EBV Elektronik has launched a European team of lighting specialists to promote LED (light emitting diode) technology in lighting applications. With LEDs, lighting designers benefit from a new-found freedom, as LEDs enable them to realise a new world of lighting that can change our daily lives and our environment, as well as meet the practical requirements of a service life of up to 100 000 hours.
Having spotted the enormous potential of LED technology for applications in lighting technology, EBV Elektronik set up a special General Lighting Competence Team exclusively for the use of LED technology in lighting applications. The team knows every detail of the semiconductor market and technologies, has access to the leading LED manufacturers, and benefits from a strong external partner network.
LED solutions are usually specific to each application, as every lighting task is different. Ultimately, what lighting architects want is the design freedom provided by the highly flexible LED technology. With LEDs, light can be generated in almost every colour of the spectrum and altered as desired: from light profiles that automatically change colour very slowly over the day (eg, red in the morning, blue at noon and red again in the evening) to precisely-defined colours that can be (re)programmed in accordance with customer requirements.
Whilst ready-made LED lighting systems can be assembled by every experienced electrical installer, developers and manufacturers of LED lights need the technical support of electronic specialists, and this electronics and system knowledge is now available at EBV. EBV's General Lighting Competence Team can help lighting manufacturers and their development service providers find the optimal solution.
"Neither the neon strips nor energy saving bulbs have managed to oust Thomas Alva Edison's good old light bulb from the market, and LEDs will not do it, either," explains Cordula Carlin, business development manager for General Lighting Applications at EBV Elektronik. "Nevertheless, LEDs have an immense future in lighting applications, and with EBV Elektronik as their partner, every lighting manufacturer can offer innovative lighting solutions."
EBV Elektronik gives helpful advice to lighting manufacturers looking for an external partner, such as a firm of engineering consultants, to develop the control electronics for an LED lighting system. However, EBV itself sells only 'naked' LEDs and other electronic components, while the system integrators of EBV's partner network take care of the relevant value creation. These external partners then provide the necessary engineering services - in the fields of electronic design, thermal management and, if required, visual design.
We make sure that the lighting architects can convert their creative lighting concepts into reality on an LED basis, by supporting the developers in realising the appropriate control electronics," comments Cordula Carlin, explaining how the new General Lighting Competence Team operates at EBV. "With 37 years of electronics experience and annual sales of over EUR 1 billion, EBV knows the market inside out. EBV's new team of lighting experts uses this knowledge to enable the creation of innovative lighting solutions."
EBV is the largest supplier of optoelectronics technology in European semiconductor distribution, with a market share of over 40%. Awards from, for example, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors as 'European Distributor of the Year' in 2004 and 2005 underline its leading role in this sector.
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