- LEDs glow in anticipation
Illuminating the dark recesses of the lighting industry is no trivial task. For sure, though, equating lighting with incandescent-lamp technology is so 20th century. Even newer forms of lighting, such as compact-fluorescent- and high-intensity-discharge lamps, which continue to evolve at a relatively rapid pace, are no longer at the leading ......
- Early returns: LEDs show promise for facilities
HEADNOTE TechKnowLedge THE LIGHTING INDUSTRY is on the verge of a new era. Many researchers agree that light-emitting diodes (LED) are revolutionizing illumination in institutional and commercial facilities. LED technology offers maintenance and engineering managers the promise to save energy, reduce maintenance and change their entire lighting infrastructure. "They hold ......
- Progress Lighting marking 100 years
Progress Lighting, Spartanburg, S.C.-based residential lighting manufacturer, is celebrating its 100-year anniversary with the release of the Art Nouveau Centennial Collection. The collection reproduces a chandelier made by the Gibson Fixture Works of Philadelphia in 1900. The pieces feature a flowering dogwood design with gentle scrolls and stylized flowers and ......
- Bright idea: Litepanels makes battery-powered
LEDs--light emitting diodes--for TV and film shoots.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THANKS to a local company, the technology behind light-emitting diodes in traffic signals is lighting up the White House press briefing room and the sets of popular TV shows such as "Desperate Housewives." North Hollywood-based Litepanels Inc. has harnessed LEDs, which are commonly used in brake lights ......
- Displaying Jewelry in the Best Light
One of the most important aspects of jewelry store design is display lighting. Yet jewelry store owners often treat lighting as a cost rather than a tool to boost sales, say interior designers and lighting manufacturers. "People cannot look at lighting as an expense, but rather as a way to ......
- Bright Controller Ideas for Light Bulb Production
One of the world's largest light source manufacturers, Sylvania Lighting International (SLI) ( http://rbi.ims.ca/5604-500 ) is constantly pushing the limits of both product size and manufacturing methods. A good example is its plant in Tienen, Belgium, where the company develops and produces metal halide lamps. Engineers there recently set out ......
- Cold cathode lamps light Cleveland marquee
Lighting manufacturer TCP of Aurora, Ohio, recently donated 1,150 three-watt cold cathode lamps to light the marquee of the Ohio Theater in Cleveland's Playhouse Square, replacing the theater's incandescent light bulbs. The estimated energy savings from the cold cathode lamps is approximately $220 per month, adding up to more than ......