• Sapphire Awards scores reflect smart SSL developments (MAGAZINE)

    The post-Gala glow continues with the publication of the products and technologies that scored 3.25 Sapphires and above, Carrie Meadows reports.
    April 24, 2017
    7 min read

    The post-Gala glow continues with the publication of the products and technologies that scored 3.25 Sapphires and above, CARRIE MEADOWS reports.

    During Strategies in Light week in Anaheim, CA, on Mar. 1, 2017, the winners were revealed at the third annual Sapphire Awards Gala. LED and lighting executives and professionals were on hand to celebrate with PennWell's LED & Lighting Network team, including representatives from LEDs Magazine, Strategies Unlimited, and Strategies in Light conference management. The celebration continued well into the evening with accolades on all sides for market-leading innovations throughout the supply chain, from enabling components to smart lighting technologies. Indeed, the coverage continues with video and images on our website and social media channels, as well as in the pages of LEDs Magazine where we now publicize the results for those product and technology entries that receive scores of 3.25 Sapphires and above.

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    Scoring ranged from 0-5 Sapphires. Each entry was considered upon its own merits while taking into account what might constitute a "perfect" solid-state lighting (SSL) product in the intended application. To achieve a score of 3 Sapphires, an enabling technology or lighting product was expected to be suitable for commercial deployment. Higher scores were given to products that were judged to perform efficiently and reliably, contribute to profitability, and demonstrate ease of use. The quality and innovation demonstrated in the submissions made such an undertaking truly challenging, but as industry professionals, designers, and lighting industry leaders, our industry experts are well qualified and were equal to the task. Additional scoring information and judges' comments will be made available privately to all entrants. For more details about the winning entries, see our feature article. Stay up to date with information about the Sapphire Awards, the upcoming call for entries, and more at ledsmagazine.com/sapphireawards.

    3.25

    American Bright Optoelectronics
    Tri-White 5050 PLCC SMD LED - Packaged LEDs and OLEDs

    Elemental LED
    Fluid View LED tape light (24V) - Modular LED Light Engines

    Elemental LED
    Lo-Pro junction box series - SSL Enabling Technologies

    Eye Lighting
    LEDioc post top retrofit kit with integrated wireless control - Outdoor Street and Area SSL Luminaire Design

    Green Creative
    6-in. new construction downlights - Indoor Ambient, Track, and Accent SSL Luminaire Design

    Green Creative
    Innofit commercial downlight series - Indoor Ambient, Track, and Accent SSL Luminaire Design

    Linear Technology
    LT3922 step-up DC/DC converter - ICs and Electronic Components for SSL

    Osram Opto Semiconductors
    Hyper Red Oslon SSL - Packaged LEDs and OLEDs

    SoraaLaser
    LaserLight SMD - Packaged LEDs and OLEDs

    Superior Essex
    PowerWise Category 5e+ 1 Gigabit 4-pair PoE cable - SSL Enabling Technologies

    Venntis Technologies
    TotalGrow TG1A lights - Horticultural Lighting

    3.50

    Amerlux, LLC
    Cynch LED accent luminaire - Indoor Ambient, Track, and Accent SSL Luminaire Design

    Architectural Lighting Works
    Double Slot Optics - SSL Enabling Technologies

    Architectural Lighting Works
    Hylytr grazing luminaire - Indoor Ambient, Track, and Accent SSL Luminaire Design

    Bridgelux
    Vero Series SE array - Packaged LEDs and OLEDs

    Buck
    Mistral 4 outdoor luminaire - Outdoor Street and Area SSL Luminaire Design

    Elemental LED
    Diode LED Spotmod Tile fixture - Indoor Ambient, Track, and Accent SSL Luminaire Design

    Elemental LED
    Fluid View 12V LED tape light amber - Outdoor Landscape and Accent SSL Luminaire Design

    Elemental LED
    TouchDial Color Control System - Smart and Connected SSL Technologies

    Energy Focus, Inc
    500D network-ready TLED - Linear T8 SSL Lamp Design

    EnOcean Inc.
    LED Relay Zone Controller - ICs and Electronic Components for SSL

    ERG Lighting
    Driverless LED light modules - Modular LED Light Engines

    Heliospectra
    Heliospectra LX601C light fixture - Horticultural Lighting

    Hubbell Lighting
    Columbia Lighting LZPT - Indoor Troffer, Linear, and Recessed SSL Luminaire Design

