Many first-time exhibitors aim to tap thriving Asian economies This year’s Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Spring Edition), held April 13-16, saw over 640 exhibitors, a 70% increase over last year, as well as more interesting products. The higher exhibitor number is due to the thr

Organizers predict the event may grow even bigger in 2012 The Taiwan International Lighting Show (TILS), organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan Lighting Fixture Export Association (TLFEA) and held the second time this year, saw both exhibitor and booth num

The 18th Taiwan Excellence Award, diverting from earlier ITC-oriented submissions, showed wider variety in entries. For the first time, makers of automobiles and motor scooters took top honors, demonstrating that Taiwan's designers are also capable of working out innovations in products besides

CENS continued its mission by attending global trade fairs in November to promote export-oriented magazines and help Taiwanese suppliers build global presence, taking part in more than 12 international trade shows, including AAPEX Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo, EICMA—Motorcycle, Automechanik

EDEN Technology Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of lighting controllers and building automation systems in Taiwan, has led other domestic lighting-controller developers to control systems based on digital accessible lighting interface (DALI) protocol. The control systems use DALI electronic b

The first Taiwan International Lighting Show, held from March 12 through 15 this year, drew 170 lighting manufacturers in 400 booths, who truly showed ingenuity in lighting products by displaying a range of patented innovations, an advantage that Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)

Established in 1988, ART Electronics Lighting Co., Ltd. offers a wide variety of quality lighting products for global customers. The company’s major products include electronic converters for halogen lighting, electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps, uninterrupted-power lighting, emergency li

The 54-year-old China Electric Mfg. Co., Ltd. in Taiwan is breaking bold ground in the local lighting business, notable more for shedding the stereotypical, but often accurate, operational model than actually venturing into the much touted LED lighting sector. Not many in Taiwan's business communit

Automotive lighting occupies a significant niche in the lighting market, consuming some 10% of the total lighting-source output worldwide. Auto headlamps have evolved greatly since the 1880s, when they actually burnt oil. The 1924 Bilux bulb was the first modern incandescent unit capable of emittin

Founded in 2008 in Taichung County, central Taiwan, Neotroni Lighting Inc. is a specialized maker of T5 fluorescent lamp tubes and related components. The company has recently unveiled its newest "28×2 T-Type Lamp-New High Efficiency Reflector (Multi-Angles)," which, built with fine prismatic le

In early May this year, the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration (SMEA) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) in Taiwan set up seven industrial clusters, including one for cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) makers, that the SMEA aims to grow into more well-rounded industrial segments g

Taipei, July 17, 2009 (CENS)--Country Manger Edward Po of Philip Taiwan Ltd. recently said that approximately half of the household lamps in Taiwan now are compact fluorescent types, the world's highest penetration rate of the energy-saving lamps and soaring from 35% around three five years ago.

Neotroni Lighting Inc., founded in 2008 in Taichung County, central Taiwan, is dedicated to production of T5 fluorescent lamp tubes and related components and fixtures. With a strong commitment to providing stable and economic light source, effective energy-saving design, and a green prospect, t

With lighting burning around 20% of the total electricity consumed globally, LED (light emitting diode), due to smaller size, energy efficiency, longer lifespan and quicker activation than traditional lighting sources, is regarded as the answer to future lighting needs of the 21st century, especial

Founded in 1986, Eminent Main Industrial Co., Ltd. supplies a variety of halogen machine lamps, magnifier lamps, tower lights, fluorescent work lights, and waterproof machine lamps for industrial purposes. In its first year of operation, the company developed the industry’s first quartz halog

As governments worldwide execute economic stimulus programs to combat the global downturn, the outlook for eco-friendly lighting that cuts carbon emissions and saves electricity significantly looks bright due to heavy investments in public works projects. Many in Taiwan, including major enterpri

Wentai Enterprise Co., Ltd., founded in 1983, has recently added LED light bar modules to its product lines, which include connectors for portable computers, electronic ballasts, DC dimmers and AC adapters. The company's light-bar module is developed based on its connector technology, which al

Xiong Hui Dian Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. specializes in lighting electronics including transformers, ballasts, dimmers and controllers for household and enterprise markets. The company, headquartered in Guangdong Province of mainland China, makes the products on an OEM/ODM basis. The comp

At the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2008, held in late October, a large number of the 28,210 attending buyers were eagerly searching for energy-saving products, notably LED lights, compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) and solar lighting systems. Suppliers of green products at the show were con

Electronic energy-saving lamps, available now for about 20 years in many upscale markets worldwide, are becoming more relevant today with increasing sensitivity to green issues as skyrocketing oil prices and highly promoted green policies in certain nations where the economy does not heavily rely o

KTO Technology, an affiliate of the power-tool manufacturer Jenn Feng Group, has recently begun producing LED lighting products including LED streetlights, as well as LED MR16, LED PAR30, LED PA38, and LED TH01 lamps in addition to high intensity discharge (HID) lamps and ballasts, which it has mad

Ever Bright Opt Tech Corp. is a startup, whose parent L&C Lighting Technology Corp. was founded in 1989, that has been aggressively jockeying to outdo competition in the LED-lighting segment. To achieve such end, Ever Bright steadily looks for specialist help at the peak of the knowledge pyramid.

Sun-Lite Sockets Industry Inc., founded in 1991 in Taoyuan County, northern Taiwan, is a dedicated manufacturer of sockets and related lighting accessories on an OEM (original equipment manufacturing) basis. Operating a 30,000-square-meter manufacturing plant in China, Sun-Lite boasts cutting-ed

Light Middle East While world economies of all levels seem to be floundering, the spiraling oil prices have in the past year literally pumped even more wealth into the already recession-proof Middle East, where major infrastructural projects, including off-the-scale hotels, have reportedly been te

High-intensity discharge (HID) and light-emitting diode (LED) lamps have become hot sectors in China's automotive industry, and their future appears bright. HID headlamps were first introduced on the new E-class Mercedes-Benz sedan in 1995 and have gained popularity ever since. Today, they are f

Since its establishment in 1988 in Taipei County, northern Taiwan, Dex Enterprise Co., Ltd. has been specialized in production of electronic components for lightings. With years of efforts on production improvement and R&D, Dex is able to provide OEM (original equipment manufacturing) and ODM (o

By HORNG-CHING HSIAO, HUANG-SHEN GUO, and FU-SHENG SUNG Last year, Taiwan's top nine retail marts together operating 123 stores across the island signed voluntary agreements on energy efficiency with the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), pledging to trim 7% from their total electricity bills

More important than its once-two-year staging is that the lighting and building sectors are two pivotal economic drivers-with lights of all kinds consuming a significant proportion of overall power input generally and building sectors being the foundation upon which so many other downstream economi

Libo Lighting Electrical Co., Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets electronic ballasts, electronics transformers, down lights, LED lamps, cornice lights, wall lights, cold cathode fluorescent lamps, wardrobe rail lamps, picture lights, kitchen rail lights as well as lighting-fixture frames for T

BJB Electric Taiwan Corp., an affiliate of lighting-electronics giant BJB of Germany, has been recently authorized by TridonicActo of Austria to promote a smart dimming solution dubbed as "corridorFunction", which is composed of an intelligent digital ballast and a sensor. The ballast is either