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Power management company Eaton today announced that the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Progress Committee has recognized four of its light-emitting diode (LED) luminaires for inclusion in the 2015 IES Progress Report. The Progress Report showcases products that provide significant technical advancement in the art and science of lighting over the last year. Eaton has had nearly 50 LED products accepted in the last five years.
 
“This prestigious report supplies customers with innovative and reliable solutions for a broad range of markets and applications,” said Kraig Kasler, president, Eaton’s Lighting Division. “Eaton is proud that our products represent a significant development and improvement to the lighting industry.”
 
All the products submitted for evaluation in the report undergo a rigorous assessment process and are judged based on their unique qualities, optical performance, efficiency, innovative features and overall significance to the lighting industry. Eaton’s four recognized products include LED lighting solutions designed for commercial, industrial, institutional and residential environments. The company has had 49 product accepted in the last five years.

 
Eaton’s 2015 LED accepted products include:
Halo® LED Undercabinet Gen. 2 Luminaire
Halo® HL6 ALLSLOPE 6-inch LED Downlight
Portfolio LDA4A 4-inch LED Adjustable Downlight
Metalux™ Cruze® LED Luminaire
 
The IES Progress Committee is mandated to keep in touch with developments in the art and science of lighting throughout the world and provides a yearly review of achievements. The Progress Report includes important new products, research, publications and design tools from the past year.
 
The 2015 IES Progress Report will be presented at the IES Annual Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, on November 9, 2015, and at local IES section meetings throughout the coming year. A summary of the Report will be published in the January 2016 issue of Lighting Design + Application (LD+A) and posted on the IES website.
 
To learn more about Eaton’s lighting solutions, visit www.eaton.com/lighting.
 
Eaton delivers a range of innovative and reliable indoor and outdoor lighting solutions, as well as controls products specifically designed to maximize performance, energy efficiency and cost savings. Eaton lighting solutions serve customers in the commercial, industrial, retail, institutional, residential, utility and other markets.
 
Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit protection; backup power protection; control and automation; lighting and security; structural solutions and wiring devices; solutions for harsh and hazardous environments; and engineering services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer today’s most critical electrical power management challenges.
 
Eaton is a power management company with 2014 sales of $22.6 billion. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 102,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.