Direct Hit! Decoding Hardcore New Products and Innovative Technologies at the Ningbo Lighting Exhibition

On the morning of May 14, 2026, crowds surged at the entrance of the Ningbo International Convention and Exhibition Center as the 2026 Ningbo International Lighting Exhibition was in full swing. As the flagship exhibition for the lighting industry, this event precisely targets three core sectors: smart lighting, full-chain supporting services, and foreign trade expansion, gathering nearly 2,000 renowned domestic and international enterprises. On that day, Lao Hong, Editor-in-Chief of China Light Media, led a team to launch a live cloud tour of the exhibition. Leveraging years of industry expertise and exhibition experience, he immersively visited booths of many representative industry companies, unlocking cutting-edge achievements and technological trends.

Tongyifang + Darko

The joint booth of Tongyifang and Darkocaptured attention with its strength. Tongyifang made a grand appearance with core product solutions including smart lighting, outdoor lighting, industrial lighting, horticultural lighting, stadium lighting, medical aesthetics lighting, healthy lighting, commercial lighting, and Zhaga series modulesPCBA, showcasing its strength as a leading domestic COB manufacturer. According to staff, its daily shipment volume reaches 150,000–160,000 units.

The outdoor high luminous efficacy SMD series exhibited at this exhibition, such as the flip-chip 3030 module, achieves a whole-lamp luminous efficacy of 180-196 lm/W, and even higher with lenses, reaching up to 240 lm/W. The new flip-chip solutions and dual color temperature products (adjustable from 2700K to 6500K) target the specific weather requirements of road lighting. In the field of smart lighting, its three-color wide-gamut white light solution enables precise control of color temperature from 1800K to 12000K on the black body curve, with a CRI exceeding 95. The ceramic COB series provides stable, high-color-rendering solutions for broadcasting in high-end sports venues. Tongyifang emphasizes that through joint R&D with Darco and supply chain integration, it is committed to providing customers with one-stop, cost-effective solutions ranging from LED modules to intelligent control.

Lideda

作为高效率生物光照方案商，立德达携最新植物照明、户外照明两大系列核心产品及创新解决方案，在1号馆1G-12展位精彩呈现。在植物照明领域，立德达带来新一代高PPE植物生长灯珠与全周期定制光谱解决方案，可针对不同作物的生长特性，精准配比660nm红光、450nm蓝光、远红、紫外等光谱波段。

It is worth mentioning that Lideda has successfully extended its high luminous efficacy technology accumulated in horticultural lighting to the outdoor lighting and medical aesthetics sectors. Outdoor lighting was a key focus of this exhibition; its 5050 LEDs achieve a luminous efficacy of 168-288 lm/W, making it a supplier to leading domestic street light manufacturers. The new Xingyao series of high-efficacy LEDs represents a significant leap in luminous efficacy compared to conventional industry products; the new Beidou series of flip-chip products reaches 270 lm/W, featuring low thermal resistance and supporting a ten-year warranty. Furthermore, the company shared its practical implementations in China of lighting solutions such as "Alert Lighting Spectrum" (enhancing road safety) and Darksky Spectrum (protecting the dark night ecosystem), pointing out that outdoor lighting is evolving from a sole focus on luminous efficacy to a multi-dimensional evaluation system encompassing safety, ecology, and health.

Songsheng Power

Shengsheng Power prominently showcased its LED driver and intelligent control solutions covering multiple scenarios such as outdoor, industrial and mining, horticultural lighting, and sports lighting, presenting more mature intelligent dimming and overall solutions. The industry-first NH-V D4i series power supply supports D4i and NFC programming, targeting the high-end linear highbay market. Its horticultural lighting power supplies range from 100W to 1600W, supporting independent multi-spectrum dimming; sports venue lighting power supplies range from 50W to 1800W, and it launched a "five-in-one" intelligent adaptive dimming power supply integrating 0-10V, D4i (DALI-2), DMX, etc., which can be programmed via NFC, greatly simplifying customer selection and inventory pressure.

