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Electrical product supplier launches range of switches and sockets

By: Nadine James 24th February 2017 Electrical product supplier Legrand South Africa (SA) – a subsidiary of multinational industrial product supplier Legrand – launched the Ysalis switches and sockets range in South Africa earlier this month. This forms part of the company’s strategy to introduce chic wiring devices to local... →

Company launches LED luminaire for industrial applications

By: Nadine James 24th February 2017 Luminaire manufacturer BEKA Schréder launched a high-performance light-emitting diode (LED) luminaire, the LEDbay-midi, late last year for industrial applications. The main objective was to enhance their low- and high-bay luminaire range. This luminaire has been very well received by warehouse... →

A LEADING LIGHT The energy-saving luminaire has specialised light distribution options

Refurbished fashion outlet receives new LED lighting

By: Nadine James 24th February 2017 Electrical solutions provider Magnet supplied a range of light-emitting diode (LED) light fittings to the newly refurbished Q’Dos fashion outlet at the Gateway Theatre of Shopping in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, last year. Magnet lighting solutions engineer Kaylen Reddy explains that the design... →

BRIGHT IDEA The use of LED lighting in a retail environment ensures that customers can accurately perceive the colour of the product being displayed

Installed lighting system reduces electricity consumption

By: Kimberley Smuts 19th February 2016 Branded electrical equipment and industrial instrumentation suppliers Magnet Group – sole distributors for Mars light-emitting diode (LED) Lighting System – were appointed technology suppliers for the installation of an energy efficient lighting management system for a Boxer Superstores... →

ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION REDUCED Energy efficient lighting management system installed for Boxer Superstore in Cape Town at the end of 2015

Interactive lighting solution attracts interest from various projects

By: Kimberley Smuts 19th February 2016 Since the launch of its Shuffle one-pole lighting column in October, luminaires manufacturer Beka Schréder has received a number of enquiries for various projects at universities, playgrounds and fitness parks. Beka Schréder marketing manager Sibusiso Skosana tells Engineering News that the... →

SHUFFLE LIGHTING COLUMN The different features that the Shuffle incorporates is aimed at connecting people to their social environments

Light-testing laboratory aims to obtain Sanas accreditation

By: Kimberley Smuts 19th February 2016 State-owned power utility Eskom’s Swan Edison Illumination Laboratory is in the process of obtaining accreditation from the South African National Accreditation System (Sanas) to enter the commercial and residential lighting market. Eskom opened the laboratory in 2014, at its Research and... →

SWAN EDISON ILLUMINATION LAB
Eskom opened the laboratory at its Research and Innovation Centre in Rosherville to test and verify the performance of lamps and luminaires

Photo by Kimberley Smuts
SWAN EDISON ILLUMINATION LAB Eskom opened the laboratory at its Research and Innovation Centre in Rosherville to test and verify the performance of lamps and luminaires

Companies collaborate to establish lighting lab

20th February 2015 In cooperation with electrical solutions company Magnet, lighting solutions provider Energywise Systems has established a specialist lighting service laboratory in Riverhorse Valley, Durban, which offers complete photometric, electric and thermal testing for light sources and luminaires.... →

LIGHTING LABORATORY Energywise's lighting laboratory’s service and equipment are available from the company for hire or purchase

Newly launched LED products well received

By: Pimani Baloyi 20th February 2015 Johannesburg-based luminaire designer and manufacturer Beka Schréder has registered significant growth in the past year, having recently secured various contracts in the municipal, industrial, mining, floodlighting and solar light-emitting diode (LED) lighting sectors for its newly launched LED... →

LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY In the past 12 months, Beka Schréder has designed and manufactured more than eight new light-emitting diode products

BE Lite Technologies

20th February 2015 BE Lite Technologies manufactures and distributes light-emitting diode (LED) lights and employs a dynamic engineer who is able to develop custom-designed lights. The company currently provides a number of products for the mining industry, but aims to become more involved in other industries. The... →

