Hawthorne,
CA, USA -- Fulham Co., Inc., a leading supplier of lighting
components and electronics for commercial and specialty applications,
today announced the acquisition of the assets of partner company
Control Network Solutions (CNS), the UK-based creator of the
elitedali™ smart
lighting control and management system. This transaction continues
Fulham's strategic European expansion.
Fulham
has been developing its relationship with CNS for over a year and
utilizing CNS's elitedali to help its partners provide
complete smart lighting control systems.
Based
on the Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) lighting
communications standard, elitedali simplifies installation,
commissioning, and control of lighting systems. Enhancing Building
Management Systems (BMS) and Edge Control devices, elitedali
provides total control over individual LED fixtures, including
reducing input current, managing output to optimize useful life,
adjusting lighting to dim at a constant level, and adjusting power
output to accommodate different light sources.
With
this acquisition, Fulham can now offer a DALI and web-based,
convergent smart lighting solution to meet increased demand from
customers worldwide. For Fulham customers in Europe and India, CNS's
smart lighting platform meets the immediate need for DALI-based
lighting control solutions.
"We
developed clever LED lighting components that are intelligent and
programmable so luminaire manufacturers can customize solid-state
lighting products in a customer-valued way. With the acquisition of
CNS, we now have the remaining components needed to move from clever
to smart lighting products - communications and control system
software," said Bob Howard-Anderson, Fulham CEO. "elitedali
technology aligns with our vision of standards-based smart lighting
controls and allows us to meet increasing customer demand for
DALI-enabled lighting solutions based upon multi-vendor choice,
flexibility and real-time device data for analytics, and effectively
lays the foundation for the coming of smart lighting."
Mike
Welch, founder of CNS, will continue with Fulham as Vice President,
Controls Business Development. In his new role, Welch will continue
to support more than 40 elitedali resellers worldwide and help
shape Fulham's clever lighting strategy as well as new smart lighting
products and solutions.
The
elitedali solution is based on the Niagara® software
framework from Tridium, an independent business entity of Honeywell
International. Niagara is used by hundreds of OEMs and resellers to
craft building, data center and smart city management systems.
"We
are excited to be able to leverage Fulham's global brand and
resources to accelerate the market reach of elitedali,"
said Welch. "Becoming a part of Fulham will allow us to provide
better support for our growing Niagara Community Partners, enabling
them to participate in larger lighting control projects."
Fulham
already incorporates DALI support into a variety of its LED driver
products, including the programmable WorkHorse LED drivers and the
company's new Lumo series of European LED drivers. Fulham offers CNS
partners direct access to DALI-compatible driver products through
Fulham's global network of distributors, and works with a network of
OEM luminaire manufacturers that incorporate the company's DALI
drivers.
For
more information about Fulham's complete line of LED drivers, please
visit http://www.fulham.com.
For
more information on elitedali smart lighting controls, please
visit http://www.elitedali.com.
About
Fulham
Fulham
Co., Inc. is a leading global provider of intelligent,
socially-conscious sustainable commercial lighting components and
electronics for use in commercial general lighting, parking
structure, signage, horticultural, UV and other applications. The
company develops and manufactures a variety of award-winning LED and
emergency products, as well as legacy products across multiple
lighting platforms. Fulham sells its lighting solutions worldwide
through original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and electrical
equipment distribution channels. Headquartered in Hawthorne, Calif.,
the company has sales and/or manufacturing facilities in the
Netherlands, China, India and the UAE. For more information, visit
http://www.fulham.com.
Media
Contact:
Andy
Firchau
Marketing
Manager
Fulham
Co., Inc.
Phone:
+1 (323) 779-2980, ext. 1252
