May 11 2010
Molex Incorporated continues its commitment to grow its lighting portfolio by drawing on the company's expertise in the connector and electronics business.
Helieon™ Sustainable Light Module
Molex has a long history of tapping into its core capabilities to develop innovative products for a wide variety of industries, including telecommunications, medical and military/aerospace. In lighting, Molex has steadily built its award-winning Woodhead® line of lighting products to include the most rugged solutions for today's harsh environments. More recently, Molex has entered the LED market with the formation of its Solid-State Lighting (SSL) business unit and introduction of the Helieon™ Sustainable Light Module with Bridgelux.
"Molex has been developing innovative products and solutions since the 1930s. By combining our unique electrical, thermal, lighting and optical expertise with our design and development capabilities, we are able to fully address the demands of the global lighting industry," said Mike Picini, vice president, Molex. Our migration to the LED marketplace is the natural progression of our business and we have shown consistent growth and innovation as we look to expand our range of lighting solutions."
"As a recognized global leader in connectors and electrical components, Molex's move to LED was a natural focus for the company," said Mike Thornton, vice president of product development, Focal Point. "The company's new Helieon Sustainable Light Module directly addresses the industry's unique requirements with a high quality, future-proof, solid state lighting solution that will further demonstrate Molex's leadership in the LED market." Molex will demonstrate several of its industry-leading lighting solutions at LIGHTFAIR 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 12 – 14, 2010, including:
Solid-State Lighting
The lighting industry is going through a transformation due to the current constraints of the application of LED technologies and demands from architects and light designers. This change brought on an opportunity for a full service electronic integrator such as Molex to enable a new generation of LED solutions in lighting applications specifically addressing the need for a modular, highly-efficient and scalable LED solution. Molex created its SSL business unit to address this unmet need in the industry.
LED Printed Circuit Assemblies
Molex's LED design, assembly and manufacturing expertise continues to directly address customer requirements for energy efficiency, productivity and ease of use. Combining Molex's LED and Printed Circuit Assembly design and manufacturing expertise, Molex's LED Printed Circuit Assemblies are dependable and efficient custom-lighting solutions that work seamlessly for LED subassemblies and computing devices across all industries.
Electrical
Molex's Woodhead electrical products and solutions offer portable, safe, code-compliant lighting products to serve its customers' needs no matter what their lighting conditions or location. From the new, portable safety lamp with self-extinguishing feature to the durable and energy-efficient LED handlamp – all over the world, in dry, wet, and hazardous locations, workers depend on the rugged, reliable performance of Woodhead lights.
Source: http://www.molex.com/