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To create a smart city, Canberra connects all street lights to the cloud.

To create a smart city, the Australian capital Canberra will connect all street lights to the cloud and become Australia’s largest independent smart city project.   The agency responsible for infrastructure is the Canberra Transport and Urban Services Department (TCCS), which has introduced two technology companies (Itron and Electrix) to achieve an ambitious “Internet of Things” initiative.   It is reported that TCCS will deploy a multi-functional network in the region to manage street lights with a central management software.   Through energy performance contracts, [...]

American business house company H. E. Williams acquires Platformatics.

American commercial lighting company H. E. Williams, Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of Platformatics, Inc., a US-based network-based systems provider.  E. Williams, Inc. is a third-generation family-owned company founded in 1921. Lighting products are widely used in education, healthcare facilities, hotels, corporate and industrial environments.  Platformatics, Inc. aims to transform commercial lighting with innovative hardware and software applications, primarily for the intelligent building IoT industry. The Platformatics solution enhances end user comfort, productivity and security with Power over Ethernet [...]

Acuity brands announces price increases starting May 15

US lighting company Acuity brands issued a notice saying that the 15% increase in the price of some previously announced products will be implemented and effective on May 15, 2019. For the affected products, the last day of the order and delivery at the current price is May 14. After this date, all orders placed and shipped will be executed at the new price.   The company said it will continue to pay attention to the progress, timely communicate the tariff [...]

Revolution Lighting Chief Financial Officer resigns

Revolution Lighting announced that James DePalma, the company’s director and chief financial officer, resigned for personal reasons and took effect on May 2, 2019. In addition, he suggested that the company would be assisted in transitioning to the new CFO if needed. He also plans to continue to cooperate with the company’s audit committee to review and investigate accounting issues.   It is reported that the company has begun to look for a new chief financial officer. During this time, Robert [...]

Revenue of 862 million euros, OSRAM announced second quarter results of 2019 fiscal year

Osram today announced its second quarter earnings for the 2019 fiscal year. During the reporting period, the company’s performance was in line with expectations. The revenue from January to the end of March was 862 million euros, down 13.5% year-on-year. Adjusted EBITDA margin (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) was 8.1%. At the end of March, when the preliminary key data was released, OSRAM had predicted that sales in the second quarter would fall by about 15%, and [...]

Advancement of LED street lights and smart lighting systems in multiple cities around the world

LED street lights are being adopted by more and more cities due to their lower energy costs and longer service life. Aberdeen in the UK and Kelowna in Canada recently announced projects for LED street light replacement and smart lighting system installation. In addition, the Malaysian government has indicated that it will convert all street lamps in the country into LEDs from September 2019.It is reported that the Aberdeen City Council in the UK is implementing a seven-year plan [...]

US lighting giant LSI sells New York plant and expects to complete trading by the end of June

According to US reporters, Ohio lighting manufacturer LSI Industries Inc. (LYTS.US) has found buyers for its New York plant and expects to complete the sale by June 30. LSI expects to receive a total revenue of $12 million and an annual cost savings of $4 million.LSI announced the closure of the New York plant in October 2018. The plant’s indoor lighting products have been delivered to LSI’s independent plant in Cincinnati’s Blue Ash, after 140 employees at the New [...]

Notre Dame fire warning: How is the ancient building lighting fireproof?

On the evening of April 15th, the Notre Dame de Paris fire broke out, and the famous spire collapsed in the fire. On the 16th, the French fire department announced that the fire of Notre Dame has been extinguished and is currently in the investigation and loss assessment stage.Notre Dame de Paris is one of the most representative cultural relics and world heritage sites in France. This fire not only plunged France into grief, but also made the people [...]