Toshiba Ends Production of Incandescent Bulbs After 120 Years of Manufacturing
SSLighting Design News Staff
March 19, 2010...Toshiba Corporation and its group of companies, the first manufacturers of general-use incandescent bulbs in Japan some 120-years-ago, has taken a bold step into the future by ending the production of general-use incandescent bulbs. The company reportedly decided to focus on environmentally friendly lighting back in 2008, and since then has been transitioning to new lighting products, particularly LED lighting. The end of incandescent bulb production has reportedly come a year ahead of the original plan.
Toshiba points out that its end of production of general-use incandescent bulbs marks the end for a total of 103 products. At a production peak Toshiba manufactured some 20 million units a year. Though it will continue to produce specialty incandescent bulbs, Toshiba said that it will direct its attention to promoting LED lighting
