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White LEDs | Featured | LEDs | Components | Apr 18, 2018
Cree Launches Industry’s First Extreme Density LED
Cree Launches Industry’s First Extreme Density LED Cree announces the new XLamp® XD16 LED, the industry’s first Extreme Density LED, which delivers up to 5½ times higher lumen density than Cree’s previous generation of high power LEDs. The XD16 LED combines breakthrough lumen density, low optical cross-talk, unsurpassed thermal contact and ease of system manufacturing to enable innovative new designs for a broad spectrum of lighting applications, such as color-tuning, street, portable and industrial. Read more »
Featured | Components | Driver Modules | Sensors | High Bay | Apr 10, 2018
LIFUD High Bay LED Driver & Smart Sensor
LIFUD High Bay LED Driver & Smart Sensor LIFUD just launched her second generation of high bay driver, LF-FHB series. It can be completely turned OFF even without cutting off the AC power. When the second generation of LF-FHB series works with a smart sensor (= microwave sensor + light sensor) which was developed by LIFUD R&D, the light turns on/off automatically. Read more »
Featured | Components | Electromechanics | Connectors | Apr 03, 2018
A.A.G. Stucchi Presents New IP66/68 Connectors
A.A.G. Stucchi Presents New IP66/68 Connectors A.A.G. Stucchi, an Italian company and leader in the lighting components industry, is ready to present 2 new series of IP66/68 connections: 3800 series of mini connectors and 610 series of distributors. The two product series have their very compact design in common. Read more »
Featured | Components | Electromechanics | Connectors | Apr 03, 2018
A.A.G. Stucchi Presents New IP66/68 Connectors
A.A.G. Stucchi Presents New IP66/68 Connectors A.A.G. Stucchi, an Italian company and leader in the lighting components industry, is ready to present 2 new series of IP66/68 connections: 3800 series of mini connectors and 610 series of distributors. The two product series have their very compact design in common. Read more »
Featured | Components | LEDs | White LEDs | Color LEDs | Mar 29, 2018
Lumileds Delivers up to 48% Higher “Punch” than Competitors
Lumileds Delivers up to 48% Higher “Punch” than Competitors Lumileds introduced today the Luxeon CZ Color Line, a product line optimized to deliver maximum punch. “The Luxeon CZ features up to 48% higher punch than any other undomed color LED,” said Jennifer Holland, Product Line Director of the Luxeon Color Family. To meet the recent market trend of color tuning fixtures with narrow beam angles and maximum punch, Lumileds has developed the Luxeon CZ Color Line, which consists of 21 LED color options including 13 color and 8 white LEDs. Read more »
Featured | Components | LEDs | White LEDs | Color LEDs | Mar 29, 2018
Lumileds Delivers up to 48% Higher “Punch” than Competitors
Lumileds Delivers up to 48% Higher “Punch” than Competitors Lumileds introduced today the Luxeon CZ Color Line, a product line optimized to deliver maximum punch. “The Luxeon CZ features up to 48% higher punch than any other undomed color LED,” said Jennifer Holland, Product Line Director of the Luxeon Color Family. To meet the recent market trend of color tuning fixtures with narrow beam angles and maximum punch, Lumileds has developed the Luxeon CZ Color Line, which consists of 21 LED color options including 13 color and 8 white LEDs. Read more »
Intellectual Properties | Featured | Business | Mar 17, 2018
LED Patent Lawsuit
Tridonic initiated patent lawsuits against telecommunication retailer S-KON eKontor24 GmbH. Although District Court Munich I affirmed Tridonic’s arguments, parties agreed on a settlement for reasons of legal certainty and prompt settlement of the dispute. Read more »
Featured | Components | LEDs | White Mid Power LEDs | Mar 14, 2018
Samsung LED Pushes Efficiency of Mid-power Packages to Higher Levels
Samsung LED Pushes Efficiency of Mid-power Packages to Higher Levels Samsung Electronics has announced that it has made an important upgrade in the luminous efficacy of its mid-power LED package. The LM301B was introduced to the market with the industry’s highest light efficacy among mid-power LED packages in 2017. Now, it has enhanced the efficacy considerably more, offering an efficacy level of 230lm/W, which is 4.5 percent higher than the previous highest level. Read more »
