As ams awaits regulatory approval for its acquisition of Osram, it is addressing a number of other matters related to the move, including how to pay for it. On that front, the company has a new idea: It could issue convertible notes and other financial instruments.

WAC Lighting has become a market leader in LED lighting solutions through a strong commitment to innovation.  Since its founding, WAC Lighting has operated at the forefront of emerging technologies, investing in research and development to create new designs and new technologies that have helped the company grow into the success it is today. WeRead more

The Lighting Industry Association (LIA) surveyed its members to establish the effect of the current lockdown on the lighting industry. Currently 89% of members reported their business remained open in some form with the most operative functions being sales (95%), dispatch (90%) and accounts (87%). The average capacity lighting businesses are running at is aroundRead more

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2020 LightFair Innovation Awards celebrating thought leadership, ingenuity and resourcefulness in lighting design.Keep an eye out for these award-winning products and solutions as you plan your upcoming projects.

CHICAGO, IL USA, 14 MAY 2020 | The International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) today announced a friendship agreement with the Swiss-based lighting association, SLG Schweizer Licht Gesellschaft. The two organisations will work together to jointly promote the interests of independent lighting designers and to raise awareness of high-quality lighting design in Switzerland and German-speaking areas.

May 13, 2020 (Kenosha, Wisconsin) – Kenall Manufacturing and Visa Lighting mutually agreed to settle their pending litigation concerning visible light disinfection technology. Visa Lighting has ceased its relationship with Vital Vio, Inc., will cease selling its current disinfecting products and will discontinue the use of technology from Vital Vio, Inc. Patrick Marry, President ofRead more

In a measure aimed at reassuring users that smart, connected lighting is safe from cyber hackers and privacy invaders, Signify announced that German testing company DEKRA has validated Signify’s IoT lighting as secure. The security certification applies to the process that Signify uses to implement its Interact lighting schemes.

International interest in the use of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) to manage the risk of COVID-19 transmission is large and growing rapidly with each day of this global pandemic. Because of this CIE has published a Position Statement (PS) following on from the two CIE publications related to UV-C applications that were recently made freely available. Combined these have been accessed over 10000 times in the pastRead more

So far, we have managed all 3 very well. At the very beginning of the crisis in China, we set up a global task force with professional war room and under my direct leadership. We also quickly put specific hygiene measures in place. And we introduced home working to protect employees. With this strict management,Read more

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) is working to understand the impacts of stay-at-home orders on individual daily light exposures, and how this may be affecting sleep quality and psychological health. If you have been confined to your home for the past week or more, we invite you to complete a short survey (approx. 10 minutesRead more