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IES | Business | Dec 31, 2025
Two Senior Leaders Elevated to Associate Executive Director Roles as Organizations Leverage Strategic Partnership
Two Senior Leaders Elevated to Associate Executive Director Roles as Organizations Leverage Strategic Partnership The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) and Audio Engineering Society (AES) announced the promotion of two senior staff members to newly created Associate Executive Director positions, effective January 1, 2026. The appointments reflect both organizations’ commitment to strategic growth and enhanced industry engagement following their recent shared management arrangement. Read more »
Bridgelux | SSL | Dec 31, 2025
Bridgelux Expands into High-Power Outdoor Lighting with New High-Efficacy LED Platforms
Bridgelux Expands into High-Power Outdoor Lighting with New High-Efficacy LED Platforms Bridgelux, a leading developer and manufacturer of LED light source solutions, today announced its strategic expansion into the high-power outdoor lighting segment with the launch of three advanced product families: Ceramic 3535, EMC5050, and CSP2424. These new platforms deliver class-leading efficacy, exceptional color consistency, and outstanding lifetime performance, setting a new benchmark for professional outdoor luminaires. Read more »
Trends in Lighting | Zumtobel | Dec 29, 2025
Zumtobel Realizes James Turrell's Skyspace "Sustenance 2024" at the University Children's Hospital Zurich
Zumtobel Realizes James Turrell's Skyspace "Sustenance 2024" at the University Children's Hospital Zurich With the Skyspace “Sustenance 2024,” American light artist James Turrell has created an extraordinary light space at the University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, that combines art, space, and light into a unique experience. Turrell refers to Skyspace as observation rooms in which natural light flows through openings in the ceiling and, in combination with LED lighting, creates fascinating effects within the space. Read more »
Lumileds | Automotive | Dec 29, 2025
LUXEON® Versat 2016 Unleashes The Evolving Design Language of Today’s Most Advanced Vehicles
LUXEON® Versat 2016 Unleashes The Evolving Design Language of Today’s Most Advanced Vehicles Lumileds’ Versat 2016 is designed to address the necessary illumination specifications, reduce the engineering complexity and support the economic requirements for the growing segment of animated, personalized car-body lighting. With LUXEON Versat 2016 singular optical elements, backlit optical surfaces, and 3D illuminated structures can all be successfully addressed thereby ushering in the expansion of car illumination beyond traditional signaling into styling and communication lighting. Read more »
Lumitech | Bridgelux | Patent Agreement | Business | Dec 16, 2025
Bridgelux and Lumitech Announce Strategic Patent Cross-Licensing Agreement
Bridgelux and Lumitech Announce Strategic Patent Cross-Licensing Agreement Bridgelux, Inc., a leading developer of high-performance LED lighting solutions, and Lumitech GmbH, the pioneer of tunable white by RGB (PI-LED) technology, today announced a comprehensive patent cross-licensing agreement focused on advanced tunable white solutions using RGBW and RGB-based architectures. Read more »
Casambi | Appointments | Dec 09, 2025
Casambi Announces Leadership Transition: Introducing a Dual CEO Model
Casambi Announces Leadership Transition: Introducing a Dual CEO Model Casambi, the leader in  smart lighting, today announced a significant leadership change as the company adopts a dual CEO model to drive its next phase of growth and innovation. Effective immediately, Kristian Jenkins  and  Timo Pakkala  will assume the roles of Co-Chief Executive Officers. Kristian will focus on  Sales & Operations, while Timo, one of Casambi’s founders, will lead  Technology. Read more »
Tridonic | Driver | Awards | Dec 09, 2025
Tridonic’s Multichannel OTD Driver Wins Lighting Product of the Year
Tridonic’s Multichannel OTD Driver Wins Lighting Product of the Year Tridonic UK is proud to announce that its groundbreaking Multichannel OTD Driver has been awarded Lighting Product of the Year at the 2025 Energy Saving Awards. The honour recognises outstanding achievements in energy-efficient technology and reinforces Tridonic’s leadership in delivering intelligent, sustainable lighting solutions. Read more »
DALI Alliance | Wireless | Smart Lighting | Dec 03, 2025
DALI Alliance Launches Test and Certification Specifications for Wireless to DALI Gateways
DALI Alliance Launches Test and Certification Specifications for Wireless to DALI Gateways The DALI Alliance, recognized as the international authority in lighting technology standardization, proudly announces the launch of its new test and certification specifications for Wireless to DALI Gateways. This groundbreaking release allows seamless control of wired DALI devices from either Bluetooth® NLC (Networked Lighting Control) or Zigbee wireless ecosystems, and provides access to data from DALI systems, paving the way for increased interoperability and flexibility in the lighting industry. Read more »
ams OSRAM | Zumtobel | Business | Dec 01, 2025
New Transport Solution for LEDs Reduces CO₂ Emissions by 80 Percent
New Transport Solution for LEDs Reduces CO₂ Emissions by 80 Percent ams OSRAM and the Zumtobel Group have jointly developed an alternative to the plastic reels used to transport LED strips and components. The paper reel significantly improves the environmental footprint: with more than a third less weight and more than three quarters less CO₂ emissions. The new reel does not cause any additional costs. This marks an important milestone toward sustainable supply chains in the electronics industry. Read more »
DALI | Awards | Nov 28, 2025
DALI Alliance Opens Call for Entries for the DALI Lighting Awards 2026
DALI Alliance Opens Call for Entries for the DALI Lighting Awards 2026 The DALI Alliance (DiiA), the global industry organization for DALI lighting control, is pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the DALI Lighting Awards 2026. Lighting designers, manufacturers, architects, planners, engineers, and system integrators worldwide are invited to submit their most outstanding projects featuring DALI-based lighting solutions. Entry to the awards is free of charge and open to participants globally. Read more »
