LSI Industries doesn't want you to light a candle or curse the darkness. Rather, it wants to illuminate the world in an energy-efficient way.
Founded in 1976 in a 1,200-square-foot facility, the Cincinnati-based company began with four employees determined to provide good lighting for service stations. Today, the company employs 1,400 at 14 facilities in the U.S. and Canada and specializes in solid-state LED (light-emitting diode) technology for indoor and outdoor lighting and graphics.
LSI combines integrated technology, design, and manufacturing to supply lighting fixtures and graphics elements for applications in the commercial, retail and specialty niche markets. Its major markets are in commercial/industrial lighting, petroleum/convenience store, multi-site retail (including automobile dealerships, restaurants and national retail accounts), sports and entertainment.
LEDs, generally, are considered superior to traditional lighting because they generate less heat, fewer greenhouse gases, and last longer. LSI's award-winning, flagship technology is called SmartTec; it's used in a product line called Crossover.
"In less than three years, over 100,000 and growing Crossover LED fixtures have been installed in both new construction and retrofit applications, reducing energy consumption by 40% � 80% (depending upon the Crossover fixture) when compared to the traditional lamp alternatives," according to the company.
Source: LIS Industries
Writer: Gabriella Jacobs