LightingEurope Board Appoints New President
(Europe) - LightingEurope board announce appointment of new President.
The LightingEurope Executive Board has appointed Peter Hunt as new President for a term of two years.
Hunt is COO of the UK Lighting Industry Association (LIA) and CEO of Lumicom, the UK WEEE Compliance Scheme for the lighting industry.
“With his background as a lighting entrepreneur and his experience in the LIA, Peter understands very well the interests of both our company and our industry association members,” said Jan Denneman, the outgoing President of LightingEurope.
“As he has also developed a joint lighting strategy with the UK Government, which directly led to the launch of the LIA Training Academy in September 2016 and a new state of the art test laboratory, I am confident he will make a strong contribution to reinforcing LightingEurope’s outreach to EU policy-makers to shape and deliver a growth strategy for the lighting industry in Europe.
“I am very pleased to continue as Vice President for another year and support the needed paradigm shifts in lighting as well as with regulators.”
After the appointment was announced, Peter Hunt added: “I am delighted to have been given this opportunity to help drive our new strategy for the EU lighting industry, which seeks to move the agenda on from pure energy efficiency towards increasing the value of lighting to society. By this we mean that we want to see a move towards more intelligent lighting systems and installations which bring benefits in terms of a better quality lit environment while recognising the human response to light.
“We also want to see a move away from over-regulation to enable our fast-moving technologies to develop. The lighting industry has seen more than its fair share of regulation in recent years and has delivered energy savings beyond any other sector. Now is the time for EU policy makers to recognise that fact and to allow the industry to focus on consolidating those energy savings while supporting the development of smart, human-centric lighting and improving lighting quality.”
iGuzzini Launches New Light Experience and Training Centre in Bahrain
(Asia) - iGuzzini open first Light Experience and Training Centre in the Gulf region.
The first fully working iGuzzini Light Experience and Training Centre in the Gulf region has officially opened in Bahrain.
The Centre, opened on Wednesday 12th April, was launched in conjunction with iGuzzini’s longstanding distributor Al Bait, and is located within its showroom in Palace Avenue in Manama to reinforce the company’s presence and commitment to the Middle East.
The official launch included a networking reception and a series of seminars dedicated to lighting and its culture, and was held under the patronage and the presence of H.E. Domenico Bellato, Italy’s Ambassador to Bahrain.
According to Richard Holmes, Regional Director of iGuzzini Middle East: “The launch of the first iGuzzini Training Centre and Light Experience is a milestone in the history of iGuzzini Middle East and galvanises the strength and credibility of the relationship between iGuzzini and Al Bait.
“I am personally very proud of what we have created together in the true spirit of teamwork and I am sure this facility will be a real asset and a tool that will help the growth of business for all.”
The new iGuzzini Training Centre is intended to become the company’s main hub for the entire Gulf region. The space will be not only utilised for all the internal training and the team’s technical/educational activities, but will also be the company’s main educational platform in the region, with an extensive programme of workshops, seminars and lectures dedicated to the entire lighting community.
On the occasion of the space’s launch, iGuzzini, in conjunction with Al Bait, hosted an Evening of Light Entertainment. The event featured an educational programme exploring various issues related to lighting and architecture. The seminar, led by Sergio Padula, Technical Director at iGuzzini Middle East, was followed by interactive sessions in the Light Experience and Outdoor Lab.
A signature tool developed by iGuzzini, the Light Experience is the place where light can be touched, felt and experimented, as visitors are taken through a spatial and sensory journey covering a wide range of lighting effects on different materials. A dark room with the latest generation iGuzzini devices and graphic lighting displays, The Light Experience is the tangible cornerstone of the company’s mission, which aims at recognising the pivotal role of lighting as a social innovator.
The Outdoor Lab is a permanent workshop where the visitors will be able to see several Street/Urban Lighting fittings displayed and operational. In addition to the street lighting, floodlights also play a major role in the outdoor lab, as there will be the possibility to interact with the fittings, their accessories and the lighting effects.
