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Not long ago, warehouses, manufacturing plants, retail operations and even gymnasiums had few options when it came to specifying lighting for their high bay fixtures. The choice was to either install HID or fluorescent. That’s no longer the case as…
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Advance Alumni Invitational
Most of us do not work for Advance any more but we will always share the camaraderie and friendships of the years when we did. To stay in touch and enjoy some special moments, we made it to last week’s…
EW’s Top 10 Product Picks for July, 2018
Congratulations to the product managers and marketing teams from CBS ArcSafe, Klein Tools, Lighting Science, Litetronics, Lumastream, LumenFocus, MaxLite, Stahlin Enclosures, WAC Lighting and Wiegmann/Hubbell for having their products selected for this month EW’s Top 10 Product Picks. If you…
Current LiDAR Applications Trends in the Automotive Market
LiDAR sensor (Light Detection And Ranging) detects surrounding objects and captures their distance to the sensor by emitting a very short light pulse and measuring the time that the light travels from the sensor to the object and back. LiDAR…
$65M Boost Takes ‘Lighting-as-a-Service’ Mainstream
The money will allow Irish LED lighting specialist UrbanVolt to bring its lighting-as-a-service model to the UK and the US. The firm – which already supplies major multinationals such as Pfizer – upgrades commercial buildings to LED lighting for no…
Product Showcase
Flinders Street Railway Station in Melbourne Gets Color Changing LED Lighting
Flinders Street railway station is a railway station on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The station has been a prominent landmark in Melbourne since the building was first completed in 1910. The station has…
NAILD Podcast #32 Illumigeddon Meets The Matrix by Chris Brown
Sponsored by LumaNEXT Lighting industry veteran Chris Brown coined the term Illumigeddon several years ago and met up with Get A Grip to discuss where we are headed. Ilumigeddon has turned into Illumitunity as long as you can work your…
NAILD Podcast #29 The Lighting Renaissance Man – Bill Attardi
Listen to gripping discussions about hot topics in the lighting industry by tuning into the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast series, the official podcast of NAILD. Produced by NAILD members Michael Colligan of Atlas Lighting and Greg Ehrich of…
Circadian Rhythm Lighting on Aarhus University Hospital
Foundation grants have made it possible to establish a ground-breaking research project about a stimulating patient environment at the neuro intensive care unit in Aarhus, Denmark. It is a unique solution that integrates Circadian Lighting and functional lighting, noise masking,…
Chris Brown: Life Time Achievement Award
Thanks you Randy Reid of EdisonReport for honoring Chris Brown for the Life Time Achievement Award at Lightfair. It was a marvelous night and we had some laughs…..a really fun night.
Product Promotions
EarthTronics Expands Line of Round and Square Mini Panel LEDs
Energy-efficient, high color rendering, wet-rated, surface mount Mini Panel LEDs are available in two shapes and three wattages for a wide range of surface mount interior and exterior locations. Now available in 5.5-, 7- and 9-inch round and square designs…
NEW 347-480V Versions of Venture Lighting’s VSolution Highbays
They are low profile, light weight, and designed for long life with low maintenance and great performance. These LED luminaires are designed to quickly and easily upgrade existing HID and fluorescent fixtures: • Efficacy up to 140 lumens per watt…
Forest Lighting LED Flat Panel Light
Forest Lighting LED Panel Lights utilize edge lighting technology to enable ultra-thin and ultra-light fixtures with uniform lighting effect. They are designed for visual comfort and provide a pleasing environment while qualifying for the highest classification of utility rebates. Clean…
Signify Brings Philips Brand Solar Lighting to Off-Grid Portions of World
After an initial product launch in India earlier this year, Signify is now offering Philips SunStay, an integrated solar street light, and Philips LifeLight, an innovative solar lantern, in Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Vietnam and on the…
Cree’s New LED Is Its Most Basic Bulb Ever
Cree’s newest flagship bulb, a 60-watt replacement LED that sells in a two-pack at Home Depot for about $8, is its most affordable yet. Cree got there by borrowing a page from the bargain bulb playbook and going with a…
