BREAKING - LEDs Magazine reveals sixth annual Sapphire Award winners
SAN DIEGO, CA — Breaking news: LEDs Magazine has announced the winners at the sixth annual Sapphire Awards, which took place this evening aboard the Midway, a former in-service aircraft carrier turned military history museum. As guests mingled aboard the flight deck and perused the exhibits, anticipation was in the air to hear which products and individuals would be honored with a Sapphire Award trophy.
After cocktails and networking, LED & Lighting Network vice president and publisher Steve Beyer took the stage with chief editor Maury Wright to welcome the crowd, and extend his appreciation for the "commitment to technological excellence that this industry continues to improve and grow," as well as the support of the LED and solid-state lighting (SSL) community for its support of the awards program.
Wright took the podium to laud the 56 companies that submitted more than 100 entries, making the judges' work very difficult but also rewarding. “Both myself, and I think the entire judging panel, were excited to see the level of innovation in our entries this year, especially as the industry struggled through a difficult year. I applaud those companies that are still investing heavily in SSL product development and delivering on what I believe is the successful path forward — quality of light,” said Wright.
Finally, the LED & Lighting Network team, colleagues from the Strategies in Light advisory board, and industry peers raised their toasts to the following companies for their winning technologies.
Illumineer of the Year
Bob Rogers and Kory Liszt, Cree Lighting, for the Cadiant Dynamic Skylight
Packaged LEDs and OLEDs
Nichia’s Vitasolis LED
Tunable White LEDs and Light Engines
ERP Power’s LTM3 Light Engine
LED Drivers
Inventronics’ EUM-DT Series LED Driver
SSL Enabling Technologies and Test
SpikeSafe SMU by Vektrex
Emergency SSL Luminaires, Modules, and Drivers
Igor’s Nexos Linear Network Node – Max
Smart and Connected SSL Enabling Technologies
Samsung ITM-Resi wireless module
Smart and Connected SSL Systems
Signify Advance FlexTune System
SSL Flex, Tiles, and Sheets
NEXUS Ultra High Definition LED Flex Tape by LED Linear
SSL Lamp and Retrofit Designs
eLumigen’s LED Rough Service A19 Lamps
Indoor Decorative and Pendant SSL Luminaire Design
Eureka’s Arena 8200 and Accessories
Indoor Troffer, Track, and Downlight SSL Luminaire Design
Glint Photonics Hero field-adjustable luminaire
Industrial SSL Luminaire Design
Cooper Lighting Solutions' Metalux Industrial WaveLinx Wireless Connected Lighting System
Outdoor Landscape and Architectural SSL Design
Diode LED HYDROLUME SLIM Strip Light from Elemental LED
Outdoor Street and Area SSL Luminaire Design
ANP Lighting’s EQ Collection – Post Top Luminaires
Horticultural Lighting
Fluence by Osram SPYDR 2i
Lighting for Health and Wellbeing
Cadiant Dynamic Lighting Experience by Cree Lighting
Specialty SSL Design
Cooper Lighting Solutions' Ephesus Lumadapt 8 LED Sports Lighting System
We thank all of our sponsors, supporters, and colleagues for enabling us to honor real innovation and exciting advances in the LED and SSL industry with the LEDs Magazine Sapphire Awards. Stay tuned for our March 2020 issue, which will feature an extended article on the winners and the details on the technologies that exceeded our judges' expectations.