Like many industries, the lighting supply chain is largely globalized. While this produces high volumes of LED products, it is vulnerable to macroeconomic shocks such as tariffs and the COVID pandemic. To better grasp these supply chain issues, it is worthwhile to understand how the lighting supply chain changed over the past decade.
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DOE Studies LED Manufacturing Supply Chain in Report
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published a new report that characterizes the global manufacturing supply chain for LEDs and LED lighting products. The report investigates the economic impacts of this supply chain on the United States and identifies opportunities for increased domestic manufacturing.
10% of Contractors Reported Lighting Product Shortage in Q42020
Component shortages, price increases, and shipping delays resulting from the COVID pandemic are disrupting the lighting supply chain.
Acuity Brands to Acquire OSRAM Digital Systems Business in North America
Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase ams OSRAM’s North American Digital Systems (DS) business. Acuity said it expects the transaction to close during the summer of 2021.
ALA Publishes Whitepaper on Socketed Vs Integrated Luminaires
The American Lighting Association recently published a whitepaper covering socketed versus integrated LED luminaires for residential and hospitality luminaire manufacturers.
IES Publishes 2020 Visionary Challenge
The Illuminating Engineering Society recently published, Beyond 2030: What Do You See? This collection imagines what the state of the lighting industry will be in 2030, what our biggest challenges might be during this next decade, and how we should focus our energy in order to continue to move forward as an industry.
DesignLights Consortium Forms Advisory Group for Light Usage for Night Applications
The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) recently announced formation of a Light Usage for Night Applications (LUNA) Advisory Group as a first step toward development of a new program to recognize and promote luminaires that are both energy efficient and protect the night sky from light pollution.
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A Look Inside NLB’s Trusted Warranty Program
The National Lighting Bureau’s (NLB) new Trusted Warranty Evaluation Program will offer electrical distributors assurance that lighting products they select are supported by warranties independently verified as worthy of trust.
Acuity Brands Issues 2020 State of Energy Management Report
Acuity Brands, Inc. recently released its second annual State of Energy Management report, which offers the insights and trends identified by more than 240 energy, facility, and sustainability leaders during an unprecedented year.
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Roundtable: Lighting in the COVID Era
To get a picture of how the lighting industry is now being affected by the pandemic, I talked to five industry leaders.
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