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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 »
CoB LEDs | Featured | LEDs | Components | Sep 21, 2017
Cree’s XLamp CXA2 LEDs Set a New Standard for Better Performance
Cree’s XLamp CXA2 LEDs Set a New Standard for Better Performance Cree announces enhancements to its industry-leading XLamp® CXA2 family of chip-on-board (COB) LEDs, including new premium color options, higher light output levels and the longest lifetimes published for this type of LED. The premium color quality options include high fidelity (98 CRI) and specialty color points for the 9 to 19 mm LES sizes with up to 50 percent higher efficacy than LEDs of similar sizes and light quality. These enhancements to the CXA2 family LEDs give Cree’s customers the ability to upgrade the performance of existing designs and to sell their products into lighting applications where color quality is important, such as museum, retail and medical lighting. Read more »
Featured | Components | High Power LEDs | Aug 24, 2017
Lumileds Transforms High Power Category with 1,700 Lumen Single Die LED
Lumileds Transforms High Power Category with 1,700 Lumen Single Die LED Lumileds today revealed its highest flux density LED yet, the Luxeon V. Redefining the possibilities of light in a compact 4.0x4.0 mm footprint, Luxeon V can be driven harder than other LEDs in its class due to revolutionary new die and packaging technologies. Luxeon V produces more than 1,700 lumens at 5700 K and 70 CRI (4.8 A) – 50% higher output than competing LEDs. Read more »
Horticulture | Featured | LEDs | Components | Oct 25, 2017
New Additions to LUXEON SunPlus Series for Horticulture
New Additions to LUXEON SunPlus Series for Horticulture Lumileds recently introduced three new products in its LUXEON SunPlus Series of award winning LEDs for horticulture lighting. The LUXEON SunPlus Series is the only line of LEDs on the market to be tested and binned by photosynthetic photon flux (PPF). The portfolio of colors enables wavelength tuning for maximum crop yield in both greenhouse and vertical farming applications. The addition to the LUXEON SunPlus 35 Line of Far Red and Deep Red will enable designers of vertical farm and interweaving fixtures to tune the spectrum specifically for the crop being grown. The new LUXEON SunPlus CoB Line, available in Purple, is designed for greenhouse applications where attaining high PPF and fast time to market are top priorities. Read more »
Components | LEDs | White LEDs | Indoor Applications | Outdoor Applications | Jul 18, 2018
Cree Adds XLamp XP-G2 High Efficacy (HE) LED To Boost Efficacy
Cree Adds XLamp XP-G2 High Efficacy (HE) LED To Boost Efficacy 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. Read more »
Components | LEDs | Color LEDs | Horticulture | Special Applications | Feb 20, 2019
Cree Announces Best-in-Class Horticulture Efficiency with New Red XLamp LEDs
Cree Announces Best-in-Class Horticulture Efficiency with New Red XLamp LEDs Cree, Inc. announces the next-generation XLamp® XP-E2 Photo Red (660 nm) and Far Red (730 nm) LEDs, delivering breakthrough performance for horticulture applications. The new Red XP-E2 LEDs provide a drop-in upgrade for the previous generation that outperforms competing LEDs by up to 68 percent. These higher-performance horticulture LEDs increase the efficiency of LED luminaires and shorten their payback periods, making it more affordable to grow food under optimized lighting. Read more »
Tools | Engineering | Human Centric Lighting | Simulation Tools | Health + Environment | Apr 29, 2017
LRC Releases Free, Open Access Circadian Stimulus Calculator
LRC Releases Free, Open Access Circadian Stimulus Calculator The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has recently released a free, open-access circadian stimulus (CS) calculator to help lighting professionals select light sources and light levels that will increase the potential for circadian-effective light exposure in architectural spaces, utilizing the CS metric. Developed by LRC researchers, the CS metric is a new way to quantify light’s impact on acute melatonin suppression, a marker of circadian system activation. Read more »
Featured | Tools | Engineering | Simulation Tools | Horticulture | Apr 29, 2017
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 »
Tools | Engineering | Simulation Tools | Horticulture | Apr 29, 2017
Lumileds Launches Horticulture Lighting Calculator to Accelerate Grow Light Development
Lumileds Launches Horticulture Lighting Calculator to Accelerate Grow Light Development Lumileds today 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 »
Standardization | Smart Lighting + IoT | IoT | Systems + Applications | Zhaga | DiiA | Resources | Apr 23, 2020
Zhaga Publishes Book 20: Smart Interface Between Indoor Luminaires and Sensing/Communication Modules
Zhaga Publishes Book 20: Smart Interface Between Indoor Luminaires and Sensing/Communication Modules Zhaga Book 20 defines a smart interface between an indoor LED luminaire and a sensing/communication module. The module connects to the LED driver, and typically provides sensory inputs or enables communication between network components. Zhaga member companies can now access the specification and certify luminaires according to the Zhaga-D4i certification program. Dekra and Intertek are the accredited test centers. Read more »