Shengsheng Power's products and solutions for lighting master control, single-lamp control, and circuit/area control were centrally displayed at this exhibition, further enhancing its overall capabilities from drivers to system control.

Qisheng Electronics

Zhejiang Qisheng Electronics Co., Ltd. focuses on high-precision resistor components. The core products exhibited include SMD resistors, wirewound resistors, CD inductors, etc., providing high-stability component support for power supply manufacturers. The enterprise owns more than ten self-developed automated production lines. Its SMD and wirewound resistor products lead in domestic market share and have passed CQC, RoHS, and complete ISO three-system certification. Notably, Qisheng's product applications have successfully expanded from the LED lighting field to high-end frontier industries such as aerospace, new energy storage, robotics, AI, and the low-altitude economy, demonstrating the versatility and extensibility of its technology.

Ningbo Qiyuan

Ningbo Qiyuan, with 30 years of focus on healthy natural light, has upgraded the concept of its eye-care lamp products showcased at this exhibition. It has evolved from focusing on single indicators such as illuminance and blue light to emphasizing "eye care + emotion management," combining healthy lighting with circadian rhythm regulation and Human Centric Lighting (HCL) technology to create a comfortable and healthy light environment for people. The product adopts Bridgelux RGBW technology, with color temperature adjustable from 1800K to 12000K, a color rendering index exceeding 95, and simulates full-day circadian lighting from morning awakening to nighttime sleep aid.

In addition, some customized models of the product innovatively introduce ultraviolet light and infrared auxiliary heating functions, expanding the boundaries of health and comfort for luminaires. The company also exhibited a product using a full-color gamut solution, with significantly improved color saturation and 30 pixel control points for precise light control, demonstrating the potential of technology to empower product differentiation.

Feiyetai

Shenzhen Feiyetai Electronics Co., Ltd. is a national high-tech enterprise deeply engaged in industrial lighting. At this exhibition, Feiyetai focused on showcasing lighting luminaires and supporting solutions adapted for industrial and outdoor scenarios, emphasizing high stability and high adaptability. The products meet the needs of various scenarios such as industrial factories and outdoor engineering projects. Examples include low-glare high-bay lights (Glare Rating UGR ≤ 18), high-bay lights capable of stable long-term operation in high-temperature environments up to 100°C, and downlights with luminous efficacy exceeding 200 lm/W.

Its explosion-proof light series emphasizes "batch certification" rather than "sample certification," ensuring intrinsic safety of the products in hazardous environments such as petroleum and chemical industries. The modular design of the floodlights can adapt to extreme cold environments of -50°C, reflecting the reliability of the products under extreme conditions.

Jiangsu Chuangdao

Jiangsu Chuangdao, which focuses on "replaceable LED bulbs", showcased its core products at this exhibition, including smart high-power LED street light bulbs, smart LED corn bulbs, batwing distribution LED street light bulbs, and modular luminaires. It is reported that the standard interface of its bulbs allows direct replacement of traditional luminaires. The products feature a high-purity aluminum heat dissipation structure with forced convection via dual front and rear fans, offering a 5-year warranty and an innovative high-efficiency heat dissipation design suitable for low-cost municipal retrofits. The new generation of products optimizes heat exchange technology, reducing size and cost, and is expected to go public in the second half of the year. The Robert series modular luminaires use a mechanical snap-fit structure requiring no screws. The corn bulbs are equipped with axial distribution lenses, directing 85% of the luminous efficacy to the ground, with power ranging from 20W to 120W.

It is reported that Jiangsu Chuangdao's replaceable LED bulb series has been applied on a large scale in existing street light retrofit projects in nearly 100 cities across the country, accumulating rich practical experience in large-scale renovations.

