Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Global carbon neutrality goals are making energy efficiency the fundamental priority in the sector. As a result of EU’s climate strategies for 2030 and 2050, energy-efficient products are now advantageous not only in terms of the environment, but also in terms of business. This transformation results in LED technologies rapidly becoming widespread and traditional lighting systems being pulled out of the market.

Companies are now focusing not only on product performance, but also on the energy consumed throughout the product’s entire life cycle. Long-lasting products with low energy consumption and low maintenance requirements play a key role in carbon reduction strategies.

Digitalisation and Smart Technologies
Thanks to IoT, artificial intelligence, and sensor technologies, lighting systems go beyond being just a light source and transform into data-generating, self-managed systems. Smart luminaries make it possible to monitor energy consumption in real time, remotely manage it, and identify possible breakdowns beforehand. This reduces maintenance costs and increases operational efficiency.

Solutions that work in integration with building automation systems are particularly becoming standard in many structures ranging from offices to industrial plants. New business models, such as “lighting-as-a-service”, attract attention as one of the new facilities offered by digitalisation.

Urbanisation and Demographics
Increased urbanisation is transforming infrastructure needs and user expectations. While energy efficiency, safety, and remote control are in high demand in public areas, people-oriented designs that go with the flow of biological rhythms attract attention in indoor spaces.
People-oriented lighting directly affects user health and efficiency especially in offices, schools, and healthcare facilities. These applications create competitive advantage when integrated into user-controlled systems, along with other aspects related to visual comfort and flexible colour temperature.

How do we respond to megatrends?

We place sustainability at the heart of every product we develop so that we can achieve the goals related to energy efficiency and the fight against climate change. Thanks to our LED-based product portfolio and our DIMKO smart dimming system, we are able to achieve energy savings at levels ranging from 60% to 80%, reducing operating costs and contributing to carbon neutrality goals. DIMKO helps dim the luminaries gradually from 0% to 100%, and thanks to daylight sensors and time-adjusted scenarios, we only consume as much energy as we need. For example, we automatically reduce the light levels by 50% after 2:00 am, which reduces energy consumption while at the same time maintaining visual comfort.

We integrate all the opportunities offered by digitalisation into our products, turning lighting into data-generating smart systems by leveraging IoT-based solutions, sensors, and remote access modules. We monitor energy consumption in real time and remotely identify any breakdowns, thereby reducing maintenance costs and increasing operational efficiency. As our products are in compliance with the DALI and SCADA standards, they are easy to integrate into building automation systems, thus offering our customers more than just a mere lighting experience, but also smart energy management solutions.

In response to the needs created by increased urbanisation, we place particular importance on safety, energy efficiency, and remote control in our lighting projects for parks, gardens, roads, and industrial zones. In line with our people-oriented lighting approach, we offer different colour temperatures and dimming scenarios in order to provide users with solutions that go with the flow of their biological rhythms. Thanks to DIMKO’s easy-to-program structure and its capability to adapt to existing infrastructures, we perform our installations without the need for any cabling or excavation, and develop flexible solutions that are suitable for new business models such as “lighting-as-a-service”.

LED Transformation
Following the prohibition of fluorescent and halogen lamps as per both EU regulations and Turkish regulations, LED technologies have become standard in the sector. LED systems not only consume less energy, but also offer a longer lifespan, while at the same time requiring less maintenance, providing higher light quality, and causing less environmental impact.

In order to achieve competitive advantage in LED products, companies are trying to distinguish themselves in many other areas in addition to efficiency: modular structures, integrated smart properties, and private area applications, etc.

Smart Lighting and IoT
R&D activities in the sector focus on high technology.
R&D activities in the sector focus on high technology.
High-definition pixel LEDs
Luminaries that are personalised through 3D printing
UV-C and grow LEDs
AI-assisted light algorithms

The above are just a few examples that create new opportunities in terms of both performance and sustainability. Companies are now investing not only in mass production, but also in niche applications and customised solutions.

Design Priorities
Design affects both user experience and product performance. While flexible colour temperatures add to visual comfort, modular and space-specific solutions serve aesthetic appeal. People-oriented designs are in demand especially in offices, schools, and hospitals

New Technologies
Niche applications such as AI-assisted lighting algorithms, high-definition pixel LEDs, luminaries that are personalised through 3D printing, and UV-C and grow LEDs demonstrate the sector’s focus on R&D. Companies are trying to achieve competitive advantage in new areas of application.

How do we respond to sector-specific trends?

Upon the ban imposed on fluorescent and halogen products, LED technologies are now considered a sector standard, and we comply with this novelty through our highly-efficient LED solutions. We are not only offering energy savings, but also smart control and modularity, thereby providing a longer-lasting and sustainable utilisation thanks to the protective components we use in our LED modules. The luminaries we equipped with standardised connections and interfaces provide our customers with a long-term assurance in the field of LED transformation.

