Amber LED lights are the perfect choice when you want to keep the charm of your old-timey neighborhood and help out your local bats and bugs at the same time. Unlike the harsh blue-white light that modern LEDs emit, amber lights have a soft, warm glow that makes everything look like it’s bathed in the light of a gas lamp or an incandescent bulb. It’s a great look to have when you want to create a certain atmosphere. Plus, you can see the stars at night, which is a big deal in scenic towns and historic places. Amber lights are […]

Struggling with bad lighting in your spaces? If you have bad light distribution, you end up with areas where you can’t see and areas that are too bright. Knowing the different types of light distribution will help you find the right solution for your needs. Choosing the right light distribution is critical to having good lighting. This article will help you know the different types of light distribution and where to use them so you can make good decisions for your lighting needs. The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) has a classification system for light distribution types that […]

If you don’t have the right certifications or approvals, you could have problems and delays getting your LED lighting products into the USA. You could lose a lot of money. Do you know what certifications and approvals you need? To import LED lighting into the USA, you have to make sure your product meets certain regulatory standards, like UL or ETL, FCC certification and U.S. Customs codes. If you don’t, your product could get taken away, you could get fined, or your product could get rejected at the border. Don’t make expensive mistakes. Make sure you know what you have […]

Picking the wrong light mounting can lead to poor light and a design mismatch, which affects your ability to see and how it looks. That’s why you need to know your options. Recessed, surface, and suspended mounting are three different ways to put lights in your building. Recessed mounting is where you put the light fixture up inside the ceiling or the wall. You don’t see the light fixture at all. It’s the cleanest, most minimalist look. Surface mounting is when you attach the light fixture directly to the surface. This is good when you can’t put the light fixture […]

CE certification is a must for selling into the European market with your LED products. It means your product complies with the health, safety, and environmental standards of the European Union. In this post, we’ll go over what CE certification is for LED products in Europe, why it’s important, how to get it, what standards LED products have to meet, and what it means to you as a manufacturer and to your customers. What is CE Certification? CE is an abbreviation for “Conformité Européenne,” which means European Conformity. It is a mandatory conformity mark for products that are put on […]