Business | Organization News | LIA | Services | Aug 22, 2017
LIA Insurance Services - Protecting the Lighting Industry
LIA Insurance Services - Protecting the Lighting Industry The Lighting Industry Association (LIA), has launched its own range of insurance products tailored for the lighting industry through LIA Insurance Services. A partnership between the LIA and insurance broker Kinnell Corporate, provides access to bespoke and discounted commercial insurance. Read more »
Luminaires | Zumtobel | Trends | May 10, 2024
Reliable Lighting for Challenging Industrial Environments – Zumtobel Introduces the EXTONA Explosion-proof Luminaire
Reliable Lighting for Challenging Industrial Environments – Zumtobel Introduces the EXTONA Explosion-proof Luminaire Zumtobel’s new moisture-proof luminaire EXTONA is ideal for use in hazardous areas and harsh industrial conditions. Certified for use in ATEX 2/22 zones, this explosion-proof luminaire is particularly resilient thanks to its robust design and is also protected against the most challenging conditions, such as significant dust formation or powerful jets of water. It also features impact-resistant housing and an emergency light function. Read more »
LIA | Lamps | Relabelling | Business | Jun 07, 2023
LIA Offers Guidance on Lamp Energy and Extends Relabelling Enforcement Deadline
LIA Offers Guidance on Lamp Energy and Extends Relabelling Enforcement Deadline A change in regulation to the energy labelling of lamps will come into force on 1st October 2023, enforcing that any lamps with the current energy labelling must be sold before this date. The Lighting Industry Association (LIA) are offering guidance for the industry on how to prepare for the deadline and ensure that products are sold before that date. Read more »
Components | LEDs | CoB LEDs | White LEDs | May 09, 2018
Cree Brings Highest Reliability to Broadest Family of Metal COB LED Designs
Cree Brings Highest Reliability to Broadest Family of Metal COB LED Designs Cree announces an expansion of the XLamp® High Current LED Array family with new CMT LEDs that extend Cree’s latest metal-based chip-on-board (COB) LED technology to the most prevalent COB form factors. In addition to providing up to 45 percent more lumen density and up to 17 percent higher efficacy, all Cree® XLamp High Current LED Arrays feature an innovative metal substrate technology that delivers higher reliability than competing metal COBs. With more than 6,000 hours of LM-80 data available, the expanded family of LEDs enables lighting manufacturers to immediately upgrade their designs for DesignLights Consortium® and ENERGY STAR® eligible applications, such as track, downlight and outdoor lighting. Read more »
Featured | Components | CoB LEDs | Oct 25, 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 »
Components | LEDs | White LEDs | Dec 07, 2017
Cree Launches Industry’s First Extreme Density LED
Cree Launches Industry’s First Extreme Density LED Cree announces the commercial availability of the 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. Built on Cree’s groundbreaking NX Technology Platform, 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 | 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 »
LEDs | Color LEDs | Components | Apr 03, 2017
Cree Launches the Industry’s Brightest and Most Efficient Royal Blue LED
Cree Launches the Industry’s Brightest and Most Efficient Royal Blue LED Cree, Inc. announces the new XLamp® XP-G3 Royal Blue LED, the industry’s highest performing Royal Blue LED. The new XP-G3 LED doubles the maximum light output of similar size competing LEDs and delivers breakthrough wall-plug efficiency of up to 81 percent. This superior performing Royal Blue LED expands Cree’s leading high power portfolio, enabling lighting manufacturers to deliver differentiated LED solutions for applications such as horticulture, architectural and entertainment lighting. Read more »
Horticulture | Featured | Color LEDs | LEDs | Components | Feb 24, 2017
Cree Offers Industry’s Brightest, Most Efficient Horticulture LEDs
Cree Offers Industry’s Brightest, Most Efficient Horticulture LEDs Cree’s new XLamp® XP-E & XQ-E High Efficiency (HE) Photo Red LEDs deliver up to 21% higher output than the previous generations of XQ-E and XP-E Photo Red LEDs, enabling horticulture lighting manufacturers to deliver higher performance products, reduce luminaire size and lower system cost. The XP-E HE Photo Red LED is the first photo red LED to break the 1 W radiant flux barrier at 85°C, while the XQ-E HE Photo Red delivers over twice the PPF output per area compared to the closest competitor. Read more »
Featured | LEDs | Components | Jul 28, 2017
Cree Opens Design Possibilities for Architectural Lighting with New CLQ6A LED
