Flicker, a subtle stobing or pulsating emission of light is a problem with certain lights. While it is barely noticeable to the human eye, it is implicated in triggering a range of health related issues such as epilepsy attacks, fatigue, migrains, impairment, distraction, and performance of visual tasks. AC power …
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At Lightfair International, TÜV Rheinland to Present Testing and Certification Services
TÜV Rheinland will present its comprehensive portfolio of testing and certification services to the lighting industry at Lightfair® International 2014. The company, which tests and certifies all types of lighting products, has a special focus testing on LEDs according to the U.S., Canada and global requirements. The company’s six US …
LGS 1000 from Instrument Systems Provides Angular-resolved Measurements on a Large Scale
The LGS 1000 from Instrument Systems allows measurement of angle-dependent spatial radiation characteristics of large LED-based modules, LED lamps, solid-state lighting (SSL) products, and luminaires. The Munich company is showcasing upgrades for its largest goniometer system at the 2014 Light+Building fair in Frankfurt. When used with a photometer, the LGS …
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Instrument Systems Delivers 5000th CAS 140CT Array Spectrometer
Instrument Systems GmbH of Munich, Germany reports that it has delivered a landmark 5000th Array Spectrometer in the CAS 140CT Series in November 2013. This successful system is used for applications in spectral light measurement. The company notes that the CAS 140CT has also enjoyed a great deal of success …
Seoul Semiconductor Qualifies for the UL Witness Test Data Program for Testing LEDs and Modules
Seoul Semiconductor announced that it has achieved qualification for the UL Witness Test Data Program (WTDP), which allows the company to conduct UL tests on LEDs and modules in its own laboratories, under the supervision of a UL engineer. The company notes that with the qualification it can now perform …
Konica Minolta Optics Acquires Lighting Measurement Company, Instrument Systems GmbH
Konica Minolta Optics, Inc., the optical business of Japan-based Konica Minolta (KMOP) announced that it has acquired Instrument Systems GmbH (IS), a German lighting measurement equipment manufacturer. The Konica Minolta Group, KMOP manufactures and sells optical products and measuring instruments for industrial and healthcare applications. IS offers light measurement instruments …
CSA Group Acquires Orb Optronix to Provide Testing and Certification Services to LED and Lighting Manufacturers
CSA Group of Seattle, Washington, a global product certification and testing organization, announced that it has acquired Orb Optronix, a privately-held, LED test and measurement, products and engineering services company located in Kirkland, Washington, near Seattle. CSA Group says that the acquisition of Orb Optronix provides it with state-of-the-art, LED …
EBV Electronik Opens LED Test Lab to Customers
EBV Reports that its customers in the region of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa will now have access to its luminaire and LED test lab. EBV Elektronik says that even newcomers to the field of LED lighting can use its LightLab to perform almost all the relevant photometric measurements …
Lextar Receives LM-79 and LM-80 Accreditation for its Photometric Laboratory and Completes 6,000 Hours of LM-80 Testing on Its 3014 and 5630 Packages
Lextar Electronics Corp. announced that its “Photometric Laboratory” has been listed with LM-79 and LM-80 accreditation. The company asserts that this makes Lextar the first of any LED corporation in Taiwan to be awarded both accreditations. Additionally, Lextar’s 3014 and 5630 LED package have exceeded 6,000 hours of LM-80 testing, …
Labsphere illumia lite Makes Spectral Flux Analysis Portable
In the light measurement and testing realm, a device known as an integrating sphere provides the benchmark. The expensive and large device takes a full range of light measurements. The integrating sphere is limited by its size as to where it can be used. Also, the portable light testing devices …
