Do Your Recall? - The Lighting Industry News Brief June 9th - video Dailymotion

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00:00Good morning, it is Monday, June 9th, 2025, and that means two things.

00:19Nice.

00:20And it's time for the Lighting Industry News Brief.

00:23We're at it by Keystone Technologies and their line of exit and emergency signs.

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00:32They come in red lettering, green lettering, white housings, black housings.

00:37You can get edge-lit illumination if you need that.

00:40They come in round styles, square styles, different levels of lumen output.

00:45Combos are available, all of them backed by Keystone Technologies guaranteed power supplies,

00:52so when things go down, they don't.

00:54Otherwise, you can visit keystonetech.com or the link in the description if you please.

01:01Let's get into the news, because we have a recall on Lutron power interfaces for LED tape lights.

01:09Specifically, Model LU-PH3-B has been recalled in Canada over shock hazards.

01:16Minka fixtures in the Vortec Flow series have also been recalled.

01:20These are decorative pendant fixtures that might fall down.

01:26Lutron has bought Oraluna.

01:28No details on the UK lighting fixture brand deal.

01:32ABB has bought Bell Products, which is a new deal for the Canadian enclosure maker.

01:37On the tariff tracker, the US has doubled tariffs on metals, steel and aluminum.

01:43You know, the things we make fixtures out of, those could cost more for you soon.

01:46Lithonia Lighting, their demanding brand troffers, are now BAA compliant for Build American requirements.

01:55Commercial LED lights has re-strategized in light of tariffs.

01:59California has reaffirmed its Chinese trade partnerships.

02:03Survey says 87% of manufacturing CEOs, that's all manufacturing, not lighting specifically,

02:10says they're going to be raising prices soon.

02:12And if you're in the Washington, D.C. area, specifically near the Republican National Convention HQ,

02:20you can, on Tuesday, on Tuesday, you can get free tacos.

02:25This is a protest of tariffs organized by the DNC.

02:31Sterling Lighting will be shifting work back to the US with a 90-day plan for the exterior brand.

02:36We have a new distro center breaking ground for border states.

02:41They're building a 300-square-foot facility in Fargo, North Dakota.

02:47The National Association of Manufacturers has unveiled a proposal for manufacturing investment programs.

02:53The new proposal says that they should get a bunch of tax incentives, rebates, and legal exceptions.

03:00Signify continues their share buyback program by buying back shares.

03:04They have bought 87,000 shares at roughly 21.75 euros apiece last week.

03:13We have a DLC update of the QPL UX.

03:17The QPL process hasn't changed yet, but if you're using the QPL on their website,

03:24there's new search options, there's PDF exports, there's filters, there's some wording changes.

03:30There you go.

03:31It has been six months since the DLC Industry Advisory Committee has published its agenda or meetings.

03:39The Transparency Group just isn't.

03:43I don't know what to tell you about that.

03:45Ligman has debuted a new warranty, which means 10 years of service for outdoor fixtures.

03:51Southwire has been named one of America's greatest workplaces.

03:55This is according to the Newsweek list.

03:58City Electric has launched their 2025 scholarship program.

04:02Their Brighter Future scholarships are open to anyone applying for trade school in the U.S. or Canada.

04:09D-A-S-P-A, an Italian firm, is launching its first exercise period for warrants,

04:17which means it'll be shifting onto the Italian stock market soon.

04:20We have a new WEEE standard in the U.K.

04:26This is for waste, electrical, and electronic equipment regs.

04:30They've been updated.

04:31Fagerholt is using recycled aluminum with product lines now consisting of 75% recycled material.

04:39Phaser Electric is celebrating 35 years.

04:42They're in Brampton, Ontario.

04:44They're a contractor.

04:45They're a distro.

04:45They held a barbecue with clients and partners and invited the press to that.

04:49Not me.

04:51Not me, though.

04:53I'm a little hurt.

04:55In legal news, the Lutron versus Geek Tech Smart Shades case has been boosted by a judge,

05:03which is to say the judge has said that the verdict is now 5.3 million, not 3.1 million.

05:09Light Science Tech has secured new patents for their SensorGrow portfolio.

05:13AMS OSRAM has secured a licensing deal with URES with IP offerings for storage and other smart tech secured.

05:21And AMS OSRAM has won a $51.7 million lawsuit.