Upgraded system saves lighting supplier up to 60% in energy costs

By: Pimani Baloyi 20th February 2015 Electrical systems supplier Legrand has upgraded its lighting and motion management system to incorporate an additional dimming functionality, as well as a switch sensor, or motion management system, says sales manager Johan Bosch. He tells Engineering News that the system’s new features ensure... →

SYSTEM UPGRADE Legrand’s lighting and motion system, which reduces the time the lights are left on unnecessarily

LED market shows dynamic growth

By: Donna Slater 21st February 2014 Johannesburg-based luminaire designer and manufacturer Beka Schréder says the light-emitting diode (LED) market is showing highly dynamic development, particularly in the areas of general lighting. →

KOLOMELA MINE Beka Schréder industrial lighting products installed at Anglo American Kolomela iron-ore mine

LEDs for aesthetic performance

By: Donna Slater 21st February 2014 Light-emitting diode (LED) solutions were chosen as part of the aesthetic upgrades for the stores of cellular services provider MTN. Designers and manufacturers of LED solutions LED Lighting South Africa (SA) worked with MTN’s store design team for the first time at the end of 2012 to use LED... →

LED TECHNOLOGIES The latest light-emitting diode technologies, lenses and power-supply technology are sourced to provide the newest technology

Company aims to expand growth in lighting sector

By: Yolandi Booyens 22nd February 2013 Technology manufacturer Samsung, which currently has a market share in the lighting industry of about 6%, aims to increase this number by entering the retail market early this year following the successful roll-out of its light-emitting diode (LED) retrofit lamps in February 2012. Research report... →

Product assists industry amid skills and energy shortage

By: Yolandi Booyens 22nd February 2013 The lighting industry continues to transition from traditional light sources to solid-state light sources of light-emitting diode (LED) technologies, owing to their efficiency and durability, luminaire manufacturer Beka MD Johann Schleritzko tells Engineering News. Beka locally designed and... →

Environment-friendly lighting technology launched

22nd February 2013 Lighting supplier GlacialLight, a division of the Taiwanese technology manufacturer, GlacialTech, announced in January the addition of GL-FL30S-V2, a 28 W AC-input light-emitting diode (LED) floodlight with Philips Lumileds LED chips and passive infrared (PIR) motion sensor to its popular range... →

LED-based lighting system available for powerless regions

22nd February 2013 Schneider Electric announced in January the local availability of In-Diya – a highly energy efficient light-emitting diode- (LED-) based lighting system, to provide lighting to people living with no or unreliable electricity. In-Diya is a specially designed LED-based lighting system that provides... →

Presence detector helps save on lighting costs

By: Yolandi Booyens 22nd February 2013 EBDHS is an increased-performance passive infrared presence detector by electronics manufacturer CP Electronics, which was developed for lighting control in areas with occupied spaces and increased mounting heights. As a result, it can greatly contribute towards energy savings by only emitting... →

Project to save mall about R2m over three years

By: Yolandi Booyens 22nd February 2013 The Maponya Mall project, which entails a shopping complex in Soweto that replaced its fluorescent lighting with light-emitting diode (LED) technology, will have achieved energy reduction savings of 81% by completion in February 2013 that amounted to saving about R2-million over a three-year... →

Increased need for lighting innovation knowledge

By: Yolandi Booyens 22nd February 2013 Shifting from traditional to modern lighting technologies requires a significant capital outlay, which compels lighting companies to ensure that buyers are adequately informed on the advantages, longevity and cost savings of new energy-saving technologies, states building exhibition and resource... →

Improved safety and efficiency possible with new technology

By: Yolandi Booyens 22nd February 2013 Automotive manufacturer Control Instruments Automotive (CI Automotive), a wholly owned subsidiary of the JSE-listed Control Instruments Group, aims to sell 10 000 units of the Vision X range, with its light-emitting diode (LED) technology, by the end of this year. Since the local launch of Vision... →

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