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Since 1983 LEDtronics has been the leader in designing and manufacturing environmentally friendly low power (energy saving) usage, long life LED bulbs and LED lamps as direct replace to incandescent bulbs. We satisfy our customers by delivering LED lighting solutions and products of consistently high quality within the agreed price and schedule. We also strive to exceed our customer’s expectations in terms of responsiveness with new designs to meet their future lighting requirements. One of LEDtronics distinguishing characteristics is the depth of our focus on the customer's mission in the broadest context. We not only respond to current requirements, but we also anticipate their emerging needs. LEDtronics Mission Statement: To Replace Energy-Wasting Lighting With World-Class Environmentally Responsible LED Bulbs and Products. The LEDtronics website is packed with direct-incandescent-replacement bright LED (Light Emitting Diode) lamps and LED bulbs. Our LED lamp and LED Bulb product offerings are available in a wide range of bulb sizes for multiple lighting applications.
Friday, April 5, 2013

Torrance CitiCABLE News; LA Memorial Coliseum Sign upgrades to LED T8 Tube Lights

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum & Sports Arena Sign Upgraded with LED T8 tube lights
Reporting from; This Week In Torrance 12.13 - Torrance CitiCABLE




Every day, more than 300,000 motorists pass by the electronic sign alongside Interstate 110 that announces coming events at the Los Angeles Coliseum and the Sports Arena — the venue listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks and the only stadium to host two Olympic Games (1932 and 1984), two Super Bowls (including the first, in 1967), a World Series and a host of major concerts as well as mass political and religious events.

Pervaiz Lodhie was one of those motorists some months ago, driving up the Harbor Freeway, just south of downtown Los Angeles. “This is an iconic marquee on a key north-south transportation corridor that connects Los Angeles’ central business district and the Port of Los Angeles,” remarks Mr. Lodhie. “And yet, since the last Olympics, I’ve seen the sign deteriorate in light quality, consistency and brightness.”

He should know. Mr. Lodhie is founder and president of LEDtronics, one of the first solid-state lighting design and manufacturing companies in the country. He has driven past the freeway sign since the days before the 1984 Olympics, when he commuted to California State University’s Los Angeles campus, working on his Mechanical Engineering degree. In the 30 years since then, LEDtronics has grown from its start as a small two-person operation to become one of the world’s leaders in the currently flourishing industry of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly light-emitting-diode (LED) lamps, serving the challenging lighting needs of some of the largest Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.

After contacting the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, his offer to have all 160 energy-hungry, burnt-out fluorescent T12 tube lights replaced with energy-efficient bright LED T8 lamps was gladly accepted.
“With some quick and dirty math, the freeway sign is consuming almost 300 KwH less per day—nearly a 57% reduction in daily consumption,” notes Robert C. Joyner, head of the commission’s Stadium Operations and Special Projects. “This dramatic overall reduction is exclusive to these 160 vertically mounted LED tubes. It started in September 2012 and continued to dip through December as we replaced those old fluorescent bulbs illuminating the vertical Red, White and Blue stripes with the LED tube replacements donated by LEDtronics.”


Read the Application story on-line and get the digital pictures at; http://www.ledtronics.com/Media/PressReleases.aspx?pressID=237
Monday, March 4, 2013

Energy-Efficient LED T8 Lights Bring Life Back to L.A.'s World-Renowned Memorial Coliseum Freeway Sign

Every day, more than 300,000 motorists pass by the electronic sign alongside Interstate 110 that announces coming events at the Los Angeles Coliseum and the Sports Arena — the venue listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks and the only stadium to host two Olympic Games (1932 and 1984), two Super Bowls (including the first, in 1967), a World Series and a host of major concerts as well as mass political and religious events.





Pervaiz Lodhie was one of those motorists some months ago, driving up the Harbor Freeway, just south of downtown Los Angeles. “This is an iconic marquee on a key north-south transportation corridor that connects Los Angeles’ central business district and the Port of Los Angeles,” remarks Mr. Lodhie. “And yet, since the last Olympics, I’ve seen the sign deteriorate in light quality, consistency and brightness.”
He should know. Mr. Lodhie is founder and president of LEDtronics, one of the first solid-state lighting design and manufacturing companies in the country. He has driven past the freeway sign since the days before the 1984 Olympics, when he commuted to California State University’s Los Angeles campus, working on his Mechanical Engineering degree. In the 30 years since then, LEDtronics has grown from its start as a small two-person operation to become one of the world’s leaders in the currently flourishing industry of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly light-emitting-diode (LED) lamps, serving the challenging lighting needs of some of the largest Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.
“That particular day I decided it was time to do something to bring the sign back from disrepair and to improve the image of the city and one of its world-renowned assets,” Mr. Lodhie says. “After living the immigrant success story, it was time to give back to the community.”
After contacting the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, his offer to have all 160 energy-hungry, burnt-out fluorescent T12 tube lights replaced with energy-efficient bright LED T8 lamps was gladly accepted.




