Project Overview

A mid-sized European manufacturer of outdoor and industrial luminaires approached us to secure a stable, authentic supply of high-power LED lamp beads for its floodlight and street-light range. The brand had been buying LED chips locally through several traders, but suffered from mixed batches, inconsistent colour and, on two occasions, counterfeit dies. For a company shipping products with a three-year warranty, unreliable lamp beads were an unacceptable risk.

The Challenge

• Inconsistent colour consistency (CCT and CRI) between production batches.
• Unverifiable origin of purchased LED lamp beads, with suspected counterfeits.
• Long lead times during peak season, delaying finished-goods delivery.
• Need for a partner able to support both sample validation and volume production.

Customer Profile

The client is a family-owned European luminaire manufacturer with more than 25 years in the outdoor lighting market, exporting to over 15 countries. Its portfolio spans street lights, high-bay fixtures and architectural floodlights, all sold under a three-year performance warranty that depends entirely on component quality and consistency.

Our Solution

As a professional distributor of imported LED components, we proposed a mixed-sourcing programme built on genuine, traceable parts. The core of the solution was a set of OSRAM Oslon 3030 and CREE XP-E2 3535 high-power lamp beads, matched to the customer's optical and thermal requirements.

Every shipment was supported by traceable documentation, and each batch was 100% tested on our photometric bench for flux, colour point and forward voltage before dispatch. Free pre-production samples allowed the customer's engineering team to lock in its optical design with confidence.

Results Delivered

• 12% lower BOM cost versus the brand's previous local sourcing route.
• 99.5% incoming inspection pass rate after batch-level photometric testing.
• 100% genuine, traceable parts, eliminating the counterfeit risk.
• On-time delivery through coordinated buffer stock and air-freight support.

The partnership has since expanded to additional luminaire models, with the customer now using a single, audited supplier for its high-power LED lamp beads.

Why It Worked

Reliable lamp beads are the foundation of any credible lighting product. By combining authorised-channel sourcing, in-house batch testing and responsive logistics, we turned a fragile supply chain into a dependable competitive advantage for the customer.

Interested in a similar programme? Contact our team for samples and a tailored quotation.