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News-Spot | Business News | Feb 03, 2012
Anderson & Associates, LLC and BRB, USA Merge
BRB International BV and Anderson & Associates LLC have combined their respective US based silicone and silane businesses and are pleased to announce their new joint venture, AB Specialty Silicones LLC. The company will be headquartered in Waukegan, Illinois and will operate as a stand alone entity focusing on silicon based products for the NAFTA region. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jan 26, 2012
Birmingham Science Park Aston Enters into a Partnership Agreement to Create a Europe-Leading Test Centre for Lighting Products
Birmingham Science Park Aston (BSPA) is entering into an agreement with Bridgend-based LUX-TSI to create LUX-OPC; a Europe-leading accredited test and measurement operation for energy efficient lighting and photonics products. The deal safeguards jobs in both locations and eight new jobs are expected to be created as a result. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jan 26, 2012
Deco Lighting Announces Game Changing New LED Product Line which will Deflate LED Luminaire Prices
With a multi million dollar R&D program nearing completion, Deco Lighting plans to launch a revolutionary portfolio of affordable high performance commercial LED luminaires. Municipalities and commercial customers seeking to replace their inefficient lighting to save energy will no longer be restricted to a limited selection of high priced LED fixtures. Read more »
News-Spot | Products, Materials + Tools | Jan 25, 2012
Asheville Boasts First Large-Scale LED Street Light Deployment in North Carolina
Taking steps to improve energy efficiency and reduce its overall carbon footprint, the City of Asheville has initiated North Carolina’s first large-scale deployment of LED street lights. There are 3,643 LEDway® street lights from Durham-based manufacturer Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) being installed, with projected savings of $260,000 annually. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jan 25, 2012
NVLAP Accreditation Granted to Labsphere, Inc.
Labsphere, Inc. has earned its accreditation as a NVLAP ISO 17205 calibration laboratory. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) governs the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP). Labsphere’s accreditation as NVLAP Lab 200951-0 was granted following successful completion of rigorous on-site assessments and technical evaluations of the company’s Calibration Lab for Optical Radiation Measurements. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jan 23, 2012
Research & Markets Releases "Global Chip on Board Light Emitting Diode Market (2011 – 2016)" Research
The COB LED market is observed to be growing rapidly as the technology improves and costs go down. The growing demand for energy efficient solutions is helping the industry to gain a consistent market share. The COB-LED module market is expected to exceed the growth of overall LED market in the forecasted period by grabbing the share from DIP-LED and SMD-LED due to having advantages over DIP and SMD, such as higher lumens density, better thermal management, more reliable and longer life, and the most important the small size and many more. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jan 20, 2012
LUX TSI Limited Achieves Accreditation from UKAS to ISO/IEC 17025 as a Competent Photometric Testing Laboratory
LUX-TSI, the first independent photometric lab in Europe for testing of LM79 and LM80 standards for LED lighting modules, lamps and luminaires, announced today that it has achieved accreditation from UKAS to test LED and other energy efficient lighting products for photometric, electrical energy performance and lumen maintenance. Please follow this link to view the UKAS Accreditation Schedule No 4701. Read more »
News-Spot | Products, Materials + Tools | Jan 19, 2012
WAC LIGHTING Introduces Tesla High Output Recessed Downlights
Using similar design innovation that propelled its miniature halogen technology to the industry forefront, WAC Lighting launches Tesla™ High Output Recessed Downlights for a variety of residential, hospitality, retail and commercial applications. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jan 17, 2012
Lumenpulse Enters Into Strategic Partnership With Lightitude for Middle East and North Africa LED Fixture Market
Lumenpulse Inc., a leading innovator and manufacturer of high performance, architectural LED-based lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and urban environments, today announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with UAE-based Lightitude. The agreement will include Lightitude support for Lumenpulse's business in the Middle East and North Africa and the relationship will be managed out of Lumenpulse's recently opened London, UK office. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jan 16, 2012
Zumtobel Group Announces Changes in Management at Components Subsidiary Tridonic
Changes are taking place in the management team of the Zumtobel Group's components business (Tridonic brand): Tridonic CEO Walter Ziegler and COO Rüdiger Kofahl are to leave the company at the end of January. For an interim period, the Chairman of the Management Board of Zumtobel AG, Harald Sommerer, will be taking charge of the management of Tridonic in addition to his role as Group CEO, working closely with Tridonic CFO Werner Blum. Executive search measures are being initiated to fill the two vacancies. Read more »
News-Spot | Products, Materials + Tools | Jan 10, 2012
Marvell Launches Smart Energy Management Platforms for Appliances and LED Lighting Solutions
Marvell, a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, today announced two smart energy management platforms for smart appliance and LED lighting applications, which give consumers the ability to conveniently manage their smart appliances and lighting solutions from anywhere in the world, minimizing wasteful energy consumption and furthering the seamlessly connected lifestyle. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jan 10, 2012
