Measurement Solutions for Lighting Manufacturer
Accurate and Traceable Solutions for the Testing, Inspection and Production of Lighting and Luminaires
Measure Lighting Products
Solutions for the Characterisation of Modern Lighting Technology Including LEDs and Traditional Sources in All Forms
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
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.
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.
Benefits
- Reduce costs and save time communicating with supply partners by eliminating subjectivity in specification and QC with accurate and traceable data
- Speed up validation testing of assembled luminaires with fast and automated identification of out of specification LEDs
- Accurately benchmark LEDs at goods-in, competitor products or NPD with consistent and traceable data
Instruments
Applications
Selecting a Measurement System for LED sources or Luminaires
Konica Minolta group company Radiant Vision Systems offer a whitepaper on the selection of systems for measuring LEDs for either development or QC applications. The whitepaper covers LED brightness and colour, how imaging colorimetry applies to LEDs and the use of near and far field measurements.
Understanding luminous and radiant intensity, and uniformity characterisation
Read an excerpt from the handbook of LED and SSL Metrology that explains the fundamentals of luminous and radiant intensity measurement. The Instrument Systems website also contains links to purchase the handbook and additional whitepapers for a range of light measurement challenges.
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