The Spanish Association of Lighting Manufacturers (ANFALUM) presented at the end of December the main lines of the Macro Tractor Project, a project that, in collaboration with the “España Puede” program, requested 700 million euros to boost the growth of the lighting industry.
The goal of this macro project is to focus on professional lighting as an “efficient enabling infrastructure for a sustainable economy based on data and digital services,” with special attention to digitalization and connectivity.
The project, for the 2021-2026 period, will transform Spain’s lighting sector into a leading industry. The program is inspired by and mainly based on future lighting technologies, aiming to foster innovation and build a transformative infrastructure within a sustainable and digital economic model.
Lighting Regulation, Control, and Digitalization
Within the lighting sector, ANFALUM wants to focus on the light point and its environment: the regulation, control, and digitalization offered by new technologies, which are now permanently present in almost every aspect of human activity. Likewise, artificial light not only accompanies us at night but is also present during the day through a vast network of luminaires distributed evenly throughout the spaces we inhabit: hotels, hospitals, restaurants, homes, etc.
This initiative is largely due to the leap of LED technology, which has skyrocketed due to its energy efficiency and healthy lighting conditions. For this reason, LEDs are considered a fully digital light source, allowing us to expand our technological capabilities, unlike traditional lighting. A clear example is LI-FI, capable of transmitting digital signals at speeds exceeding WiFi networks.
LED Lighting: Present and Future
LEDs also provide light that regulates sleep cycles and governs our internal clock, potentially influencing human health and productivity. Additionally, there are already lighting technologies capable of purifying and disinfecting spaces, such as our full disinfection range: UVC LED.
In short, LED lighting allows control, sensing, and connectivity with IoT (Internet of Things) technology. This not only helps improve energy efficiency, sustainability, and health but also forms the basis for data acquisition and processing that enables digital transformation.
With all of this, the Macro Tractor Project pursues an innovative future, where Spain’s leading lighting manufacturers become technological leaders and developers of a network that provides comfort and health through lighting.
At LCE, we work daily to advance technological development within our industry, partnering with the best global lighting companies to offer a wide catalog for industry professionals.
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