ZF Switches & Sensors Appoints Ivory Egg as Distributor for KNX Energy Harvesting Switch Technology

ZF Switches & Sensors, a manufacturer of electromechanical switch and sensor solutions for the industrial market sector, has appointed Ivory Egg as its first distributor for their market leading KNX compatible Energy Harvesting Switching solutions. ZF manufacture a compact and highly efficient energy harvesting wireless system consisting of a generator and receiver providing network compatible […]

Integrated Systems Events Welcomes Two New Members to the ISE Board

Corinth and Candeel bring business and marketing expertise Integrated Systems Events, the producers of the Integrated Systems Europe trade exhibition, has announced that Stefanie Corinth, Senior VP Marketing and Business Development NEC Display Solutions Europe and Piet Candeel, Senior VP EMEA, BARCO, have joined the ISE Board of Directors as of July 1 2017. They […]

Industry Opinion: Where to Next for KNX?

According to the recent BSRIA report, KNX is the leading control protocol in the European and Chinese smart home and light commercial markets. This is very encouraging for the industry, but as KNX is not yet a household name, there is still much to do. We asked a number of leading lights about how the […]

TMR Research Expects Safety, Security and HVAC to Drive Global Home Automation Market from 2017 to 2024

Home automation system refers to a computer-based system that monitors and controls ventilation, fire systems, security systems, and lighting within a building. A home building automation system includes hardware and software, configured to work in tandem under the set protocols. With these systems, centralization of lighting, HVAC, security, and entertainment is enabled via integration of […]

Perspective: Women in the KNX Workplace

By Nikita Thompson, Hughes Electra Limited. To see a building be transformed from nothing into a fully-controllable apartment and thinking ‘I was involved in making that happen’ is really rewarding. This industry provides fantastic opportunities for women, but as a female professional in the world of construction and engineering, we are in the minority. According […]

Country Profile: KNX in Algeria

By Hichem Alikacem, CFEA. Algeria is located in North Africa and borders Tunisia and Libya in the east, Niger and Mali in the south, and Mauritania, Western Sahara, and Morocco in the west. Whilst Algeria is the largest North African country, most of its national territory is occupied by the Sahara desert, so 90% of […]

Trade Talk: The Effect of ETS Inside on the Smart Home Market

By Simon Buddle, Future Ready Homes. My dad has long since retired, but during his working life – all of it – he drove lorries. He drove them to Scotland, London, Spain, Iraq and just about every other place in between. In the school holidays, I’d often go with him. We’d take fruit and vegetables […]