05:30This is versus Renascis Electronics America.

05:34Appeal proceedings are finally closed.

05:37In events news, we have a full schedule for the Arclight Summit in September.

05:41And LiteX is open for registration.

05:44That's at the end of July in Orlando.

05:47In IoT news, Savant has partnered with WAC for fans.

05:51IoT fans.

05:52I'm a big fan of fans.

05:54Silicon Labs and Wirepass has celebrated their 10 millionth chipset.

06:00Most of these wireless SOCs are available in India.

06:04Hanshab has bought C2 Smart Light with a majority stake of stock being secured.

06:09SGP32 is now live.

06:12This is a new platform for cell network-based IoT that will now be ready for eSIMs.

06:19If you're a cell phone nerd, if you are a cell phone nerd, that's pretty cool.

06:24MeshTech is going AI with the home controls company now offering voice control options.

06:30Top Rated Builders, that's the name of the company, that is the name of the company, Top Rated Builders in your area, is now getting smart.

06:40They are now offering connectivity options for their clients.

06:44Unilux has launched a closed-circuit power line communication-based smart lighting controls.

06:49This is a new proprietary option from the South Korean company.

06:53And Signify has cut plastic from their consumer-grade products, specifically the Hue brand stuff, way less plastic in their packaging.

07:03In R&D, we have a new study showing that individual states can continue to push their efficiency and climate programs without federal support, but they do need to shift priority.

07:15On the dark side of things, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department drops a false citation of Figueroa and Ray work.

07:25They blamed formatting for that.

07:28DSI is now looking to extend their reach to the sea.

07:32Dim light at night has been linked with postpartum depression symptoms in mice.

07:38Antibacterial activity has been linked with circadian rhythm in zebrafish.

07:42Britannica, the encyclopedia, has updated their entry on light pollution.

07:48Young Engineers Ireland has recognized a light-pollution-reducing smart lighting system designed by elementary schoolers.

07:57In things that are not sponsored but I think are nifty, DMF has launched an entirely new Amber product line.

08:04And in things that are not sponsored but I think are nifty, Samsung is now offering color e-ink signage.

08:11Right now for indoors, but maybe we get that outdoors as well.

08:15More locally, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is going to flip 39,000 street lamps to more responsible alternatives.

08:23Brigham County, Utah has approved dark sky standards.

08:27Cave Creek, Arizona has rejected plans to preserve dark sky international designations.

08:32Wrangley, Maine is debating a new lighting ordinance.

08:36Kansas City, Missouri police will be flashing their emergency lights for no real reason to prevent crime somehow.

08:45Bratislava, Slovakia is switching to warmer streetlights across the city.

08:51Light pollution regulations in practice, challenges, and perspectives is a new paper.

08:55And the MAC of Belfast is hosting an art installation by Aisling O'Brien.

09:05This is about light pollution and what we lose sight of at night.

09:09This is his second such exhibition on the topic.

09:15In horticultural news, blue UVA-rich light is boosting tea growth.

09:21Scott's Miracle-Gro reaffirms fiscal guidance for the year.

09:24The Weston family, Canada's home-grown billionaires, are funding domestic berry growth.

09:30We have promising new work in lighting for rice.

09:34And we have new measurements of lighting and growth from Greentech Amsterdam.

09:41In recommended reading, we have the dark sky fixture certification is aimed at the residential market.

09:47And is it worth the cost?

09:49What you need to know about T1L and a new communication protocol?

09:55Is it time to ban bulkhead lighting?

09:58Should you use strip or rope light on your coves?

10:03You can incorporate shadow into lighting designs.

10:06What it means to go low CCT and why you'll never go back.

10:1111 ways to use your smart plug.

10:13We have the best ways to dodge consumer IoT spyware.

10:18We have what goes into a review of Hue versus Ikea smart tech.

10:24We have smart lighting.

10:25Do you need it or do you want it?

10:28We have a discussion with Dr. Martin Moore-Eddy talking about light health and productivity.

10:34We have lighting.

10:35A critical yet overlooked tech in EU Green's transition.

10:39We have a discussion of LED to LED conversions.

10:44What actually goes down in a purple phosphor failure.

10:47We have a history of Fairbanks, Alaska's Midnight Sun baseball game.

10:52We have a case study of Al-Jamea Tus-Sahyafia University in Kenya.

