Infrared LED lighting is expected to increase by 20% this year

Asia infrared LED industry with rising demand is expected to increase this year, especially from household appliances, telecommunications, PC and peripheral equipment, safety and medical equipment application. Manufacturers either build new plants or buy new equipment to expand production capacity. With the expansion of production capacity, production is expected to grow by 20% this year. Chinese in mainland, there are about 50 suppliers of infrared LED. Jiangmen Xinqiao photoelectric equipment factory general manager Zhu Yi-wu said, mainly from the security products demand rapid growth, compared with the same period last year production figures, we expected to have 100% output growth. Sales growth was 30% higher than last year. In order to meet rising demand, we will install additional automated production lines to increase production capacity. Ningbo Shengpu photoelectric semiconductor Co. Ltd. General Manager Chen Fu-sheng said, the company maintained 30% sales growth rate in the past few years. This trend remains unchanged this year. The company produces 60 million units per month, an increase of 50% over last year. We continue to increase our production capacity next year, our monthly production capacity target is 80 million units. According to Eric Light, director of sales at Lucky Zhuang in Shenzhen,, production is 15% higher than last year. Other manufacturers, has been in the last year to expand their production capacity and maintain the current productivity in this year. For example, Hongkong science and Technology Co., Ltd. LED monthly production of 39 million units, infrared LED accounted for 5% of the total. The company aims to increase production capacity to 20% to 30% but will maintain a constant supply of infrared LED. Hongkong Yetda company is also expected to maintain their infrared LED monthly production capacity in 15 million units. Last year, the company has 10 to 15% growth in production, mainly for the 880nm wavelength of the far infrared LED demand growth.