With our R&D efforts being focused on smart systems that boast high technology, we offer central energy management, scenario building, and remote access opportunities. Our wireless IoT-based solutions help us develop flexible and quick-to-deploy lighting infrastructures, while our standard module and sensor interfaces provide us with the opportunity to integrate our systems into smart urban applications.

Our design approach addresses user experience and technical performance together, offering customised dimming options through flexible colour temperatures and visual comfort-oriented scenarios. Using standardised interfaces, we transform our products into modular and measurable products that can meet the requirements of the future, resulting in solutions that support human health in interior areas and offer aesthetic appeal in exterior areas.

For data security, we work with suppliers that can provide us with products that include AES-CCM (128-bit)-based message encryption and authentication properties (network/app/device keys). During the provisioning process for these products, keys are securely transferred to the devices via an authorised commissioning tool (mobile phone/tablet), and after the completion of this transfer, network keys start to be used. Dividing Bluetooth Mesh networks into subnets as part of key management and subnetting creates a network segmentation, with a different network key becoming operational for each subnet. In addition, key refresh and replay protection mechanisms refresh the keys over time and implement the counter/nonce structures to prevent messages from being replayed. For gateway security, functions such as secure boot, encrypted file system, TLS communication, and automatic security updates come into play.
We are closely following technological developments and directing our R&D investments into areas of innovation accordingly. We provide automated light management systems based on user needs through our AI-assisted control algorithms, and develop effective solutions in exclusive projects through high-definition LED technologies. What’s more, we offer sustainable applications in niche areas such as personalised 3D print luminance designs, as well as UV-C and grow LEDs. Combining all these technologies with our light engineering approach and smart lighting integrations, we are introducing the lighting solutions of the future to today’s world.

Eco-design and EU Legislation
The EU Eco-design Directive stipulates minimum efficiency and environmental performance criteria for all energy-driven products in the market. These criteria for lighting products include many sustainability metrics including:
Energy consumption
Lumen/Watt efficiency
Expected life
Repairability and recyclability

This directive has caused a gradual withdrawal of low-efficiency products, other than LEDs, from the market and is now rapidly transforming the sector

RoHS Directive
The RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) directive banned fluorescent lamps, especially those containing mercury, from the EU market. This ban is one of the most important steps in legislation that has triggered the transition to LED technologies. The directive also restricts the use of components that cause environmental toxicity in products.

CE, ENEC, UL, IP/IK Certifications
Lighting products must have certain standards in terms of including safety, electromagnetic compatibility, mechanical strength, and suitability for external conditions.
CE: Main safety marking for the EU market
UL: International safety standard (especially in the US)
IP/IK: Resistance to water, dust and impact
ENEC: Quality approval in European standards

Data Security in Smart Products
With digitalised products becoming widespread with each passing day, issues such as cybersecurity and data privacy are becoming hot topics. Especially for IoT-assisted luminaries, the EU GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) sets several rules with regard to the collection, storage, and transfer of user data. This makes software security a must in product design, just like hardware security.

Carbon Neutrality Goals and LCA
In line with the EU’s net-zero goal for 2050, companies are expected to decarbonise not only their products, but also their operations. Therefore, the life cycle analysis (LCA), the use of recyclable materials, carbon footprint calculations, and supply chain traceability, etc. are on the radar of the regulations.

How do we respond to regulations?

In compliance with the Eco-design Directive, when designing our products, we ensure that they maximise energy efficiency, are recyclable, and are easy to maintain and repair. By constantly increasing our lumen/watt ratios, we achieve both sustainability and competitive advantage.

We never use any prohibited chemicals in our products, we fully comply with the RoHS Directive, and we replace mercury-containing fluorescent products with highly-efficient LED solutions. We obtain the CE certificate, which is mandatory for exporting to the European market, through tests performed as per the TS EN 60598-1, TS EN 60598-2, TS EN 62471 and TS EN 62031 standards, and we make sure that our products are in full compliance with the 2014/35/EU Low Voltage Directive.

In addition, we are also in full compliance with all relevant EU legislation in the fields of product safety and environmental responsibility, including the 2001/95/EC General Product Safety Directive (GPSD), the REACH Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 and the WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU.

The performance and durability criteria for our products are certified through regular tests that are performed according to internationally accepted standards, including IESNALM-79, EN 13032 / CIE photometric measurements, EN 60529 (IP), EN 62262 (IK) and EN 60068-2-75 impact tests.

Most of our products are ENEC certified – a certification that is provided only upon successfully passing relevant independent audits. We also have internationally recognised CB certificates. Our Exproof products for explosive environments, on the other hand, have certification from TSE (Turkish Standards Institution) as per the 2014/34/EU Directive.

In line with the EU’s carbon neutrality goals, we focus on reducing our environmental impact not only in our products, but also in our operations. Finally, by integrating practices such as the Life Cycle Analysis, carbon footprint calculations, the use of recyclable materials, and supply chain traceability into our processes, we offer long-term sustainability solutions to our customers.