Cree Opens Design Possibilities for Architectural Lighting with New CLQ6A LED Cree expands its Architectural LEDs with the new CLQ6A RGBW (red, green, blue & white) LED. The first individually addressable one-watt RGBW LED in its class, the CLQ6A LED unlocks new designs that were not possible before. The four-in-one LED provides a single point source for excellent optical control, efficient color mixing and simplified design, enabling lighting manufacturers to offer beautiful and differentiated architectural lighting. Read more »
White LEDs | LEDs | Components | Jun 07, 2017
Cree’s Enhanced XLamp CXA2 LEDs Set New Performance Standard
Cree’s Enhanced XLamp CXA2 LEDs Set New Performance Standard CXA2 LEDs deliver the best reliability, highest efficacy and new premium colors including high fidelity (98 CRI) and specialty color points with up to 50% higher efficacy than LEDs of similar sizes and light quality. The CXA2 Standard Density LEDs deliver up to 10% higher light output levels across all CRIs and light emitting surface sizes. Customers can upgrade existing designs and sell to color quality conscious applications: museums, retail, medical lighting. Read more »
Featured | LEDs | Components | Apr 03, 2017
Cree’s Second Gen XLamp® XHP70.2 Extreme High Power LED
Cree’s Second Gen XLamp® XHP70.2 Extreme High Power LED Cree’s XLamp XHP70.2 LED, the second generation of the highest output Extreme High Power LED delivers up to 9% more lumens and 18% higher LPW than the first XHP70 LED. The XHP70.2 provides up to 58% higher lumen density than the closest competitor LED of the same size, enabling smaller luminaires and better optical control for high-lumen lighting applications. The XHP70.2 features the same 7.0x7.0 mm footprint and provides an easy drop-in upgrade for existing XHP70 designs. Read more »
CoB LEDs | Featured | LEDs | Components | Aug 24, 2017
Cree’s XLamp CXA2 LEDs Set a New Standard for Better Performance
Cree’s XLamp CXA2 LEDs Set a New Standard for Better Performance Cree announces enhancements to its industry-leading XLamp® CXA2 family of chip-on-board (COB) LEDs, including new premium color options, higher light output levels and the longest lifetimes published for this type of LED. The premium color quality options include high fidelity (98 CRI) and specialty color points for the 9 to 19 mm LES sizes with up to 50 percent higher efficacy than LEDs of similar sizes and light quality. These enhancements to the CXA2 family LEDs give Cree’s customers the ability to upgrade the performance of existing designs and to sell their products into lighting applications where color quality is important, such as museum, retail and medical lighting. Read more »
LEDs | Components | Mar 20, 2017
Cree's Second Gen. XHP LED Delivers Unmatched Efficacy & Lumen Density
Cree's Second Gen. XHP LED Delivers Unmatched Efficacy & Lumen Density Cree, Inc. introduces the XLamp® XHP70.2 LED, the second generation of the highest output Extreme High Power LED, which delivers up to 9 percent more lumens and 18 percent higher lumens-per-watt (LPW) than the first generation XHP70 LED. The XHP70.2 LED provides up to 58 percent higher lumen density than the closest competitor LED of the same size, enabling smaller luminaires and better optical control for high-lumen lighting applications than ever before. Read more »
White LEDs | LEDs | Smart Lighting + IoT | Components | Connected Lighting | Aug 23, 2018
Cree's XP-G3 S Line - Optimized for the Connected Lighting Future
Cree's XP-G3 S Line - Optimized for the Connected Lighting Future 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 »
Components | LEDs | Color LEDs | Automotive | Nov 19, 2018
Everlight Demonstrated Smart Automotive at Electronica 2018
Everlight Demonstrated Smart Automotive at Electronica 2018 Everlight Eelectronics, a leading player in the global LED and optoelectronics industry, not only demonstrated infrared and lighting products but also latest automotive LEDs and modules such as an ADB matrix headlamp, a Mini/Smart Multi Array Rear Lamp at Electronica 2018, Messe Munich, Germany. Read more »
Components | LEDs | Signage | Indoor Applications | Outdoor Applications | Feb 07, 2018
Everlight Demonstrates New Signage LEDs at Integrated Systems Europe
Everlight Demonstrates New Signage LEDs at Integrated Systems Europe Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd., a leading player in the global LED and optoelectronics industry, attended Integrated Systems Europe for the first time to demonstrate signage LED components for indoor and outdoor applications including all dimensions, packages, viewing angles, and performances. The HNB2727, HNB1921, HNB1515 series for outdoor applications as well as 18-035(0505) for indoor signage achieve true color in high resolution with advanced technologies and have passed multiple reliability certificates. You are welcome to visit our booth: Hall 14 C200. Read more »
Automotive | LEDs | Components | Apr 07, 2015
Everlight Electronics Extends Automotive LED Portfolio
Everlight Electronics Extends Automotive LED Portfolio Everlight Electronics CO., LTD., a leading player in the global LED and optoelectronics industry with three decades of experience in optoelectronics, introduces the most high efficient/sulfur resistant ‘golden’ Series which performs brilliantly, even in severe environments, satisfying all demands of Automotive applications. Read more »
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