Periodic Reporting for period 1 - SEREEL (Safe and easy retrofit with energy efficient LED-tubes)
Berichtszeitraum: 2018-12-03 bis 2019-08-02
The LED enables manufacturers of lighting solutions to make use of a wide range of design options. These current LED light bars and LED line systems include LED stripes, power supply units and possibly dimmable components. If one of these components becomes defective after years, the troubleshooting, the corresponding procurement of the parts as well as the installation is very time-consuming. Enough reasons to dispose of the LED light bar with all the materials used.
Tube systems originally equipped with fluorescent tubes also have power supply units, which are usually installed in so-called ballasts. Here, too, the replacement of the ballast is very time-consuming and logistically very complex. The M OLED® box simplifies this process and offers safety for many years to come.
New LED tube systems are also equipped with ballasts (electronic), but require LED tubes with corresponding compatibility. If we install the M OLED® box right here in the manufacture of the LED tube system, absolute safety, sustainability and efficiency are guaranteed.
With the universal component of the M OLED®-Box, which is used for all LED lightbars, whether old or new based on LED tubes, we can counteract this. The most sustainable solution on the market!
For the society it is important because
• the product is a replacement for ballasts and stands for safety, sustainability and efficiency.
• the M OLED® box is installed in new LED light bars to protect the system from incorrect assembly. The M OLED®-Box can also be retrofitted into old systems (louvre luminaires, light bars or circular luminaires for replaceable light sources) without great expenditure of time.
• the life-long durability of the M OLED®-Box means that light bars can be used without additional maintenance costs.
• in combination with a replaceable light source, the M OLED®-Box and a light bar that can be used for many years, sustainability is increased by reducing the amount of electrical waste and CO2 pollution.
Overall objectives:
The LED revolutionized and defined light in many ways. With the advent of LED and LED technology, many new lighting systems have been created that offer the right product for every requirement. In the meantime, many LED lighting systems are no longer interchangeable. Replacement and conventional tube systems are pushed back, and new ones are less likely to be installed. Our objective is to counter this trend and to further promote the advantages of exchangeable light sources, so every convinced customer is an important multiplier for all further LED light installations. In the sense of safety, sustainability and efficiency.
Tube systems originally equipped with fluorescent tubes also have power supply units, which are usually installed in so-called ballasts. Here, too, the replacement of the ballast is very time-consuming and logistically very complex. The M OLED® box simplifies this process and offers safety for many years to come.
New LED tube systems are also equipped with ballasts (electronic), but require LED tubes with corresponding compatibility. If we install the M OLED® box right here in the manufacture of the LED tube system, absolute safety, sustainability and efficiency are guaranteed.
With the universal component of the M OLED®-Box, which is used for all LED lightbars, whether old or new based on LED tubes, we can counteract this. The most sustainable solution on the market!
For the society it is important because
• the product is a replacement for ballasts and stands for safety, sustainability and efficiency.
• the M OLED® box is installed in new LED light bars to protect the system from incorrect assembly. The M OLED®-Box can also be retrofitted into old systems (louvre luminaires, light bars or circular luminaires for replaceable light sources) without great expenditure of time.
• the life-long durability of the M OLED®-Box means that light bars can be used without additional maintenance costs.
• in combination with a replaceable light source, the M OLED®-Box and a light bar that can be used for many years, sustainability is increased by reducing the amount of electrical waste and CO2 pollution.
Overall objectives:
The LED revolutionized and defined light in many ways. With the advent of LED and LED technology, many new lighting systems have been created that offer the right product for every requirement. In the meantime, many LED lighting systems are no longer interchangeable. Replacement and conventional tube systems are pushed back, and new ones are less likely to be installed. Our objective is to counter this trend and to further promote the advantages of exchangeable light sources, so every convinced customer is an important multiplier for all further LED light installations. In the sense of safety, sustainability and efficiency.
From the beginning of the project we researched the markets for possible cooperation partners in Spain, France, UK, Sweden and Poland. For this purpose, we created a comprehensive database in order to contact those luminaire manufacturers in order to win them over for our product.
The foreign trade offices of wko supported us in these activities in order to be able to take part in corresponding events and to network with the national trade associations.
The search for an investor also facilitates the "Seal of Excellence". All these discussions are ongoing processes that will result in corresponding LOIs by the end of the year, we will achieve at least two to five LOIs.
We restructured the website and executed it in four languages, at the same time we rewrote the product technical documentation and translated it into four languages. A detailed marketing plan has been drawn up and sets out the strategic direction for 2020. We informed our clients about the EU-funded project in order to further emphasize the M OLED® Box in terms of sustainability and value. At the same time, we are positioning ourselves as a sustainable company and offer our customers only luminaires with replaceable lamps. A webshop solution with a range of retrofit products will be implemented in October.
The foreign trade offices of wko supported us in these activities in order to be able to take part in corresponding events and to network with the national trade associations.
The search for an investor also facilitates the "Seal of Excellence". All these discussions are ongoing processes that will result in corresponding LOIs by the end of the year, we will achieve at least two to five LOIs.
We restructured the website and executed it in four languages, at the same time we rewrote the product technical documentation and translated it into four languages. A detailed marketing plan has been drawn up and sets out the strategic direction for 2020. We informed our clients about the EU-funded project in order to further emphasize the M OLED® Box in terms of sustainability and value. At the same time, we are positioning ourselves as a sustainable company and offer our customers only luminaires with replaceable lamps. A webshop solution with a range of retrofit products will be implemented in October.
In our opinion, private households and companies are still interested in lighting solutions in which the illuminates can be replaced. The current social changes in the field of environmental protection are certainly contributing to this. Even though LED lighting systems save energy, it is all the more important to pay attention to sustainable luminaires that can be used for many years in order to conserve resources and avoid waste. Our customers confirm that they are increasingly opting for retrofit products for new buildings or conversions. Replaceable light sources have been used for many decades, and this is exactly what we are continuing to do with the M OLED® Box. Retrofit and the M OLED®-Box for many years.