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Behind-the-scenes companies usher in the smart lighting era (MAGAZINE)

by | Jul 25, 2016 | Building & Home Automation, Business and Industry, Controls and Power, Drivers Electronics, Features, IIF, Indoor Lighting, Indoor Networks & Controls, Industrial & Life Sciences, LED, LEDs Applications, Light Sources, Microcontrollers, Networks, Networks & Controls, Retail & Hospitality, Sensors, Services & Testing, Smart Cities

The LED lighting industry wants to become a vital part of the Internet of Things, but it can’t get there alone. It knows illumination, not communications. Mark Halper details five up-and-coming firms making smart lighting happen. The original version of this...

LEDs Magazine slates horticultural lighting conference for October in Chicago

by | Jul 19, 2016 | Agriculture & Aquaculture, Drivers Electronics, Industrial & Life Sciences, Industry News, LEDs Applications, LEDs Sources, Networks & Controls, Services & Testing, SSL Design, Vegetables & Floriculture

Topics such as horticulture, floriculture, vertical farming, light recipes, and plant response to light will be explored in depth with speakers from academia, research centers, commercial growers, and SSL manufacturers at the Oct. 12 Horticultural Lighting Conference....

LightingEurope calls for light quality and human wellbeing legislation to promote human-centric lighting

by | Jun 27, 2016 | Indoor Lighting, Industrial & Life Sciences, Industry News, LEDs Applications, Networks & Controls, Services & Testing, Smart Cities, SSL Design

It’s time for legislators to consider aspects of LED lighting other than energy efficiency, the industry association says in a position paper that reaffirms its push towards human-centric lighting. The original version of this article can be found...

Packaged LED architectures advance across types and applications

by | Mar 29, 2016 | Automotive & Vehicles, Color Tuning, Facade & Entertainment, Features, Industrial & Life Sciences, LEDs Applications, LEDs Sources, Manufacturing Equipment, Modular light engines, Outdoor Lighting, Packaged LEDS, Research & Development, Retail & Hospitality, Smart Cities, SSL Design, Thermal, White-Point Tuning

Today, packaged LED manufacturers offer products specific to most every application you can imagine, and you can choose from high-power, COB, mid-power, CSP, and other options. We have advancements in white and color components, and for that matter in UV and IR...

Go green and clean with industrial LED lighting for food and beverage manufacturing (MAGAZINE)

by | Feb 19, 2016 | Agriculture & Aquaculture, Business and Industry, Features, IIF, Indoor Lighting, Industrial, Industrial & Life Sciences, LED, LEDs Applications, Light Sources, Lighting Projects, Manufacturing Equipment, Services & Testing, Smart Cities, SSL Design, Standards, White-Point Tuning

LEDs are a great technical match for food and beverage manufacturing environments, explains Ken Ames, but products and installations must abide by a complex regulatory environment including NSF certification. The original version of this article can be found...