“With some quick and dirty math, the freeway sign is consuming almost 300 KwH less per day—nearly a 57% reduction in daily consumption,” notes Robert C. Joyner, head of the commission’s Stadium Operations and Special Projects. “This dramatic overall reduction is exclusive to these 160 vertically mounted LED tubes. It started in September 2012 and continued to dip through December as we replaced those old fluorescent bulbs illuminating the vertical Red, White and Blue stripes with the LED tube replacements donated by LEDtronics.”
At a meeting in December, Interim Manager John R. Sandbrook expressed the commission’s appreciation to Mr. Lodhie and other LEDtronics managers for the donation of the tube lights, specifically acknowledging the consistency and brightness of the LED T8 lamps.
At an average cost of $.20 per KwH, Mr. Joyner estimates that the energy savings amount roughly to $1,800 per month, or nearly $20,000 per year!
“I am glad this replacement project completed both its objectives: to reduce our overall electrical consumption and to improve the sign’s aesthetics for the public,” he adds.
The upgraded electronic message board sits on the east side of the Harbor Freeway and provides a total of 3,000 square feet of off-site signage for Coliseum and Sports Arena events as well as commercial advertising. The marquee is elevated some 45 feet from the ground.
The 8-foot LED T8 tube lights consume only 36 watts of power and replace fluorescent lamps that consume up to 60 watts. In addition to energy savings, LED T8 tube lights last up to 50,000 hours with a maximum degradation of only 30% in the harsh outdoor environment.
“Whenever I drive by the freeway sign nowadays, I feel glad at what a bit of new technology can do to lift up one’s civic pride and to affirm one’s belief in the American Dream,” remarks Mr. Lodhie. “The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was dedicated in 1923 to honor World War I veterans; what better way to keep that message alive than with an electronic marquee that gleams with red, white and blue lights to thousands of freeway drivers every single day.”


LEDtronics Lights up Pasadena’s Green City Path

04-JAN-13
Post-Top LED Street Lamps Help
the City of Roses Reduce Energy and
Maintenance Costs, Carbon Footprint
 
LEDtronics post-top LED lamps dot the streets around historic Pasadena City Hall
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LEDtronics post-top LED lamps provide traffic and pedestrian safety on residential streets across Pasadena



Torrance, Calif., Jan. 4, 2013—Ever since it erected its first lamp posts in the late 1890s, with electricity generated from its own municipal power plant a decade later, street lighting in the City of Pasadena, California, has undergone many changes in the ensuing decades with every new innovation in lighting. The latest such technology that the city has adopted in the last several years may be its most transformative. Internationally famous for the Tournament of Roses Parade, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, and the Rose Bowl, Pasadena was one of the early cities to sign onto the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Control Agreement in 2005, committing to reduce its carbon footprint dramatically by 2020. It is one of the few cities in the nation to draft and implement a Green City Action Plan.
Along the same line, the city was one of the first to apply to a federal grant earmarked for energy programs that was part of the $787 billion stimulus package Congress approved in 2009. Pasadena had several “shovel-ready” projects at hand, many of them involved using longer-lasting, more energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) bulbs to replace outdated metal halide (MH) street lights that waste energy and have high maintenance costs.
Seven months later, the U.S. Department of Energy authorized the city with up to $1,507,800 in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to be utilized “to reduce energy use and greenhouse gases and develop and retain jobs.”
LEDtronics, Inc. is one of the Southern California companies helping the Pasadena City Council in its goal to “increase conservation and sustainability” and put these funds to good use.
Even before the federal stimulus grant became available, LEDtronics, a Torrance-based firm that started the energy-saving LED lighting innovations in the U.S. almost 30 years ago, had helped the city implement several light-replacement projects. Working with the city’s Department of Public Works, LEDtronics supplied fifty 40-watt LED acoustic-ceiling fixtures that replaced old 90-watt ballasted-type fluorescent fixtures in Pasadena Central Library’s document room. Subsequently, the company designed and implemented a high-power 95-watt LED cluster for retrofit to replace metal-halide bulbs and ballasts totalling 900 watts in the pendant lighting fixtures in the library’s main lobby and other common areas. The project did not compromise the library’s historical integrity, and helped the city save tens of thousands of dollars annually in energy and maintenance costs. LEDtronics also had helped to customize Pasadena High School’s aging message board with 2,500 red ½-watt miniature LED bulbs.
Over a span of three years, LEDtronics has also worked with the Pasadena Department of Public Works for the installation of new post-top LED streetlights for the replacement of high-wattage metal-halide bulbs—part of an ongoing capital improvement project to add, refurbish or replace approximately 54 miles of street light systems around the city.
“With our post-top LED units, the city can expect to save up to 80% in energy consumption after the replacement,” said Greg Krymer of LEDtronics. “The post-top LED lamps use only 27 watts, compared to the metal-halide bulbs being replaced that consume 100 watts, with an additional 30 watts for their ballast.”
LEDtronics LED30MH-600-TPW-002 lamp compared to a typical HPS bulb After the success of the initial six beta-test post-top LEDtronics units installed on the residential Daisy Street in the city’s eastern district, within months the first major LED streetlight installation was completed in its western district. Approximately 50 of the LEDtronics LED30MH-600-TPW-002 lamps were installed in decorative globe fixtures atop 15-ft cement utility poles along the northern section of Orange Grove Boulevard—the thoroughfare where the annual Rose Parade starts. In addition to estimated annual energy cost savings of up to 80%, the city anticipates decreased maintenance demand and a much longer lifespan — up to 50,000 hours of continuous operation, according to Mr. Krymer.
Other expected LED benefits include much greater ambient clarity, which improves traffic and pedestrian safety, less light intrusion into surrounding homes and businesses, less light pollution into the night sky, as well as reduced carbon emissions. The LED product contains no mercury, lead or other known disposal hazards, and LEDs come on instantly without run-up time or restrike delay.
In early 2011, as part of the general project to implement pedestrian and transportation enhancements within Pasadena’s historic 1920s Beaux-Arts Civic Center, metal-halide lights were replaced with approximately 90 LEDtronics 27-watt post-top lamps along the streets surrounding the recently renovated and retrofitted City Hall building, most prominently along Holly Street.
Subsequently, LEDtronics LED lamps were installed in newly erected fixtures or had replaced existing street lights in the city’s eastern neighborhoods—Lakewood Place, Carmelo Avenue, Del Rey Avenue, Dudley Street and Mountain Street. By summer 2012, approximately 200 of the LEDtronics post-top LED street lamps had been installed around Pasadena, replacing the now outdated 100-watt MH lamps. This represents an estimated annual energy savings of more than 75,000 kilowatt hours, based on 10 hours of nightly operation.
With a growing population of over 145,000 and having been recognized by Popular Science magazine as “one of the 50 greenest cities in the nation,” Pasadena is fast becoming “an environmental advocate and a leader in environmental compliance and protection,” according to its Environmental Charter. As it has done with other forward-looking cities around California, LEDtronics has become a reliable partner for progress in achieving the goals of Pasadena’s visionary 2006 Green City Action Plan.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Plato once said that “necessity is the mother of invention”; and in the case of LEDtronics and founder Pervaiz Lodhie, It has never been more truthful. It was inside the garage of his Torrance, California home in 1983 that Pervaiz Lodhie recognized the necessity of a solution to the inadequacies of filament based light bulbs. As an mechanical engineer by trade and a resourceful innovator by nature, Pervaiz recognized the immense efficacy of light emitting diodes for illumination. After a casual meeting at a Denny’s restaurant in Los Angeles with a writer for Electronic Products magazine Pervaiz says: “the rest was history”. Read on to find out more about Pervaiz Lodhie, and his dream to revolutionize the lighting industry one application at a time.