Yu Run

Yu Run, focusing on flexible light strips, perfectly presents the unique warm texture of silicone material and the fluidity of light through a dynamic demonstration wall of staggered flexible light strips. Displayed products include outdoor soft light strips with 50-meter voltage-drop-free power supply, "single-cuttable" light strips that can be cut at any position, miniature 360-degree surrounding light strips with a diameter of only 25mm, and IP68 waterproof flexible neon lights with invention patents, featuring excellent weather resistance, arbitrary bending, high protection, and seamless splicing. The company has built a reputation in commercial lighting and architectural landscape fields by customizing silicone housing colors and providing mature engineering solutions, with domestic sales accounting for 80% and maintaining steady growth.

Tianxiang Electric

Tianxiang Electric Group is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the research, development, and production of various outdoor luminaire products. At this exhibition, Tianxiang Electric showcased its multifunctional smart streetlight, which integrates lighting, charging piles, information display screens, security monitoring, public broadcasting, and even AI voice interaction modules into a single pole, meeting the needs for intensification and intelligence in new projects for scenic spots, industrial parks, and smart cities. The lamp pole consists of standardized iron components, supporting segmented transportation or overall packaging for easy transport and installation. Special models are equipped with anti-nesting structures for birds, balancing practicality and scenario adaptability, demonstrating the exploration of traditional luminaire manufacturers transforming into comprehensive solution providers.

Falavo

Falavo specializes in lighting products for cultural tourism and night tours. At this exhibition, it displayed integrated waterproof flexible LED strips (IP68), LED starry light strings supporting DMX512 individual control, 3D-printed lighting installations, and large-scale rose light arrays, all adhering to a core standard of over five years of outdoor service life. The company addresses outdoor yellowing and fading issues through blended modified polymer materials, achieving V-0 flame retardancy, and features product characteristics such as UV resistance (no aging for ten years outdoors), impact resistance, and high/low temperature tolerance. The products have passed rigorous saturated salt water tests, making them suitable for highly corrosive environments such as seaside areas.

Guangdong Juhao

Facing market changes, Juhao Lighting not only showcases modern decorative lighting products but also heavily launches a new retail model of "online traffic generation, offline transactions" and a "6+1" asset-light entrepreneurship solution. Relying on precise traffic generation through new media matrices such as Douyin, Xiaohongshu, and Kuaishou, it connects the closed loop of "online exposure - offline transactions", helping terminals acquire customers and increase efficiency. This solution, through an "all-in-one live streaming machine" integrating live streaming and mall functions, paired with six product boxes covering mainstream styles, can quickly adapt to various entrepreneurial scenarios such as designer studios, whole-house decoration stores, and commercial lighting projects, helping designers and entrepreneurs open "mobile stores" with extremely low inventory costs. At the same time, relying on a centralized distribution system to reduce inventory pressure, the investment cost is significantly reduced compared to traditional stores, providing a highly forward-looking practical path for channel sinking and digital transformation in the lighting industry.

Exhibition Observation

Through in-depth visits, China Light Network believes that the Ningbo International Lighting Exhibition to some extent reflects the development context of the industry:

• Light quality and health value continue to deepen, expanding from indoor eye protection to outdoor safety, ecological friendliness, and circadian health;

• Intelligence is no longer limited to dimming and color tuning, but is evolving towards distributed control, protocol fusion, and deep integration with smart cities;

• Extreme specialization and customization have become a corporate moat, with numerous "hidden champions" emerging in niche sectors such as outdoor, horticultural, sports, and specialty lighting;

• Facing the market, companies are placing greater emphasis on business model innovation and supply chain resilience to enhance customer value through rapid response and integrated solutions;

• Deepened coordination across the entire industry chain, with联动 among light source, driver, component, and terminal enterprises, shifting from competition based on single products to rivalry over system solutions.

The 2026 Ningbo International Lighting Exhibition serves as a window into industry transformation. It is not only a showcase for new products but also an arena for technological routes, business models, and industry value. Those interested in details can watch the live broadcast replay via the channel below:

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