This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2025 LEDucation event in New York City, offers the building industry a brief booth tour of mwConnect’s new Extreme-Range Outdoor Bluetooth Mesh Controller.

To strengthen its global presence and advance key initiatives, the DALI Alliance has expanded its Board of Directors.

The winners of the prestigious DALI Lighting Awards 2024/2025 have been announced. Organized by the DALI Alliance, the awards spotlight the best implementations and innovations in DALI lighting control across the globe.

The Lighting Controls Association is proud to announce the latest offerings in lighting controls from industry-leading manufacturers in this year’s annual product guide. Check them out!

As part of a new Lighting Controls Association series of short articles providing an in-depth introduction to new products, Craig DiLouie talked to Chad Watters, Product Manager Lighting Controls, mwConnect, about the company’s recently introduced Indoor Bluetooth NLC ZBD Sensor-Controller.

Craig DiLouie recently talked to Stephen Zhou, Executive Vice President, mwConnect about the company, its history and products, and its vision for the lighting controls industry.

As lighting control becomes more robust and easier to apply, today’s electrical distributor has extraordinary choice in servicing new construction projects and enhancing lighting upgrades. Manufacturers point to top trends including greater networked controls interoperability, systems integration, powerful digital LED drivers, wireless control, and growing application of control as a tool to enhance the occupant experience.

mwConnect™ (formerly McWong International), a leading innovator in wireless mesh technology, recently announced that three products from its SIG-qualified TruBlu™ Bluetooth® mesh wireless control platform were accepted into the 2024 IES Progress Report. The awards were announced at the IES Annual Conference in New York.

In the latest episode of the Lighting Controls Podcast, host Ron Kuszmar and C. Webster Marsh had the pleasure of hosting Margaret Wong and Stephen Zhou from mwConnect, a company renowned for its innovative Bluetooth Mesh technology. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, mwConnect, formerly known as McWong, has evolved from its humble beginnings manufacturing ballasts to becoming a leader in the smart lighting industry.

Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP recently had the pleasure of interviewing Stephen Zhou, Executive Vice President, mwConnect, for an upcoming article about lighting control trends for tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Here’s the transcript.

mwConnect’s sleek Wireless Fixture Controllers combine qualified Bluetooth mesh communication with a long-range integral antenna, an industry-standard quick connector, and DALI D4i connectivity for versatile and effective wireless lighting control outdoors. The integral long-range antenna offers Bluetooth range of up to 900 feet to ensure robust communication in applications like parking lots, sports fields and auto dealerships.

“Being in the lighting and controls industry for the past 27 years, I’ve internalized to a high degree that there are few constants,” writes mwConnect’s Blane Goettle in this guest post. “One is change, and the other, that the more things change, the greater the need for connection.”

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2024 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces the building industry to mwConnect’s Bluetooth NLC Solution, which now includes a new wireless dual-technology occupancy sensor.

The sleek Wireless Fixture Controllers recently introduced by mwConnect (formerly McWong International) combine qualified Bluetooth mesh communication with a long-range integral antenna, an industry-standard quick connector, and DALI D4i connectivity for versatile and effective wireless lighting control outdoors.

In this episode of The Lighting Controls Podcast presented by the Lighting Controls Association and NAILD–with this episode sponsored by mwConnect (formerly McWong International)–Shoshanna Segal, principal of Hartranft Lighting Design, talks about how a clearly written intent is the way to achieve better lighting control.

McWong International, an innovator in wireless mesh technology, is rebranding itself as mwConnect.

The Lighting Controls Association is proud to announce the latest offerings in lighting controls from industry-leading manufacturers in this year’s annual product guide. Check them out!

Craig DiLouie recently enjoyed interviewing Stephen Zhou, Executive Vice President, McWong International on the topic of Bluetooth NLC for upcoming articles in ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, tED Magazine, and the Lighting Controls Association. Transcript follows.

McWong International recently announced that its Bluetooth® mesh wireless lighting control solution has been awarded the Prototype Phase Lighting Prize (L-Prize) by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The award was announced on October 25, 2023.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced six winners in Phase Two of the DOE Lighting Prize (L-Prize®) competition, including Lighting Controls Association members Leviton and McWong.

Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP recently had the opportunity to interview Stephen Zhou, Executive Vice President, McWong International, about how lighting controls are becoming simpler. Transcript follows.

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2023 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces the building industry to McWong International’s new long-range outdoor wireless mesh controller.

McWong International’s Wireless Room Controller offers a foundation for a room-based, Bluetooth™ mesh networked lighting control solution.

The Lighting Controls Association is proud to announce the latest offerings in lighting controls from industry-leading manufacturers. Check them out!

LEDucation and LightFair are right around the corner, so be sure to register soon for these major industry events, both of which are occurring in New York City this year.

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) recently announced that its Progress Committee has selected 81 design tools, products and publications for the 2022 IES Progress Report.

McWong International has received the LightFair Technical Innovation Award for its new TruBlu Fixture Controller with Long Range Antenna. The award was announced on the opening day of LightFair 2022 in Las Vegas. In its 33rd year, the LightFair Innovation Awards recognize the most innovative products in architectural and commercial lighting.

The Lighting Controls Association is proud to announce the latest offerings in lighting controls from industry-leading manufacturers. Check them out!

With 17 stories and nearly a half million square feet of commercial real estate space, this project demonstrates the flexibility and scalability of Bluetooth mesh networking and showcases the power of the collaboration such an open standard fosters. McWong International, its technology partner Silvair, and lighting contractor EMC (Energy Management Collaborative) teamed for design and deployment of an LLLC (luminaire level lighting control) solution that will serve the owners and tenants alike for years to come.

The Lighting Controls Association is proud to announce the latest offerings in lighting controls from industry-leading manufacturers. Check them out!

McWong International, a leading innovator in Bluetooth® mesh technology, collaborated with LEDRAbrands and Casambi to create a unique, responsive commercial lighting environment for LEDRAbrands’ new corporate headquarters in Irvine, California. The project, detailed in the partners’ new white paper, focused on several objectives.

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association, introduces the building industry to McWong International’s TruBlu commissioning tool for SIG-qualified Bluetooth mesh lighting control networks.

The Lighting Controls Association is proud to announce the latest offerings in lighting controls from industry-leading manufacturers. Check them out!

McWong International teamed with project partners Contemporary Energy Solutions, Pentalux, and Silvair to deploy a large TruBlu™ control network at Yamaha Motors’ midwestern distribution center, located in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. The SIG-qualified TruBlu mesh control network consists of 320 nodes and 40 control zones encompassing the 175,000 ft2 facility, and estimated energy savings exceed 250,000 kWh.

McWong has received Bluetooth qualification on 14 devices in its Smart Sensor Control Platform, which was also recently accepted into the 2018 IES Progress Report. This milestone means the devices comply with the Bluetooth mesh networking specifications published in 2017.

The Lighting Controls Association is proud to offer an advance look at a selection of new products that will be displayed by members at LIGHTFAIR International May 6-10, 2018 in Chicago. While some can be seen here, many more await at member booths, so be sure to visit! SYNAPSE WIRELESS DIM10-087-06 The DIM10-087-06 adds the [...]

The Lighting Controls Association is proud to welcome McWong International, Inc. as a new member of the association. McWong International has bridged East and West to offer its customers a mix of quality, service and innovation. A California corporation, McWong develops and manufactures high-quality lighting control equipment and related electrical components. Products include occupancy sensors, [...]