• Innovative Products Honored at LightFair 2019

    Many of the category winners were luminaires that offered multiple functions
    May 22, 2019
    3 min read

    One of the highlights of LightFair each year is the LFI Innovation Awards presentation, which this year drew 181 entries in 14 categories. You can gain some insight into the technological trends in the lighting industry by checking out which product categories drew the most entries.

    Lighting controls definitely lapped the field this year, with 37 entries in total (21% of all entries) in the “Controls -Components, Sensors, Interfaces & Software,” and “Control & Distribution Systems, Connectivity & Analytics” categories. On the flip side, the formerly popular “Lamps — Conventional, Retrofit & Replacement” category only drew 10 entries, which speaks to the fact that lighting manufacturers are investing more of their R&D dollars in lamp-fixture combinations, lighting controls and apps, and connected lighting systems than in retrofit LED lamps.

    Many of the category winners were “multitaskers,” meaning that they performed the job of several traditional fixtures, often offering options in voltage, selectable color temperature, beam spread or other lighting performance characteristics. Below are the winners of the LFI Innovation Awards four major categories, followed by the category winners:

    Most Innovative Product of the Year

    The program’s highest award, recognizing the most innovative new product

    Ecosense Lighting’s Lore luminaire

    Design Excellence Award

    Recognizing outstanding achievement in design

    Acuity Brands’ Peerless Renna lighting fixture

    Technical Innovation Award

    Recognizing the most forward-thinking advancement in lighting technology

    SLD Laser (LaserLight MicroSpot Module)

    Citation Awards

    Special recognition of two innovative products, presented at the judges’ discretion

    Nichia America Corp.’s Color tunable COB & the Samsung Electronics’ E-Series

    Non-Luminous: Research, Publications, Software and Specialty Hardware

    Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) - ANSI/IES RP-8-18, Recommended Practice for Design and Maintenance of Roadway and Parking Facility Lighting

    Lamps: Conventional, Retrofit and Replacement

    Signify - InstantFit T8 Visible Light Communication TLED by Signify

    LED/OLED Chips and Modules (Category Winner & Technical Innovation Award)

    SLD LASER - LaserLight MicroSpot Module

    LED/OLED Chips and Modules (Category Citation Winner & Judges Citation Award)

    Nichia America Corp. - Color Tunable COB

    LED/OLED Chips and Modules (Category Winner and Judges Citation Award)

    Samsung Electronics - Samsung E-series

    Ballasts, Transformers, Drivers, Systems and Kits

    Acuity Brand Lighting - eldoLED 75W LED driver product family (75W/L and 75W/B)

    Track, Display, Undercabinet and Shelf

    Acuity Brand Lighting - Juno Wireless Control LED Track Fixture Family

    Recessed Downlights, Wall Washers and Multiples (Category Winner & Most Innovative Product of the Year)

    Ecosense – Lore

    Indoor Decorative

    Lightpanel (USA) Inc. - Lightpanel AIR ColorWheel

    Parking, Roadway and Area Luminaires

    ANP LIGHTING - EQ Series

    Sports, Step, Landscape, Pool & Fountain Luminaires

    Eaton - Ephesus Lumadapt 8

    Controls: Components, Sensors, Interfaces and Software

    Cimcon Lighting, Inc. - NearSky 360

    Commercial Indoor: Troffers, Suspended and Surface Mounted (Category Winner & Design Excellence Award)

    Acuity Brands Lighting - Peerless Renna

    Industrial, Vandal, Emergency and Exit

    Meteor Lighting - Whiz 2.0

    Dynamic Color, Theatrical, Cove, Strips and Tape

    Optic Arts - Vintage Dim2

    Control and Distribution Systems, Connectivity and Analytics

    Silvair - Silvair Commissioning

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