    Hubbell Lighting
    Dual-Lite EV4R LED emergency light - Industrial SSL Luminaire Design

    Hubbell Lighting
    Triple H LED high bay/low bay - Industrial SSL Luminaire Design

    Igor
    Igor Intelligent PoE lighting solution Rev. 5 - Smart and Connected SSL Technologies

    LED Engin
    LuxiTune tunable white and warm dim module - Modular LED Light Engines

    Lighting Science
    Durabulb (A19) lamp - Commercial-Quality SSL Lamp Design

    Lighting Science
    LBar Linear LED tube - Linear T8 SSL Lamp Design

    LSI
    AirLink luminaires - Indoor Troffer, Linear, and Recessed SSL Luminaire Design

    LumenOptix Inc
    Stratos high-bay rack lighter - Industrial SSL Luminaire Design

    Lutron Electronics
    Hi-lume Premier 0.1% constant voltage driver - LED Drivers

    Molex
    Transcend connected lighting system - Smart and Connected SSL Technologies

    Ophir Photonics
    FluxGage - Tools and Tests in SSL Design

    Orion Energy Systems
    ISON Class LED high bay - Industrial SSL Luminaire Design

    Osram Americas
    Optotronic 347V linear indoor programmable LED driver - LED Drivers

    Osram Americas
    Optotronic linear programmable Dexal driver - LED Drivers

    Osram Opto Semiconductors
    Duris S 5 Color LEDs - Packaged LEDs and OLEDs

    P.L. Light Systems
    HortiLED MULTI fixture - Horticultural Lighting

    P.L. Light Systems
    HortiLED TOP fixture - Horticultural Lighting

    United Power Research Technology
    UPRtek MF250N Flicker Meter - Tools and Tests in SSL Design

    Venntis Technologies
    Precision scattering optic - SSL Enabling Technologies

    3.75

    Cree
    Cree HXB Series LED high-bay luminaire - Industrial SSL Luminaire Design

    Eaton
    Distributed Low-Voltage Power (DLVP) System - Smart and Connected SSL Technologies

    Eaton
    Metalux WSL Linear WaveStream LED luminaire - Indoor Troffer, Linear, and Recessed SSL Luminaire Design

    Echelon
    Power Line Lighting Controller - Smart and Connected SSL Technologies

    Elemental LED
    Hydrolume 24V LED striplight - Outdoor Landscape and Accent SSL Luminaire Design

    Energy Focus, Inc
    Redcap battery-integrated emergency TLED - Linear T8 SSL Lamp Design

    Enlighted
    Enlighted Smart Sensors - Smart and Connected SSL Technologies

    Green Creative
    MR16 8.5W High CRI (8.5MR16DIM) lamp - Commercial-Quality SSL Lamp Design

    Hubbell Lighting
    Hubbell Outdoor Lighting Arceos ARA3 - Outdoor Street and Area SSL Luminaire Design

    Infineon Technologies Americas
    CDM10VXTSA1 0-10V dimming interface IC - ICs and Electronic Components for SSL

    LED Engin
    LZP multi-wavelength horticulture LED - Packaged LEDs and OLEDs

    Lumileds
    Luxeon CoB with FreshFocus technology - Packaged LEDs and OLEDs

    No. Eight Lighting
    400 Series LED Spotlight - Indoor Ambient, Track, and Accent SSL Luminaire Design

    Phoenix Contact USA
    Wind Tower Lighting System - Specialty SSL Design

    Plessey Semiconductors Ltd
    PLWS3000 Series Orion beam-forming module - Modular LED Light Engines

    P.L. Light Systems
    HortiLED INTER fixture - Horticultural Lighting

    Samsung Electronics LED
    LM561C S6 LED - Packaged LEDs and OLEDs

    Samsung Electronics LED
    Smart Lighting Module SLM-D - LED Drivers

    United Power Research Technology
    UPRtek MK350N Plus spectrometer - Tools and Tests in SSL Design

    4.0

    Acuity Brands
    Olessence OLED- and LED-based luminaires - Indoor Troffer, Linear, and Recessed SSL Luminaire Design

