Might the future of LED be driverless? Many consider the LED driver to be the bottleneck in LED fixtures and bulbs. But how can the LED get by without it, especially in a climate that is becoming ever-focused on the health effects of lighting (flickering and the like). It is widely known that LED is […]
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Heraeus Exterior Lighting LED Pole Retrofit with TIR Optics
Customer Profile: A globally leading technology group, Heraeus is headquartered in Hanau, Germany. Founded in 1851, it is a family-owned portfolio company which traces its roots back to a pharmacy opened by the family in 1660. Today, Heraeus combines businesses in the environmental, energy, electronics, health, mobility and industrial applications sectors. In the 2018 financial […]
Satco LED Circline Lamps G10q Base T9 Shape
If you have a fluorescent circline fixture, you likely have not been able to convert it to LED as until this point, an LED circle bulb did not exist. But Satco now has an LED circline lamp that will replace your fluorescent circlines. Satco LED Circline Lamps are available in 11W (1100+ lumens – 22W […]
Effects of Light Pollution
Life on Earth is in its own way light. Everything living relies on the predictable rhythm of day and night. Since the advent of artificial lighting we have had the ability to alter the appearance of day and night. Now with LED technology we not only alter the appearance, but often times are negatively effecting […]
Candy Store LED Retrofit to Pendant Mount LED Flat Panel
Customer Profile: In 1907, Maud Borup began making candy in her home in St. Paul, Minnesota. With urging from family and friends, she opened a counter in Holm & Olson Flower Shop in St. Paul and soon was in business for herself. Over the years the business grew and created such a loyal customer base […]
Aleddra G3 Emergency LED T8 Tube with 90 Minute Battery
Advances continue to be made in LED Emergency Lighting and possibly the best Emergency LED tube option has arrived. It is the Aleddra Gen 3 LED Emergency tube which acts as a standard 15W 1890 lumen LED T8 (available in 3000K up to 5000K). But when the power is out, the battery backup is activated […]
Replacing Low Watt HID with 120-277V LED A23 & A25 Lamps
Replacing low watt HID (50W-150W) in bollards and post tops has been a difficult task primarily due to size limitations within the fixture. But now there are high powered 277V LED A21, LED A23, and LED A25 lamps designed with a smaller form factor than typical LED Cobs, allowing them to fit in this application. […]
New 8′ LED-Ready Strip Fixture replacing 8′ Fluorescent Case Study
Customer Profile: For over 70 years, Reviva has been providing quality remanufactured engines and engine components. They are a family-owned and operated company that has grown from a small single focused organization into the largest independently owned diesel engine remanufacturer in North America offering the widest breadth of product found anywhere. Goal: Sometimes it’s better to start new than try […]
TM-30-15 vs. CRI and the Future of Color Rendering
Most in the lighting world are aware of CRI, also known as Color Rendering Index. It can best be described as the quantitative measure of the ability of a given light source to reveal the colors of various objects faithfully in comparison with an ideal or natural light source. The higher the CRI value of […]
Keystone Smart Port LED Light Motion/Photo Sensors
HID LED replacements have been around for years, but a common complaint has been lack of controls for these lamps. You will be hard-pressed to find a dimmable LED Corn Cob on the market even still. But this all changes with the Keystone Smart Port Light Sensor, which can be installed in conjunction with Keystone’s […]