ELE Times December 2016 Electronics News in India | Online Electronics Mag | Page 18

Cover Story

Improving the efficiency and
lifetime of

LEDs

Jade Bridges
Global Technical Support Manager
HK Wentworth

The LED industry is one of the fastest growing markets. In actively
offering alternatives to halogen, incandescent and fluorescent
lighting systems for both interior and exterior applications, the
growth of the LED lighting market alone is expected to grow into a
$70 billion industry by 2020; a growth from 18pc market share to
70pc market share in just over 5 years. The growth is attributed to
the advantages of LEDs offer over traditional lighting forms in
terms of adaptability, lifetime and efficiency. They allow more
design freedom, offer an exceptionally long life time and they are
also considerably more efficient, converting the majority of
energy to light and thus minimising the heat given off.
Global electro-chemicals manufacturer, Electrolube, provide
exceptional Thermal Management, Conformal Coatings and
Encapsulation Resin solutions for LED manufacturers with projects

ranging from small automotive lights to full sized sports stadiums.
The company has been at the forefront of the LED revolution,
particularly in India, where the government initiative has resulted
in a huge boost to the electronics industry and the LED market.
The government has also introduced a number of other LED
related projects aiming to bring affordable lighting to even the
remote areas.
As a response to the Indian Government’s aims to promote strong
home-based manufacturing sector, Electrolube has made
significant investment in a new state-of-the-art manufacturing
facility in Bangalore to support local markets and increase their
capacity to be a consistent and reliable supplier of electrochemicals. With India poised to become one of the world’s prime

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