What inspired you to create LEDtronics and how long ago was it? What sparked your interest in this industry in the beginning?
In 1983 I recognized the major issues plaguing the lighting industry. Filament based bulbs held a monopoly over both indicator & illuminator applications, but a host of issues like high failure rate, extreme energy use, and sensitivity to environmental factors hindered them significantly. With a background in mechanical engineering and real world experience working with light emitting diodes (LED), I set out to adapt LED technology from indicator to illuminator. Along with my wife Almas I began LEDtronics from my garage in Torrance, CA. I sought out specific applications that LED could be applied to, and developed solutions for them. With a vision of one day replacing all conventional lighting technologies with LED, I passionately innovated new ways of adapting LED as a means of lighting, quietly leading  at the forefront of the advancement of LED lighting technology.

What do you feel makes LEDtronics the great company that it is? What separates it from competitors?
I strongly feel that LEDtronics’ unique ability to provide a solution very quickly without sacrificing quality is what makes it the great company it is today. By truly listening to customers and providing just-in-time development, manufacturing, and working prototypes, LEDtronics focuses on satisfying their customers each and every time. With a loyal family of coworkers, I can confidently state that the company has a unique ability to work together while staying on top of the latest technologies.
How does LEDtronics differ today from what it was when you first created it?
The lighting industry is always changing, and LEDtronics itself is on its third reinvention. Now with the development of new and improved white light LED products, our company’s focus is on this new product revolution. Energy conservation and environmental protection are more important today than they ever have been, and my LEDtronics team is dedicated to developing the safest, most efficient LED light bulbs possible.
Describe an average day at work for you.
These days I prefer to stay closely connected to new designs and products. I continue to stay tightly knit with the R&D and its efforts to find new solutions, and I am constantly looking for new applications for LED lighting. I pride myself on being an out-of-the-box thinker; a trait that many feel contributes to the success of LEDtronics. I also find data analysis to be crucial in the development of new products, and I am constantly pouring over historical data both industry and LEDtronics to aid in the research of future technologies.

What is your view of the future of LEDtronics and the LED Lighting Industry?
I believe that LEDtronics will continue to bring positive change to the world. Through a myriad of factors such as global environmental concerns, sustainability, and even the empowerment of the poor through my own philanthropic programs, I have a vision of LED helping to shape the world into a better place. I also recognize that solar energy and LED are an “absolute magical mix”, and feel that when these two technologies are combined many of the important issues facing humanity can be eradicated.
Tell me about your personal values in regards to work that transcends to your home and family.
In the 30 years that I have owned LEDtronics, I have remained extremely disciplined in my balance between work and family. I avoid making mistakes, but love creating positive results from lessons learned from mistakes. My true priority has always been family, and that is one thing that will never change.
When not at work what do you enjoy to do in your spare time?
I love great food, family time, and watching movies. Due to my son Shaan I have become a huge Lakers basketball fan, and watch their games as often as possible with my son. Keeping up with the politics of the world, and working on the education of the poor through various philanthropic programs that I am deeply involved in such as my “Pehli Kiran” First Ray of Light Initiative that brings light to rural areas of Pakistan in order to positively impact the recipients of our Solar LED lantern socio-economic status. This program also aims to increase the opportunities for boys and girls to study at night which is difficult in many rural areas because of limited or no access to an electric grid.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

LEDtronics Did You Know Episode 11: We have a USA based manufacturing facility.

