IIoT & Edge Computing Solution

On the way towards energy efficiency and lower operational costs modern building in Germany incorporated Winmate’s solution for building management. Complex system includes automation to control HVAC, lighting, utility consumption and access control systems. Human Machine Interfaces allow data visualization to increase building efficiencies through improved diagnostics and monitoring.

A factory on the North Europe was looking for a solution to optimize operations and comply with local labor safety regulations. IoT Gateway and vibration sensors were installed in a car factory at the surface polishing station. The system measures the real time speed and vibration of hand-polisher tools and notifies a supervisor when the level exceeds regulations. This solution allows tracking daily vibration exposure of a factory worker.

Complex factory infrastructure requires all the equipment to communicate with each other and send data to the operators by network. Modern factory facilities are equipped with sensors to measure temperature, loading, vibration and other parameters. Sensors thus are connected to the sensor nodes and then to gateways to transfer data. Winmate provides IoT gateways and embedded computers to enable machine-to-machine communications.

United Nations predictions warn that food production must increase by 70% by 2050 to feed the world. Globally, many regions are not suitable for farming, and climate change and soil degradation aggravate that reality. Irrigation practices are often not sustainable, and perishable food is transported over long distances with a large CO₂ footprint resulting in waste. Urban farms are an upcoming technology to solve future food insecurity caused by climate change leading to an increase in global temperatures and the frequency of extreme weather events. By moving agricultural operations indoors and precisely controlling the environment, reliable conditions for plant growth can be created. The Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system are one of the central elements of an indoor farm as it is the means to control the temperature and humidity of the growth environment.