Electrical Industry Articles and Stories

Connected lighting is becoming the norm, now, in many industrial applications, including those involving hazardous locations. As facilities upgrade from incandescent, fluorescent and HID systems to LED designs – or even from first-generation LED to more advanced offerings – it can make a lot of sense to choose networked fixtures.

Switching from fluorescent-based lighting to LEDs is becoming a no-brainer. Improved lighting quality, significantly higher energy efficiency and reduced maintenance due to longer lifespans are all factors weighing in LED technology’s favor.

Earlier this year at the Light + Building 2018 trade show in Frankfurt, Germany, Philips Lighting announced a string of new initiatives aimed at the transition to more LED lamps as well as the inclusion of LEDs into the “Internet of Things” (IoT) in homes and buildings worldwide.

First the company announced IoT platform called Interact, designed to handle data collected from connected light points, sensors, devices and systems.