West Michigan innovators from four companies develop new energy efficient office light

A report in MiBiz says that innovators from four West Michigan companies have created a new type of energy efficient lighting through collaboration.

According to excerpts from the story:

When four West Michigan companies put their collective creative minds together to develop a new product, the results can prove to be illuminating. Herman Miller Inc.’s Flute Personal Light began with designer Tom Newhouse’s idea to use emerging LED technologies for an energy-efficient light for the office environment.

Less than a year later, the simple, sleek task light made its debut at the NeoCon World Trade Fair. The back story of its development serves as a microcosm of West Michigan’s expertise in office furniture design, engineering and manufacturing — and offers a glimpse into how West Michgian companies might collaborate in the future.

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