BWI: Labsphere Adds Goniophotometers to lllumination Test Range

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Labsphere, Inc.
Friday, November 11, 2011 10:00 AM IST (04:30 AM GMT)
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Labsphere Adds Goniophotometers to lllumination Test Range
Partnership with UL Verification Services Completes Product Range

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Friday, November 11, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Labsphere, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of goniophotometers to its light measurement product line. As part of a cooperative agreement with UL Verification Services Inc., Labsphere will now promote and sell high quality Type C goniophotometers, a product which completes the company's full range of IES (Illuminating Engineering Society) LM-79 test and measurement solutions.

In conjunction with this agreement, UL now will be promoting and selling Labsphere integrating spheres systems with proprietary Spectraflect® 99% diffuse reflectance coating. The combination of Labsphere's sphere-based systems and UL's goniophotometers gives customers worldwide the ability to equip their labs with one-stop shopping for best-in-class products.

"The addition of the UL high-end goniophotometers to our extensive product line allows us to further extend our total solutions mission and better service companies in the rapidly expanding Solid State Lighting markets", said Greg McKee, Vice President of Engineering at Labsphere. "The lighting industry is undergoing a technology transformation toward LED-based energy efficient lighting products, and once again, Labsphere proves it is a leading provider of world class light measurement systems and standards to help our customers develop their innovative lighting products to meet global lighting test specifications."

UL Verification Services Inc. acquired Lighting Sciences Inc. (LSI) of Scottsdale, Arizona in March 2011. The UL LSI Moving Mirror Goniophotometer Series 6400T was awarded the Illuminating Engineering Society Progress Report honour for 2010, as a "unique and significant advancement to the art and science of lighting." (IESNA, 2010) This award-winning test equipment will now form the cornerstone of the complete LM-79 laboratory solution from Labsphere and UL.

"UL is pleased to announce the collaboration with Labsphere," said Todd Straka, Business Development Director for UL, "We believe we can now provide our lighting manufacturing customers with the highest quality in-house photometric test laboratories available. This relationship couples the speed and accuracy of the UL Lighting Sciences goniophotometers with high-quality Labsphere integrating spheres, spectral management accessories, and highly advanced software for a turn-key photometric testing solution."

UL (www.ul.com) is a global independent safety science company offering expertise across five key strategic businesses: Product Safety, Environment, Life & Health, University and Verification Services. UL has tested and certified lighting products in the global marketplace for over one hundred years. UL provides testing and certification services to industry standards including UL, ANSI, IEC, NEMA, FCC, and IESNA. Additionally, UL is a leading provider of photometric performance testing and test equipment in support of well-known lighting programs such as ENERGY STAR®, Lighting Facts, and Design Lights Consortium.

About Labsphere

Labsphere (www.labsphere.com), a subsidiary of Halma p.l.c., is world leader in light testing and measurement and optical coatings. The company's products include LED, laser and traditional light source light measurement systems; uniform light sources for imaging device calibration; spectroscopy accessories; and high diffuse reflectance materials and coatings for applications in backlit panel displays, computed radiography, and system calibration.

About Halma

Halma p.l.c. (www.halma.com) is an international market leader in safety, health and sensor technology. It is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange and has over 4000 employees in over 40 subsidiaries worldwide with a total turnover of over US$780m (2008). Halma's subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as manufacturing, health, energy, water and waste treatment, the environment, construction and transport.

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CONTACT DETAILS
Mr Vikrant Mahajan,Applications Engineering Manager, Labsphere, Inc., 603 927 4266 2198, vmahajan@labsphere.com
Mr Santosh Sen, Halma India, +91 (22) 67080400/+91 9820247680, santosh.sen@halma.com

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