Lutron Electronics Company, Inc.
| Lutron Logo | |
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Founded 📆 | Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, 1961 |
| Founder 👔 | Joel Spira, Ruth Spira |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , United States |
Number of locations | 13 (2008) |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
Key people | Michael Pessina (president) Susan Hakkarainen (VP, marketing) |
| Products 📟 | Lighting control systems |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| Subsidiaries | Ivalo Lighting, Subarashii Kudamono [1] |
| 🌐 Website | lutron.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Lutron Electronics Company, Inc. is a privately held corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells lighting control systems and a variety of other related products. Its worldwide operations are headquartered in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania,[2] in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.
History[edit]
In 1959, Lutron's founder and owner Joel Spira invented the world's first solid state dimmer,[3] which served as the basis of Lutron's early business. Since that time, Lutron has expanded its offerings to over 15,000 products.[4]
Lutron brought to market the first dimming ballast and the first reliable wireless lighting control system.[5][6][7]
Honors and Awards[edit]
CEDIA Product Hall of Fame[edit]
Lutron has had three product families inducted into the CEDIA Product Hall of Fame.[8][9]
| Induction Year | Product Family | Product Introduced to Market |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | HomeWorks | 1992 |
| 2009 | Radio Ra | 1997 |
| 2011 | Sivoia Shades | 2000 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Lutron Partners & Affiliations - Convenient Light Control Made Easy". Lutron.com. 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=7779764
- ↑ "Patent US3032688 - Dimming device - Google Patents". Google.com. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ↑ "History of Lutron - Growth & Prosperity of the Light Control Industry". Lutron.com. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ↑ "Patent US4207497 - Ballast structure for central high frequency dimming apparatus - Google Patents". Google.com. 1978-12-05. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ↑ "Patent US5905442 - Method and apparatus for controlling and determining the status of ... - Google Patents". Google.com. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ↑ "Patent US5982103 - Compact radio frequency transmitting and receiving antenna and control ... - Google Patents". Google.com. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ↑ "CEDIA's Product Hall of Fame: Indulge Your Industry Nostalgia". Cedia.net. 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ↑ "Awards, Recognitions, and Achievements". Lutron.com. 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
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