ breakthrough warm dimming and dynamic CCT tuning modules deliver exceptionally uniform color and control across any environment and enable consistency from fixture-to-fixture and between linear, downlights, and directional luminaires that are used in the same space. On-board IC chips, unique to the Luminus modules, enable multiple dimming curves and exceptionally uniform color and quality across a broad range of luminaires designed for hospitality, commercial and office environments. Read more »
Featured | LEDs | White LEDs | High Power LEDs | Sep 28, 2018
Luxeon V2, the Best Choice for a 2 mm² High Power LED
Luxeon V2, the Best Choice for a 2 mm² High Power LED Lumileds announced breakthrough high power performance with the new Luxeon V2 LED. With the highest performance in its class for output and efficacy, the emitter easily enables DLC Premium performance at the system level. Luxeon V2 utilizes a 2 x 2 mm Chip Scale Package (CSP) in a 3.5 x 3.5 mm standard package. “Luxeon V2 is designed such that 99% of the light is forward directed, resulting in the industry’s most usable light from a compact source,” said Jennifer Holland, Product Line Director at Lumileds. Read more »
Featured | LEDs | White LEDs | High Power LEDs | Sep 28, 2018
Luxeon V2, the Best Choice for a 2 mm² High Power LED
Luxeon V2, the Best Choice for a 2 mm² High Power LED Lumileds announced breakthrough high power performance with the new Luxeon V2 LED. With the highest performance in its class for output and efficacy, the emitter easily enables DLC Premium performance at the system level. Luxeon V2 utilizes a 2 x 2 mm Chip Scale Package (CSP) in a 3.5 x 3.5 mm standard package. “Luxeon V2 is designed such that 99% of the light is forward directed, resulting in the industry’s most usable light from a compact source,” said Jennifer Holland, Product Line Director at Lumileds. Read more »
Featured | LEDs | White LEDs | High Power LEDs | Indoor Applications | Outdoor Applications | Sep 28, 2018
XLamp® XP-G3 S Line LED Optimized for Connected Lighting
XLamp® XP-G3 S Line LED Optimized for Connected Lighting Cree, Inc. announces the XLamp® XP-G3 S Line LED, an extension of the industry-leading XLamp XP-G3 LED that is optimized for the connected lighting future. With the XP-G3 S Line, Cree delivers high-power LED technology optimized for long-lifetime, high-power general lighting applications where sensors and the internet of things (IoT) are becoming common, such as commercial indoor, parking, industrial and roadway. Read more »
Featured | Event News | Guzhen Int. Lighting Fair | Sep 04, 2018
The 22nd China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair
The 22nd China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair is based in China Lighting Capital- Guzhen Town, where thousands of lighting manufacturers lies and is dubbed as the source of lightings. With the help of local government and UBM, the fair has been successfully held for 21 editions. Read more »
Featured | Event News | Guzhen Int. Lighting Fair | Sep 04, 2018
The 22nd China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair
The 22nd China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair is based in China Lighting Capital- Guzhen Town, where thousands of lighting manufacturers lies and is dubbed as the source of lightings. With the help of local government and UBM, the fair has been successfully held for 21 editions. Read more »
Featured | LEDs | White LEDs | High Power LEDs | Indoor Applications | Outdoor Applications | Aug 28, 2018
XLamp® XP-G3 S Line LED Optimized for Connected Lighting
XLamp® XP-G3 S Line LED Optimized for Connected Lighting Cree, Inc. announces the XLamp® XP-G3 S Line LED, an extension of the industry-leading XLamp XP-G3 LED that is optimized for the connected lighting future. With the XP-G3 S Line, Cree delivers high-power LED technology optimized for long-lifetime, high-power general lighting applications where sensors and the internet of things (IoT) are becoming common, such as commercial indoor, parking, industrial and roadway. Read more »
Featured | Tools | Test Equipment | Photometers | Aug 21, 2018
New Photometer DSP 200 - More Accurate, Faster and Further
New Photometer DSP 200 - More Accurate, Faster and Further Instrument Systems has introduced a new, versatile photometer to the market. The DSP 200 conforms to the highest accuracy grade L to DIN 5032-7 (2017) and has an extremely broad measuring range from 0.1 mlx to 200 klx for all common light sources, including pulse-width modulated LEDs. It is extremely well-suited to ultra-fast measurements of spatial light distributions with the goniometers of the AMS or LGS series. Read more »
Featured | Resins | Optics + Opt. Materials | Aug 16, 2018
Electrolube Launches First Clear UL94 V-0 Flame Retardant PU Resin
Electrolube Launches First Clear UL94 V-0 Flame Retardant PU Resin The global electro-chemicals manufacturer, Electrolube, has frequently been approached regarding the prospect of an optically clear, flame retardant resin. As the demand for LED encapsulation ever increases, particularly for hazardous areas, Electrolube has developed the long-awaited new UR5641 encapsulation resin. Read more »
RGB Tape | LUXTECH | Featured | Aug 13, 2018
LUXTECH Introduces FLEX Color, Architectural Grade RGB Tape
