Lumileds introduced the Luxeon SunPlus 2835 Line of LEDs. The new Luxeon SunPlus Line boasts high photosynthetic photon flux (PPF) and comes with the color options required to maximize plant growth rates and crop yield of a variety of plants and vegetables. The company says that the Line of LEDs …
Luminus Devices, Inc., of Sunnyvale, California, has introduced new Horticulture chip-on-board (COB) LEDs with spectrums aimed at cannabis production. The new devices are available with 14mm and 22mm light emitting surfaces (LES) and boast best in class PPF and PPF/W performance. The LEDs operate with power from 25W to 125W, …
South Korean firm LG Innotek reported that it has ventured into the market of horticultural LEDs. The company has set up a full lineup of “horticulture LEDs,” the light sources that can make plants grow faster than under the sunlight. LG Innotek says that for the horticultural LED family it …
Luminus Devices, Inc. of Sunnyvale, California USA, has extended its horticulture LED portfolio with new SST-20 series white LEDs to complement the company’s broad range of horticultural LEDs with discrete wavelengths from UVA (365nm) to Far Red (730nm). The new horticultural LEDs bring white light to horticulture fixtures for illuminating …
South Korean firm Samsung has officially stepped into the horticultural LED component realm with the release of a new Red LED package optimized for Horticultural applications. Additionally the company has begun including horticultural specifications with certain existing white LED components. The company unveiled new Red LED and the key white LED …
Everlight Electronics Industry Co., Ltd. of New Taipei City, Taiwan plans to present a full range of agricultural LEDs, various lighting applications and corresponding products at LIGHTFAIR 2018 in Chicago including grow lights and even fishing lights. (at Stall No: 607). In recent years, LEDs have gone beyond just replacing …
Osram Licht AG of Munich, Germany, reported that it has acquired VCSEL specialist Vixar. The company also announced that it has purchased smart LED grow light maker Fluence Bioengineering of Austin, Texas. VCSEL stands for vertical cavity surface emitting laser, a laser diode in which the light emission is perpendicular …
LumiPure Inc. of Montreal, a producer of air purifiers, deodorizers, and sanitizers reported the beginning of a long-term agreement with illumiPure Corp. for the distribution of illumiPure’s LED lighting products within Canada. Lumipure says that the partnership will give businesses and consumers access to illumiPure’s LED technology within Canada. “LumiPure …
According to a new report from Navigant Research, by 2027, global luminaire revenue for horticultural applications is projected to reach $3.8 billion. The report points out that LEDs offer improved efficiency and enhanced crop yields for higher profits. Furthermore, the firm says that lighting manufacturers are supplying tunable solutions of …
Scientists from Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) and its spin-off UVphotonics plan to report on their advances related to UV LED efficiency and reliability at ICULTA-2018 in MELIÃ. They reportedly found a degradation mechanism that indicates that the first hours of operation induce an electromigration of hydrogen in the UV-B LED structure. This …