10:57And a case study of a movie theater.

11:00All these links are on nailed.org.

11:02Check them out.

11:03In local news, Pennsylvania has launched a efficiency program for residential properties.

11:09The MFFA of Helena, Montana has been recognized for their CPACE program.

11:15A closed office in Cuyahooke, a closed municipal office in Cayuga County, Ohio, has finally turned

11:23off the lights after an entire year.

11:26Notches, Mississippi can't pay for bridge lighting.

11:29Chicago is planning expanding its pedestrian lighting network.

11:34St. Paul, Minnesota is seeing a reduction in copper thefts.

11:38We have new incentives coming to Montgomery, Texas.

11:41Cleveland, Ohio will begin requiring parking complexes to offer more and better lighting.

11:47Glenwood, Ohio has begun a safety lighting project.

11:51Outside, Wichita, Kansas has relit their convention center dome.

11:57Pinehaven, Mississippi is making progress on their lamppost projects.

12:04Oconto, Wisconsin, farms are being recognized for efficiency projects by Focus on Energy Efficiency

12:13Excellence Awards.

12:15University of Alberta is raising parking fees to pay for parking lot lighting.

12:20Dallas, Texas is funding sports field lighting.

12:23Blue Water, Ontario has approved baseball field lighting.

12:26In Perry Sound, Ontario is debating harbor lighting.

12:29We have new lighting in Logan's Port, Indiana.

12:32We have, in their parks at least, Placamine, Louisiana has begun a new lighting project.

12:39And Palatka, Florida is debating solar street lights versus faux antique lights on the grid.

12:46Internationally, Gondahinagar, India is dealing with cable theft.

12:51And heavy rains in Aguascalientes, Mexico have led to 1,500 lighting failures.

12:58In sports news, lighting issues delayed the Puyalup versus Lake Washington State baseball game.

13:05In people news, Jim Williams has announced his retirement from JAW.

13:08Empower has expanded its leadership team.

13:12We have some VP changes at Eaton.

13:15Ricos has appointed Talia Hernandez as their VP of Human Resources.

13:19IKO CFO Atur Kumar has set his resignation date.

13:25We have a new EVP and CEO at Little Fuse.

13:29Conor Farisi has been named to the Board of Directors at Southwire.

13:34Esther Finidori has been named to CSO of Schneider Electric Canada.

13:39And Audrey Garive has been named a regional sales manager at Merson Electric.

13:48In people news, Disneyland will be switching radiator strings area to LED.

13:54We have a new use for under-cabinet lighting.

13:57It's for under-your-stairs.

13:59We have building a wireless motorized fader for your lighting control needs.

14:05You can set up a tiny LED matrix display to show off JIF files.

14:11That's .gif.

14:12We have a new use for fiber lasers to place metal on glass.

14:18And how to use fiber optics to create lighting features out of concrete counters.

14:24Again, I've been Scott Wachter.

14:25I want to thank you for your time, your attention.

14:27I want to thank all our sponsors.

14:29I will see you next week.

14:31Until then, enjoy yourself and enjoy the music.

14:36See ya.

14:37One, two, three, four.

14:38Got me waking in the night.

14:51Never seen it coming.

14:53He's addicted to the light.

14:54Never been his cousin.

14:55Brings me back to earth.

14:56How much it takes to be feeling right.

14:59I'm over.

15:00He's a twisting of the night.

15:02Takes a second riding.

15:03Back and forth.

15:04If a ride moving starts and something pulls me out of dirt.

15:07How much it takes to be feeling right about it.

15:10A million eyes don't see that it's all about it.

15:12Street patrol and Andre City funding.

15:15Now he's stealing all your dimes.

15:23Put your friends up on skin making little children.

15:25Climb by a baby, love it.

15:27Breaking love.

15:28How much it takes to be cutting all the onions?

15:32See the onions very bright.

15:34Get a baby, love it.

15:35Keep on going on the fire.

15:36Now the border has it.

15:37It's a big road.

15:38Dizzle on your face for a minor setback under.

15:41A million eyes don't see that it's all about it.

15:44Tall ships that takes your time to play.

15:46Yeah.

15:50Yeah.

15:53Yeah.

15:54Yeah.

15:55Yeah.

15:56Yeah.

16:08Yeah

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