Industry News
“SUPERWOOD” Stronger, Lighter, & More Sustainable Than Steel
InventWood, a Maryland-based company, is pioneering a revolutionary building material called SUPERWOOD that promises to transform the construction industry by combining exceptional strength with sustainability. Patented in 2018 by Dr.…
How US-China Tariff Reprieve Affects The Lighting Industry
The recent 90-day tariff reprieve between the U.S. and China, announced last week, marks a significant but temporary easing of trade tensions that have deeply affected the lighting industry and…
Nano-Engineered Eu3+-Based Phosphor Claims 10-20% Higher LPW
Seaborough B.V., a Netherlands-based leader in nano-engineered downconverters, and Luminus Devices have announced a partnership to bring the world’s first LEDs with nano-engineered Eu3+-based phosphor to market, on a commercial…
World’s Largest 3D-Printing Factory Opens In Florida
Haddy, a pioneering large-scale digital manufacturing company, has inaugurated what is being described as the world’s largest and most advanced 3D-printing microfactory. Located in St. Petersburg, Florida, this state-of-the-art…
Updates On Two Important Conferences & Trade Shows
Here is an update on two important industry conferences & trade shows: NYControlled 2025 This show is being held Wednesday, October 15th, 2025, from 9am – 6pm, at the…
Espen Technology Expands Electrification Products With BESS
Last week, Espen Technology introduced an entirely new product category at its LightFair booth: Battery Energy Storage Systems aka BESS. I’ve written many articles in LightNOW about how numerous manufacturers…
How Tariffs & Supply Chain Chaos Are Shaping The M&A Market
By Derek Bobbitt and Geoff Ling, Merrimack Group The first 100 days of the new U.S. administration have been tumultuous to say the least. The tariff war has caused major…
Product Monday: Spotlight Has Auto Tunable White For Retail
An interesting find at LightFair last week, was a retail spotlight that used a color detection sensor and AI to automatically optimize color rendering of retail merchandise, based on the…
Schneider Electric Publishes 50,000 EPDs
Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, has set a new industry benchmark by publishing Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for 50,000 of its electrical products, a move…
Shipments From China To US Manufacturers & Retailers Stopped
President Trump’s unprecedented tariffs on Chinese imports, which have triggered a dramatic drop in shipments from China to the United States, cast a shadow of uncertainty over the U.S. economy.…
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