Products + Technology

Prescolite has introduced a 12,000+ lumen LED luminaire designed for high-ceiling commercial and architectural interiors where recessed depth is not available—the MegaLum Cylinder. With all the performance advantages of the company’s MegaLum luminaire, the MegaLum Cylinder can be surface, cable or pendant mounted and offers a viable alternative to T4 quartz (up to 500W) and [...]

Cree’s new 8000 lumen LMH2 LED Module is designed to replace 150W ceramic metal halide lamps while using only 63% the power and providing longer service life, ideal for high-bay applications. The complete portfolio starts at 850 lumens. Use of a single source minimizes problems such as color inconsistency and relamping. Click here to learn [...]

Eaton/Cooper Lighting’s Neo-Ray LED pendant luminaire features unique adjustable optical panels and incorporates patented WaveStream technology to improve lighting quality. Operating at an efficacy of >95 lumens/W, the luminaire is available in 2-, 4-, 6-, 8-, 12-ft. individual lengths or continuous runs; 3000K, 3500K or 4000K; and high (4,291) or low (3,196) lumen packages. The [...]

This interesting article recently published in The New York Times describes how LED luminaires are being tested as platforms for surveillance and other purposes such as monitoring carbon dioxide levels, communicating with shoppers and broadcasting sound. Welcome to the future. Check it out here.

Philips’ second generation 75W and 100W LED equivalent lamps are now ENERGY STAR (ES) qualified. With utility rebates of up to $10 per lamp, these latest additions may be found on shelves for as little as $9.97 and $14.97, respectively. Even without utility rebates, Philips has worked with The Home Depot to offer new lower [...]

Cooper’s Metalux Encounter LED ambient luminaires feature WaveStream technology, utilizing advanced optics embedded and arranged in exacting patterns in a luminous plane. A patented optical process maximizes the amount of light injected into the WaveStream. The result is precisely directed light output, targeted ray angle control and optimal distributions, without glare, tailored to each luminaire [...]

LightVault 8 is Kim Lighting’s next generation of vandal-resistant outdoor in-grade spot, wall wash and narrow flood luminaires. These luminaires, constructed with solid brass housings, emit up to 2,500 lumens from an LED light engine backed by thermal management enabling a life rating of 100,000 hours. Flat lens, half shield, eyeball, rock guard and directional [...]

Royal Philips is piloting with retailers an intelligent lighting system that provides a personalized shopping experience. The system uses intelligent LED in-store lighting to communicate location-based information to shoppers via a smartphone app which they can opt to download. The lighting communicates with the app to send special offers and information to the shopper, relevant [...]

The Next Generation Luminaires Design Competition (NGLDC) recently announced the outdoor category winners for the 2013 competition. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Illuminating Engineering Society and the International Association of Lighting Designers, the NGLDC was created to recognize and promote excellence in commercial LED lighting products. In 2012, the competition began evaluating [...]