LUXTECH Introduces FLEX Color, Architectural Grade RGB Tape LUXTECH, a leading American manufacturer of architectural grade LED modules, introduces FLEX Color to their line of flexible LED strips. The RGB strip light is populated by high quality LEDs with tight binning to maintain color consistency. Read more »
Featured | LEDs | White LEDs | High-Lumen Output | Outdoor Applications | High Bay | Aug 01, 2018
XP-G2 High Efficacy LEDs Use Less Power, Drop-in Compatible
XP-G2 High Efficacy LEDs Use Less Power, Drop-in Compatible Cree, Inc. announces the new High Efficacy (HE) version of the XLamp® XP-G2 LED that delivers improved performance compared to standard XP-G2 LEDs, with higher output and greater efficiency to enable smaller, lighter, lower-cost designs. The original XLamp XP-G2 LED pioneered a broad set of LED applications for the industry, including outdoor and area lighting, and has since served as a preferred choice by manufacturers that require superior output, efficacy and optical control. Read more »
Featured | LEDs | Color LEDs | Flip-Chip LED | Jul 26, 2018
Nichia Expands Its Successful E17 Series with Color Versions
Nichia Expands Its Successful E17 Series with Color Versions The expansion of the E17 LED series from Nichia, the world market leader in LED technology, comprises four individual colors (red, green, blue, amber). The standardized chip scale package makes it possible to string the LEDs closely together. The lateral frame around the chip of the LEDs ensures that no optical crosstalk occurs. In addition, the LED chip is contacted directly thanks to flip-chip technology. This has the decisive advantage that the heat generated is transferred directly to the aluminium board. Read more »
Featured | Components | Electromechanics | Holder | Jul 26, 2018
New 47.360 COB Connectors from BJB
New 47.360 COB Connectors from BJB To determine the value of COB connectors, one must consider the performance of the connectors after many years of service. Do the contacts last? Is the material still stable after thousands of cycles and exposure to UV light? Does the connector outlive the LED? Other deciding factors when selecting a COB holder include ease of installation and geometrical standardization. Read more »
Featured | Systems + Applications | App | Controls | Jul 12, 2018
Providing Simple Management for Smart Lighting Worldwide
Providing Simple Management for Smart Lighting Worldwide Samsung has begun offering Smart Service, S App, that allow users to control and monitor the lights easily. With S App, users can easily install, control and manage Samsung’s Smart Devices. Once the homeowner or bulling systems manager successfully installs Smart Devices and connects to the Samsung’s Smart Lighting Platform cloud, lights can easily be activated either manually or automatically, using S App. Read more »
Featured | Tools | Test Equipment | Spectroradiometer | Jul 12, 2018
Stray Light Correction for Array Spectroradiometers
Stray Light Correction for Array Spectroradiometers The core competency of Instrument Systems is providing high performance array spectroradiometers, e.g. the CAS 140D that features highest measurement accuracy and reliability. Quality and accuracy of a spectrometer are extremely important because all radiometric, photometric and colorimetric quantities are calculated from the spectral data. A considerable source of error is the occurrence of stray light in the device. This means that a certain pixel of the array detector is contaminated by radiation other than the targeted spectral component. Read more »
Featured | Electronics | Components | Smart Lighting + IoT | Jul 02, 2018
Enabling Complete Control of Smart Lighting Anywhere
Enabling Complete Control of Smart Lighting Anywhere Samsung’s Smart Device is comprised of smart lighting controllers that support wireless connectivity within any major smart lighting system. It includes Smart Lighting Module (SLM), Smart Sensor Module (SSM), Smart Control Module (SCM) and Smart Bridge Module (SBM). The Smart Devices adapt to light automatically, using sensors that detect the presence of people and the amount of light in any given area at any given time. With its remote control features, energy waste can be minimized. Read more »
Featured | Components | Electronics | Driver Modules | High Bay | Jun 28, 2018
High Bay LED Driver of Efficiency 95%
High Bay LED Driver of Efficiency 95% Lifud just launched its 1ST generation of high bay driver, LF-FHBxxxYD/YE, for European market and Asian Pacific market. There’s a 12 V cable reserved for connecting the driver to smart modules like sensors, zigbee modules, DALI modules, etc. This 12 V cable makes it flexible to meet various demands of smart control application. Read more »
Featured | Electronics | Components | Smart Lighting + IoT | Jun 28, 2018
Samsung Smart Lighting: Inserting New-Age Efficiency into the World of Smart Luminaires
Samsung Smart Lighting: Inserting New-Age Efficiency into the World of Smart Luminaires Samsung has created a complete Smart Lighting Platform (SLP) that combines key facets of its leading-edge technology in highly intelligent and cost-efficient hardware including LEDs, modules, sensors and system connectivity, as well as the software that supports all smart luminaire systems. It enables consumers, retailers and utility management teams to help create the desired ambiance in adapting to a user's mood – almost instantly, while maximizing energy efficiency. Read more »
Featured | App | Smart Lighting | Electronics | Jun 26, 2018
Functional Intelligence for Smart Lighting with Mobile Apps
