provides a 77 percent energy saving and produces nearly the same light output as a 40 watt incandescent bulb, while lasting more than 25 times as long. Renaissance Lighting announced that it has partnered with Arkansas-based NNCrystal US Corporation, a producer of high-quality nano- crystal-based products (see David Morgan’s product review in this issue), in the develop- ment of its newest technological approach to high-efficacy LED lighting. These phosphors will be used commercially when Renaissance Lighting’s next generation of luminaires is formally introduced later this year. Innovations were not just restricted to LEDs however. The Innovations Awards (overleaf) uncovered some clever lighting solutions including an ingenious way to transform out- dated recessed lights into decorative surface luminaires in just minutes. Recesso Lighting’s locking ring solution certainly created a lot of interest at the show and is something than can be universally adopted. Maybe the designs of the decorative glass or resin covers could be modernised a little for the European market but it’s a great idea that could catch on.


But it was an LED module by Bridgelux / Molex that won the Most Innovative Product of the Year. The Helieon is a flexible, upgrad- able and replaceable LED module offering 500-1500 lumens in 24°, 32° and 50° beam angles. Designed for high light output ap- plications such as retail, street and commer- cial lighting, the Helieon is the first plug- and-play, sustainable module to integrate high-efficiency precision lighting with an easy-to-use socketed solution to accelerate innovation and enable the mass adoption of LED lighting.


So LEDs did dominate the show floor and the number of companies looking at international markets is increasing. Whilst Lightfair does not have the flair of Light+Building it still serves as an important resource for the latest technologies in the American market. www.lightfair.com


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