Measurement Solutions for Lighting Manufacturer

Modern lighting technologies play an expanded role in our environment, with LED lighting and other new technologies allowing for new configurations, reduced energy consumption, improved quality and greatly enhanced decorative flexibility. This expanded choice and versatility requires updated measurement equipment and control of parameters in order to create consistent and quality lighting products.

Measurement systems are available so that manufacturers can characterise:

• Lux or fcd values: an accurate and traceable measurement system allows producers and development teams to balance power consumption, efficiency, and lifespan of LEDs.
• Colour temperature and chromaticity: to ensure harmony and consistency in white lighting and ensure the visual effect of any decorative lighting is consistent and delivers the desired experience.
• Luminous Flux, Intensity and intensity distribution: to validate performance or suitability to particular applications.
• Blue light hazard: measurement to characterise photobiological safety.

LEDs and luminaires can be measured throughout development, production and assembly, Konica Minolta Sensing can supply an instrument that is both easy to use and can be maintained and calibrated to provide traceable data.

• Measurement of lux/fcd
• Measurement of Luminance for characterising reflections from surfaces or of the visual colour of lit surfaces.
• Measurement of colour temperature ensuring that white bulbs are consistent with others 
• Measurement of chromaticity to ensure that decorative lighting is consistent and has the desired hue
• Measurement of spectral power distribution to validate colour rendering, scotopic and photopic lumens in outdoor or road lighting

Konica Minolta Sensing, along with group companies Radiant Vision Systems and Instrument Systems, supplies a range of systems to meet these measurement requirements, from simple illuminance meters for traceable measurement of lux, luminance meters for luminance & colour and  spectroradiometers for characterisation of luminance and spectral power distribution. Furthermore, systems for QC of LED arrays, LED strips, MICRO LEDs or assemblies and development labs are available.

Due to increasingly complex systems and a broad range of lighting module designs and geometries, measuring equipment must also meet demanding requirements in terms of flexibility. When measured in integrating spheres, SSL luminaires with large dimensions require exact self-absorption correction for achieving correct results. Goniometer systems must allow precise positioning, and at the same time they must be designed for heavier weights and offer variable connection options.

The renowned optical technology of Konica Minolta Group measurement instruments is supported by a global network of experienced sales and support in order to maintain ongoing traceability and accuracy of your measurement solution over its lifetime.