Taiwan's Exhibitors Set to Impress World Buyers at Light + Building 2014

At the Light + Building 2014 lighting trade show, slated for Mar. 30 through Apr. 4 at the Frankfurt Exhibition Center in Germany, a total of 71 Taiwanese manufacturers will show off their advantages in LED manufacturing and R&D.

Among the prominent Taiwanese exhibitors will be the ADATA Technology Co., Edison Opto Corp., Delta Electronics Inc., Epistar Corp., Lextar Electronics Corp., and Hsu Cherng Technology Co. ADATA will man the largest booth in Hall 1, which is dedicated to Asian exhibitors.

ADATA executives note that the world's LED-lighting industry has witnessed the advent of its “golden age,” with prices dropping close to the sweet point and luminous efficacy growing at a double-digit pace. The company has won orders from 40-plus publicly held companies in Taiwan for its LED lighting since it branched out into this new business from its traditional memory-module manufacturing several years ago.

The company's executives point out that sooner or later commercial enterprises everywhere will trade their conventional lighting fixtures for LEDs, and that the winners in the LED-lighting industry will be those who can catch the wave of the first replacement cycle. They feel that the second replacement cycle will occur in three to five years, with consumers then providing momentum for the market.

While making a market push in Europe, the United States, and Japan, where incandescent bulbs have been partly banned, ADATA is optimistic about the market potential in developing economies, including mainland China, India, and Brazil.

The company recently released a self-made LED desk lamp named “Tulips,” which features three-phase dimming, night-light, touch on-off, easy storage, delivery of 60% energy savings, and zero-glare design. The lamp represents the firm's first step into the household market.

JF Lighting Co., Ltd. a frequent exhibitor at the Frankfurt show, will launch a full range of LED commercial lighting fixtures covering tailor-made stage lights, light tubes, recessed lamps, and light bulbs this year. Company executives point out that very few lighting manufacturers have ever introduced LED stage lights as replacements for legacy lighting fixtures due to high maintenance costs and the thermal-technology bottleneck inherent in the high-power lamps.

As a lighting manufacturer that has long been engaged in the supply of contract stage lights, the company decided to develop LED lights that take advantage of its rich experience.

Epistar, currently the world's No. 1 LED chipmaker by volume, will display high-voltage (HV) chips and flip chips, as well as lighting applications for its chips, at Light + Building 2014.

The company led its industry peers in introducing HV chips three years ago and saw the demand surge in the second quarter of last year. It is optimistic about its HV chips, which come with efficient thermal dissipation design and outstanding luminous efficacy.

The Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export Association (TLFEA) points out that the official name of the Frankfurt exposition coveys the idea of applying energy-saving technology to daily life and lighting, which is consistent with the purposes behind the products Taiwan's manufacturers will exhibit at the show. It says that Taiwan's LED-lighting industry has built up a comprehensive R&D capability and strong manufacturing advantage, enabling it to meet the varied needs of European and American buyers for both built-to-order products and standard products.

The association feels that the world lighting industry will wee intelligent lighting control technology as the next step in the industry's development, following after LED light sources. This development will offer Taiwan's LED-lighting manufacturers a superb chance to leave behind the crowded competition in the light-source market for the brighter profit prospects of this new sector. (KL)