Rako Controls RAK-8
Rako Controls were proud to launch the RAK-8 at ISE 2017. The new RAK offers a more space efficient and flexible, centrally wired installation option. Fitted in the same boxes as the standard RAK-4, the RAK-8 has eight outputs and can be fitted with any combination of four different types of plug-in modules to suit a variety of loads. Modules for leading, trailing and digital dimming will be available as well as a module for curtain and blind control.
Invent Design DiGidot C4
DiGidot C4 lighting controllers provide all that is needed in LED pixel and show control. These controllers convert Art-Net to SPI (supporting 30+ different LED protocols, such as WS2812 and APA104). DiGidot C4 Extended offers show recording up to eight universes per device. It easily plays through the many trigger functions, like UDP and Contact Closures. With its build-in ethernet switch and WiFi it connects to your network and is ideal for theme parks, events, retail and nightlife.
Meanwell HLG-480H-C series
With high working efficiency up to 95% and 7-year-warranty, HLG-480H-C series is a single driver with 480W output, conventional cooling and IP67 design. It provides different dimming functions, including adjustable low value, 3-in-1 dimming, and smart timer dimming. It is highly suitable for LED applications in street, harbour, green house and high bay lighting.
Control4 Dual Load Wireless Dimmer & Switch
With the capability to independently control two lighting loads from a single location, Control4’s new Dual Load Wireless Dimmer and Dual Load Wireless Switch offer both beauty and brains. The intuitive and beautiful interfaces unlock the power of one-touch automation by simply replacing an existing light switch or dimmer and controls anything from groups of lights to fans, door locks, shades, and more.
Lutron Pico RF remote control
At ISE 2017, Lutron announced that its HomeWorks QS and GRAFIK RA 2 lighting control systems now work with Sonos. Using a new Pico RF remote control for audio, you can now play, pause, skip tracks, and adjust volume, in the same way that you control lights and blinds from your nightstand or from the wall. Imagine pulling into your driveway: the entry lights automatically turn on and your Sonos system starts playing to welcome you through the front door.
Chroma-Q Inspire range
With fully homogenised colour mixing, Chroma-Q Inspire RGBW fixtures provide an excellent selection of stunning soft pastels, bold saturates and true whites, with no colour separation shadows. Featuring the 4,390 lumen Inspire and the 3,010 lumen Inspire Mini, the range has the ability to seamlessly transform the look and feel of a space or by introducing colour alongside a high quality white light. Other features include an energy efficient, compact LED design and convection cooling for quiet operation.
BJB Linear-Flat-System
The combination of BJB’s Linear-Flat-System and power track is elegant and ultra-flat. Like the versions with task-specific light distribution patterns, this variant of the pioneering LED system presented at Tokyo Lighting Exhibition 2017 opens up new areas of application.
ENDO Black Glareless Series
A stealthy, glareless downlight, the Black Glareless Series features an electropolished, black aluminium cone that hides fixture presence and blends it into its environment. With a glare cut-off angle of 40°, the light source is well hidden. Optimal for calm, relaxing spaces, where glare or reflection of fixtures in windows can be an issue, it comes in fixed or adjustable form.
WE-EF FLC200-LED range
WE-EF’s range of FLC200-LED projectors offers well-proven technology that provides the right solution for almost every outdoor architectural lighting application. In addition to 3,000K and 4,000K white light versions in five different light distributions, the range has been expanded to include RGBW with infinitely variable and smooth colour mixing.
Seoul Semiconductor Acrich COB line up
These new products are based on Acrich technology, which is Seoul Semiconductor’s core LED technology for high efficiency direct AC driven LEDs. Acrich COB has two line-ups: MJT COB and AC COB. MJT COBs use integrated multi-junction technology chips and have a luminous efficacy of up to 168lm/W. They come in standard form factors with a single power connection. AC COBs use direct AC driving technology, which combines four groups of LEDs in a unique, solderable design. This improves design simplicity and the lifetime of the product by eliminating the external AC-DC converter.