Konica Minolta in Japan and Philips in Europe are building on their existing collaboration in OLED lighting, with plans to start producing panels in Philips's German facilities in Q3 2011.
The Lumiblade Plus panels achieve 45lm/W and achieve the OLED lighting industry's highest level power efficiency. The panels use organic materials and layer structure developed by Konica Minolta.
OLED lighting is attracting attention as a next-generation solid-state lighting technology, which produce a flat, even and warm white light.
The collaboration with Philips will enable Konica Minolta to start supplying emerging demand for OLED panels in Europe. In global terms the biggest market for OLED lighting at present is Europe, which Philips has helped to define through its introduction of the Lumiblade OLED lighting range a few years ago. The firm's OLED business targets high-end design lighting demand, for decorative and ambiance applications.
Production
Earlier this year Philips announced a €40 million investment to expand its OLED lighting panel production capacity in Aachen, Germany.
With its eye on Europe's potential, rival OLED lighting panel producer Lumiotec has collaborations in place with Italian lighting design houses Triumph Design and Consulting and Pollice Illuminazione. Pollice has provided consulting in lighting design since 1909.
Lumiotec, which produces OLED lighting panels in Yamagata, Japan, is also planning to join Italy's national lighting association. The company was set up in 2008, and is the world's first dedicated developer and producer of OLED lighting. It is relying on Italian design, combined with the aesthetic potential offered by the technology, to help it enter the high-end commercial designer lighting market. On average OLED lighting panels cost €120 apiece.
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Konica Minolta
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Philips Lumiblade
Company webpage for the Lumiblade OLED
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Lumiotec ships OLED lighting for commercial applications
This month Japanese company Lumiotec begins shipping mass production-ready OLED lighting panels
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