LED Lighting Market Research Articles

Environmental strategies in emerging markets as a source of competitive advantage

Within the same industry and market, it is possible to see firms adopting different types of environmental position. This paper examines differences in the environmental position of firms that operate in an emerging market context. Based on a literature review, we propose a framework that combines the external and internal factors that have an influence on the environmental positions of firms. The external factors of the framework are industry structure and the country of origin's image. Internal factors comprise the organisational characteristics-company size, degree of internationalisation, managerial attitude and position in the value chain. Using a case study strategy, we analyse the LED lighting market in Brazil, its interactions and competitive opportunities and the challenges associated with environmental strategy options. Our exploratory qualitative study reveals that companies can fully implement proactive environmental strategies if their orientation is directed towards satisfying local market demands. However, the literature review and data analysis show that the industry presents some challenges for scale LED lighting, such as the offer of low quality products. We also show that firm-specific advantages can be offset by market forces and that local players may develop more fitting business models in order to respond to local market demands.

핫 프레스 성형용 EL-Max 소재 초정밀 연삭 가공에 관한 연구

Demand for optical glass device used for lighting could increase rapidly because of LED lighting market growth. The optical glass devices that have been formed by hot press molding process the desired optical performance without being subjected to mechanical processing such as curve generation or grinding. EL-Max material has been used for many engineering applications because of their high wear resistance, high compressive strength, corrosion resistant and very good dimensional stability. EL-Max is very useful for a glass lens mold especially at high temperature and pressure. The performance and reliability of optical components are strongly influenced by the surface damage of EL-Max during grinding process. Therefore, the severe process condition optimization shall be necessary for the highly qualified EL-Max glass lens mold. To get the required qualified surface of EL-Max, the selection of type of the diamond wheel is also important. In this paper, we report best grinding conditions of ultra-precision grinding machining. The grinding machining results of the form accuracy and surface roughness have been analyzed by using Form Talysurf and NanoScan.