LEDs Magazine News & Insights - Dec 13th, 2023
 
 
Industry news, commentary, research, and applications in LED and solid-state lighting technology and markets
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December 13, 2023

Welcome to LEDs Magazine’s News & Insights for Dec. 13, 2023. Keep an eye out for our annual “Top 20 stories” next week, when we will reveal the most-read articles of 2023. In the lead-up to that report, we have been including the top 3 articles in specific topics in our monthly hot-topic newsletters for horticultural lighting technology, connected lighting and controls, and the upcoming lighting for health and wellbeing. As always, I’m intrigued by what has generated the most interest among our readers and am looking forward to sharing that with you.

In this week’s edition, we feature an unusual quality-control test by Glamox, complete with a video demonstrating the extremes of abuse some luminaires are designed to withstand. We also have an update on Signify’s corporate suite and how changes relate to recent restructuring news, courtesy of Mark Halper.

Finally, we have a tribute to WAC Lighting veteran Leonard Schwartz, and an announcement from the Lighting Research Center regarding its next graduate lighting program opportunity. The highly respected program leverages the collective knowledge of architectural, engineering, lighting, and physics staff to deliver a multidisciplinary master’s degree.

Carrie Meadows, [email protected]

HEADLINE NEWS
Light fixture takes a licking and keeps on ticking. (Article contains video.)
As the cutbacks at headquarters quicken, the CFO and chief commercial officer are saying goodbye. CEO up for re-election. Supervisory board in flux too.
Program is designed to expand lighting expertise in technology, design, human factors, and applications.
ARTICLES & RESOURCES
PENN STATE researchers investigate the impact of pulse-width modulation dimming methods to determine optimal lighting conditions with LED systems during videography.
After decades in the lighting industry, Schwartz is remembered by colleagues for his kindness and "generosity of spirit."
Early Bird entries for the LED and SSL innovation program will close on Dec. 29, with final submissions due on Jan. 26, 2024.
INDUSTRY NEWS & PRODUCTS
LED specialist will add 308nm and 330nm emitters to portfolio to serve as replacements for high-pressure mercury sources across multiple applications.
Initial "Made In Britain" sensor offerings pair with an app for networked lighting control.
FROM OUR PARTNERS
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A series of renovations left the facility with over a dozen separate lighting control systems; the solution was a new lighting system that covered several priorities: future-proofing, security, interoperability, and scalability.