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Smart Buildings Pose New Possibilities, New Risks
Everyday, thousands if not millions of workers swipe into their place of work with a personalized ID badge. The lights and heat in the lobby come on shortly before people started arriving for the day. Workers swipe their badges for the elevator to access specific floors. As employees enter their office and the lights come…
THE SIONYX AURORA: DELIVERING AFFORDABLE NIGHT VISION CAPABILITIES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
The SiOnyx Aurora night-vision camera has transformed the way hunters, fishermen, hikers, and adventurers of all kinds capture and share their lives. And now, law enforcement agencies are discovering it’s an affordable addition to their gear that delivers critical capabilities they’ve never had before. The SiOnyx Aurora is the World’s First Water-Resistant Day/Night Camera…
The Profitable Open System Shift in Smart Buildings with Joe Hill & Kendall Anderson of FSG
For the past several years, the main strategy for smart building companies was to provide proprietary, closed systems for their sensors and smart tech. The choice was profit-oriented; businesses wanted to make sure customers wouldn’t buy additional sensors outside their product line. The conversation is starting to shift, thanks to innovations in consumer IoT…
Infographic Will Help You Start to Determine the Best Type Automatic Finishing System to Consider
Choosing an automated finishing system that best suits a facility’s specific painting needs can be challenging. However, IntelliFinishing has created a logic-based flowchart that uses easy-to-answer questions to help determine whether a simple monorail system, a power & free system (P&F), or a friction tube conveyor system (such as is offered by IntelliFinishing) aligns with…
Watch: Polygon ExactAire™ – Remote monitoring with the power of data
If you’re manually monitoring moisture levels in your facility, you are missing out on the power of data. ExactAire™ is a state-of-the-art IOT solution designed to monitor the conditions in your facility. Not only does this technology monitor, but it records data as well. With the power of monitoring and data on your side, you’ll…
HOW SMART BUILDINGS LEAD TO SMARTER BUSINESSES WITH ROEE PELED OF POINTGRAB
MarketScale’s own Sean Heath sat down and spoke with Roee Peled, the Sales Executive for PointGrab, a company that provides some of the most advanced facility management sensing solutions for workspace optimization across many industries. They discuss the growth of sensor technology and the wealth of data that it provides, how that information can dramatically…
MVP’s Adhesive and Putty Line Sticks to Core Values
Founded in 1938, Magnus Venus Products is the leading manufacturer of Composites application equipment. Last year, MVP celebrated 50 years of being incorporated and to build on that landmark anniversary, they expanded their production facilities to Knoxville, TN. At the Knoxville facility, MVP has been assembling the majority of their adhesive product line. Long a…
Listen: The Cities within Smart Buildings with Kittur Nagesh of Cognito Networks
For smart buildings, connection equals success. To work best, they need to be free from proprietary silos, said Kittur Nagesh, founder and CEO of Cognito Networks, on today’s episode of the IoT Podcast. The Silicon Valley startup founder came on the podcast to tell us how companies should be using modern IP-based solutions to…
GREENHOUSE & GROW ROOM INFOGRAPHIC SERIES PT. 1 – GROWING
While there are many benefits to growing crops indoors, there are also some challenges. Maintaining the ideal humidity and temperature inside your grow facility is extremely important. Polygon is here to help. Read more at polygongroup.com
Fiberguide Industries Presents: Does It Bend? Series – Episode 4 – Gold Coated Fiber
Join our resident fiber expert, Wyeth, on a journey of discovery. At Fiberguide’s NJ Fiber Draw Facility we explore just how much Fiberguide’s fibers can withstand being bent to the extreme all the while capturing the action on camera! Read more at fiberguide.com
Listen: How Smart Buildings Lead to Smarter Businesses with Roee Peled of PointGrab
On today’s podcast, we chat with Roee Peled from PointGrab. We discuss the growth of sensor technology and the wealth of data that it provides, how that information can dramatically alter the efficiency of building usage, and how the design of intelligent buildings is just in the beginning stages. For the latest news, videos,…
Watch: Improving Photosynthesis to Improve Crop Yields
Beck’s Hybrids has announced a partnership with ag biotech company Benson Hill Biosystems. They will be working to improve photosynthesis in corn. Yield10 Bioscience has also announced a partnership with Monsanto to improve photosynthesis in soybeans. Both partnerships will attempt to improve carbon fixing in each of their target organism. That means the plants will…
