Lighting Industry

EcoSense recently announced that it has acquired the assets of Journée Lighting, a privately owned, CA-based lighting company that specializes in the design and development of specification-grade lighting. This acquisition allows EcoSense to enter the downlight and track lighting market and leverage Journée’s IP for future product development efforts. “Journée’s specifier-grade product portfolio is a [...]

According to a new report published by Allied Market Research titled, World Organic LED Market – Opportunities and Forecasts, 2014 – 2020, the world OLED market is estimated to generate revenue of $37.2 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 18.3% during the forecast period 2015 –2020. Enhanced picture quality, high energy efficiency, increasing demand [...]

Philips and IT giant Cisco have announced a global strategic alliance that will create new value in energy savings, building efficiency and employee productivity, made possible by the Internet of Things (IoT) in modern offices. This alliance brings together Philips’ LED based connected lighting system with Cisco’s IT network to address the global office market. [...]

Eaton recently announced that it has acquired Ephesus Lighting, a Syracuse, NY-based manufacturer of connected LED lighting solutions for sporting venues and high-lumen outdoor and industrial applications. “The Ephesus product portfolio is entirely complementary to Eaton’s connected lighting business and will add immediate category depth,” said Kraig Kasler, president, Eaton’s Lighting Division. “Ephesus shares Eaton’s [...]

By Ted Konnerth, Egret Consulting Group There’s a lot of buzz about disintermediation lately and most of it is directed towards Lighting. And there is a very good reason why Lighting takes the brunt of it…. It’s the most complex electrical product vertical. I’ve often said that Lighting is the only product that has 300M [...]

CSA Group, a provider of testing and certification services and a standards development organization, recently announced it opened a new state-of-the-art laboratory in Seattle, offering testing and product development services for commercial and residential lighting and optical products. The new laboratory is 17,600 square feet specializing in the testing of lighting products including energy efficiency [...]

Eaton recently announced the launch of The Lighting reSOURCE, an online hub providing lighting industry professionals with information, news and original content designed to inspire and educate. The site features educational content including energy and LED tool kits, incentive maps, energy savings calculators and original content about lighting industry trends, regulations and innovations, in addition [...]