Archive for August, 2009

A busy few weeks

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Seesmart® dealers and distributors have been very busy. The front page of The Electric Times, an Arizona-based trade newspaper, attests to that. Here you’ll find a nice piece featuring LED Lighting Solutions, a Seesmart® distributor. Owners Joe Palmer and Ben Sivert are now in their fifth week of converting a warehouse in downtown Mesa, AZ [...]

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Understanding NRTLs, OSHA, and other acronyms

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Flip over any electronic device and you’ll notice an array of logos and acronyms, the emblems of third-party testing laboratories. These privately-owned labs test and certify manufacturers’ products to ensure that they meet the workplace safety standards upheld by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). For OSHA Safety Standard compliance, 37 different categories of [...]

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DSM creates carbon-neutral plastic

Friday, August 7th, 2009

International plastics manufacturer DSM Engineering Plastics is ready to introduce to the market its carbon-neutral engineering plastic, EcoPaXX. Because 70% of the polymer used for EcoPaXX is derived from castor oil, production of the plastic produces net zero carbon: the amount of CO2 released during the manufacturing process is entirely offset by the absorption of [...]

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Walmart never looked so good

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

LEDs are beginning to penetrate the country’s retail core. A newly reopened Leavenworth, Kansas Walmart now features 92 LED parking lot fixtures. The store’s parking lot will serve as a proving ground for LEDs as part of an experiment for the DOE’s Net-Zero Energy Commercial Building Initiative. Walmart sits on the steering committee for the [...]

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