IoT in Energy Management with Autani’s Scott Metker
Autani is an energy management solutions company at the forefront of utilizing the Internet of Things (IoT) and Bluetooth sensors to transform how business owners are managing their energy consumption. With a vast variety of wireless solutions from smart thermostats to control systems—Autani has an answer to every building owners’ HVAC needs. At LightFair in…
Listen: IoT Impact On Road Infrastructure
The internet of things just might be able to make your daily commute a bit smoother. Yotta, a technology firm in Great Britain, is currently using specially-equipped vehicles to take laser measurements, accurate down to a nanometer, to create a working database of the exact state of road repair in the UK. The fleet…
IOT USED IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Background The use of Internet of Things and AI technology optimizes wastewater treatment IoT (Internet of Things), the network of devices and other items embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and actuators that enables these objects to connect and exchange data, is improving lives and processes globally. Today, a homeowner can use IoT to remotely switch…
The Infrastructure of Things (IoT) and its Implications for Retail
The tech industry has been enthusiastically promoting the Internet of Things (IoT) for the past decade. And while a bunch of smart devices and sensors scattered throughout an operation sounds great in theory, connecting those devices in a robust and reliable way presents a real challenge. In many cases, when one device fails it can…
New Trends in IoT with CEO Kittur Nagesh
Internet of Things (IoT) has been the hottest technology market in recent years. In simple terms, IoT is the network of physical devices, vehicles, home appliances and other devices with internet connectivity. Sensors, including Bluetooth, enable the devices to collect and exchange data. Some examples of IoT are smart thermostats, remote controlled houselights and even…
Fiberguide Industries Presents: Does It Bend? Series – Episode 1 – Tefzel Fiber
Join our resident fiber expert, Wyeth, on a journey of discovery. At Fiberguide’s NJ Fiber Draw Facility we explore just how much Fiberguide’s fibers can withstand being bent to the extreme all the while capturing the action on camera! Check out Episode 1 of Fiberguide’s Does It Bend? series here! Read more at fiberguide.com
How IOT & AI Will Live Side By Side
With more than 4 billion internet users worldwide today and 31 billion connected devices forecasted by 2020, the future of the digital world lies in how people and “things” will interact with each other. The key to this will be the convergence and consolidation of internet of things platforms and devices which will be able…
The Scanalytics CEO Discussing The Role Of IOT In Building Security
Scanalytics Inc. co-founder and CEO Joe Scanlin joins a select panel at the IFMA International Facility Managers Association Facility Fusion Conference Influencing Change, Building Toward Our Future. Networked, intelligent and adaptable smart building solutions enhance efficiency and improve occupant experiences. Taking it to the next level, the panel will discuss the increasingly relevant topic of…
Robotiq Introduces the Digital FT 300 Force Torque Sensor
Collaborative robots are often used in noisy factories, and this can cause problems with the sensors. The problem is that external noise can affect analog signals, interfering with the working of the sensor. This problem disappears when digital signals are used. That is why Robotiq has developed a digital Force Torque Sensor, called the FT…
IoT Sensors for Energy Management Could Save Trillions Globally
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln saved big money when they installed more than 60,000 low-cost sensors, supported by software, databases, and an algorithm that was designed to spot HVAC breakdowns. It was so successful that the University saved about $200,000 in just one year. Says Lalit Agarwal, the University’s Director of Utility and Energy Management, “We’ve…
Smart Parking: A Private-Public Partnership Aims to Understand Parking Via IoT
A private-public partnership between Stratford, Ontario and eleven-x, FoxNet, and the Canadian Open Data Exchange (ODX) has led to the introduction of “smart” parking spaces, asphalt-embedded sensors that collect data regarding the occupancy of a parking space. Around 80 of these sensors have been approved and installed for collection and analysis by the City. Stratford…
Censors & Analytics Save Universities Big
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln saved $200,000 thanks to the help of their latest building management solutions. The University installed more than 60,000 low-cost sensors, that helped them to monitor the energy usage and reduce costs. Steve Hoffenberg, the director of industry analysis, IoT and embedded technology at VDC Research said, “Energy management is right…
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