Lighting Industry

In the spring of 2020, the National Lighting Bureau (NLB) is planning launch a “Trusted Warranty” Evaluation Program designed to independently evaluate warranty processes among manufacturers and recognize companies with a “Trusted Warranty” designation.

Signify recently unveiled its facilities to 3D print light shades and luminaires in the Netherlands, and plans to establish 3D printing factories in the US, India and Indonesia.

Austrian sensor manufacturer AMS has announced its November 7, 2019 all-cash takeover offer for OSRAM Licht AG has crossed the acceptance threshold among OSRAM’s shareholders, and has been accepted.

In October 2019, a group of leaders from industry, academia, and government gathered at the Lighting Research Center (LRC) in Troy, New York for the LRC Summit. The goal of the Summit was to inspire discussion and shape the future of lighting, where the industry plays a strategic, recognized role in benefiting society and the environment — from improving human health to enhancing food production to managing clean energy in the new electric grid.

Leviton recently announced the acquisition of Viscor, Canada’s largest independent lighting manufacturer, which specializes in LED lighting for architectural, commercial, medical, institutional and industrial applications.

The Illuminating Engineering Society is holding a whitepaper challenge. Beyond 2030: What Do You See? 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.

Signify has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Eaton to acquire Cooper Lighting Solutions for USD 1.4 billion in cash.

In March 2019, Eaton announced that it intended to pursue a tax-free spin-off of its $1.7 billion lighting business to create an independent, publicly traded company. In September, Eaton revealed that Cooper Lighting Solutions will be the spinoff business’s name.

Sensor manufacturer AMS recently announced that the minimum acceptance threshold of 62.5% required in conjunction with the all-cash takeover offer for OSRAM Licht AG was not achieved.