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Hong Kong Fair report

right: Resembling LEGOS®, the
Light Stax® are buildable, LED- most promising emerging markets.
Nixon Chen, CEO of Canadian company
illuminated bricks that t together
to form speci c pa erns or themes SmartRay Inc., noted daylight in some of the
(i.e. Santa) or can be assembled North American regions is insu cient to sup-

however kids want.
port optimal plant growth, creating a niche
market for arti cial lighting in North America.
bElow: Not all of the lighting on
display is LED, as evidenced by “I am happy to have found a good supplier of

these colorful pendants from grow lights at the fair. I am planning to place
Kamtat.
an initial order worth US$100,000 with

them.”
Russian buyer Anton Korolev found the Au-

tumn Lighting Fair to be more international

than other similar shows in the region. “Rus-
sia is an emerging market for smart lighting

because consumers nd smart products very
convenient,” he explained. “I have already

found several potential suppliers from the

Chinese mainland and France and we are in
talks about supplying home lighting products

and smart lighting solutions.”
The on-site survey found that 40 percent

of the respondents consider LED and green

lighting to have the greatest growth potential
in 2017, and they expect indoor household

lighting and smart lighting systems to have
the highest growth among all LED application

areas.

One of the products garnering a lot of
a ention were the dimmable 3D spiral light

bulbs from Sim Lighting. The Simbulbs resem-
ble an old-fashioned lament incandescent,
Already doing business
but with the energy-savings of an LED.
in the U.S. through

According to the company, the Simbulb hospitality work for
o ers “true 360° light distribution.” The some of New York
City’s landmark hotels,
4.7-wa Simbulbs o er 100 lumens per wa
(470 lumens) and a 25,000-hour lifespan. Bianca International
Ltd. o ers custom
A, B, G, and ST bulbs are available and meet designs on table lamps

ENERGY STAR requirements. The product as well as clever task
line won the internationally recognized Red lamps with a binocular-
looking head.
Dot Award’s Lighting Design category in 2016.
Tapping the smart home category was AZ

e-lite Pte Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary

of Aztech Group Ltd., which debuted its
AZSENCE Zigbee LED Downlight that al-

lows consumers to gain wireless control over
their LED xtures, light bulbs, remotes, and

switches.

Vaxcel, a company that also has a North
American headquarters, unveiled a motion-

controlled indoor light bulb under the
Instalux brand. The sensor is on the top of

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