Featured | Indoor Applications | Luminaires | Mar 13, 2018
Light is the Spirit of Architecture
Light is the Spirit of Architecture Extraordinary building concepts are the result of a holistic approach. As an integral part of the architecture, lighting solutions support and enhance the overall visual impression. The ultra-flat lighting systems from Osram help create working environments with a unique character and an inspiring ambience. Read more »
Featured | Indoor Applications | Luminaires | Mar 13, 2018
Light is the Spirit of Architecture
Light is the Spirit of Architecture Extraordinary building concepts are the result of a holistic approach. As an integral part of the architecture, lighting solutions support and enhance the overall visual impression. The ultra-flat lighting systems from Osram help create working environments with a unique character and an inspiring ambience. Read more »
Featured | Tools | Test Equipment | Spectroradiometer | Mar 09, 2018
Proof Your Blue Light Hazard Risk: Stray Light Corrected CAS 140D
Proof Your Blue Light Hazard Risk: Stray Light Corrected CAS 140D With the stray light corrected CAS 140D Instrument Systems – as a technical pioneer – is the first to offer an array spectrometer that can reliably assess the blue light hazard from light sources within the prescribed limiting values. Hitherto only double monochromators were recommended for this task, as an underestimation of the blue light hazard was possible in measurements with a spectroradiometer on array spectrometer basis due to stray light. The CAS 140D avoids this in two ways: The optics and mechanics used in the spectrograph block are optimized with regard to disturbing stray light. Additionally, a unique stray light correction matrix is integrated in the calibration procedure. Both innovations combined ensure an up to now unachieved precision in the determination of the blue light hazard with an array spectrometer. Read more »
Featured | Components | LED Modules | AC LED Modules | LEDs | CoB LEDs | Tunable White Light | Mar 06, 2018
Edison Opto Unveils Two Novel-Designed Products in EdiPower Series
Edison Opto Unveils Two Novel-Designed Products in EdiPower Series Edison Opto, a global LED lighting manufacturer, unveils two new products in EdiPower Series for broad lighting applications. First, the Tunable Series with superior CRI of 95 supports two output channels to enable two dimming options to dim LED lighting without a brightness drop. In addition, the Low Percent Flicker Series, which has been executed HiPot testing and Surge testing, offers the flicker-free solution. Read more »
Featured | Tools | Engineering | Simulation Tools | Horticulture | Mar 05, 2018
Lumileds Launched Horticulture Lighting Calculator
Lumileds Launched Horticulture Lighting Calculator Lumileds introduced an online calculator that fixture manufacturers can use to more quickly optimize the design of their grow lights. The calculator allows the user to input various LED combinations and operating conditions to generate the spectral power distribution, photosynthetic photon flux (PPF), and power usage of a fixture using Lumileds LUXEON SunPlus Series LEDs. Read more »
White LEDs | Featured | LEDs | Components | Mar 05, 2018
Cree Launches Industry’s First Extreme Density LED
Cree Launches Industry’s First Extreme Density LED Cree announces the new XLamp® XD16 LED, the industry’s first Extreme Density LED, which delivers up to 5½ times higher lumen density than Cree’s previous generation of high power LEDs. The XD16 LED combines breakthrough lumen density, low optical cross-talk, unsurpassed thermal contact and ease of system manufacturing to enable innovative new designs for a broad spectrum of lighting applications, such as color-tuning, street, portable and industrial. Read more »
Featured | Components | Mechanics | Fixing Elements | Mar 05, 2018
BJB's SMD Push-to-Fix (P2F) Solderable Mounting Elements for LED Boards
