Siemens Wireless Building Automation Catches On!
28 January 2009 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Wireless' popularity progressing rapidly in various market
segments, says Siemens BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Jan. 27
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. today
announced an impressive two-year track record in the deployment of
its APOGEE(R) Wireless building automation solution across a
variety of industries, from commercial office buildings and schools
to industrial facilities once thought too unfriendly an environment
to make wireless technology practical. Over the last two years
Siemens has shipped more than 25,000 wireless control devices that
are now on the job in hundreds of buildings and facilities across
North America. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGO )
According to Jay Hendrix, Wireless product line manager for the
Siemens Building Technologies, "The resistance to wireless has
mainly stemmed from questions related to reliability and
interference. New mesh networking technology has proven that it is
able to overcome reliability issues no matter the facility type.
Additionally, concerns over interference with other wireless
applications, like WiFi networks, are being put to rest by the vast
number of field installations peacefully coexisting in the presence
of WiFi networks and other wireless technologies." Hendrix cites
the mesh networks ability to automatically form their web-like
structure creating multiple redundant communication paths and their
self-healing feature which allow an automatic rerouting of message
traffic when paths are blocked as the critical elements in
providing the reliability end-users demand. Building owners across
North American are taking advantage of APOGEE Wireless technology.
Siemens wireless networks are supporting wireless communications
for field devices such as room or zone controllers and associated
room temperature sensors, variable frequency drives, electrical
meters, and point modules at prominent commercial and industrial
facilities, schools, hospitals, universities, government facilities
and military bases. The value proposition of wireless technology in
the field of building automation systems is well established and
hard to dispute. "By eliminating the need for communications
wiring," said Hendrix, "APOGEE Wireless makes it easier and faster
to install field level networks as compared to hardwired
alternatives. In retrofit projects this means less disruption to
both occupants and the facility." Additionally, without the
constraints of hard-wiring devices can be placed in the optimum
locations for sensing and control and easily moved. This
flexibility can offer significant life-cycle savings to facilities.
For example, buildings where frequent tenant changes drive new
floor layouts or manufacturing facilities with frequent physical
layout changes to accommodate ever shifting product lines
experience a significant payback with every change. Siemens was the
first company to commercialize wireless mesh technology for use in
building automation and introduced the industry's first wireless
field level network in 2005. Over the years, numerous enhancements
to the solution, including the addition of battery-powered room
sensors to the wireless network, have created a substantial market
opportunity for the company. The number of devices and networks
currently being deployed are evidence of the growing trend toward
full acceptance and utilization of wireless technology in building
automation. For more information on APOGEE Wireless, visit:
http://www.usa.siemens.com/wireless. To access an interactive
tutorial that explains wireless mesh technology and its
applications, go to:
http://www.us.sbt.siemens.com/bau/swf/apogee/index.html. As a
leading provider of energy and environmental solutions, building
controls, fire safety and security systems solutions, Siemens
Building Technologies, Inc., makes buildings comfortable, safe,
secure and less costly to operate. With U.S. headquarters in
Buffalo Grove, Ill., Siemens Building Technologies employs 7,400
people and provides a full range of services and solutions from
more than 100 locations coast-to-coast. Worldwide, the company has
28,000 employees and operates from more than 500 locations in 51
countries. For more information on Siemens Building Technologies,
visit: http://www.usa.siemens.com/buildingtechnologies
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGODATASOURCE:
Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Steven E. Kuehn,
+1-847-941-6047, Web Site:
http://www.usa.siemens.com/buildingtechnologies
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