Industry News
Philips Appoints Bruno Biasiotta as CEO and President of Philips Lighting North America
Philips has appointed Bruno Biasiotta to head the company’s North American lighting operations. In his new role, Biasiotta will be responsible for driving market share for Philips’ lighting businesses in…
Jim Brodrick on LIGHTFAIR 2012
by Jim Brodrick, U.S. Department of Energy The 2012 edition of LIGHTFAIR International was [recently held] in Las Vegas, and since the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SSL team was…
Sunoptics Opens New Renovated Facilities
Sunoptics recently opened its renovated Sacramento-based facility and new Daylighting University training center with an additional 12,000 square feet of offices and training facilities. The new 1,600-sq.ft. daylighting training facility,…
Product Monday: Electronic High-Bay Luminaire from Holophane
Holophane has introduced the new DualBay electronic high-bay luminaire to deliver high-quality lighting and energy savings to a wide range of high-bay applications. The new electronic high-bay luminaire uses dual-lamp…
Creating Artificial Daylight for a Stage Production
Lighting designer David Warfel describes how he produced bright afternoon daylight for a theatrical production set in an English country house. The main challenge was to produce light with the…
SSL Manufacturing Research and Development Workshop Presentations Posted
The Department of Energy recently hosted the fourth annual Solid-State Lighting Manufacturing R&D Workshop in San Jose, California. With 200 attendees and two days of formal and informal discussion, the…
North American Electroindustry Business Confidence Slips But Stays in Growth Territory in June
NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions slipped to 52.4 in June from 54.2 in May and has retreated more than 20 points since reaching a…
Architecture Billings Index Falls Deeper Into Contractionary Territory in May
Following the first negative reading in five months, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) suffered a significant drop in May. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI, produced…
Product Monday: AeroScape Outdoor LED Luminaires by Philips Wide-Lite
Designed around Philips’ global LEDGINE platform, Philips Wide-Lite’s AeroScape family of LED luminaires addresses all major exterior lighting applications including egress, building perimeter, pedestrian and site and area. A true…
OLED Lighting Products
OLED-Info.com has published a great page with videos of demonstrations of OLED lighting products. Check it out here.
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