A Major Consumer Electronics Company Achieves Success with Global Lighting Technologies (Again) For one major consumer electronics company, sights were set on illuminating the next generation of smartwatches. This Global Lighting Technologies customer returned to our team for expert light guide design support. Our collaboration resulted in a new smartwatch with an illuminated display to be sold...
Read MoreHow Our Engineers Design Light Guides to Control LCD Backlight Brightness Controlling light is crucial to harness the full potential and power of an LCD backlight. Ashlyn Fridrich, a Global Lighting Technologies Project Engineer, shares the four most important aspects of controlling backlight brightness with LCD lighting. Ashlyn asserts that, “It all comes down to power, LED efficiency, LCD...
Read MoreHow a Custom Light Guide Can Help Overcome Illumination Challenges for Medical Devices The path to illuminate a medical device presents unique challenges; it requires a specific solution to specific applications. As a medical device manufacturer, you know that devices range in size and function, from small surgical retractors to blood sugar meters and displays on larger machines like MRIs....
Read MoreOEMs Can Leverage Custom Light Guides to Illuminate HMIs Recent and significant advancements in human-machine interface (HMI) technology are poised to become even more mainstream. Innovative original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are at the forefront of this revolution, from more intuitive HMI software to how they’re illuminated. Likewise, shifting consumer expectations have driven up the...
Read MoreThe Global Lighting Team Reveals 5 Ways We Level Up Light Guide Design & Uniformity When your project requires consistent light output over the entire surface of an application, uniform LED lighting using a light guide is essential. Whether it’s a small keypad or a large video wall, the end users should see the same level of brightness and color no matter where they look. This can be a...
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