LEDtronics has been manufacturing LED lighting in the United States for over 30 years. Often LED manufacturers claim to be based in the USA, but in reality they may only have a sales or distribution facility. Our USA based facility follows the strict guidelines of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Section 1605, on designated USA Made products. This applies to many of our popular products such as the T8 tube light, street lighting, and post-top lamps. 
Being based in the United States allows us to provide far more effective service and technical support than our overseas competitors. When purchasing lighting products from overseas suppliers one generally must settle for many unknowns. By utilizing LEDtronics for your lighting needs you have the advantage of onsite engineering; especially useful for applications requiring retro-fitting. 
In addition you have the peace of mind of on-site assistance and a USA based customer service. Don't subject your project to the risks of overseas suppliers. LEDtronics has been operating in the US since 1983, and strives to not only fulfill our customer's current needs...but anticipate their future needs as well. 
We are committed both to providing the highest quality products at competitive prices, as well as supporting US workers and the economy. To find out how LEDtronics can fulfill your needs, contact us today. Then join us on any of these social networks.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Solutions: Retail Profits Increase with LEDtronics LED Solution




Proper lighting can make or break a retail business. Appealing to the customer is an important consideration when lighting is being developed for a retail business. LED lighting offers high-quality, directional lighting at a variety of available color temperatures. But allure is one of many aspects that LED lighting truly strives in a retail environment. 

Constantly changing lamps in a retail store creates a huge hassle for the business owner, not to mention a considerable expense from frequently purchasing replacements. By utilizing LED lighting in their application, retail businesses can reduce maintenance costs and inconveniences. LEDtronics LED lamps have an extremely long life cycle with over 50,000 hours of consistent use, far exceeding both fluorescent and incandescent lamps.

For any retail store, cost savings are important. By utilizing LED technology, retail stores are able to achieve up to 80% energy savings over fluorescent and incandescent. LED technology also reduces heat output considerably, increasing the efficiency of the store air conditioning. These are benefits both to the wallet and the environment.


Retail lighting also has several special considerations, and an LED solution solves each of them. Insects are attracted to UV and IR light, obviously far from ideal for a food or clothing store. LED lighting has negligible UV and IR output, meaning insects are not attracted to their light. UV light is also the cause of color fading present at many retail stores, but with LEDs it is no longer an issue.

                LEDtronics recognizes the complexities of lighting a retail establishment, and has developed a technology that creates one, simple solution: LED.

To find out how LEDtronics can assist you with a solution for your application, contact us today!


Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Faces of LEDtronics: Meena Zehra


LEDtronics Faces: Meena Zehra

What inspired you to work for LEDtronics and how long ago was it?

About 22 years ago I was approached by Almas Lodhie to see if I was interested in working for LEDtronics. Of course I said yes-went in for an interview with Pervaiz Lodhie and was hired as a part time employee. Initially I performed basic tasks like cutting out leads and pasting them on paper, sending them to reps, and doing data entry. Eventually I became a full time employee, and received all of the training necessary to do purchasing from Mr. Lodhie. Pervaiz has been a total inspiration for me and I have great respect for him.
                                                                                                                       
What do you feel makes LEDtronics the great company that it is? What separates it from competitors?

I consider myself very lucky to be working for LEDtronics. The employees here are like one big, happy (and hardworking) family. LEDtronics is separated from competition by their excellent service and their vast variety of quality products at reasonable prices. 22+ years have gone by in a flash!

What are your roles at LEDtronics? Describe an average day at work for you.

I am in the materials department where I perform a buyer’s duties, place purchase orders with the vendors, negotiate on the pricing, etc.

What do you hope to accomplish at LEDtronics in the future?

I would like to implement a back up supplier system for must-have products that are used in large quantities.

Tell me about your values in regards to work. What about home?

At work I value honesty, loyalty and dedication.
At home I value love, mutual trust, and understanding.

Tell me about your family.

I am originally from Pakistan where I come from a large family.—six sisters and one brother.   My mother lives in Islamabad which is the capital city of Pakistan.  I moved to Los Angeles after getting married.  Two of my sisters are living in the states—one in Princeton, NJ and the other one in Washington DC where they work for the World Bank.

How do you enjoy spending your free time?
Reading, going shopping and watching TV.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Faces of LEDtronics: Raffi Shubukian


To Raffi Shubukian of LEDtronics, no two days of work are the same. As a LEDtronics marketing assistant Raffi is the principal photographer, graphic designer, and so much more.  On any given day you may see Raffi out shooting photos of products, writing press releases, or designing print marketing materials. Read on to learn more about Raffi both on the job and at leisure.
What inspired you to work for LEDtronics and how long ago was it?
When I first started with the company four and a half years ago, it was preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The fact that I had become part of a pioneering endeavor that, for a quarter of a century, had been innovating the emerging technology of solid-state lighting did, in a manner of speaking, electrify me. In addition, my interest in environmental issues lent further gratification.
What do you feel makes LEDtronics the great company that it is? What separates it from competitors?
The structure of the company tells it all—it is spread out horizontally. There exists naturally a hierarchy of duties, but the offices are laid out in an efficient circle of collaborative workflow, where different departments interact and interconnect. That team spirit and family atmosphere I find inspiring and energizing.
What are your roles at LEDtronics? Describe an average day at work for you.
Being the principal photographer, I am responsible for ensuring we have the best images of the latest products that come out of R&D. In addition, I travel to sites where LEDtronics lights have been installed. During a typical day I also respond to any other photography needs across the company.
Tell me about what you do at LEDtronics today.
What I find exciting about my duties at LEDtronics is that photography is only one part of it. My duties include designing and updating our marketing materials, as well as our color ads in trade publications. I especially enjoy writing our press releases.

