Lighting Market and its Challenges
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Growth and Impact on the Planet
Global LED lighting market to reach $100B in the upcoming decade. This corresponds to 12%+ CAGR in value and 20%+ CAGR in volume
Lighting related energy consumption is expected to drop by 40% in 2030, thanks to LED penetration into general illumination.
Addressing the Needs of Professional Lighting Market
The professional LED lighting market is expected to surpass $35B by 2022. This includes industrial, commercial, outdoor, and architectural applications.
Main growth drivers are linked to the expectations of:
- High efficiency
- Reliability and robustness
- High brightness
- Condensed size and customized shapes
- Low power consumption
The Need for High Ingress Protection
- Flexible and Rigid LED Strips
- Outdoor LED Displays
- Explosion Proof Lighting
- Linear: Tube and string/strip
- Spot, flood and general-area
- Small portable-type: Flashlights, wearable headlamp
- Specialty and panel
Protective Materials Over LEDs
Protection options
Conformal Coating
- Minimally effects luminous flux and CCT
- Challenge: Provides the least amount of protection above bare components
Optical Encapsulant
- Provides the highest degree of protection and ease of use
- Challenge: Impact on CCT
Molded Lens
- Best optical management
- Challenge: Lower degree of protection (air gap) and more complex impacting price
Encapsulation is best suited for harsh environments, such as explosion proof or high IP rated luminaires.
Protection and performance
DOWSIL™ EI-2888 Encapsulant versus other solutions.
Optical influence
Protective material can:
- Change Fresnel reflection
- Change color converted light
- Change total internal reflection
Existing Encapsulation Materials
Innovate with DOWSIL™ EI-2888 Primerless Silicone Encapsulant
Innovative Technology from Dow
- Patented technology
- 100% silicone product
Self Adhesive
Reliable adhesion on:
- Anodized aluminum
- Glass
- FR4
- Stainless steel
- Steel
- Polycarbonate
- PBT
- Copper
Even after 2000 hours exposed to:
- 150ºC
- 85ºC / 85% RH
- -40 / +150ºC thermal shock
- Sunlight UV
Limitation: PMMA, die-cast aluminum
Optically Clear Under Harsh Environment
Optically Stable Beyond Visible Range and Under Aging
Proven Results
Two rigid, high-power LED modules using DOWSIL™ EI-2888 Encapsulant
Cure Robustness
- Not subjected to cure poisoning
- Common issue with silicone-based encapsulants
- Not sensitive to moisture during cure ≠ urethane
- No need for control atmosphere
- Lower cleaning requirement
Potential cost saving
Ease of De-gassing
- Suitable with various mixing techniques, such as hand stirring,
static mixing, dynamic mixing, and by centrifuge - No need for vacuum after application
Low viscosity
| Part A | 2,000 mPa.s |
| Part B | 2,300 mPa.s |
| Mixed | 2,700 mPa.s |
1:1 Mix ratio
Flexible and Robust
Cure Time / Hardness to Design Your Process
Stable Under Aging
Good Dielectrical Properties
| Property | Value |
| Dielectric strength | 19kV/mm |
| Volume resistivity | 1E+16 Ω.cm |
| Surface resistivity | 2,6E+14 Ω • |
Long Usable Life
- One-year stability expected
- Keep packaging closed − avoid moisture
- Moisture contamination will decrease cure speed
Additional Unique Feature
Final Comparison / Recap
Price Positioning
Packaging
Sample
- 400 ml side-by-side CRT
- Material number:
- 400 ml A/B kit: 99124556
Standard
- 2 x 19 kg Jerry can
- 2 x 200 kg drum
- Material number:
- 19kg: 99120811 (Part A) 99117550 (Part B)
- 200kg: 99120810 (Part A) 99117489 (Part B)
Technical and Safety Data Sheets Available
