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Aug 16, 2012 - Regular News
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Greetings! Welcome!
There are 3 important topics that I'd like to bring to your attention today.
1. Luger Research Announces New Partnership with Zhaga Luger Research has signed a contract with the general secretary of the Zhaga Consortium, Mr. Menno Treffers for the exclusive publishing rights of 7 Zhaga articles put together by the consortium including a introduction by Mr. Treffers. The articles will be published in the LED professional Review #33 (LpR) and will be available in this form the 7th of September, 2012 worldwide through this channel. Attendees of the LpS 2012 in Bregenz will receive a free copy of this special magazine issue.
2. LED professional Survey Your feedback is important to us because our success is measured by your success. That's why we're asking you to complete our 5-minute customer feedback survey. The time you spend completing this survey will help us bring you the services you and your organization need for future success. Thank you!
3. Pre-Registration for LpS 2012 - 200% Increase This year, the Early-Bird registration period showed an increase of 200%. The people are interested in the exhibition, the Tech-Panels and the broad range of technologies that will be presented during the symposium. Bookings for the Get-Together Event on Lake Constance were also very successful. SAVE YOUR SEAT - Register Today! Yours Sincerely,
Siegfried Luger
Publisher, LED professional
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Research and Markets' new NanoMarkets report provides an in-depth analysis and forecast of the LED phosphor market in the next eight years. It builds off the extensive experience that NanoMarkets has in the area of solid-state lighting and related materials. Read more »
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Flicker and stroboscopic effects have been a concern with solid-state lighting (SSL), and industry and the ENERGY STAR program have debated recently the effects of frequency and other driving modes on the perception and acceptability of flicker. To provide further data and guidance in this area, the Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has conducted human factors studies of flicker that were recently published in the Lighting Research and Technology journal. The ... Read more »
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LEVEL 1 - NEWS: Components, Manufacturing
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Ohmite Manufacturing Company, a leading provider of thermal solutions and resistors for high current, high voltage and high energy applications, announces that it has expanded its FC4L Series of four terminal current sense resistors. This series, previously available in five watt package sizes, is now also available in two watt package sizes. Read more »
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NuSil Technology LLC, a global leader in silicone materials for the electronics and photonics industries, presents EPM1-2493, a low-viscosity, low modulus silicone elastomer with a nominal thermal conductivity of 1 W/mk. Read more »
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Standard LED drivers (buck topology) require the input voltage be higher than the output voltage which can cause problems when working with the newest high power LEDs and powering them from low voltage sources like solar cells or batteries. Buck driver solutions, which must always have a higher input voltage than an output voltage, typically result in a design that requires multiple drivers for multiple led strings with lower forward voltages. This problem is solved with the introduction of ... Read more »
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Thomas Research Products has announced that a number of their BSP3 series Surge Protector models are now recognized to the UL1449 standard. Luminaire manufacturers can offer a new level of assurance with the safety they provide. TRP is a leading manufacturer of SSL power solutions. Read more »
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B&W Tek, Inc., an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems, is introduced the future of miniature spectrometers, that users are calling the first truly "smart" spectrometer. B&W Tek's Exemplar™ is the first miniature spectrometer to include an embedded processor to allow for effortless on-board data processing, including averaging, smoothing, and automatic dark subtraction. Read more »
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ILT manufactures a family of Integrating Spheres designed to meet the vast majority of your light measurement needs. Integrating Sphere diameters include 12", 10", 6", 4" and 2". Read more »
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Oxford Instruments has recently launched the PlasmaPro 100 system, their latest generation etch and deposition tool, offering world leading performance. The system is ideally suited to many key market applications, including MEMS, HBLED, Semiconductor Electronics, Failure Analysis and Photovoltaics. It is an advanced, innovative system that has been developed by Oxford Instruments to address the exacting needs of Production users, who demand not only the very latest technological innovations, ... Read more »
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LEVEL 2 - NEWS: Modules, Lamps, Subsystems
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Osram is now offering the Decorative Street Lighting (DSL) LED refurbishing module for historic street luminaires. The module can be used independently of manufacturer for a wide variety of luminaires and is prepared upon request so that fitting is as simple as replacing lamps or sockets. The DSL cuts energy consumption of luminaires previously operated with mercury vapour discharge lamps by at least 60 per cent, and upgrading costs less than half of a new LED installation. In total, street and ... Read more »
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Tracy Bilbrough, CEO of SWITCH Lighting™, the first company to offer a full family of LED replacements to the incandescent A-Lamp, today revealed for the first time key details behind the company's core technology to a group of industry insiders during a speech at the LED Show. Bilbrough also introduced SWITCH's new LQD Cooling System™. Read more »
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LEVEL 3 - NEWS: Fixtures, Systems
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FZLED Inc., the leading maker of LED lighting products, today introduces a new size 4-inch LED downlight featuring cutting-edge light guide technology. It uses Low Power LED light source series products which is simple money-saving replacement for standard 4-inch recessed downlight. Read more »
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Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has launched mass production of standard power modules for LED lighting. The power modules comply with DALI*1 (IEC62386) transmission standards for lighting and are the optimal choice for controlling BEMS*2 and HEMS*3 systems with multiple lighting devices. Read more »
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The Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition, Asia's most influential and comprehensive lighting and LED event, which was held 9 - 12 June at the China Import and Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, has set new records for exhibitor and visitor attendance. Read more »
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The LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI) 2013 Call for Speakers opens today for the world's largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference. LFI invites speakers seeking opportunities to present in Philadelphia April 21-25, 2013, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Read more »
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"LED Lighting Technologies - Winning Approaches" in Austria on September 25 - 27. LpS 2012 is Europe's foremost LED lighting technology meeting point for lighting experts in industry and research. Read more...
LIGHTING WORLD 2012 in Vietnam is an essential exhibition for the lighting professionals. It is the only trade show in Vietnam where all kinds of lighting devices, lighting fixtures, bulb, ...
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All you should know about the Zhaga specification.
LED professional Review (LpR) - Issue #33
Exclusive article series with an introductory by Mr. Menno Treffers, General Secretary of the Zhaga Consortium.
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