What do you hope to accomplish at LEDtronics in the future?
Next year the company will be celebrating its 30th anniversary. The solid-state lighting technology has matured and today feeds one of the fastest developing industries. LEDtronics is growing and I feel fortunate that my involvement in it puts me at the forefront of the lighting revolution.
Tell me about your values in regards to work.
I am fortunate that the management sensibility at LEDtronics fosters individual creativity and taking interest in your work; it encourages new ideas and approaches, while its relaxed, family atmosphere promotes collaboration and mutual respect.
How do you enjoy spending your free time?
I read up or follow the latest news on current events, politics, history, design and photography, science and technology, different cultures, cuisines, music, literature, cinema… I enjoy learning new languages, hiking, taking short trips around California, cooking. I’m learning to play the guitar and plan to start gardening herbs and vegetables. And, of course, photography as personal pleasure and expression.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

LEDtronics Did You Know Ep 10 LEDtronics offers a free LED-Solid State Lighting Seminar



For 3 years LEDtronics has been educating individuals on the importance of LED technology both to the end user and to our global environment. The seminars were originally created because the lighting market was flooded with manufacturers of LED lighting products that did not offer the same level of quality or performance as those of LEDtronics. They felt that end users needed assistance in being educated on what LED lighting was, its advantages over older / conventional technologies, and how LEDtronics designs and manufactures products using the upper edge in the technology. The seminars have grown in size and content over time, and have become an excellent way for one to become educated about LEDs.

LEDtronics has invested a great deal of time and money into developing a powerful demonstration room in which the seminars take place. A wide variety of lights are available as a demonstration of the latest generation of LEDtronics products and how they are used to replace inefficient conventional lighting products. In addition to the seminar and display of current products, LEDtronics offers a showroom of past and many additional present products to present many different LED applications.

Though the seminars are tailored to the uninformed who have little to no previous knowledge of LED technology, attendees vary greatly in their technical understanding. Regardless of their previous knowledge, attendees report leaving with an increased understanding of the benefits of LED Lighting after attending the LEDtronics seminar.
Visit LEDtronics.com to sign up for an upcoming seminar, and get enlightened on the rapid growth & benefits of LED technology from LEDtronics who has been -- "Creating the Future of Light Since 1983".
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

LEDtronics Solutions: Wicked good solution for Wicked.


For a touring stage show like Wicked, everything must be built to rigorous standards to withstand the wear and tear of the road. This includes the stage lighting, which must endure continuous loading and unloading leaving a significant toll on the fixtures. For this reason and many others, the lighting designer for Wicked opted to utilize LEDtronics LED technology rather than traditional incandescent to achieve an emerald green star-like effect.


In past productions incandescent fixtures were utilized to produce this same effect. However the incandescent bulbs required constant maintenance. The vibration and movement inherent with any road show caused many of the bulbs to break, requiring the lighting crew to waste valuable time replacing lamps. By utilizing LEDtronics lamps maintenance time was reduced allowing the lighting crew to spend their valuable time on other tasks.

Another challenge for the Wicked designers was power consumption, a key component of any theatrical show. By switching from incandescent to LED, Wicked used nearly 90% less power! This allowed them to save money not only on energy costs, but also expensive power distribution equipment necessary for incandescent lamps.
 
While switching from incandescent to LEDs allowed the production company to save time and resources, it also helped the show look even better. LED technology produced much richer colors than its incandescent predecessors. This allowed the lighting designed to truly emulate the Emerald city and awe the audience. Now LEDtronics products are used on Wicked sets throughout the US and the world.


Contact LEDtronics today to find out how we can provide you with an effective lighting solution for your application.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Did You Know Ep 9 LEDtronics is a pioneer in LED T8 Tube Lighting



In their infancy LEDs were considered to have a narrow range of uses, most commonly implemented as indicator lamps. It wasn't until the 1970s that LEDs made the transition from indicator to illuminator. It became evident very quickly to Pervaiz Lodhie, the co-founder of LEDtronics, that LEDs were the answer to existing, inefficient lighting technologies.

Several decades later, in 1999, LED lighting took another substantial leap in technology with the development of the first T8 tube light. A replacement for the traditional and extremely common fluorescent tube. In the beginning the LED T8 tubes were clear lens fixtures offered in a very select number of configurations. Today, LEDtronics develops T8 tubes in a wide variety of lengths, wattages, and color temperatures.

So what makes the LED T8 so advantageous over its fluorescent predecessor? First, you receive comparable usable-light with half the power consumption of a traditional fluorescent. This is due in part to the directional nature of LED lighting, which wastes far less light than an Omni-directional fluorescent.

Secondly, the maintenance costs are dramatically decreased. With an average of 3 times the life span of a fluorescent T8 tube, it is simple to see how dramatic savings are easily obtainable by retrofitting LEDs into your application.

Finally, LEDs lack the hazardous materials that fluorescents contain, making them far more environmentally friendly and saving you recycling fees. LEDtronics has provided T8 tube lighting for many applications with consistent customer satisfaction!