    Amerlux
    Lunetta - Outdoor Street and Area SSL Luminaire Design

    Cree
    RSW LED street light - Outdoor Street and Area SSL Luminaire Design

    DMF Lighting
    OneFrame - DRDHNJD recessed LED downlight - Indoor Ambient, Track, and Accent SSL Luminaire Design

    Eaton
    Ephesus All Field LED luminaire - Outdoor Street and Area SSL Luminaire Design

    eldoLED B.V.
    LightShape technology on DUALdrive LED drivers - LED Drivers

    Hubbell Lighting
    Architectural Area Lighting KicK bollard - Outdoor Street and Area SSL Luminaire Design

    Hubbell Lighting
    Columbia Lighting CWW wall washer - Indoor Troffer, Linear, and Recessed SSL Luminaire Design

    Hubbell Lighting
    Kim Lighting ArcheType X Site/Area luminaire - Outdoor Street and Area SSL Luminaire Design

    Hubbell Lighting
    Kim Lighting Lightvault 8 RGBW luminaire - Outdoor Landscape and Accent SSL Luminaire Design

    Khatod Optoelectronic
    SIR - Silicone TIR lenses for COB LEDs - SSL Enabling Technologies

    Lighting Science
    Genesis DynaSpectrum - Specialty SSL Design

    Linear Technology
    LT3965 LED bypass switching device - ICs and Electronic Components for SSL

    Lumenetix
    araya5 logic module with linear and round tunable color LED arrays - Smart and Connected SSL Technologies

    Lutron Electronics
    Quantum Vue 3.2 software - Smart and Connected SSL Technologies

    Osram Opto Semiconductors
    Duris P 10 platform of LEDs - Packaged LEDs and OLEDs

    Phoenix Contact USA
    Tunnel Solution - Smart and Connected SSL Technologies

    Tempo
    HLS Aisle Lighting System - Specialty SSL Design

    Vektrex
    SpikeSafe performance current sources series - Tools and Tests in SSL Design

    Vode Lighting
    707-Z9 linear cove Lighting - Indoor Troffer, Linear, and Recessed SSL Luminaire Design

    4.25

    Acuity Brands
    Rubik ceiling luminaires - Indoor Troffer, Linear, and Recessed SSL Luminaire Design

    Axis Lighting
    Sculpt accent lights - Indoor Ambient, Track, and Accent SSL Luminaire Design

    Eaton
    Invue Arbor LED collection - Outdoor Street and Area SSL Luminaire Design

    Echelon
    Lumewave PL-RF gateway - Smart and Connected SSL Technologies

    Fraen Corporation
    Fraen color-mixing optical zoom system - SSL Enabling Technologies

    Fulham
    Outdoor wireless programmable drivers - LED Drivers

    Lumileds
    Luxeon SunPlus Series LEDs for Horticulture - Horticultural Lighting

    Unilux
    LED UV inspection strobes - Specialty SSL Design

    Vode Lighting
    ZipTwo LED 707 linear lighting - Indoor Troffer, Linear, and Recessed SSL Luminaire Design

    4.5

    Fluxwerx
    Fold linear pendant luminaire - Indoor Troffer, Linear, and Recessed SSL Luminaire Design

    2017 PANEL OF INDUSTRY LEADERS

    Maury Wright
    Committee Chair/LEDs Magazine

    Nancy Clanton
    Clanton & Associates

    Terry Clark
    Finelite

    Daryl DeJean
    Emerging Technologies Associates

    Jerry Duffy
    Current, powered by GE

    Austin Gelder
    UL

    Monica Hansen
    LED Lighting Advisors

    Eric Haugaard
    Cree

    James Highgate
    The LED Show

    Duncan Jackson
    Billings Jackson Design

    Brad Koerner
    Philips Lighting

    Rita Koltai
    Koltai Lighting Design

    Thomas Kowalczuk
    Wynn Design and Development

    Therese Lahaie
    Apparatus Design

    Dave Neal
    Seoul Semiconductor

    Steve Paolini
    Telelumens

    Charles Schrama
    Lumileds

    Milena Simeonova
    Light4Health

    Philip Smallwood
    Strategies Unlimited

    Robert Steele
    Strategies in Light

    Marissa Tucci
    Tucci Lighting

    Christine VanLeeuwen
    Graybar

    Shonika Vijay
    Strategies Unlimited

    Howard Yaphe
    Axis Lighting

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