Technology

Technology

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RoHS & WEEE Commitment

The European Union has adopted the RoHS (Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment) and the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directives.

Effective on 1 July 2006, the RoHS Detective, which complements the WEEE Directive, bans the use of certain hazardous materials, such as lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), and limits the quantity of mercury, in electronics products sold in Europe.

All of MEGAMAN^® products are RoHS compliant. In addition, not MEGAMAN^®'s lamps have been delicately crafted with lead-free glass tubes and using safer solid amalgam form of mercury to further enhance the green attributes of each product.

The WEEE Directive promotes the reuse and recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. From 13 August 2005, manufacturers became responsible for taking back, treating and/or recycling their used electrical and electronic equipment.

All MEGAMAN^® products are fabricated from recyclable materials, such as ABS plastic, a layer of silicone and glass. Furthermore, mechanical snap-in holdings and water-based adhesive are used in assembly to facilitate easy dismantling for recycling components.

For more details about RoHS and WEEE, please visit www.rohs.eu.

If breakage occurs when	Lamp using liquid mercury	Lamp using (solid) amalgam based mercury
Cold - lamp off	40% lost as vapour over two weeks	Negligible loss - almost zero
Warm - lamp on	68% released right away (3 to 6 times the legal limit)	6% released right away (within legal limits)

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True Green Technology

MEGAMAN^® has employed True Green amalgam technology in its manufacturing of Compact Fluorescent Lamps since January 2008, making all its products free from liquid mercury.

Mercury is needed for a fluorescent lamp to work effectively however it does not have to be used in its more dangerous liquid form, it can be used in an inherently more safe solid amalgam form.

By adopting the safer solid amalgam form of mercury, MEGAMAN^® is able to minimise the environmental impact at different stages of the product life cycle. This protects not only workers during production and transportation, but also end-users during usage and disposal from exposure to liquid mercury.

Mercury is classified as a hazardous substance however the RoHS exemptions allowing all forms of mercury to be used in CFLs as there is no alterative. MEGAMAN^® has formerly applied to the EU Commission to change this regulation to:

• only allow the safe amalgam form
• effectively ban the use of liquid mercury completely

Using amalgam based mercury improves safety and gives commercial benefits by:

• increasing consumer safety
• reducing mercury pollution
• being safer for production workers

The RoHS EU directive states that the limit of mecury allowed within each compact fluorescent lamp is 5mg. MEGAMAN^®'s heritage of innovative product development linked with their sustainable credentials has furthered the company to develop all of

its Compact Fluorescent Lamps to contain on average of 1.63mg mercury, which is far below the 5mg limit set by the EU environmental regulation. An example of this is the MEGAMAN^® 11W GSU111i which contains only 1.3mg of mercury.

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INGENIUM^® Technology

MEGAMAN^®'s patented INGENIUM^® technology represents one of the most significant Compact Fluorescent Lamp innovations of all time by applying advanced integrated circuit (IC) technology to the lamp, which enables prolonged operating life, shortened preheating time, increased number of switching life cycle and more compact in lamp size.

Longer Operating Life

INGENIUM^® technology, allows MEGAMAN^®'s Compact Fluorescent Lamps to offer a life expectancy of up to 15,000 hours and switching cycle of up to 600,000 times.

Precise Control of Preheating Time

Unlike other Compact Fluorescent Lamps which use conventional preheating

mechanisms, the INGENIUM^® technology employed within MEGAMAN^® lamps offers precise control of preheating time within one second. This helps to reduce the deterioration of the filament and prolong the life expectancy of the lamp.

Compact and Lighter Lamps

The components used for INGENIUM^® technology are extremely small. As a result, a more compact and lighter Compact Fluorescent Lamp is created compared with other energy saving lamps in the market.

High Luminous Efficacy

The INGENIUM^® technology enables MEGAMAN^® Compact Fluorescent Lamps to achieve greater light output while consuming less power. Consequently, they offer 7% more light output when compared with other Compact Florescent Lamps with the same wattage.