By contacting LEDtronics for your T8 tube lighting you receive the backing of a knowledgeable sales and support staff, an expansive product selection, and the peace of mind of a USA based facility. Visit our website to learn more about T8 tube lighting, or contact us today and find out how LEDtronics can help you adopt the lighting technology of the future!
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

LEDtronics Solutions: Generic Post Top Lamp


If you’re using incandescent or metal halide lamps in your post top lamps, chances are good that you are spending too much money, wasting energy, and/or causing light pollution. However there is a better solution, the generic post top lamp from LEDtronics. Our lamp is easily retrofitted into any existing fixture, and the benefits are numerous.

Gain Substantial Cost Savings with LEDtronics’ LED Solution!



LEDtronics’ LED technology can achieve significant amounts of cost savings in ways you may not have thought! The most obvious benefit of LED lighting is power consumption. A 150-watt metal halide lamp can be replaced by a mere 28-watt LED lamp, producing a comparable amount of usable light.

LEDs can also create savings by reducing maintenance costs. LED lamps boast a longer life expectancy than any other lighting technology on the market, with an average rating of 50,000 continuous hours of use.

Going green? You are in the right place.

The environment needs our help, and by implementing LEDtronics’ LED technology in to your application you can easily do your part to reduce the carbon foot print! In addition to gaining substantial cost savings, LED post top lamps reduce light pollution and do not contain the harmful chemicals present in traditional metal halide fixtures.

Overall the LEDtronics post top lamp offers a multitude of advantages to your lighting application over the use of outdated technologies. Contact LEDtronics today to learn how they can assist you in the implementation of LED technology.
Thursday, August 16, 2012

Historic Park around Los Angeles City Hall Turns Greener with LED Lighting

When the park surrounding Los Angeles City Hall reopened after eight months of repair work, sustainability and energy conservation were among a variety of articulated criteria for its restoration. City Hall Park was cordoned off by chain-link fence last year after police cleared hundreds of Occupy L.A. demonstrators who had camped on the lawn for nearly two months.
“We were presented with a choice — Reinvest in a park that is greener, smarter and more sustainable,” proclaimed Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa at the official reopening ceremony in July.
The nearly $1 million in renovations included a smart irrigation installation, water retention schemes, turf reduction, replanting with water-stingy native vegetation, and investing in “energy-efficient LED lighting,” said the mayor.



Located around the tree-lined pathways and stairs of the 1.7-acre park are 13 lampposts whose ballasted 130-watt high-pressure-sodium post-top bulbs have recently been replaced with 27-watt LED lamps from LEDtronics, Inc., of Torrance, California.
Apart from the energy savings of 103 watts per unit, the LED lamps offer much longer product lifespans than HPS or Metal Halide, resulting in reduced replacement and maintenance costs; improved visibility and enhanced night vision (as compared with high glare from HID lamps), and reduction of hot-spots, all helping with crime prevention; reduced light pollution, because light can be directed where it is needed and not into surrounding office buildings; instant illumination with no delay in re-strike, and no ultraviolet emissions that attract insects.





The installed warm-white LEDtronics acorn-style post-top lamps operate on a 100-277VAC wide voltage range and provide a uniform pattern of light. The ETL-listed units feature a ventilated assembly that maintains a cool-running lamp, and an optimized circuitry that corrects the power factor for maximum efficiency. They are made in the USA from imported parts and meet Buy American requirements within the ARRA program. The lamps come with a 5-year factory warranty.
Similar LEDtronics post-top LED lamps have been installed in neighborhoods all around Southern California, including the Pasadena Civic Center and its residential streets; Mountain Gate Park in Corona; all along Linden Avenue and the Metro station in Carpinteria; Library Park in Monrovia, and streets in Santa Ana.



LEDtronics LED30HPS-600-SIW-002




For over 80 years the park surrounding the main City Hall building has served as a gathering place for the community and elected officials in the urban center of Los Angeles. With its latest rehabilitation with environment-friendly landscaping, water conservation and energy-efficient lighting from LEDtronics, the park has also become, as Mayor Villaraigosa indicated, a “symbol of sustainability.”
About LEDtronics®
Based in Torrance, California, LEDtronics, Inc., since 1983 has been a world leader in designing, manufacturing and packaging Solid State Lighting products and state-of-the-art LEDs to meet the world’s constantly changing lighting needs—from industrial control panel LED indicator lights to solid-state LED street lights, from direct incandescent- replacement based LED bulbs to direct fluorescent-replacement T8 LED tube lamps.
About LED30HPS-600-SIW-002
More information is available online for the LED30HPS-600-SIW-002 series of post-top LED lamps:
http://www.ledtronics.com/Products/ProductsDetails.aspx?WP=2152
Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Faces of LEDtronics: Almas Lodhie


AT WORK

In 1983, Pervaiz Lodhie came up with an idea for a company that would produce solely solid-state LED lighting, and so he began working out of his garage. But Pervaiz was not alone. He claims that his wife Almas Lodhie, co-founder of LEDtronics, rarely receives the credit she deserves.

As a mother, Almas consistently found herself balancing work and family. Pervaiz says that it was common to see Almas packaging orders or taking sales calls with their child in her other arm. As the company progressed, Almas’s role gradually shifted, though her commitment remained unwavering. Almas says that LEDtronics’s tremendous success is due in large part to the great staff, which she feels very lucky to work with. She is very excited to see what the future of LEDtronics will hold, both for their business, and for the environment.


