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What is Design For Manufacturing & Assembly (DFMA)?
Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) is an engineering methodology that optimizes product design to minimize production costs and streamline assembly. By prioritizing how parts are made and put together early…
NLB AI Think Tank Report
The National Lighting Bureau held an AI Think Tank on April 13, 2026. It brought together a cross-section of industry leaders to examine a question rapidly shifting from theoretical…
Lighting In Trauma Informed Spaces
By Mariel Acevedo, MIES – ALR & Amanda Schaneman, MIES – ETC Trauma informed design (TID) is a newer form of practice in the architectural community. It’s been around…
“Dark Light” & “Dark Optics” Trend Delivers Low Glare
A strong trend at LEDucation in April was an emphasis on “dark light,” “dark optics,” and low-UGR performance, especially in specification-grade architectural fixtures. What began as a design preference…
Product Monday: Redefining Motorized Remote Control Fixtures
Motorized architectural lighting is undergoing a meaningful shift, driven by a factor that has historically constrained its adoption: fixture size. For decades, remote-controlled luminaires delivering full pan, tilt, and…
Copper Telephone Line Phase Out Impacts Emergency Lighting
The phase-out of POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) copper lines matters to the lighting industry mainly where lighting depends on legacy analog communications or building-life-safety infrastructure, not for everyday general…
“Big Light” Backlash Is Really A Light Distribution Problem
By Heesu Chung, Brand Lead, Warm by Design The consumer backlash against the “big light” is easy to dismiss as social-media shorthand, but the underlying issue is familiar to…
Residential Considerations for Adjustable White Light
By C. Webster Marsh, Lighting Controls Designer, Sladen Feinstein Integrated Lighting Changing White Lighting: What is the End-User’s Experience? I have learned that one of the fastest ways to…
Generate Sales Leads, Credibility, And Multipurpose Collateral
Whether you’re a manufacturer, rep, distributor, specifier, or contractor, the need to generate new business is the same. You want to drive incoming leads, in quantity. An integrated sales…
Product Monday: Smart Switches Keep Getting Smarter
I find it hard to keep track of all the different ways that controls are evolving. Lately, I’ve noticed smart wall controls are getting significantly more feature-rich. A few…
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