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Business News | Sep 09, 2010
Energy Smart Industry Announces LED Retrofit Program for Industrial Lighting
Energy Smart Industry or ESI, which has proven to be one of the leading providers of LED retrofitting, announces LED Retrofit Program for Industrial Lighting. With this new lighting solution the industries can look forward to a noticeable reduction in electricity bills and can enjoy the advantages that are offered by LED lightings. The company claims that it would be providing the industries with customized lighting solution that suits their individual requirement. Read more »
Business News | Sep 15, 2010
SDK Ups Blue LED Chip Production Capacity to 340 Mil. Units/Month
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has increased its production capacity of blue LED chips at its Chiba site to 340 million units per month, from 200 million units per month. After completion of expansion work in July, SDK made a trial run to secure product quality and stable operations. Commercial operation has already started. Read more »
Business News | Sep 17, 2010
Energy Smart Industry Brings Outdoor LED Lighting
ESI or the Energy Smart Industry, which is known to come up with smart and energy efficient lighting solutions now launches special outdoor LED lighting. With the new lightings, people can look forward to get powerful lights for outdoors and can also get to save on their electricity bill. The outdoor lighting retrofitting program offered by the company comes along with a special 5 years all –inclusive protection plan. Read more »
Business News | Oct 04, 2010
First Pilot Production Line for Organic LEDs to be Installed in Germany
First Pilot Production Line for Organic LEDs to be Installed in Germany Osram and its LED-affiliate Osram Opto Semiconductors are driving the technology shift on the lighting market and currently building a pilot line for organic LEDs (OLEDs) in Regensburg, Germany. "We hold a leading position in the young and promising OLED market," said Martin Goetzeler, CEO at Osram. "We want to use the pilot production line to extend our lead and quickly forge ahead with development of the technology and prepare for mass production." In the next three years around 50 million euros will be invested in the new pilot production facility and in research on LED applications. Commissioning of the production line is scheduled for mid-2011. Read more »
Business News | Oct 14, 2010
Energy Efficient Solutions from ON Semiconductor to Take Centre Stage at Electronica
Energy Efficient Solutions from ON Semiconductor to Take Centre Stage at Electronica ON Semiconductor, a premier supplier of high performance silicon solutions for energy efficient electronics, will demonstrate its latest product innovations – designed to empower customers’ next generation energy efficient solutions for automotive, portable, industrial and lighting applications – at this year’s Electronica exhibition in Munich, Germany, November 9-12. Read more »
Business News | Oct 20, 2010
Gigahertz-Optik’s BTS256-LED LED Spectrometer Recognized in IES Progress Report
Gigahertz-Optik’s BTS256-LED LED Spectrometer Recognized in IES Progress Report Gigahertz-Optik’s BTS256-LED Spectrolightmeter will be formally recognized in the 2010 IES Progress Report at the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) of North America annual conference this November in Toronto, Canada. The IES Progress Committee certifies and recognizes the BTS256-LED as a unique, innovative and significant advancement to the art and science of lighting and a significant engineering advancement for the lighting industry. Read more »
Business News | Nov 09, 2010
Rubicon Technology Celebrates Production of the First Sapphire at Its New Batavia, IL Facility
Rubicon Technology Celebrates Production of the First Sapphire at Its New Batavia, IL Facility Rubicon Technology, Inc., a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, RFIC, Semiconductor, and Optical industries, today celebrated the completion of the first sapphire boule produced in the company's newest facility. Located in Batavia, IL, the new 135,000 square foot sapphire crystal manufacturing facility was established to increase capacity to support the growing demand for LEDs (light emitting diodes) in the consumer electronics and general lighting industries. Read more »
Business News | Nov 17, 2010
Tridonic Fürstenfeld Launches into the LED Era
The Tridonic production plant in Fürstenfeld, which manufactures magnetic lighting components and is part of the Zumtobel Group, is launching into the LED era and today commissioned its first LED assembly line. The highly automated line represents an initial step towards the volume production of innovative LED chains. Plans envisage commissioning up to three more LED assembly lines by 2013. Annual production capacity is slated to reach 12 million LED modules. The new LED assembly lines represent a total investment of EUR 1.5 million. The plant offers space for expansion to as many as six assembly lines. Production of special LED light engines for use in chiller cabinets has already begun. Read more »
Business News | Nov 23, 2010
Since Three Years, Xicato LED Modules are the First Lighting Products that were Selected as One of BuildingGreen’s Top 10 Products of the Year
Since Three Years, Xicato LED Modules are the First Lighting Products that were Selected as One of BuildingGreen’s Top 10 Products of the Year Xicato has been selected as one of BuildingGreen’s Top-10 products of the year by the editors of Environmental Building News and GreenSpec®. This ninth annual award recognizes the most innovative and exciting green building products. The Xicato award is the first lighting product to be selected since 2007 due to its efficiency and light quality – the combination providing a “significant advance” according to BuildingGreen’s founder and executive editor Alex Wilson, who describes Xicato as “one of the most exciting companies in the burgeoning LED lighting industry”. Read more »
Business News | Nov 24, 2010
Panasonic Electric Works Vossloh-Schwabe Establishes New Company in Republic of Serbia to Manufacture Energy-efficient Electronic Devices for Lighting Equipment
Panasonic Electric Works Vossloh-Schwabe GmbH (head office: Lüdenscheid, Germany, CEO: Klaus Breisch) established a new company in Svilajnac, the Republic of Serbia, to manufacture energy-efficient electronic devices for lighting equipment. The new company is named Panasonic Electric Works Vossloh-Schwabe Serbia d.o.o. The investment amount in the financial year 2010 is approx. EUR 580,000. Mass production will commence in January 2011, to enhance lighting device business in Europe, where energy efficiency improvement efforts are well under way. Read more »
Business News | Nov 30, 2010
Optogan Opens Largest LED Production in Eastern Europe
Optogan Opens Largest LED Production in Eastern Europe Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Ivanov today unveiled Optogan’s new manufacturing plant in St. Petersburg. With an overall investment of 3.35 billion rubles (80 million euros) it is the largest LED component and module factory in Eastern Europe & CIS. The factory, which will employ up to 800 people, covers 15,000 m2 of floor space 5,000 m2 of which is taken up by a clean room environment. The first production line has an annual production capacity of 360 million LEDs and further capacity extensions are scheduled. Read more »
Business News | Dec 17, 2010
Rubicon Technology Opens State-of-the-Art Sapphire Polishing Facility in Malaysia
Rubicon Technology, a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, RFIC, Semiconductor, and Optical industries, today announced the opening of the company's first facility outside of the United States in Penang, Malaysia. The state-of-the-art facility will be responsible for the labor-intensive crystal polishing processes significantly expanding Rubicon's capacity for high quality, large diameter polished wafer production. Read more »
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