Oshino Lamps

Oshino Lamps was founded in Tokyo, Japan in 1931 by engineer Masashi Oshino, who worked on early incandescent filament lamps used in bicycle lights and Christmas tree lighting. The group set up a German company in 1978, and the UK office opened in Nottingham in 1979 to serve UK automotive and aerospace customers. Oshino Lamps America Ltd was established in 2013 to give direct sales and technical support in the US, Canada and South America. The company supplies illuminated products to the aerospace, automotive and signage industries, and its OL prefix is the part numbering used for its aerospace lamp range.

Products

• Sub-miniature and miniature filament, gas-filled and LED lamps
• Sealed beams, including PAR36, PAR46 and PAR64 types
• Neon and halogen lamps, fluorescent tubes and filament to LED conversions
• Unbased and wire terminal lamps in T-3/4, T-1, T-1 1/4 and T-1 3/4 sizes
• PCB bayonet, wedge, Neowedge, bi-pin, flange base and midget groove lamps
• Bases including bayonet BA7, BA9 and BA15, Edison screw E10 and E14, and telephone slide T5.5
• Single chip LEDs and LED clusters, LEDs for signs and NDIR sensor lamps
• Grommets and silicone rubber boots for PC board lamps
• Optical light guides and injection moulded assemblies

Automotive lighting

The company designs interior mood and task lighting modules and drivers for executive vehicles. Its site cites completed applications with Jaguar and Land Rover, and says it holds a comprehensive stock of modules and drivers.

Engineering and quality

• In-house mechanical and electrical design, and development of new lighting products
• Own production and production test equipment, with statistical process control during manufacturing
• Environmental test equipment used for ongoing research into materials and product designs
• Lamps certified to US military standards and to DIN, IEC and JIS norms where applicable
• UKAS accredited quality management system, an ISO 9001 certificate for the US company, and an ECA declaration of conformity for an LED product

Company facts

• CAGE codes: S3774 (group), U3909 (UK), 7LMR0 (America)
• The UK office remains in Nottingham, in the East Midlands of England
• The US company is described on the site as based in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and the footer shows a Michigan address, with a US sales team and a sales support line
• Markets named on the site include aerospace, automotive and signage