2012 marks Philips Lumec’s 40th anniversary in the lighting industry. For this milestone, we thought it would be a great opportunity to look back over the last four decades to see what the company has accomplished and how the lighting industry has progressed. After all these years, what has made the success of Philips Lumec? …
AUTHOR: Éric Ladouceur | CATEGORY: Technologies
February 21, 2012
Philips Lumec: 40 Years of Challenges and Innovations!
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February 16, 2012
The Philips Business Improvement Competition (BIC)
Every spring at Philips, we hold a competition for continuous improvement throughout the lighting division. This competition has been going on for fifteen years. Each year, approximately 750 projects are in competition at various levels to get global recognition.[...]
AUTHOR: Jean-François Duquette | CATEGORY: Technologies
February 15, 2012
Is There a Bright Future for Controls?
How far can we see in the future? Articles are showing up everyday about smart everything and anything. But is it really that far in the future? [...]
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February 10, 2012
The Festival That Illuminates Montreal
For the 13th year, the city of Montreal is celebrating the wintertime by inviting the public to join in the fun and come taste the many pleasures of life including the arts, food and lights. From February the 16th to the 26th, the same people that are behind the famous Montreal Jazz Festival have put together MONTRÉAL EN LUMIÈRE (Montreal High Lights Festival). Every year this winter fest warms up your senses and gathers together 925,000 people. [...]
AUTHOR: Pascale Savard | CATEGORY: Design
February 8, 2012
The 2011-2012 CLU Foundation: Scholarships Available for Young Creative Minds in Outdoor Lighting!
On February 2nd, Philips Lumec’s CLU Foundation launched the 2011-2012 edition of its annual contest.
This year’s theme is LIGHTITUDE – Lighting urban areas above the polar circle. For this year’s edition, the Fondation Concept Lumière Urbaine (CLU Foundation) asks participants to submit proposals regarding lighting in communities near the polar circle.[...]
