Osram was once a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siemens, with a brand history of more than 110 years, and is now one of the world's largest light source manufacturers, ranking first in the European market share and second in the North American market.
 
In 1980, the QUICKTRONIC electronic ballast, which reduced the power consumption of fluorescent lamps by half the lifespan, and effectively reduced the strobe and noise of the lamp, making a great contribution to the popularization of fluorescent lamps.
 
Like Philips, OSRAM has successfully entered the field of ultraviolet disinfection with the technical foundation of traditional lighting, and energy saving is the most important feature of OSRAM UV lamps. The Chinese national standard has clear requirements for the ultraviolet radiation efficiency of disinfection lamps, for example, the ultraviolet radiation efficiency of double-ended lamps with a nominal power greater than 18W should not be less than 19.6%, while the radiation efficiency of OSRAM's 36W T8 lamp is 41.7%, which is twice as high as the standard. Although it is of little significance for ordinary families who only use it once a week or even once a month, it can reduce a lot of expenses for large-scale places such as factories and enterprises, which require high disinfection and use ultraviolet lamps frequently.
 
Although OSRAM has sold its general lighting sub-brand LEDVANCE to China's MLS, UV lamps are special lighting and have not been affected, and the special lighting business, including automotive lighting, is one of the three key areas for OSRAM to develop in the future, and it is believed that OSRAM will make greater breakthroughs in ultraviolet disinfection technology in the future.
 
There are two types of UV lamps from OSRAM, which form a product line based on bracket lamps and supplemented by lamp holders. In addition, OSRAM also sells light sources separately, and low-power products are below 50 yuan, and the same power is about 10 yuan cheaper than Philips, and the price is affordable, which is a cost-effective choice for large-scale replacement.
 
The bracket light has only one remote switch, which is relatively simple, and the lamp will light up immediately after turning on and cannot be turned off at a regular time, so the user will be exposed to ultraviolet light for a few seconds, although it is not very harmful, but it is still not safe. The disinfection lampholder has a remote control timing function, which can be controlled by the remote control within a distance of 30m through the wall, and there is a 15/30/60 minute 3-level timing function, which is a more assured choice, especially for pregnant women, children and other groups in need of special care at home. The power of the lamp holder is only 36W, although the color is black and gold, but there is no difference in performance, the price is 200 yuan, which is slightly more expensive than Shellright20-30 yuan.
 
If you want to replace the aging ultraviolet tube, then you can buy the lamp separately, OSRAM's lamp has two types of T5/T8, corresponding to the G5/G13 lamp holder, because the diameter of T8 is larger, so its power is also higher than that of T5, there is 36W, suitable for halls, garages and other places, and T5 tube has 6W/8W/11W three kinds of power, suitable for small rooms with an area of 6-15 square meters.