CSA Group, a global product testing company, has bought lamp and luminaire testing firm Orb Optronix.
Orb Optronix, based in Kirkland, Washington, provides LED testing and measurement of discrete LEDs, LED array, LED light engines, LED replacement lamps and LED luminaires.
Orb Optronix has clients ranging from major LED manufacturing companies to early stage lighting projects that require next-generation SSL design solutions. It has 17 employees who will now become part of CSA Group's global workforce of 1,600 staff.
CSA Group is an independant, not-for-profit membership association that is well established in the United States with a site in Atlanta offering testing and certification services for electrical, mechanical, gas and other products.
Richard Weiser, vice president, US and Mexico, CSA group, said CSA Group's acquisition of Orb Optronix is at the core of the organisation's commitment to accelerate its market presence and breadth of offerings for the lighting industry in North America and globally.
"This acquisition of Orb Optronix by CSA Group represents the formation of a real dream team in the solid state lighting test industry," said David Bajorins, co-founder of Orb Optronix.
Bajorins added: "Combining Orb's deep technical understanding of LED technology, industry leading software and cutting edge LED, lamp and luminaire metrology capabilities with CSA Group's SSL safety and performance testing capacity, will help ensure our customers receive the best and most accurate LED and SSL product testing. It will also enable us to have the available capacity expected by all of our tier one customers."
