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Backlit LED panel light with rear cover opened showing the direct LED array
Buying Guide

Backlit vs Edge-Lit LED Panels: Which One Belongs in Your Office Project

Efficiency, uniformity, depth and price — plus the UGR rating that decides office comfort and tender acceptance.

Nov 2, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 6 min read
High-rack warehouse aisle illuminated by LED high-bay luminaires
Application Guide

Warehouse Lighting Design Guide: Lux Levels, Spacing and High Bay Layouts

Target lux by zone, mounting-height-to-wattage mapping, and why racking above 6 m changes the optics entirely.

Nov 2, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 7 min read
UFO round and linear LED high-bay luminaires side by side in one workshop
Buying Guide

UFO vs Linear High Bay: Which High Bay Light for Your Facility

Round UFO for open floors, linear for racking aisles — beam geometry against your floor plan, with a decision table.

Nov 2, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 6 min read
Emergency exit sign glowing in a dark corridor during a power failure
Compliance Guide

Emergency Lighting Requirements: EN 1838, 3-Hour Duration and What Importers Must Check

Escape-route lux levels, the 3-hour rule, battery test reports and the certificate set EU tenders actually ask for.

Nov 2, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 7 min read
T5 and T8 LED tubes with integrated batten fixtures on a white background
Buying Guide

T5 vs T8 LED Tubes and Integrated Battens: The Replacement Guide for Importers

Fluorescent phase-out is driving retrofits. Formats, ballast-compatible vs direct-wire, and what to stock per market.

Nov 2, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 6 min read
Integrating sphere in a photometric laboratory for LED testing
Product Knowledge

How to Read an LED Lighting Datasheet: 12 Specs to Check Before You Order

Lumens vs watts, SDCM, flicker, THD, surge rating and lifetime conditions — the lines that predict real performance.

Nov 2, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 8 min read
Close-up of an LED driver circuit board with capacitors and transformer
Product Knowledge

LED Drivers: The Component That Decides Whether Your Lights Last 2 Years or 10

Isolated vs non-isolated, capacitor ratings, surge protection and why the driver — not the chip — fails first.

Nov 2, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 6 min read
Washdown cleaning in a food plant with sealed triproof lighting
Product Knowledge

IP65 vs IP66 vs IP69K: Which Protection Rating Does Your Facility Actually Need?

What the two IP digits really mean, where each rating breaks down, and why IP69K is about washdown — not swimming pools.

Oct 19, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 6 min read
LED high bay lights over a high-rack logistics warehouse
Application Guide

How to Choose LED High Bay Wattage for 6–14 m Warehouse Ceilings

Wattage-by-height rules of thumb, the lux targets that matter more than watts, and when to stop guessing and run a DIALux check.

Oct 19, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 7 min read
Lighting test laboratory with photometric instruments
Certification

CE Certification for LED Lighting, Explained: LVD, EMC, RoHS and ErP

What the CE mark really is, which directives apply to luminaires, and the documents a serious buyer should ask for.

Oct 19, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 6 min read
Metal triproof fixture with impact-resistant housing and diffuser
Product Knowledge

IK Ratings Explained: IK08 vs IK10 for Industrial Luminaires

What IK actually measures in joules, which environments genuinely need IK10, and why IK is not the same as IP.

Oct 20, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 5 min read
LED aging and burn-in test racks in a lighting laboratory
Product Knowledge

What '50,000 Hours' Really Means: L70, LM-80 and LED Lifetime

How LED lifetime is really measured, why 50,000 hours is a projection not a measurement, and the TM-21 rule that exposes inflated claims.

Oct 20, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 6 min read
Integrating sphere photometer in a lighting test laboratory
Application Guide

How to Read a Photometric Report: IES Files, UGR and DIALux for Buyers

The five numbers that decide whether a project hits its lux target — and when a full DIALux simulation is worth running before you order.

Oct 20, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 7 min read
Industrial office space lit with neutral 4000 K LED panels
Application Guide

3000K, 4000K or 6500K? Choosing CCT and CRI for Industrial Spaces

Zone-by-zone defaults for color temperature and color rendering, plus the SDCM and mixed-batch traps to write out of your orders.

Oct 20, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 6 min read
Standard PC triproof light fixture with sealed housing
Buying Guide

Plastic vs Stainless Steel Triproof Lights: Which Housing Survives Your Environment

PC, ABS, GRP or 304 stainless — match the housing to chemicals, impact, temperature and coastal exposure, with a decision table by application.

Oct 20, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 7 min read
EU energy-label compliant LED panel luminaires
Certification

EU Lighting Regulations for Importers: ErP, Energy Labelling, RoHS and WEEE

What Regulation (EU) 2019/2020 and the rescaled A–G energy label demand from importers — and the document set that survives a surveillance visit.

Oct 20, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 7 min read
Finished LED lighting cartons staged for container loading
Buying Guide

Importing LED Lighting from China: Samples, MOQ and Incoterms Without Surprises

The full first-order playbook — reference samples, mixed-SKU containers, EXW/FOB/CIF/DDP, inspection timing and warranty logistics that actually work.

Oct 20, 2026 · Longlux Engineering · 8 min read
Company News & Events

Exhibitions & Announcements

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Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, venue of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2025 Autumn Edition
27–30Oct 2025
Exhibition

Longlux at Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2025 (Autumn)

Booth 5E-E26, HKCEC — presenting triproof, panel and industrial ranges to buyers worldwide.

Hong Kong, China
Longlux at the 18th China-ASEAN Expo 2021
10–13Sep 2021
Exhibition

Longlux at the 18th China-ASEAN Expo 2021

Booth E043, Nanning — meeting Southeast Asian distributors at the region's flagship trade platform.

Nanning, China
Longlux at Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2019 Autumn
27–30Oct 2019
Exhibition

Longlux at Hong Kong International Lighting Fair 2019 (Autumn)

Booth 3C-A09A, HKCEC — buyers from Europe, the Middle East and the Americas.

Hong Kong, China
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