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OSRAM Lights Up Football World Cup In South Africa

From indoor illumination to exterior floodlighting, OSRAM’s innovative lighting solutions are shedding light on all aspects of the football World Cup in South Africa. High intensity discharge lamps, T5 and T8 fluorescent tubes and LEDs are used in all of the ten stadiums that are set to host world cup matches. Of all the components that OSRAM will be supplying to South Africa, the LED-illuminated arc over the Durban stadium known as "The Arch" wi... [more]

Design backlighting applications in just six steps with OSRAM deSIGNer online tool

OSRAM's redesigned LED deSIGNer tool for illuminated advertising offers as of now extended functions, which make the planning and implementation of backlighting applications easier than ever. In only six steps users can design their required backlighting including all the components online. The online LED deSIGNer software has been extensively revised and its purpose is planning various backlighting applications. All of OSRAM’s LED modules, wh... [more]

OSRAM PARATHOM Classic LED lamp can be used as a direct replacement for a 40W GLS lamp

OSRAM’s PARATHOM® Classic is the world's first LED lamp with a screw base that can be used as a direct replacement for a 40W GLS lamp. However, the PARATHOM® Classic requires just 8W to achieve the same light yield, i.e. 80 percent less energy and over its lifetime it will save 400 kg of CO2. With an average service life of 25,000 hours, it lasts 25 times longer than a traditional incandescent lamp. This new lamp is at the forefront of the LED re... [more]

MY4304-01 three phase stepper motor is capable of exceptionally quiet operation with a low level of vibration for stage lighting

The smooth running MY4304-01 three phase stepper motor from Astrosyn International is suitable for the pan and tilt control of stage and other entertainment lighting. Unlike the more common two or four phase stepper motors, the three phase design is capable of exceptionally quiet operation with a low level of vibration, making it ideal for this type of application. A further advantage is its higher precision, with a full step angle of 1.2 deg ... [more]

BEAMA members are well prepared to help the Government reach its Climate Change targets

The Government's Climate Change Committee (CCC, chaired by Lord Adair Turner) has published its report on Climate Change (December 2008). This comes shortly BEAMA published its own Climate Change White Paper (October 2008). Dr Howard Porter, chief operating officer at BEAMA, has said its members are well prepared with the electrical products to help the Government reach its targets. “There are some very challenging targets in the Government’s ... [more]

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