2025

InventWood, a Maryland-based company, is pioneering a revolutionary building material called SUPERWOOD that promises to transform the construction industry by combining exceptional strength with sustainability. Patented in 2018 by Dr. Liangbing Hu, SUPERWOOD is produced by removing certain components of wood’s cellular structure and compressing it, resulting in a material that is up to 12 [...]

The recent 90-day tariff reprieve between the U.S. and China, announced last week, marks a significant but temporary easing of trade tensions that have deeply affected the lighting industry and many other industries reliant on Chinese imports. The agreement reduces tariffs on imports from China from an unprecedented 145% to 30%, and on U.S. goods [...]

Seaborough B.V., a Netherlands-based leader in nano-engineered downconverters, and Luminus Devices have announced a partnership to bring the world’s first LEDs with nano-engineered Eu3+-based phosphor to market, on a commercial scale. This new partnership gives Luminus Devices early access to Seaborough’s unique phosphor technology, EuroLED, which Seaborough claims to be a high quality, more sustainable, [...]

  Haddy, a pioneering large-scale digital manufacturing company, has inaugurated what is being described as the world’s largest and most advanced 3D-printing microfactory. Located in St. Petersburg, Florida, this state-of-the-art facility marks a significant milestone in the evolution of additive manufacturing (AM) and is positioned as a symbol of the next wave of American “reindustrialization.” [...]

  Here is an update on two important industry conferences & trade shows: NYControlled 2025 This show is being held Wednesday, October 15th, 2025, from 9am – 6pm, at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. Exhibitor registration is now open. Lighting control manufacturers will be showcasing their cutting-edge products. Also exhibiting will be: + [...]

Last week, Espen Technology introduced an entirely new product category at its LightFair booth: Battery Energy Storage Systems aka BESS. I’ve written many articles in LightNOW about how numerous manufacturers in the lighting industry are managing the effects of a contracting LED lighting market by diversifying into non-lighting product categories, especially electrification products. The most [...]

By Derek Bobbitt and Geoff Ling, Merrimack Group The first 100 days of the new U.S. administration have been tumultuous to say the least. The tariff war has caused major disruption to supply chains, caused significant stock market volatility, and stoked fears of inflation and recession. For lighting business owners, this environment has introduced a [...]

An interesting find at LightFair last week, was a retail spotlight that used a color detection sensor and AI to automatically optimize color rendering of retail merchandise, based on the color of the object illuminated. The company is K&L Kinglumi Co., Ltd., a contract manufacturer of the Caimeta smart spotlight system. At their LFI booth, [...]

Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, has set a new industry benchmark by publishing Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for 50,000 of its electrical products, a move widely recognized as a record for the sector. These EPDs, which include lighting and lighting accessories, are now accessible through the One Click LCA platform, [...]