Functional Intelligence for Smart Lighting with Mobile Apps OSRAM is innovating commercial lighting with mobile apps designed for lighting professionals and end-users. Easy configuration means you spend less time installing. OSRAM’s user-friendly apps empower users with switching, brightness adjustments and the ability to change color temperature from their smartphone. Read more »
Featured | App | Smart Lighting | Electronics | Jun 04, 2018
Functional Intelligence for Smart Lighting with Mobile Apps
Functional Intelligence for Smart Lighting with Mobile Apps OSRAM is innovating commercial lighting with mobile apps designed for lighting professionals and end-users. Easy configuration means you spend less time installing. OSRAM’s user-friendly apps empower users with switching, brightness adjustments and the ability to change color temperature from their smartphone. Read more »
Featured | Components | LEDs | Horticulture | Jun 01, 2018
LEDs – The Future of Horticultural Lighting
LEDs – The Future of Horticultural Lighting Greenhouse farms may not be a new technology but with an every growing world population and the move towards sustainability, intensive yet highly efficient and standardized food production will increasingly become the norm in future years opening a potentially huge new agricultural sector that incorporates the latest technologies from the bioscience and engineering fields. Advancements in lighting, heating, watering and control systems have allowed the construction of vast, artificially lit, indoor greenhouses. Read more »
Featured | High Bay | Drivers | Components | May 24, 2018
High Bay LED Driver of Efficiency 95%
High Bay LED Driver of Efficiency 95% LIFUD just launched its 1ST generation of high bay driver, LF-FHBxxxYD/YE, for European market and Asian Pacific market. There’s a 12V cable reserved for connecting the driver to smart modules like sensors, Zigbee modules, DALI modules, etc. This 12V cable makes it flexible to meet various demands of smart control application. Read more »
Featured | COB | LED | Business | Company News | May 22, 2018
Cree® XLamp® CMT LEDs Deliver up to 45 Percent Higher Lumen Density than Competition
Cree® XLamp® CMT LEDs Deliver up to 45 Percent Higher Lumen Density than Competition The new CMT LEDs extend Cree’s metal-based chip-on-board (COB) LED technology to the most prevalent COB form factors. Cree’s XLamp High Current LED Arrays provide up to 45% more lumen density and up to 17% higher efficacy, and feature an innovative metal substrate technology that delivers higher reliability than competing metal COBs. With more than 6,000 hours of LM-80 data, the expanded family of LEDs enables lighting manufacturers to upgrade designs for track, downlight and outdoor lighting. Read more »
Featured | Optics | Business | Company News | May 22, 2018
BJB Launches Innovative Single-row LED Optic Series for Linear and Area Lighting with Slim Design and Integrated Fixing Elements
BJB Launches Innovative Single-row LED Optic Series for Linear and Area Lighting with Slim Design and Integrated Fixing Elements Optics are a critical part of the lighting system, especially when it comes to efficiency and precision beam control. Even the most efficient light sources would be rendered useless without high-quality optics. They enable the designer to extract light from the source and precisely direct it through key vertical and horizontal planes. Optics can mitigate light loss and ensure that the pre-defined light distribution for specific applications and standards are maintained. Read more »
Business | Company News | Featured | May 16, 2018
Smart Control with GRE’s Dimming Modules
Smart Control with GRE’s Dimming Modules Smart and sustainable technologies have been on the forefront at the international lighting events. With the advance of smart devices and return on investment requirements, the smart building is widely becoming the new standard building model. Read more »
Company News | Business | Featured | May 16, 2018
Accredited Quality for Colorimetric Quantities
Accredited Quality for Colorimetric Quantities Since 2009 Instrument Systems has received accreditation to DIN EN ISO / IEC 17025 for photometric tests and now offers its certified measurement solutions with the flexible scope of application of Category III. Read more »
Business | Company News | IoT | PoE | Featured | May 15, 2018
Cree Expands SmartCast Intelligence Platform; Collaborates with Synapse Wireless
Cree Expands SmartCast Intelligence Platform; Collaborates with Synapse Wireless Durham, North Carolina-based LED lighting firm Cree, Inc. reports that it is expanding its SmartCast Intelligence Platform™ to include connected wireless capabilities for smart building solutions. Such smart building solutions can provide building automation and control network (BACnet) connectivity, advanced lighting controls, and building analytics. Read more »
Featured | Components | Electronics | Driver Modules | Outdoor Applications | Apr 20, 2018
MOSO High Reliable & Flexible Programmable Outdoor LED Driver
MOSO High Reliable & Flexible Programmable Outdoor LED Driver MOSO, one of the most influential and well-known new energy enterprises in China, dedicates to provide the efficient, intelligent and safe outdoor LED power supply solutions by introducing its programmable LDP series worldwide. Read more »
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