Milestones in Display/Optic History

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And the winner is ... And the winner is ... OSRAM. Arnold Schwarzenegger presents us with an OSCAR for the XBO cinema lamp. In 1987 we received another one for the HMI lamp. HMI lamps have been further developed to deliver up to 24,000 W. The HMI 18,000 W also won a coveted "EMMY Engineering Award“, the TV equivalent of an Oscar.

1930

  • HBO mercury short-arc lamps

1954

  • XBO xenon lamps – first commercial film projection with XBO

1968

  • HMI metal halide lamps – excellent color rendering and daylight

1978

  • HTI short-arc metal halide lamps – improved brilliance and efficacy, halogen lamps with dichroic reflector MR11 and MR16 and compact filament (64624, 64627 HLX)

1979

  • Bi-plane-technology for studio lamps

1980

  • HBO-IC mercury short-arc lamps for microlithography

1982

  • XENOPHOT-technology for halogen lamps – improved luminous efficacy
  • current-controlled lamps for airfield lighting with pk30d base

1983

  • OSCAR for developing and perfecting XBO xenon lamps awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

1986

  • Halogen lamps with gold reflector for infrared applications reach 1300°C at the focal point (64635 HLX) 

1987

  • OSCAR for HMI - continuous improvement of HMI for professional motion pictures

1992

  • High performance halogen Lamps (HPL) with ultra-compact filament and special heatsink base (low heat load to the socket)

1994

  • Lamps for data and video projection
  • Current-controlled lamps for airfield lighting with reflector

1998

  • New anode design for XBO theatre lamps setting new standards for arc stability
  • High-voltage HCD lamps (HBO-IC)

2000

  • P-VIP lamp for ultra-portable video and data projection
  • XS-technology for HMI and HTI lamps

2003

  • SharXS HTI concept
  • Quick exchange lamp (QXL) for halogen studio lamps with a twist and lock base (released at PLASA that year)

2005

  • 4ArXS concept - HSD quartz and HCD ceramic (HCD: discontinued)
  • Baby SharXS HTI
  • Quartz pinch-technology for halogen main voltage lamps
  • Environmental impact award at PLASA for aluPAR 56. Also was accepted into the Illuminating Engineering Society 2006 Progress Report in U.S.

2006

  • Xstage – the new XBO for entertainment applications
  • HMI 18.000W/SE
  • Very longlife IRC lamps for airfield lighting with twice / triple lifetime
  • XIR-technology for low voltage halogen lamps provides up to 50% more light in the operation theater

2007

  • Lok-it! for jalogen studio lamps and discharge Lamps
  • OSRAM Display/Optic received the Prime Time Emmy Engineering Award for the safety features of its HMI lamps

2008

  • HMI 24.000kW
  • aluPAR 64 was accepted into the  Illuminating Engineering Society 2008 Progress Report in U.S.

2009

  • ZELION LED module for airfield and effect lighting
  • Mini-Lok-it! as extension of the Lok-it! product family
  • Maxi SharXS HTI as extension of the SharXS product family

2010

  • KREIOS Z for zoomable light from 10°-60°
  • KREIOS D+T - remote phosphor concept to create perfectly tuned, high-CRI light that duplicates halogen or daylight illumination
  • KREIOS M - stage light module for single, soft light sources that mix seamlessly with any tungsten or daylight light source 
  • DO BDL 8 W M - high-power blue LED light source for medical applications
  • Quarz-pinch technology for high-wattage studio lamps

2011

  • KREIOS G1 - LED image projector for spot lighting and spot messaging
  • KREIOS R - LED reflector module for a wide range of applications (e.g. wash lights, blinder)
  • SIRIUS HRI - compact, high-performance reflector lamp for entertainment lighting (mainly for small
    moving heads)
  • Further extension of the Lok-it! range (e.g. Lok-it! HTI 400W/60/P28)