BJB's SMD Push-to-Fix (P2F) Solderable Mounting Elements for LED Boards LED boards can be installed into luminaire housings in a variety of ways. And it's often an overlooked step in the luminaire assembly process, until something goes wrong due to faulty installation of course. The question of how best to implement this assembly process in technical terms also has considerable impact on the upstream and downstream processes - especially when taking warranty costs into consideration. With its solderable SMD-P2F fixing elements, BJB has developed a solution which makes the entire assembly process easier, faster and more cost-efficient for the entire value chain. A major advantage is that these fixing elements do not have to be attached as separate components, because they are already pre-installed to the PCB itself. The components are attached to the LED board during the standard SMT assembly process (pick-and-place and reflow soldering). Read more »
Featured | Components | Electronics | Driver IC | Mar 05, 2018
Infineon - BCR430U Linear Low Voltage Drop LED Driver IC
Infineon - BCR430U Linear Low Voltage Drop LED Driver IC Infineon Technologies AG releases BCR430U, a constant current linear LED driver IC. The BCR430U provides industry-leading drop performance for regulating LED current in standalone operation. No external power transistor is needed. Typical applications for the BCR430U include LED strips, architectural LED lighting, LED displays as well as retail, appliance and emergency lighting. Read more »
Featured | Components | Electromechanics | Holder | Mar 05, 2018
Future-Proof Your Luminaire Connections with HEKLA
Future-Proof Your Luminaire Connections with HEKLA HEKLA is a versatile solderless connector and another great innovation from the LEDiL design team. HEKLA is compatible with a wide range of existing optics by LEDiL as well as a large number of COB LEDs and its robust, low profile design ensures constant pressure between the COBs and heatsink. Read more »
Featured | Business | Intellectual Properties | Mar 05, 2018
Enforcement of B.O.S.E. Patents: A Continuous Success
Enforcement of B.O.S.E. Patents: A Continuous Success White light generation is one of the most fascinating topics the LED industry deals with. The silicate-based white LED technology enables white LEDs to be produced with higher accuracy and increased brightness. Preferred applications for these kinds of LEDs are smartphones, notebooks, navigation systems, and other display products. Said technology is thus relevant for a significant proportion of today’s LED market. Read more »
Featured | Components | LED Modules | Industrial | Mar 02, 2018
Samsung LED Introduces New High-Efficiency Linear Module
Samsung LED Introduces New High-Efficiency Linear Module Samsung launched H inFlux, a linear module designed for industrial lighting applications such as warehouses, factories and covered parking lots where high lumen intensity and light efficacy are required. The H inFlux uses the LM301B, Samsung’s mid-power LED with the industry’s highest light efficacy. The new industrial module features efficiency parameters of over 190 lm/W (4000 K, Tp=55°C). Read more »
Featured | Components | Mechanics | Fixing Elements | Feb 26, 2018
SMD Push-to-Fix (P2F) by BJB. Solderable Mounting Elements for LED Boards
SMD Push-to-Fix (P2F) by BJB. Solderable Mounting Elements for LED Boards BJB has developed the solderable Push-to-Fix(P2F) SMD fixing element for an especially simple and quick mounting of LED boards in luminaire housings. It is suitable for Low- and Midpower LED-Boards in linear and flat luminaires. The outstanding feature of it is the pre-attachment of the spring clip, which takes place by means of a solder plate during the SMD mounting process. During the final installation, the board is then fixed in the luminaire housing by a simple click. This can be performed by hand as well as automatically. Read more »
Connected Lighting | Featured | Driver Modules | Electronics | Components | Feb 08, 2018
GRE Alpha Introduces ENO-DIM EnOcean Wireless Dimming Module
GRE Alpha Introduces ENO-DIM EnOcean Wireless Dimming Module GRE Alpha announced the release of its cutting-edge ENO-DIM dimming module with integrated EnOcean technology. The spring-loaded terminal simplifies installation and is compatible with any EnOcean-enabled wireless switch. With the ready to install dimming module, it's just plug and play. The ENO-DIM is available in three regional frequency versions: 902 MHz in North America, 928 MHz in Japan, and 868 MHz in Europe and China. Read more »
