IECQ Scheme for LED Lighting

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1 IECQ Scheme for LED Lighting DEKRA Certification Group 2016 IECQ Supply Chain Management Conference Ted Gaertner Product Manager DEKRA Certification group Convenor of IECQ Working Group 9 LED Lighting Slide 1

2 IECQ- LED scheme - A valuable qualification and supply chain management tool for LED lighting manufacturers One of the programmes in the IECQ Approved Component Scheme is the IECQ Scheme for LED Lighting Component / Product The LED Lighting Component / Product scheme provides industry with a valuable supply chain tool that gives assurance that performance requirements of declared Standards and Specifications for Components, assemblies and modules used in the manufacturer and supply of Solid State Lighting Systems (with focus on LED Technology) complies with Component and Process Specifications. Slide 2

3 IECQ- LED scheme - Facts Demand for the use of solid state technology for general and specific lighting applications continues to grow. In the industrial and commercial environments, LED lighting solutions are now found widely in the market. They can be found in street lighting, airport lighting, automotive headlamps, at home, traffic signals and advertising. The market is flooded by a large number of manufacturers making unverifiable claims about their products quality and reliability, while delivering the opposite. The number of poor quality LED components, sub assemblies, lamp and luminaires has increased exponentially. One faulty component can result in poor performance or even worse, the overall failure of the LED lighting system. Slide 3

4 IECQ- LED scheme Market place The confidence in the performance of LED lighting system has decreased because of the high number of poor quality products in the market Especially for consumer LED products this is the case. In the Business to Business market, it is difficult to find good suppliers to ensure high level quality. It is also important for the manufacturers and traders of LED lighting systems to prove continued high quality over time. Slide 4

5 IECQ- LED scheme Fulfills needs The LED Lighting Component / Product scheme is an independent conformity assessment scheme which can provide continued prove of the high quality to the market place. Both for professional users as consumers. The LED Lighting Component / Product scheme makes use of both product testing as well as the assessment of the management of the production Slide 5

6 IECQ- LED scheme Categories At the start of the LED Lighting Component / Product scheme the following categories have been defined. LED Chips, Packages and Modules (Includes COBs, Arrays) LED Lamps LED Luminaires LED Drivers The categories have been determined to establish the set of minimum properties to be included in the certification Slide 6

7 IECQ- LED scheme Product testing The LED Lighting Component / Product scheme product testing part entails the verification of the declared properties of the LED Lighting system. This verification is done by performing laboratory tests under the supervision of an independent IECQ Certification Body. For each product category, a minimum set of properties have been determined by the IECQ to ensure that the product/ component has the quality as expected by the market. The manufacturer of LED lighting systems can agree with the IECQ Certification Body to go beyond the minimum set of properties to be certified Slide 7

8 IECQ- LED scheme Assessment of Production The LED Lighting Component / Product scheme assessment of production entails the audit of the entire production process. The audit will incorporate the assessment on the elements of the production, using largely the ISO 9001, but with extra IECQ requirements related to LED production. Slide 8

9 IECQ- LED scheme Follow Up and certification Both the product testing as well as the audit of the production will be performed on a regular basis to ensure continued compliance to the product too the stringent IECQ requirements. The IECQ Certification Body will perform product surveillance in testing the approved components or products from the production periodically. If the initial testing of the product is concluded with positive results and the audit of the production was satisfactory, the IECQ Mark can be used to show compliance of the product The properties will be listed in the certificate and be published on the IECQ website Slide 9

10 IECQ- LED scheme Questions? Slide 10