UL acquisition of U.S. LTL Labs

UL (Underwriters Laboratories Inc.), a global leader in product safety testing and certification, recently announced the acquisition of LTL (Luminaire Testing Laboratory) laboratory in London, pennsylvania. The laboratory is to provide independent testing laboratory performance test for lighting and lighting products for the lighting industry, is approved by the U.S. Department of energy, one of the qualification test of LED lighting products in accordance with the energy star standard 5 institutions. The acquisition will further consolidate the leading position of UL in the lighting industry in this strategic market.

"The emergence of LED technology and the pursuit of energy efficiency is changing the lighting industry, is expected in the next 15 years, LED lighting products in the market share will significantly improve," President and CEO of UL (Keith Williams) Mr. William P.'s official said, "through the acquisition of LTL, UL will be in service customers, meet the increasing demand of LED product performance and efficiency of the third party testing field in a good position to continue to promote public safety mission in the global scope. "

LTL has provided energy efficiency testing for lighting products for more than 20 years, and has also provided the lighting industry with performance testing services for lamps and light sources. The LTL laboratory has played an important role in the development of photometric standards, including the IES-LM79 standard, which is the primary reference standard for the implementation of the energy star certification process for LED lighting products.

The UL certification and evaluation of lighting products can be traced back to 1929, and LED lighting products for testing also has more than 20 years of experience. LTL labs will join UL as part of the UL verification services business, which will further enhance UL's leadership position in the lighting industry, but also allows UL to provide security and performance testing capabilities packaged services. In view of the current situation of China as the world's largest producer and consumer of LED, cooperation with the LTL lab will enable UL to better serve global LED producers, including china.

It is understood that in China, only a city of Shenzhen, LED industry has more than and 740 enterprises in the middle and lower reaches, the annual output value of about 16000000000 yuan. However, the national standards for LED products have not yet been introduced, the manufacturers are currently only in accordance with their own needs and knowledge in the production, manufacturing products are mixed. The UL can provide the industry with the latest and most authoritative technical services and testing capabilities.

"We can join UL this world-renowned brand and feel very honored," LTL CEO MichaEL Grather said, "at the same time, let us more exciting is to share our experience with UL UL, enhance the leadership existing in the field of optical performance test, the better for the global LED manufacturers service. "