After lighting up the stages in Vienna, Stockholm and Kiev, Osram is once again the official lighting partner for the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Lisbon. This international competition in the Altice Arena will be lit by a large number of moving heads and static spotlights from the Munich high-tech lighting […]
Smartphones and tablets and can now be unlocked in different ways: by a password, fingerprint scan or an iris scan. Two-dimensional (2D) facial recognition is another method and involves illuminating the user’s face with infrared light and capturing the image with an IR camera. The system then compares the image with images previously stored for identification […]
Osram, the leading lighting and optical semiconductor specialist, will introduce a software platform at the Light + Building fair in Frankfurt that goes far beyond intelligent light management. In a year-long trial, Osram’s Lightelligence platform reduced energy consumption by over 90% at the company’s site in Traunreut. The initial step was to switch the conventional lighting […]
Osram is strengthening its electronic component business with the acquisition of BAG Electronics, a Trilux subsidiary. BAG specialises in LED modules and software for LED solutions. The company, based in Arnsberg in North Rhine-Westphalia, was previously part of the Trilux Group. Its 380 employees have moved to Osram, following the takeover. A strategic, five-year supply […]
For the fourth consecutive time, Munich-based high-tech company Osram will help the artists at the Eurovision Song Contest to deliver the best possible show with spectacular lighting effects. Osram is the official lighting partner for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Lisbon, Portugal. For the fourth year, the company will be supporting this mega […]
Planning for the new LED lighting system for the world’s largest church has entered its final phase. In St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, the LED lighting system has been tested in many areas, and the results were pleasing. Tests show that the illumination level of the domes is ten times brighter than before. The […]
Osram Opto Semiconductors has added the Oslon Compact PL to its automotive portfolio. The LED is particularly suitable for use in vehicle headlights. It can be used for adaptive glare-free high beam, daytime running lights, low beam and standard high beam. This all-rounder combines improved design with low system costs, making it suitable for different […]
Encelium Wireless, Osram’s wireless light management system, convinced the judges at this year’s Lux Awards as a “flexible and powerful wireless control system”. It has been awarded best product in the category, “Controls Product of the Year”. Encelium Wireless was designed a software-based, integrated light management system that responds dynamically to the changing characteristics of […]
Osram’s new LED chip factory in Kulim, Malaysia, has begun operation on time. Osram announced plans in November 2015 to build the new LED chip factory in Kulim and to have it up and running by the end of 2017. The modular, expandable factory has now been put into operation just two years after the […]
Osram and the Vatican City are undertaking a new lighting programme for St. Peter’s Basilica, the largest church in the world and the center of Catholicism. The new lighting will illuminate the interior in all its magnificence, power and architectural complexity. LED fittings will create a unique experience similar to that provided by the illuminations installed […]
