In the Year of the Horse, the lighting industry gallops forward with renewed vigor
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On a day in early spring, February, the fifth-floor conference room of Shanghai Dragon's Dream Hotel was filled with springtime warmth. An expert and entrepreneur symposium, jointly organized by the Shanghai Lighting Society and the Ningbo Lighting Exhibition Organizing Committee, was underway. Old friends met, sometimes worrying about the world's troubles before others do, sometimes finding joy after others have found it. To facilitate quick reading for everyone, I will directly record the key points as follows:
1, Proud
According to World Bank statistics: China's contribution to global manufacturing growth is 30.2%. Hong Bing, a well-known influencer, verified on the spot that Chinese lighting accounts for about 70% of the global market. Shouldn't this make Chinese lighting professionals proud? We have truly illuminated the world. Wherever there are lights, nine out of ten are Made in China. Taking MLS Lighting as an example alone, it has a marketing and service network in 151 countries (regions) worldwide.
2, from new
Self-innovation is a severe test for those in the lighting industry. In recent years, I have repeatedly stated that we are undergoing a second innovation or even a second revolution: the first time was replacing mercury lamps, halogen lamps, and mercury-containing energy-saving lamps with LED. That was relatively easier; it was an innovation (revolution) imposed on others, whereas this time it is self-innovation, revolutionizing ourselves, which is obviously more difficult. CIE Vice President Hao Luosi emphasized particularly that if semiconductor lighting does not pursue self-innovation, it will become marginalized even in academia, let alone in application fields. Her second trip to Antarctica was also to explore how lighting can be human-centric in extremely cold regions?
3, Self-improvement
Lighting professionals must proactively seize the central position to occupy the spotlight in the future of light. Mr. Su Yaokang (former General Manager of Yaming) said: If you do not embrace 'Lighting+', others will add it to you! Recently, ZTE Corporation, a telecommunications company, surprisingly launched a 'Koala <袋鼠> Smart Lamp', which has gained strong market favor.
4, self-discipline
At the meeting, Chief Engineer Xia Lin of Tongji Design Institute stated that compared to previous years, orders for the design institute have significantly weakened, leading to stricter self-requirements. The past practice of "one person working overtime while all lights are on" has been replaced by "intelligence," where lights illuminate only where needed. More challenging is the sudden arrival of the AI era; how to adapt? How to respond? This has become a source of anxiety for every designer. Especially for enterprises, you must rise with the trend and embrace digitalization: first in management, and second, how to empower products?
A phenomenon-level society with many spontaneous events. Can lighting produce some blockbusters? Let the post-90s and post-00s generations have fun? Disney's Pixar has been used to make lamps, which are very popular among young people. Now, LED light sources are everywhere; their biggest feature is that they are small yet bright, with colorful hues. There are thousands of senior designers in the lighting industry. Instead of focusing solely on outdoor and indoor space design, could they lower their stance and focus on products, pushing LED to its absolute limit?
7, self-satisfied
2026年，照明与显示，显示的拓展速度远远大于照明。尤其是Mini和Micro的日趋成熟，对直显、背光显示及微显(AR、VR)有很强的推动，尤其是显示屏，影院已焕然一新，最大的市场，就是进入家庭了。 Compared to general lighting, there is significant growth potential in the following areas:
Others include elderly-friendly lighting, explosion-proof lighting, and special-purpose lighting (for sky and ground). There is also smart lighting that will soon become widespread, sprouting like bamboo shoots after rain and flourishing everywhere. In summary, as the times progress, a better life requires the complementary charm of beautiful lighting; this is also the responsibility of lighting professionals to remain true to their original aspirations. Fortunately, this is the Year of the Horse, so let us gallop forward together!
