Flying Vision News: Aircraft Lighting
I took time during the last weeks to investigate the lighting package on planes. I had questions: is it something similar to vehicle lighting, do you have lighting and signalling…
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Universally Legal LED Bulbs for Halogen Headlamps — Finally!
LED replacement bulbs for halogen headlamps have been on the market for years, but always with strings attached. For a long time, it was a nudge-and-wink disclaimer, “for off-road use…
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DVN Field Trip: Yejia Dongguan
By Paul-Henri Matha I took time to visit YEJIA in Dongguan with Anne. Yeija is an optical component provider for illumination optics, image optics and silicone optics. They started Silicone products in 2009 (Dongguan TronshinSilicone Products Co., Ltd.) and plastic optics in 2014 (Dongguan Yejia Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd), and then later merged into a unique…
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World-First: OSRAM’s ECE-Approved LED H11 Bulbs
With ams OSRAM having announced the world’s first LED replacement bulbs (“LEDr”) type-approved under UN Regulation 37, vehicle owners will be able to remove halogen H11 bulbs, install the new LEDs, and drive off — no matter what kind of vehicle they have. Up to now, the closest thing possible was for the vehicle owner to…
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Dajac Upgrade IntelliAim, Lamp Inspector, Lamp Controller for H-Aim
Horizontal headlamp aiming in North America, with SAE beams, is one of the most nuanced challenges vehicle lighting engineers face. In the latest update to their IntelliAim platform, Dajac have introduced a feature that tackles the complexity of horizontal aiming, bringing new levels of precision, flexibility, and traceability to the manufacturing process. Unlike vertical aim,…
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Lumax To Complete IAC Buy
Indian tier-1 supplier Lumax Auto Technologies have signed an agreement to acquire the remaining 25-per-cent stake in IAC International Automotive India (IAC India) from the International Automotive Components Group. In March 2023, Lumax had acquired a 75-per-cent stake in IAC India; the plan now is to merge it with Lumax operations. IAC India are a key components…
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Changan Nevo C390 Has Full-Width Lamps
Changan Design recently unveiled their new Nevo A06. They’ve put a lot of efforts into lamps, including a feature-loaded front fascia including low and high beams, a lit logo centred above a full-width light stripe, and an interactive signalling display (ISD). At the rear, a full-width red light strip also contains a lit logo. The…
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DS 4 Becomes № 4, With Well-Lit Front Fascia
The DS 4 is being renamed as the № 4. It has a totally new front end, though the headlamps bring continuity of design themes (compare the DS 4 below). The DRLs, lit grille, and front lit logo on the № 4 hew to the design cues seen on the DS № 8.
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Serma Buy Piséo For Optical, Photonic Tech Boost
Serma Group — through their subsidiary Serma Ingénierie — have bought Piséo, a company specializing in the engineering and testing of optical and photonic systems. Serma have been a minority shareholder since Piséo’s creation in 2011, so are well acquainted with the company and its teams. This integration is the result of a longstanding collaboration,…
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New SAE Papers Shed Light on Lighting, Vision
Four recently-published SAE technical papers are worth a look. Paper 2025-01-8663, by Honda’s Kazuyuki Kawamura and Kei Oshida, is entitled “Study on the Improvement of Pedestrian and Vehicle Visibility by Geometric Patterns Projection Lighting”. The authors examine a novel application of the projection of light from vehicle-mounted projectors. The idea is to shine not just…
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