Featured | Components | Electronics | Driver Modules | Outdoor Applications | Jan 31, 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 »
Featured | Components | LEDs | White LEDs | Jan 29, 2018
Cree Launches Industry’s First Extreme Density LED
Cree Launches Industry’s First Extreme Density LED Cree announces the new XLamp® XD16 LED, the industry’s first Extreme Density LED, which delivers up to 5½ times higher lumen density than Cree’s previous generation of high power LEDs. The XD16 LED combines breakthrough lumen density, low optical cross-talk, unsurpassed thermal contact and ease of system manufacturing to enable innovative new designs for a broad spectrum of lighting applications, such as color-tuning, street, portable and industrial. Read more »
Featured | Systems + Applications | Indoor Applications | Luminaires | Dec 19, 2017
Light is the Spirit of Architecture
Light is the Spirit of Architecture Extraordinary building concepts are the result of a holistic approach. As an integral part of the architecture, lighting solutions support and enhance the overall visual impression. The ultra-flat lighting systems from Osram help create working environments with a unique character and an inspiring ambience. Read more »
Featured | Systems + Applications | Indoor Applications | Luminaires | Dec 19, 2017
Light is the Spirit of Architecture
Light is the Spirit of Architecture Extraordinary building concepts are the result of a holistic approach. As an integral part of the architecture, lighting solutions support and enhance the overall visual impression. The ultra-flat lighting systems from Osram help create working environments with a unique character and an inspiring ambience. Read more »
Featured | Tools | Test Equipment | Calibration | Dec 05, 2017
LED Calibration Standards in the ACS Series
LED Calibration Standards in the ACS Series The LED calibration standards in the Instrument Systems ACS series allow you to easily and reliably check the accuracy of photometric devices supplied by Instrument Systems, and recalibrate the photometric value (e.g. averaged luminous intensity, luminous flux or luminance) as necessary. Read more »
Featured | Components | CoB LEDs | Nov 20, 2017
Cree CMA LEDs Provide Best-in-Class Lumen Output and Efficacy
Cree CMA LEDs Provide Best-in-Class Lumen Output and Efficacy Cree’s new XLamp® CMA High Current LED Arrays provide the industry’s best lumen density and efficacy for metal-based COB LEDs. CMA LEDs deliver up to 2 ½ times the lumen density of Cree’s Standard Density CXA2 LEDs. The new CMA LEDs are compatible with existing CXA2 holders and optics, enabling lighting manufacturers to boost lumen output with minimal redesign. CMA LEDs feature a new innovative metal COB technology that delivers higher reliability than competing metal COBs. Read more »
Featured | Components | Electronics | Driver Modules | Nov 20, 2017
MOSO Launched a New Cost-Competitive EHC Family with Input Protection and Low THD
MOSO Launched a New Cost-Competitive EHC Family with Input Protection and Low THD MOSO has launched a new constant current EHC series to global market. With more compact size, lower total harmonic distortion, EHC series covers from 26 W to 150 W to meet different requirements. To protect the luminaires from challenging power conditions, input protection feature has been added in MOSO drivers for the first time. Read more »
CoB LEDs | Featured | LEDs | Components | Nov 09, 2017
“Samsung D-series Special Color” Packages Engineered to Bring Out the Most Desirable Color Tones of Illuminated Objects
“Samsung D-series Special Color” Packages Engineered to Bring Out the Most Desirable Color Tones of Illuminated Objects Samsung Electronics announced a new family of chip-on-board LED lighting packages, labeled the “Samsung D-series Special Color.” The packages are engineered to bring out the most desirable color tones of objects whose viewing is particularly color-sensitive, making them optimal for many commercial lighting applications. Read more »
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