LED event garners praise from all sides

20th October 2014

Luger Research

Mick Elliott

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The LED professional Symposium + Expo 2014 (LpS 2014), sponsored by UL, Auer Lighting, Tridonic and Osram, has drawn plaudits from many participants that attended the event which showcases the area of design and engineering for future LED lighting systems. “In my opinion, the LpS is one of the most important global LED events. It is really one of the only places where you get all aspects related to the LED”, said Heinz Seyringer, Head of Research Collaborations at Zumtobel and board of stakeholders at Photonics 21.

This year the LpS attracted over 1,100 visitors from 43 countries. 45% of the attendees came from technical areas like Research and Development, Engineering and Project Management, Product System Design and Manufacturing and Application Engineering. A further 15% were from the Executive and Corporate management level. In total, 60% of the participants can be deemed as decision makers, responsible for the technologies and products used for future LED lighting modules and systems. Attendees, authors and exhibitors alike commended the high quality and technological focus of the event. Prof. Mehmet Arik from the Ozyegin University in Turkey, known as the Edison of the 21st century, said: “I was impressed with the quality of the keynotes and the technical presentations, which were well chosen. I believe the event will grow over time”.

The initiation of new ideas was brought about by discussions generated by the 58 lectures, five workshops and two tech panels. The conference program covered topics dedicated to integrated designs of LED and OLED lighting systems: Trends and visions in future LED lighting systems, materials and manufacturing, light sources, reliability and lifetime, engineering of LED optics, electronics and smart lighting as well as design with LEDs and OLEDs.

“I attended different workshops from optical design to LED future technologies and there were a lot of new thoughts for future developments, especially for our company”, said Peter Tanler from the Bartenbach Research Institute.

Close to 100 exhibitors from all over the world used the LpS as a platform to introduce their latest products, services and innovations to the technically adept audience. “The LpS is a really important venue, not only for local and European companies and suppliers but also for international ones. A show like the LpS is important for us to meet our customers and they are all here, so we are here too. We’ve done a lot of business so we are very pleased with the venue and organization. We would really like to come back again”, stated Mark McClear, Vice President Global Sales at Cree. At least 10 companies decided to use the LpS as a platform for their European or global product launches, including LEDs, optics, thermal management products and measurement equipment. One of them was Auer Lighting: “We visited this conference for the third time this year and we saw that the market and industry leaders are here. This is why we thought the LpS is the best opportunity to launch a product”, said Anke Kruse from Auer Lighting.