The Future Looks Even Brighter

The Industrial Internet of Things – ever heard of it? IIoT connectsequipment, supplies, products and infrastructure to one centralsystem, providing next-level visibility, integration and efficiency. It can also eliminate manual processes, from production andmaintenance planning, to purchasing and requisition, topersonnel management.

What’s even cooler is that IIoT benefits can bedelivered right now, through a familiar form: LEDlighting systems. Here are just a few examples ofthe integrations and enhancements being offeredby connected lighting:

BETTER COMMUNICATIONA new emerging tech called Li-Fi can use thevisible light spectrum to transmit data. Eventually,Li-Fi could eliminate connectivity woes entirely,providing the best in visibility and clarity, plus aready-made, centralized system for datatransport... for any purpose. The sky’s the limit!

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PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

FACILITY DIAGNOSTICSSensors embedded in the lights could providedata about temperature, humidity and otheratmospheric conditions. They could also monitorpower consumption and detect abnormalconditions, such as a power surge or low-voltagesituation.

In addition to motion detectors, LED lights couldalso host sensors that can track equipment,people and materials. A fork truck could betracked for usability, sensors could detectinventory of a product and then tie into requisitionsystems, and chip-embedded personnel tagscould even monitor employee movement.

AUTOMATED DEMAND RESPONSEADR—the ability to dynamically respond to utilitydemand for reducing consumption—is becomingincreasingly important. Automated smart LEDs canprovide a simple way to meet ADR requirements:Power can be reduced to nonessential lightingwithout compromising safety, and with minimalimpact on productivity.

ENHANCED SAFETY FEATURES

IMPROVED SECURITY

Connect lighting with smoke and hazardoussubstance alarms, and voila: You get increasedplant safety, plus automated, dynamicillumination of fast, secure evacuation routes.

LEDs already offer better visibility and clarity forHD closed-circuit security monitoring systems.But shrink an HD/Wi-Fi security camera andintegrate it into the lighting fixture, and you have afuturistic two-for-one security system with noadditional install or cost.

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CUSTOM ILLUMINATIONLED technology is evolving to support automatic,custom color tuning or CRI optimization.Customized light color, color rendering andclarity can ensure ideal lighting for a variety ofapplications—no more one-light-fits-all.

LIGHTING CONTROLLighting control systems allow for motiondetecting sensors, automatic dimming systems,on/off scheduling and even daylight harvesting,where the system adjusts automatically based onthe ambient light already available.

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