Cooper Lighting
Customer First Center
1121 Highway 74 South
Peachtree City, GA 30269
T: (770) 486-4800
www.cooperlighting.com
News Release
Contact:
Karin Martin, Karin Martin Communications
(630) 513-8625
Kmartin41@aol.com
Cooper Lighting’s LED Innovation Center Receives
LED Lighting Facts® Testing Laboratory Approval
Cooper Lighting’s Photometric Laboratory approval includes complete
LM-79 and In-situ Temperature testing for solid-state lighting luminaires.
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga., August 8, 2012 – Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to
delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry,
announces its Photometric Laboratory, part of its LED Innovation Center, is recognized as a U.S.
Department of Energy’s (DOE) LED Lighting Facts® approved testing laboratory partner. Notably,
Cooper Lighting is listed with LM-79 accreditation, the industry standard procedure for photometric
and electrical measurements for solid-state lighting products.
The DOE LED Lighting Facts program (lightingfacts.com) showcases LED products for general
illumination from manufacturers who commit to testing products and reporting performance results
according to industry standards. The program also provides information essential to evaluating
products and identifying the best options. LED Lighting Facts testing laboratory approval is granted to
partners that have submitted proof of accreditation by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation
Program (NVLAP), a program administered by the National Institute of Science and Technology
(NIST) that provides an unbiased third-party evaluation to testing and calibration laboratories, or have
been recognized by other accreditation bodies. Cooper Lighting has NVLAP accreditation (NVLAP
Lab Code 200050-0) for solid-state lighting (SSL) test methods in Energy Efficient Lighting Products.
“We are pleased that our LED Innovation Center Photometric Laboratory is an LED Lighting Facts
approved lab,” said Cooper Lighting President Mark Eubanks. “It is of the utmost importance to us that
we continue to be a reliable resource for energy-efficient building designs. The photometric and lumen
maintenance performance claims posted to the LED Lighting Facts website substantiate our
commitment to our products and match results from any of the Department of Energy’s recognized
laboratories.”
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Cooper Lighting’s LED Innovation Center, located in Peachtree City, is home to the research, design,
validation and manufacturing of proprietary LED and other advanced lighting technologies.
The scope of Cooper Lighting’s Lighting Facts approvals include:
•IES LM-79 for total flux and color (required label metrics; LM-79 sections 9 and 12)
•IES LM-79 for intensity distribution (optional metrics; LM-79 section 10)
•In-situ Temperature Measurement Test (ISTMT)
As of June 1, 2012, LED Lighting Facts will accept testing reports only from Testing Laboratory
Partners on the Approved Testing Laboratory List.
Cooper Lighting has made a significant investment in people, resources and technology to ensure the
company provides first-class solutions to its customers’ lighting challenges. The Company offers a
range of indoor and outdoor LED lighting products and controls, all of which are specifically designed
to maximize energy and cost savings. For additional information on Cooper’s LED product offering,
visit www.cooperlighting.com.
About Cooper Lighting
Cooper Lighting, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), is the leading provider of worldclass lighting fixtures and controls to commercial, industrial, retail, institutional, residential and utility
markets. As lighting technologies have advanced over the years, Cooper Lighting has been at the
forefront of the industry in helping businesses and communities leverage the latest technologies to
improve efficiency, reduce costs and enrich the quality of the environment. For more information, visit
www.cooperlighting.com.
About LED Lighting Facts
For the solid-state lighting (SSL) market to grow, buyers must have accurate information that allows
them to choose the right products for their applications. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) LED
Lighting Facts® program (lightingfacts.com) meets this critical need. Launched in 2008, Lighting Facts
showcases LED products for general illumination from manufacturers who commit to testing products
and reporting performance results according to industry standards, and provides information essential
to evaluating products and identifying the best options.
About Cooper Industries
Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global electrical products manufacturer with 2011 revenues of
$5.4 billion. Founded in 1833, Cooper’s sustained success is attributable to a constant focus on
innovation and evolving business practices, while maintaining the highest ethical standards and
meeting customer needs. The Company has seven operating divisions with leading market positions
and world-class products and brands, including Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; CrouseHinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle
and McGraw-Edison power systems products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely
positioned for several long-term growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to
improve the reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient
products and the need for improved electrical safety. In 2011 sixty-two percent of total sales were to
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customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and forty percent of total sales were to customers
outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 23 countries as of 2011. For more
information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com.
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