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Eric Rondolat says that food-related and UV-C applications will be the two biggest “sustainability” businesses for the company, followed by solar and 3-D printing of products. Rondolat has identified these four revenue generators the he refers to as “growth platforms…
LRC Webinar: Lighting Answers: UV Disinfection Products
Wednesday, February 10 , 2021 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET – Presenters: Andrew Bierman and Jennifer Brons. The Lighting Research Center (LRC) webinar will provide information on recent research the LRC has conducted on Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection products as…
EW’s Top 10 LED Lighting Picks for January 2021
Congratulations to the project managers and marketing teams of Acuity Brands, LEDVANCE, Leviton, Lind Equipment, MaxLite, Milwaukee Tool, National Specialty Lighting, Nora Lighting, Retrolux with Avi-on, and Universal Lighting Technologies for having their products selected for this month’s Top 10…
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Posted in Industry News, Product Promotions
Posted in Industry News, Product Promotions
Javits Center NYC Confirms for 2021 LIGHTFAIR
October 25-29 conference and October 27-29 trade show. Trade show floor adaptations include wider aisles, one-way traffic and booth capacity limits with open-style designs and hard-wall surfaces encouraged. Conference updates include smaller class sizes, hybrid programming and socially distant configurations…
UBTECH ADIBOT: The UV-C Disinfection Robotic System
The ADIBOT system consists of two UV-C models: the stationary ADIBOT-S model and the autonomous ADIBOT-A model. ADIBOT-S is a stationary robot that is manually placed in the desired disinfection space for use. ADIBOT-A is an autonomous solution that can…
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217 Firms Sign Up With Signify To Promote UV-C In The UK
Some 217 contractors, resellers and wholesalers have signed up to promote and distribute Signify’s Philips-branded UV-C lighting range in a major push to promote the technology in the UK. The network will help sell and safely install the company’s recently-unveiled…
Osram Announces the Fight Against Viruses and Bacteria with Portable UV-C Air Purifiers
Osram now brings the proven UV-C technology with two flexible products to mobile applications. With AirZing UV-Compact, available in Standard and Pro version, Osram is launching two portable products from a new portfolio that can be used effectively and easily…
Tagged with: AirZing, low-pressure discharge, Osram, UV-C air purifiers
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Acuity Brands Announces Strategic Agreement with UV Angel
Acuity Brands, Inc., recently announced it has entered into a private label supply agreement with UV Angel to enable Acuity Brands to purchase and resell the UV Angel Clean Air pathogen control system, as well as pursue joint developments of…
YesHealth Group and Nordic Harvest Complete First Phase of Construction on Europe’s Largest Vertical Farm
The new Nordic Harvest vertical farm stands 14-stories high in a 7000 sq. meter facility at Copenhagen Markets, on the outskirts of Denmark’s capital. It will be Europe’s largest and most efficient indoor vertical farm, featuring YesHealth Group proprietary technologies, robotics, hydroponics, arrays of…
Tagged with: Copenhagen, Denmark, Horticulture, Nordic Harvest, YesHealth Group
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The Lighting ‘Nook’ That Helps People with Autism
The Sensory Nook is the first mobile lighting pod designed to support people with special needs in education, care sector, public and social spaces and the workplace. They are designed provide a safe shelter that doesn’t isolate individuals but allows…
DALI-2 Certification Now Includes Part 208 for Relays and Switches
The DALI Alliance recently announced it has extended the DALI-2 certification program to include control gear that function as switches and relays. Such devices implement Part 208 of the DALI-2 certification scheme, which is built on the international IEC 62386…
MDM Webcast:2021 Distribution Industry Outlook
Jan 21, 2021 01:00 PM Start 2021 off with the economic forecast you need to set priorities and make operational decisions. Join Baird Senior Research Analyst David Manthey, NetSuite VP Ranga Bodla and MDM CEO Tom Gale for our popular…
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2021 Construction Outlook by Jim Lucy
While the pandemic’s impact on the 2021 construction market is on everyone’s mind, some major changes in demand for key project types may present even larger challenges — and opportunities. Even before the pandemic hit, it was always going to…
TrendForce 2021 Infrared Sensing Market Trend- 3D Sensing, LiDAR, SWIR LED
According to TrendForce 2021 Infrared Sensing Market Trend- 3D Sensing, LiDAR, SWIR LED, as the market growth of major applications including 3D sensing for mobile devices (smartphone, tablet and AR), automotive in-cabin sensing (DMS and OMS), LiDAR markets (ADAS, autonomous vehicle,…
………One Giant Leap for Mankind
It just seems like that……2020 is a year one will talk about for many years, ya think. A pandemic, a new President, I got married…….. some good news in there for some. We can and we will adjust to the…
TrendForce: Global LED Demand Set to Rebound from Rock Bottom in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the LED industry in 2020, resulting in a considerable drop in market demand and a projected yearly revenue of merely US$15.127 billion, a 10% decrease YoY, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.…
Congress Considers the Energy Act of 2020
Congress is now considering the Energy Act of 2020, which contains numerous provisions related to energy production, distribution, and more-efficient end use. Not much directly related to lighting but maybe the Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction will get another extension. Microsoft…
Signify and Honeywell Team Up in UVC Market
Honeywell and Signify announced a strategic alliance to deploy integrated, smart lighting solutions for commercial buildings. Together, the companies aim to improve the occupant experience – focusing on productivity and well-being – and to reduce energy consumption. The collaboration integrates…
Signify Will Shrink HQ
As the world’s leading lighting company, Signify routinely practices what it preaches, installing its latest innovation in connected, human-centric, germicidal or other offerings at its own facilities. Now, it’s about to also gain first-hand experience in the foreboding market possibility…
Warsaw Rolls Out Huge Lighting Replacement Project
The city of Warsaw is rolling out one of the largest street lighting replacement projects in Europe. The Polish capital is replacing its 38,500 luminaires on its main arterial roads with LED versions made to a unique design. The new…
