Factory display using LEDs gets NY Times write-up
LEDs have received a write-up in the New York Times, with the newspaper mentioning a firm that used the technology for its factory display lighting.
The company, Sentry Equipment Corporation, had opened a new factory and was considering how to light it.
President of the company, Michael Farrell, found that LEDs were used in traffic lights, and he wondered if they could be used on his building.
Using the LEDs for the factory display lighting, the company spent $12,000 (£6,057) rather than the $6,000 (£3,028) required, but is saving $7,000 (£3,533) a year in energy costs and does not need to change a bulb for another 20 years.
Mr Farrell said if he had the same choice again he would go with LEDs and described the decision as a "no-brainer".
After mentioning more common uses of LEDs, the article goes on to mention that LEDs are being used in the Times Square New Year ball and that the Empire State Building managers are considering a proposal which would see the famous building lit up with LED displays.
Tuesday, 29th July 2008
