opple’s wujiang production center is the largest industrial lighting site in asia, featuring fully automated assembly lines. in 2012 opple opened its research application center in shanghai with the goal of researching the effects of light on health and human life. in 2012 opple opened a large r&d center adjacent to its wujiang factory. the opple r&d center employs 400 engineers, technicians and designers and is one of the largest of its kind in asia.