TÜV SÜD America Opens Energy Efficiency Lab
TÜV SÜD America Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of its new 30,000 square foot Energy Efficiency Center of Excellence located just north of Atlanta, Ga. The new NVLAP* ISO/IEC17025- accredited laboratory allows TÜV SÜD to test and certify products to global energy efficiency programs. Services include ENERGY STAR®, Lighting Facts Label, California Title 24/20, IEC 60529/IPXX, IES files, NRTL Certification, CE Marking, ENEC Mark, Energy-related Products (ErP) Directive, RoHS, and CONUEE. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jan 10, 2012
Eulitha Signs Collaboration Agreement with EV Group to Establish Low-Cost-of-Ownership Nanopatterning Solution for HB-LED Manufacturing
Eulitha AG, a pioneer and leader in the production of high-quality nanostructures using advanced lithography techniques, today announced that it has signed a joint-development and licensing agreement with EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets. EVG will integrate Eulitha’s PHABLE™ mask-based ultraviolet (UV) photolithography technology with EVG’s automated mask aligner product platform with the goal of developing a low-cost-of-ownership (CoO) nanopatterning solution to enable the production of high-brightness light emitting diodes (HB-LEDs). With demo capabilities in place already, the first products are expected to ship in 2012. Read more »
News-Spot | Lighting Applications | Jan 10, 2012
Spark Solar&Wind Hybrid LED Street Light Project in Guiyang City, China
Spark Solar&Wind Hybrid LED Street Light Project in Guiyang City, China At the Garden Street, nanming district, Guiyang city, All the Solar&Wind hybrid LED Street lights from SPARK will lightened in the evenings, which break the darkness of the night. They not only make the city’s night more beautiful, but also provide the reliable and green lighting source for the residents. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jan 04, 2012
Reed Exhibitions and China Solid State Lighting Association Hold Taiwan Press Conference to Promote Communication and Development in LED Industry
End of December, Reed Exhibitions held a joint press conference with the China Solid State Lighting Association (CSA) in Jinghua, Taiwan. The two parties, co-organizers of Green Lighting Shanghai 2012 and CHINASSL 2012, were keen to unearth opportunities for bilateral cooperation and boost development. About 100 people, including representatives from the leading lighting companies and electronics manufacturers in Taiwan, as well as several members of the local trade and mass media, attended the press conference. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jan 03, 2012
Prolight Opto Will Move Into the New Plant in January 2012
In 2004, Prolight Opto was founded with the goal of promoting solid-state lighting technologies and keeping our beloved Earth evergreen. As one of Taiwan’s professional manufacturer in LED packaging, Prolight Opto dedicated its research, development and manufacturing towards producing high reliable middle and high power LED light source. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Jan 02, 2012
ALT Announces 3 Year Warranty on Entire Product Line
Aeon Lighting Technology Inc, a leading manufacturer of high power LED lamps, announces a fantastic update to its product line, which will benefit ALT’s customers worldwide. Due to the proven reliability and long-term performance of the LED lamps, ALT is enhancing its product warranty to provide a full three years of standard products. This major announcement is effective as of January 1st, 2012. Read more »
News-Spot | IP, Reports & Roadmaps | Dec 22, 2011
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Red Phosphors in Korea
On December 20th, 2011, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (“MCC” “; Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshimitsu Kobayashi), has filed an infringement lawsuit in Seoul Central District Court against a USpany, Intematix Corporation and a Korean distributor, GVP, to enjoin them from importing and selling their phosphor products, claiming that they infringe a red phosphor patent in Korea (No. 816693) which is owned by MCC and National Institute of Material Science. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Dec 22, 2011
PhosphorTech Now Sells High-Performance Nitride SSL Phosphors Online
A wide range of patent-pending nitride phosphors are now available for blue (and UV) LEDs with emission colors from green to deep red. These phosphors (www.phosphor.com) are ideal for demanding high brightness LED (HBLED) applications requiring high quantum yield (QY) and temperature stability. Read more »
News-Spot | IP, Reports & Roadmaps | Dec 19, 2011
Cree Licenses Pioneering Remote Phosphor Patents
Cree, Inc. announces it has granted five LED lighting manufacturers licenses to select Cree patents through its recently launched remote phosphor licensing program. By making fundamental remote phosphor patents available through license, Cree is further enabling LED lighting adoption, as Cree innovations facilitate the development of LED lights combining remote phosphor optical elements with blue LEDs. Read more »
News-Spot | Business News | Dec 15, 2011
Cree Introduces New Thermal Simulation Service and Advanced Photometric Testing to Accelerate LED Product Development
Extending the support services offered to LED lighting manufacturers that were launched this fall, Cree, Inc. announces the addition of two new Cree TEMPO offerings to its revolutionary design and evaluation services. The new TEMPO (Thermal Electrical Mechanical Photometric Optical) Thermal Simulation and photometric testing options are designed to remove barriers for LED lighting manufacturers and accelerate broader market adoption of LED lighting. Read more »
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