Craig DiLouie

LED technology holds significant promise for airfield lighting in the U.S, mainly in terms of the potential for longer operating lives and increased efficacy of LEDs compared to incandescent lamps, the most common light source on airport runways and taxiways today, according to a new report: Issues with Use of LED Airfield Lighting: ACRP Synthesis [...]

The NECA Show, produced by the National Electrical Contractors Association, will occur September 30 through October 2 in Las Vegas. This year, NECA is offering free admission to the Show floor for all electrical professionals. This no-charge admission includes: • Access to the people, products, solutions, and ideas displayed by more than 275 exhibiting companies [...]

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), has opened a new 38,000 square-foot laboratory located in Allentown, PA. The Photometric Testing & Technology Center will be a testing and certification hub for all of North America. The lab conducts testing of lighting products to various global energy efficiency programs such as ENERGY STAR, DesignLights Consortium, Lighting Facts, Zhaga, California [...]

NEMA’s shipment indexes for linear fluorescent T5, T8, and T12 lamps decreased during the first quarter of 2012 compared to the same period last year. T5 lamps showed the largest decrease, declining 7.9 percent, while T8s and T12s declined by 5.5 and 5.0 percent, respectively. Despite posting year-over-year declines, shipments of T5 and T12 lamps [...]

The LumeLEX 2045 LED Series–an elegant stem-mounted wallwash fixture powered by Xicato XLM Artist Technology–features a discreetly hidden driver, making it appear no different than a traditional halogen source. Utilizing a computer-designed, highly specular asymmetric reflector, the LumeLEX 2045 produces 1100 lumens of a seamless, even wash of light. The LED modules are easily replaceable.

Guest post by Ted Konnerth, EGRET Consulting Group As the electrical industry merges into the electronics industry, I thought it appropriate to review the financial implications of that transition. I recently reviewed a summary of margins and net earnings for technology sectors of consumer electronics*. The summary compared 5 notable companies (Sony, Toshiba, Philips, Apple [...]

The same downdraft afflicting the broad economy appears to be spilling into the electrical manufacturing sector as the industry pulls back from its earlier rebound. NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions fell to 38.6 in July from 52.4 in June. The index has been sliding since reaching a recent year [...]

Juno Lighting Group recently announced the grand re-opening of its Des Plaines, IL-based lighting education center. The center, which is designed to provide architects, interior designers, lighting designers, engineers, contractors and builders with information about the changing nature of lighting technology, is made up of three facilities: As light sources have evolved over the past [...]

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Lighting Research Center (LRC) will hold a three-day, hands-on seminar September 18-20, 2012, to teach industry professionals how to incorporate light-emitting diodes (LEDs) into lighting applications. The LED Lighting Institute will include updated technical content based on the latest industry developments. Through workshops and lab sessions, participants learn the basics of LED [...]