AT HOME

Despite her massive commitment to LEDtronics, Almas says that her priority is always family. She says that when Pervaiz and her were first getting started, they made an agreement to keep the children first and work second. Since that founding day 30 years ago, the LEDtronics team has grown, leaving Almas free to spend her time in other ways. When she isn’t overseeing finances and sales at LEDtronics, you can find her at the Torrance Memorial Hospital, where she volunteers in the pharmacy. Almas also enjoys being a homemaker, and says that she enjoys doing home improvement projects, cooking, and entertaining. Almas is truly the unsung hero of LEDtronics.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012

LEDtronics-Did You Know Ep 8-LEDtronics is an expert in Area and Street lighting



At LEDtronics, the application solutions we offer are not always limited to those found in our standard LED Product offering. Despite the roughly 13,000 products in our archive, occasionally a customer approaches us with a new application. Through working with a multitude of clients and countless different applications over the past 30 Years of our existence, we have truly perfected the art and science of LED lighting. In the area of street lighting, LEDtronics saw massive room for improvement over the older energy hungry technology.

Most street lights currently utilize outdated technology such as HPS, or High Pressure Sodium lamps; an extreme power consumer. When compared next to the LEDtronics LED Cobrahead street lighting fixture, the difference is dramatically apparent. The most important difference between these two types of lighting technologies is the power consumption. The HPS 250 Watt lamp pulls nearly 300 watts between the lamp and ballast, while the LED fixture pulls a mere 85 watts.

But power isn't the only measurement by which LEDs will reduce costs. When you consider the lifetime comparison between the HPS lamp and ballast versus the LED fixture, it is easy to see why maintenance costs would be enormously reduced.Combining the approximately 75% in energy cost savings, along with the reduced maintenance requirements and the environmental favorability, the ROI of LED cobra-heads from LEDtronics is outstanding.

These new fixtures are already being implemented by many of our clients helping them to not only reduce their energy costs but also their maintenance costs while providing lighting that is very security friendly.

This same LED technology is incorporated into all of our Area Lighting products as well as thousands of other LEDtronics products. The possibilities are endless and the benefits are numerous. Visit our website to learn more about the Cobrahead fixture and all of our other exciting products.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

LEDtronics relights the iconic Vincent Thomas Los Angeles Harbor Bridge - San Pedro CA



LEDtronics felt privileged to be apart of the project to light the Vincent Thomas Los Angeles Harbor Bridge in San Pedro CA, because it was an amazing example of community commitment and love for its city. The grass-roots campaign began in 1988 when local community members came together to raise money in order to beautify the bridge and create an iconic gateway to the Port of Los Angeles.

After years of various obstacles, LEDtronics invited the committee members to come to LEDtronics and learn about LED lighting and the benefits that LED lighting offered.  It became clear that LEDtronics could offer a solution with its ability to design and manufacture a product for their specific application needs and that LED lights were the best solution. LEDtronics presented a customized fixture design and the color blue was selected in order to stand out against the marina and night skyline.

A total of 160 fixtures were installed, 80 on the suspension cables and 80 on the deck of the bridge. Each fixture would use a maximum of 19.5 watts, significantly less than if conventional incandescent or HID bulbs had been used. Solar panels were contributed by LADWP and placed in their Mojave Solar Farm to offset line voltage power drawn from the grid to power the LED fixtures. In essence the LED fixtures are indirectly powered by Solar power based on the cooperation extended by LADWP.

The city and community benefitted by the use of LEDtronics LEDs:
  • ·        A new visually appealing Port of Los Angeles landmark
  • ·        Savings through lower wattage energy reduction
  • ·        Reduced light pollution and light intrusion into residence
  • ·        50,000+ hour life-span to save on maintenance costs




The illuminated bridge was a success that pleased the city, community and tourist population. It has now become the catapult for a greater scale effort to transform the waterfront into a dynamic area for both leisure and industry.

LEDtronics has been “Creating the Future of Light Since 1983 providing energy efficient and environmentally friendly LED lighting products to customers. Through our innovative skills, we are able to address customers’ specific needs and provide expert technical assistance. If you are interested in learning more about saving through LED technology call us at (800) 579-4875.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Faces of LEDtronics: Gary Peterson


At work


Gary Peterson is a man of many skills at LEDtronics. As National Sales Manager, he is
involved in many projects at any given time. He has a hand in everything from basic
sales duties to quality certification processes to marketing and trade shows. He is
involved in the application development of products as well as the transportation
and prioritization of orders.


Gary has been with LEDtronics for 17 years and worked his way up in the company.
He began in Distributor Sales, then a Regional Sales Manager and now National Sales
Manager. He values company loyalty and commitment and has proven that through
his many years with LEDtronics.

According to Gary, his favorite thing about working at LEDtronics is that every
day presents a new experience and challenge. He is grateful that the nature of
LEDtronics technology constantly brings him into new and interesting situations. He
enjoys being apart of the evolution of LED technology. Something he often tells his
clients in regards to new LED tech is, “If I say no today, just call me tomorrow.”

While Gary finds great fulfillment in the success of booking big orders, he truly
values the family atmosphere that LEDtronics creates. Working side by side with
new and old coworkers builds a friendship and bond that he recognizes as unique to
the company.

