Trumeter Technologies Limited Public Funding

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The detrimental effect that temperature has on electronics has so far restricted the design and integration of innovative LED lighting into consumer and industrial applications that require high temperatures, resulting in inefficient, ineffective incandescent light bulbs still being used for these applications. These inefficient bulbs have already been banned from general sale in the EU under Regulation 244/2009 and increasingly restricted to a small list of specialist applications. As the EU continues its legislative drive to remove all incandescent and halogen bulbs from circulation by 2016, there is a real need to develop and supply the market with a viable LED alternative. Trumeter Technologies Ltd are a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of innovative lighting, measurement and sensory technology. Having created significant advancements in LED technology in the automotive industry, Trumeter believe there is significant cross-over potential for their lighting technology in the consumer products market, developingthe next generation of LED lighting for home appliances.Trumeter intend to develop a low-energy, low failure rate LED lighting system capable of operating in and illuminating ovens which are heated to temperatures in excess of240ºC. The detrimental effect of temperature on electronics and LED’s has so far restricted the integration of innovative LED technology in household appliances, preventing the environmental, control and luminosity benefits of the technology being realised. If successful the project will result in the first, high volume, low energy LED lighting system able to function and illuminating environments of 240ºC heat or more. Implementation of the technology will initially focus on consumer oven, before other applications and markets are explored. The project will help ensure that Trumeter and the UK remains at the forefront of lighting technology and to the wider benefit to the UK household appliance manufacturing community.

Trumeter Technologies Ltd are a leading designer, developer and manufacturer of innovative lighting, measurement and sensory technology. Following considerable success in the automotive and measurement markets, coupled with technical advancements in capacitive sensor technology, Trumeter wish to develop a basic lab prototype of integrated, capacitive touch, stainless steel control unit and understand whether there is potential for the technology to be applied in the consumer products market for the creation of the true capacitive touch controls for home appliances. The detrimental effect of temperature on electronics and limitations of sensory technology in metal has so far restricted the integration of touch screen, button-less, control technology in metal, restricting this technology being fully integrated into appliances, resulting in expensive control units still being required and preventing size and smart control benefit aspects of the technology being realised. The project is being driven externally by demand from appliance manufacturers for innovations to improve the design, cost and efficiency of their products, and internally by Trumeter’s desire to differentiate themselves in the market. EU legislation on appliance efficiency is also expected in 2018, further driving demand for new efficient technology. If successful the project will result in the world’s first, touch sensitive control system integrated into metal. Implementation of the technology will focus on ovens, before other applications and markets are explored. Trumeter has over 60 years’ of experience designing and commercialising sophisticated measurement, sensory products for a variety of industries; if successful, Trumeter believe the technology has wider potential, for application in medical devices, cars and other home appliances. The project will help ensure Trumeter and the UK remains at the forefront of sensory technology and to the wider benefit to the UK manufacturing community.