Casambi | Awards | Nov 28, 2025
Choir by ADesignStudio wins 2025 Casambi Product of the Year Award
Choir by ADesignStudio wins 2025 Casambi Product of the Year Award In an elegant symphony of design, technology, and sustainability, Choir, a portable luminaire by ADesignStudio, has been named the 2025 Casambi Product of the Year. Developed under the creative direction of Alex Fitzpatrick, the product represents a new frontier in wireless, battery-powered lighting, bringing refined intelligence and effortless beauty to spaces where flexibility is essential. Read more »
Automotive | Forvia Hella | Nov 28, 2025
FORVIA HELLA Launches a Star-Diamond Rear Lamp for the new Zeekr 9X
FORVIA HELLA Launches a Star-Diamond Rear Lamp for the new Zeekr 9X nternational automotive supplier FORVIA HELLA launches a Star-Diamond Rear Lamp for the new flagship SUV 9X of Zeekr, a premium vehicle brand under the Chinese OEM Geely. The rear lamp is developed and produced locally in China and entered series production in September this year. This collaboration not only marks the first collaboration between FORVIA HELLA and Zeekr but also sets a new standard in aesthetic design with dazzling visual effects that shine and sparkle like diamonds and stars. The car has been available in the market in China since September 29. Read more »
Research | Metalenses | Nov 28, 2025
In the Future, Substances can be Identified by Miniature Devices Based on Metalenses
In the Future, Substances can be Identified by Miniature Devices Based on Metalenses A VTT led research project is developing compact spectral imaging and gas measurement technologies for industries and medical diagnostics. Innovations based on the science of light, i.e. photonics, use, for instance, infrared light to identify gases. With the new optical MEMS solutions, instruments and sensors are easier and cheaper to manufacture from readily available and non-toxic raw materials. Read more »
Violumas | UV | Nov 18, 2025
The Collimation Challenge: Focused Intensity with Ultra Narrow Beam UV LEDs
The Collimation Challenge: Focused Intensity with Ultra Narrow Beam UV LEDs Violumas is excited to announce the addition of UVA and UVB wavelengths to its VioBeam-1X1 series portfolio. Featuring 10° fused silica optics combined with a high-power UV LED, the product series now includes 405nm, 395nm, 385nm, 375nm, 365nm, 340nm, and 325nm wavelengths. These new LEDs are offered alongside the previously released 255nm, 265nm, 275nm, 295nm, and 310nm wavelengths. Read more »
Trends in Lighting | DLC | Nov 17, 2025
Introducing the DLC Technical Requirements for LED Lighting: SSL V6.0 and LUNA V2.0
Introducing the DLC Technical Requirements for LED Lighting: SSL V6.0 and LUNA V2.0 For the last eight months, the DLC has been working hard to update our technical requirements for both the Solid State Lighting (SSL V6.0) and Light Use for Night Applications (LUNA V2.0) programs. This massive effort resulted in a nearly 200-page document that combines multiple policies that were previously separate—and organized the information in a way that is most helpful to the stakeholders who use it like manufacturers, utilities, implementers, specifiers, and more. Read more »
Cree LED | SSL | Nov 15, 2025
Engineered for Every Indoor Application
Engineered for Every Indoor Application Cree LED offers a complete lineup of high-performance LEDs optimized for indoor lighting, offering solutions from mid-power to high-density COB packages. The J Series® 2835 and 3030 LEDs deliver efficient, value-driven performance with 3V and 6V options and full drop-in compatibility with Samsung footprints – streamlining design and integration. Read more »
Luminus Devices | UV | Curing Module | Nov 14, 2025
Luminus Introduces LCM-64X and LCM-32X UV LED Curing Modules
Luminus Introduces LCM-64X and LCM-32X UV LED Curing Modules Luminus, a leader in advanced photonics technology, today announced the availability of the LCM-64X-UV and LCM-32X-UV, a family of UV LED modules designed to deliver exceptional performance for high-speed industrial line curing applications. Available now for sampling with full production readiness targeted for Q1 2026, the LCM modules represent Luminus' first modular UV LED curing solution and mark a significant expansion of the company's comprehensive UV product portfolio. Read more »
Beacon Awards 2025 | Awards | Nov 11, 2025
DLFNY Announced the Winners of the 2025 Beacon Awards
DLFNY Announced the Winners of the 2025 Beacon Awards The Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY) announced the winners of the 2025 Beacon Awards at a ceremony held on October 29, 2025, at Sony Hall in New York City. The Beacon Awards honor outstanding achievements in lighting design in 2025. The awards program is open to any design practitioner in the New York Metro area. Read more »
Nemalux | Cooper Lighting | Business | Nov 11, 2025
Cooper Lighting Solutions Completes Acquisition of Nemalux, Expanding Its Industrial Lighting Portfolio
Cooper Lighting Solutions Completes Acquisition of Nemalux, Expanding Its Industrial Lighting Portfolio Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Nemalux, a market-leading manufacturer of industrial lighting solutions, focused on hazardous location fixtures. Nemalux joins the Cooper Lighting Solutions business, while maintaining its established manufacturing base and headquarters in Canada. Read more »
Zhaga | Smart Lighting | Nov 11, 2025
Zhaga Expands Smart Lighting Standard with New Edition of Book 18
Zhaga Expands Smart Lighting Standard with New Edition of Book 18 The Zhaga Consortium has released Edition 4 of Book 18, the most widely adoptedspecification in the Zhaga portfolio and a cornerstone of its certification program. This new edition extends the Zhaga-D4i ecosystem to support heritage and decorative luminaires, addressing the growing need for smart, connected and circular lighting solutions across outdoor and industrial environments. Read more »
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