At Home


Gary values his time with his family as much as he values his LEDtronics family. “I try to fully divorce from my daily routine at work and be with my family and friends,” he says. With a wife of 38 years, a son and daughter-in-law and two grandchildren nearby, family means a lot.

Gary also enjoys his involvement with coaching youth baseball. He has been coaching for over 3 decades and has even worked with baseball scouts and in high school programs. He says, “I try to impress upon them baseball is not everything in the world, to remember that family comes first, then school, then religion and than baseball.” He wants the kids to learn values from the team that they can take into their every day lives.

Gary feels that is very important to put your best foot forward at work and at home. He considers his motto, “Any job big or small do it right or not at all.”
Thursday, June 28, 2012

Energy-Efficient 7-LED S6 Candelabra Lamp Suitable for Many Decorative, Architectural Applications

Torrance, Calif., June 25, 2012 — LEDtronics®, the industry’s most innovative LED lamp manufacturer for almost 30 years, announces the SLF467-UL Series of S6 candelabra-based seven-LED, ETL-registered light bulbs that are ideal for decorative and architectural applications such as low-wattage nightlights and aisle seat lighting. The LEDtronics SLF467-SIW-120A-UL operates on 120VAC input voltage, providing 4 candelas of bright light typically with only 1 watt of energy — up to 90% reduction in power consumption over incandescent bulbs.

The E12 screw-based clear miniature lamp series is available in 3000K warm white color and offers a wide viewing angle of 120 degrees.
The solid-state design of the direct incandescent replacement SLF467-UL Series LED lamps renders them impervious to electrical and mechanical shock, vibration, frequent switching and environmental extremes. They boast faster turn-on and reaction time compared to halogen lamps yet provide comparable luminous intensity and pure wavelength light for a more uniform illumination without halation. In typical applications they provide sharper, higher intensity illumination and better visibility than standard lamps and achieve full brightness more rapidly.
Having already shown their brightness, cool operation and energy efficiency in such applications as stage lighting for a major Broadway touring production, light display on a prominent Long Beach, Calif., hotel building, and aisle lighting for an Orlando, Florida, arena, the LEDtronics seven-LED S6 candelabra-based lamps are also ideal for industrial control panels, lighted switch gear found in water treatment plants, nuclear, coal or gas-generated power plants, aircraft instrumentation, elevator panels, automobile dash lighting, audio and intercom panels, broadcast equipment and medical instrumentation, as well as lighting stadium seating, theatre stair pathways and aisles, accent night lighting and artwork illumination in galleries, to name a few.
The lamp is rated at 50,000 hours MTBF for white LED light, compared to typical life spans of 1,500 for incandescent bulbs. Their long life and reliability in a wide range of operating temperatures lower costs by reducing re-lamp frequency, while their cool operation translates into less load on air conditioning.
Priced at $26.60 each in the 25-piece quantity, the SLF467-SIW-120A-UL LED lamp comes with a 3-year warranty and is available in production quantities in 3 to 5 days, with samples and/or prototype quantities available to qualified customers in 1 week.
For technical information or for custom design and/or manufacturing needs, contact Jordon Papanier at 310-534-1505 or e-mail us at info@ledtronics.com, or postal mail at LEDtronics, Inc., 23105 Kashiwa Court, Torrance, CA 90505. Visit our website at www.LEDtronics.com
About LEDtronics®
Based in Torrance, California, LEDtronics, Inc., since 1983 has been a world leader in designing, manufacturing and packaging Solid State Lighting products and state-of-the-art LEDs to meet the world’s constantly changing lighting needs—from industrial control panel LED indicator lights to solid-state LED street lights, from direct incandescent- replacement based LED bulbs to direct fluorescent-replacement T8 LED tube lamps.
On-line product information for the SLF467-UL Series is available:
http://www.ledtronics.com/Products/ProductsDetails.aspx?WP=2464
Monday, June 25, 2012

Kingman Regional Medical Center Goes Green with Energy Saving LED Light Fixtures from LEDtronics

Nestled in the foothills of the Hualapai Mountain range, the award-winning Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) is a community-owned 235-bed healthcare facility located in Kingman, Arizona—the seat of the Mohave County. It is the largest provider of health and wellness services in northwestern Arizona and has been often recognized as one of the nation's top 100 hospitals in the State of the Nation's Hospitals report. At 3,500 feet in elevation, the hospital sits in a beautiful high-desert rural community.




The medical center was using 250-watt HPS lamps in 88 fixtures throughout the campus, running on voltage ranges from 120VAC to 277VAC. The poles are mostly around 16-20 feet high, with some in the 24'-26' range; they are spaced 40-60 feet apart in the parking lot.

When Howard Industrial Sales made a demonstration of the 88-watt LEDtronics SLL003P-30X2W-XPW-005 LED luminaire, the chairman of the board, managers and other executives were all impressed by the light output and the resulting detail clarity in the security cameras, not to mention the energy savings of 202 watts per fixture.
LEDtronics LED Parking Lot Shoebox lighting Fixtures Product Web Link; http://www.ledtronics.com/products.aspx?page=5#2,-1
Tuesday, June 19, 2012

LED-Did You Know #7 Solar Power Products

In the past, the light and power industry was a large contributing factor to pollution and the carbon footprint. Today, lighting still consumes 20% of the energy used in the US. LEDtronics is paving the way for clean energy with the marriage of solar power and LED lighting. Watch this video to learn more!