Thresher Industries, Inc. (THRR.PK) Begins Development of Renewable, Low-Carbon Heat Sinks for LED Lighting Industry
Thresher Industries, Inc., a California-based manufacturer of precision aluminum and advanced metal matrix composite parts, announced this morning that it is developing a low-carbon footprint, highly thermal conductive die cast aluminum composite (a type of heat sink). Initially, the company will target the LED lighting industry. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, white high powered LEDs can emit 150-200 lumens per watt, twice the efficacy of current fluorescent technologies and approximately 10 times that of traditional incandescent lighting. Industry experts believe LEDs will become the standard of lighting within the next several years because of their high energy efficiency…