2006 Product Showcase Awards Announced at LIGHTFAIR

A feature component of LIGHTFAIR International, which was recently held in Atlanta, is the New Product Showcase (NPS), an annual awards presentation celebrating the industry’s newest product introductions and emerging technologies. The 276 products submitted for the 2006 program—the most submissions ever—were judged by an independent panel of industry experts who brought decades of expertise and passion to the program.

• The winners of the 2006 New Product Showcase & Awards are:

Parallels from Peerless Lighting. Winner of the Best New Product of the Year Award, the program’s highest honor recognizing the best of the best for 2006.
 
NALU from Dreamscape Lighting Mfg., Inc. Winner of the Design Excellence Award, recognizing product excellence in design and application.
 
Equos from Philips. Winner of the Technical Innovation Award, recognizing lighting technology excellence.

• Additionally, LFI 2006 recognized and celebrated Best of Category Award Winners in the following categories"
   
  Conventional Lamps: The GE CMH20MR16 Lamp from GE Consumer & Industrial Lighting.
   
  Specialty Lamps: Luxeon K2 from Lumileds Lighting.
   
  Downlights, Wallwashers & Accent Lights: LumeLEX Series from Lighting Services, Inc.
   
  Track, Low-Voltage Cable & Rail Systems: Arca Twin from Luxo.
   
  Fluorescent-based Troffers, Suspended & Surface Luminaires: Parallels from Peerless Lighting.
   
  Chandeliers, Pendants, Sconces, Task Lights & Decorative Luminaires: Mira from 3G Lighting, Inc.
   
  Roadway, Sports, Floodlight, Outdoor Architectural & Site Lighting: NIGHT MODULE from HessAmerica.
   
  Landscape, Pool & Fountain: NALU from Dreamscape Lighting Mfg., Inc.
   
  Theatrical & Specialty Luminaires: Ultimate Architectural Floor Tiles from LightWild.
   
  Industrial, Vandal, Emergency, Exit & Emergency Lighting: SAF-T-RAY SAF Series from LIGHTALARMS.
   
  Controls & Daylighting Integration: Daylight Harvesting Control System from Encelium Technologies, Inc.
   
  Research, Publications, Software & Unique Applications: A History of Light & Lighting: In Celebration of the Centenary of IESNA by David DiLaura and from the IESNA.
   
  Specialty, Hardware, Lampholders & Components: Fixture Analyzer Kit from EYE Lighting International of North America.
   
  Ballasts & Transformers: Equos from Philips.
   
  Systems: The LEXEL from TIR Systems, Ltd.

LIGHTFAIR International is sponsored by the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA).

The event is produced and managed by AMC, Inc. For more information, visit www.lightfair.com. The 2007 edition of LIGHTFAIR International will be held in New York, NY at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, May 6—10.