Data Link Launches Driverless Flush Mount Ceiling Lamp at LpS 2014

Our company's mission was to develop and produce an affordable and durable LED down light that can compete with other commercial products of this type available in the marketplace. As a result of our efforts we present you first in a series of lamps made in a unique patented planar technology. From the very start we opted for the robotic automatic production line concept with minimum human involvement. This product has been designed with the intention of being assembled on an automatic robotic ... Read more »  

Product Lauch at LpS 2014 - LUXeXceL's 3D Printing Process for Optics Achieves the Next Level

LUXeXceL Group, worlds only additive manufacturer of optical components, today announces both the launch of a new additive manufacturing platform that delivers high speed and precision as well as the introduction of a new clear material "LUX-Opticlear", allowing high quality optics manufacturing up to 20 mm in height. Read more »

BQ Ceramics Launches Polar Light at LpS 2014 - Enabling High Power LED in Compact Spaces

 BQ Ceramics today launches their Polar Light technology, which is the first ceramic coated MC-PCB with integrated heat sink and superior thermal conductivity, specifically developed for LED applications. Read more »  

Gigahertz-Optik Product Launch at LpS 2014 - Fast, Accurate and Flexible - Spectral Color Measurement Technology

With regards to photometric and colorimetric specifications, LED binning is a great challenge in light measurement technology due to the number of units. In addition to the highly accurate measurement values, the measurement time is also a significant factor. This does not only refer to a shortest possible measurement time and fast data transfer for high clock speeds. Precise synchronization of the measurement device with the system process is also of great importance. With the new ... Read more »

Auer Lighting Product Launch at LpS 2014 - Light Guides Made from Suprax® 8488 Borosilicate Glass

 Beyond our already well known capabilities, Auer Lighting is proud to introduce the injection molding technology for advanced glass optics. This ground breaking technology enables Auer Lighting to produce light guides made from glass with added design features. Glass light guides are used in applications with high-power LEDs, e.g. automotive and stage lighting. They help to achieve the desired light distribution and color mixing. Read more »  

ELT Introduces New Driver Series and New Members of Exisiting Product Lines at LpS 2014

In the area of lighting, the progress made over the last few years is incredible. So much that products which were state-of-the-art only three years ago are currently out of the market because they have been completely left behind by others. The reason behind this technological progress lies within the power of R+D and the effort that leading companies are continuously making. This is the only way to go if you want to be part of the sector's avantgarde. Following the way of innovation, ELT has ... Read more »

Tech-Talks BREGENZ - Walter Werner Werner Mgmt. Services, CEO

The transition from traditional light sources to solid-state light sources has also affected lighting controls. Nowadays we talk about smart lighting, human centric lighting and software dominated lighting concepts. Dr. Walter Werner from Werner Management Services, a highly experienced lighting controls expert, discussed the major trends in lighting controls with LED professional, as part of the Tech-Talks BREGENZ series. Read more »

LpR 44 Article: Discomfort Glare Perception of Non-Uniform Light Sources in an Office Setting

LED based luminaires with different luminance patterns and recently with increasingly non-uniform luminance patterns are becoming mainstream. This trend makes discomfort due to glare an important topic. Based on an office setting and the comparison of results from three different regions, L. M. Geerdinck, J. R. Van Gheluwe and M.C.J.M. Vissenberg from Philips Research have reviewed the currently used formulae to predict discomfort glare to ascertain if they are still valid. Read more »

Printing Process of Metal Contacts for Reliable Contacting of Flexible OLEDs and Other Devices

A significant growth is predicted for the market of flexible devices. The topic "Wearables", namely intelligent, wearable systems with several useful and funny features is currently one of the major discussion topics. To enjoy more comfort, exceptional designs and higher functionality manufacturers and users ask for flexible electronic devices, like displays, lighting elements or circuit boards. Read more »

Nanotechnology May Lead to Better, Cheaper LEDs

Princeton University researchers have developed a new method to increase the brightness, efficiency and clarity of LEDs, which are widely used on smartphones and portable electronics as well as becoming increasingly common in lighting. Using a new nanoscale structure, the researchers, led by electrical engineering professor Stephen Chou, increased the brightness and efficiency of LEDs made of organic materials (flexible carbon-based sheets) by 57 percent. The researchers also report their ... Read more »

WHITE PAPER: Intelligent Over Temperature Protection for LED Lighting Applications

LED lighting is becoming increasingly popular. It offers numerous advantages over conventional lighting, but there are still some issues. One is thermal management. Bernd Pflaum and Hakan Yilmazer from Infineon Technologies explain how LED driver ICs with smart over temperature protection help to increase lifetime and optimize system costs of LED lighting systems. Read more »  

Low Cost Light Shaping Diffusers®

Luminit provides high volume, low cost injection molded LSD® lenses for LED lighting products.  They are available in custom sizes and shapes up to 5.5 inches and in a variety of symmetrical and asymmetrical beam angles making them suitable for down lights, PAR and MR lamp formats.

Light Guide Illumation Solutions at electronica

Global Lighting Technologies offers new lighting concepts utilizing its LED-based light guide technology. Products include LCD backlights, illumination of touch-enabled interfaces, automotive interior and exterior lighting, as well as other decorative illumination needs with ultra-thin, uniform light guides. New non-linear curved and/or flexible light guides enable the design of more complex solutions that can provide attractive, functional illumination of contoured surfaces. See us at electronica, Hall A6, Booth 420/2.

TracePro® Illumination Design, Analysis, and Optimization Software

TracePro is award-winning illumination design, optimization, and analysis software. With its intuitive CAD interface and powerful features like 2D/3D interactive optimizers, TracePro offers powerful optical design combined with a short learning curve to accelerate time-to-market. Discover why design engineers choose TracePro.

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LED Driver Solutions for High Voltage Applications

The drivers RACD100A (100W) and RACD150A (150W) are high-power, dimmable (PWM or 1-10V), constant current LED drivers for applications that require a high output voltage. Beside UL8750 and EN61347 they are also PSE/DENAN certified for the Japanese market. Both series are perfect for indoor and outdoor applications and come with a 5 year warranty.

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Yole Predicts: In the LED Packaging World, Flip Chip Technology Is Rising

In the LED packaging world, a wind of change is blowing. A LED TV crisis, and new Chinese players have totally modified the LED industry and its supply chain. Under this context, with a high competitive environment, new challenges have been identified by Yole Développement (Yole) analysts: efficacy improvement, cost decrease ... To answer to the LED market needs, companies have today to innovate their technologies and implement new solutions like Flip Chip for LED packaging. Read more »

Leti and LUCIOM Co-Operate for High-Data-Rate Bidirectional LiFi Transceiver Development

CEA-Leti and LUCIOM, which develops visible-light communication using light-emitting diodes (LEDs), have launched a project to develop high-data-rate LiFi transceivers. With this technology, LUCIOM expects to offer in mid-2015 one of the first high-data-rate bidirectional light-fidelity, or LiFi, products that can work with different LED lighting sources, and on mobile devices. Read more »