Industry updates & technical info

Industry updates & technical info

Europe to ban halogen bulbs

After nearly 60 years of brightening our homes and streets, halogen lightbulbs will finally be banned across Europe on 1 September.

New process for improved LED production

More precision and at the same time better efficiency in LED production is promised by research work at the University of Duisburg-Essen in cooperation with the Ruhr West University of Applied Sciences (HRW).

Industrial LED Lighting & Workplace Safety

Nearly 3 million American workers are hurt on the job each year and poor lighting is to blame for the most common accidents, including slips, trips, falls, and contact with objects and equipment1.

DC Grids – The future of lighting

There are a host of factors driving local – and regional – electricity distribution towards direct current, and with lighting installations going all LED, it’s time the lighting industry began supporting it. Here’s why it makes sense: