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TECHNOLOGY / LED
GUANGZHOU: FULL OF EASTERN PROMISE
Dr Geoff Archenhold reviews two very different lighting events - the 15th Guangzhou International Lighting Show and the OLED Insider Summit held in London - that highlighted the very latest in LED and OLED technology
The lighting market is rapidly changing due to the speed and skills required to implement and specify quality LED and OLED lighting systems, however Solid-State Lighting is proving to be somewhat of a saviour for the lighting industry during what history will say was the harshest economic times that western economies will have seen (excluding the south sea bubble). The drive to install energy efficient lighting systems whilst reducing operational expenditure in the back-drop of increasing energy costs is now paramount for customers and these drivers have buffered the lighting industry from significant lows. Over the last couple of months there has been several new breakthrough’s in both LED and OLED production that will provide a further step forward in delivering quality and sustainable lighting to the market including improved LED manufacturing processes and R&D breakthroughs. After visiting the Guangzhou International Lighting Show, the second largest lighting show in the world after Light + Building in Frankfurt, I am further convinced that China will be a very important global market for the LED and OLED lighting industry. Read on to find out why!
China’s Premier Lighting Show The Guangzhou International Lighting Show is the premier lighting show in China and is the one place in the world where visitors and exhibitors can gain a comprehensive overview of what’s happening in both the Asian and global lighting industries. The show attracted some 15,796 visitors from 116 countries and regions which was an increase of 40 per cent from last year
with Chinese visitors increasing by 35 per cent compared to last year to over 56,000. Each morning thousands of visitors packed the entrances to see the latest lighting products on exhibit as shown in figure 1. The show attracted leading lighting brand names as shown in figure 2 within specific brand halls including Osram, Philips, Everlight and GE Lighting whilst the LED halls hosted industry leaders such as Cree Inc, Nichia, Rohm, Seoul Semiconductor and Toshiba amongst many others. There was a host of additional conferences and workshops running in parallel to the main exhibition halls with programmes attracting more than 2,280 attendees and many of the workshops being filled to capacity.
A few of the most popular seminars included: • Guangzhou International Lighting Technology Symposium 2010
• LEDFORUM China • Innovation in Lighting Symposium • Global Lighting Information Day, which discussed the “Development of Energy- efficiency Lighting”
• China Lighting Information Day
A new attraction for 2010 was the Lighting Design Gallery where lighting design professionals shared their ideas and experiences. The gallery was co-organised by the Chinese Lighting Designer Association (CLDA), the LUCI Association (Lighting Urban Community International), the International
Figure 1: The Guangzhou Lighting Show attracted thousands of visitors in 2010
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