Did you notice? The temperatures are getting warmer, the days are getting longer – spring is coming!
And with spring coming also another thing is happening – it is lighting exhibition time again.
Not sure why, but every year with spring coming it is time for the important events of the lighting industry. Trade shows and exhibitions all over the world. Today I want to draw your attention to some of the most influencial lighting exhibitions happening in the coming months.
The men stand on the rusty roof of sheet metal hut in the slums of Manila.
In their hands a hammer and chisel – making a whole into the roof.
The owners look a little skeptical – will it work? Long have they been waiting for this moment… for the hole in the ceiling … and the glowing bottle, which moves slowly through the opening.
Our mission is to provide you with knowledge about LED, LED lights and LED lighting. Therefore we have started a collection of useful links to sites that provide knowledge and insights.
Since 1906 the name OSRAM stands for Lights and Lighting. Osram Opto Semiconductors, the LED division of OSRAM has created a Website on which you find a lot of information and knowledge about LED, LED lighting and LED technology. http://ledlight.osram-os.com
The network for LED lighting technology is a site powered by Osram. This site provides links and contact information about manufacturers for the individual parts of LED lighting and luminaires. You can also find some application examples and technical information. http://www.ledlightforyou.com
CREE is one of the pioneer companies for Light emitting diodes technology. Known for being at the forefront of LED technology CREE ws in the news 2010 for introducing an LED with a record-setting light output of 208lm/W. This was nearly 14 times more light than incandescent lamps. http://www.creeledlighting.com
Lighting the LED revolution – a place for innovators, pioneers and dreamers. Creative lighting is all about ideas and this site is a place where these ideas are shared. Examples of interior lighting, outdoor lighting and much more. http://www.creeledrevolution.com
Philips Lumileds Lighting Company is one of the world’s leading manufacturer of high-power LEDs. This sub division of PHILIPS began as the optoelectronics division in Hewlett-Packard (HP) almost 40 years ago. The site provides mainly knowledge and LED technology and LED components for a better understanding of LED lighting. http://www.philipslumileds.com
Color Kinetics shows LED lights in action. See some amazing showcases of creative ambient lighting with LED. Home lighting, outdoor lighting, Museum and exhibits, high end residential and much more. See the fascinating world of LED lighting. http://www.colorkinetics.com/showcase
LED Components market; Source:Strategies Unlimited & LEDs Magazine
Today published in the LED’s Magazine - an interesting article about the LED market and LED lighting market development in particular for the year 2011 with an outlook in the future.
The data have been presented during several forums at the Strategies in Light symposium, which opened today in Santa Clara, CA.
Several speakers of the market research firm Strategies Unlimited presented their data about the LED market and the LED lighting market.
The following article was presented by Vrinda Bhandarkar, Director of Research for LED Lighting from Strategies Unlimited.
A reported 69% growth in the total sales of LED luminaires and LED lamps and further expected growth for LED lighting products and components for LED lighting.
Read the full article here…
LEDs Magazine – LED lighting experienced strong growth surge in 2011.
A clear signal from the markets and customer….
Solar LED ground lights create amazing outdoor lighting effects
For sure you know the scene. You are stroll along on a plaza or promenade that shines and glitters with amazing colorful effect. Just beautiful! havent’t you asked yourself the question “who is paying the electricity bills for all this great lighting effects?”
Well, truth is – nobody – if the architects have been smart and environmental conscious…
Today I found an interesting study on the Blog of the Solidstate Lighting magazine which I would like to share with you.
The US DOE report released detailed estimates of the national inventory of installed lamps, associated energy use, their performance characteristics and their lumen production in four sectors: residential buildings, commercial buildings, industrial buildings, and outdoor.
Solid State has combined the information into a small infographic that displays an interesting picture and clearly demonstrates that LED lighting is only at a very early stage and there is still a long way to go
Full DOE Report is available here : http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ssl/tech_reports.html
LED’s have changed the world of lighting like no other light source before. Less energy consumption, lower emissions and longer life time make LED the right choice for the future.
But this new light source offer also many big challenges. The biggest is to know what these LED’s are and how they can be used.
I have been spending countless hours trying to figure out how things work in the world of blogging, blog platforms, plug ins, databases and many other words that sound strange to “newbies” like I am. My friends have been asking me – why do you do all this? whats the value of spending night after night on a Website or blog?
Here is my story
Lets start at the beginning.
Nowadays no business can be successfully grow without finding new opportunities to find new customers. A great way are the so called social networks like facebook, twitter, blogging just to name a few.
But how can they help? How to utilize them?
Welcome to the brand new blog platform of SALTO International.
After hours of tweaking, tons of coffee we finally get it up and running. Here you will find interesting news about our company and our products.
We will blog about the latest in ladies shoe or sandals fashion from Italy, news about women shoes or sandals or we tell you more details about our top selling promotional gift items – the sticky pad we call MagiPad.
These sticky pads are actually really cool products and not only to be used as dashboard pad in your car.
But there will be more- if we find interesting news about the industry of course we will post them here too.
Having said all this – a blog is only good when it is alive and people are participating. Therefore we invite you all to contribute to our blog with comments, posts or share post amongst your friends.
Don’t be shy – add your post to our Blog now !
We at SALTO International are really looking forward to seeing many many new posts and comments from you on our platform!
SALTO International’s main business are shoes, fashion shoes and sandals for women in high quantities for wholesaler, shops and dealers. But recently we discovered another really cool item, that we think deserves more attention – the MagiPad. Is this just another ordinary sticky pad? Lets have a closer look
For sure you know the situation: You have your cell phone, your garage door opener, your parking card laying on the dashboard of the car. You make a turn and all your things are gone. Down on the floor or wherever.
Not only a very inconvenient situation because you have to find your things again but also a potentially dangerous situation because you get distracted.
Wouldn’t it be great if your things just stay where you put them before?
Another example – many people like to use the door of their fridge as “posting wall” and put things they like to remember or try not to forget. What options do they have? Well there are the magnets – but they cover parts of your picture or note. What if the door is not metal? Magnets won’t work! – Ah, there is always the good old sticky tape!
You want sticky tape on your prescription or your picture? Not really!
What about notes, pictures, VIP or member cards that you do not want to carry around but always ready grab when you need them?
What if they could just be ready for you to take from the mirror in the hallway? Or maybe you want to have them ready to take from the screen of your PC?
How would you manage that?
Have you ever been traveling on an airplane? For sure you have – the food on your tray table – sliding around you’re always at risk of your food ending on your lap.
What if there would be something that could hold these things in place just like magic? After you use it you can easy remove it without any stains? A thing that you can use over and over again? Wouldn’t that come in handy?
There is a solution for all these daily challenges of Life – MagiPad! No glue – no magnets – no pins !
Thanks to its microscopic suction cups in its surface it sticks on any smooth surface and is able to hold things pressed onto it.
The holding force is actually quite amazing – a pad with 120x100mm can hold a weight up to 1kg!
One would think now that it will be very difficult to get the things off this pad – on the contrary – the force works vertical, so removing the things is easy – just lift them off the pad – no force needed!
The same goes for the pad it self – simply peel it off – no stains, no glue residues!
Now you can use the pad somewhere else! Since the pad doesn’t need hazardous glues it can be used over and over again!
If the stickiness fades – simply wash the pad with warm water, let it dry and the magic returns and the pad is like new!
MagiPad is available in different colors and shapes – the latest is the MagiPad Set MPS-21, a really neat set of 21 pads in different sizes and colors.
Check out more ideas of how MagiPad can be used on our website - advertising, MagiLetters for learning to spell and read, maths, Tangram puzzles and more – the application ideas are endless
