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"The Synetica EnLink system was installed in a short space of time and with almost no disruption," said Barry Leaf, Estates Manager, at Maidstone Hospital. "Most of the installations were carried out in a safe way. The operatives needed a minimum amount of permits to work and certainly no disruptive electrical isolations were required. What's the best news? We now have a valuable insight into our energy consumption." Pivotal to the success of the enLink's solution is the MultiTech Conduit ® , a configurable, manageable, and scalable communications gateway for industrial IoT applications. Each Conduit gateway has the ability to manage thousands of LoRaWAN ® compliant devices, including MultiTech mDot ™ modules and other sensors and transmit their data over any cellular network to a customer's preferred data management platform. "Our decision to work with MultiTech was based on its compatibility with LoRaWAN and its flexibility to support both cloud-based and on-premise network architectures," said Sean Williams, Director at Synetica. "MultiTech's IoT gateway is durable enough for the harsh environments we encounter within production sites and is technically advanced and stable. Another factor in our decision was the strong support system in place and our confidence in knowing that the MultiTech team was working in lockstep with us from the initial stage of proposal through customer implementation and maintenance." "We were concerned that our electrical energy requirements throughout our Maidstone Hospital site were not being recorded in a way to allow us to review our loading needs in different locations; the Synetica enLink system allows us to do this," added Leaf. The hospital now has real-time data from over a hundred meters across the site that allows for an instantaneous measurement of energy impact and carbon reduction. All of this data is provided in fine detail, including the installation of LED lighting and optimizing the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) plant & controls across the site. Additional meters were also required to provide in-depth data on the site's consumption. The availability of granular real-time data allows the hospital team to gauge how its energy reduction programs are performing which will help ensure that targets are met on time. Ultimately money is saved, allowing more funds and resources for its most important asset – its patients. Benefits at a glance Benefits to utilizing the enLink solution that incorporated LoRaWAN, include: • Ultra long wireless range – made it possible to gather meter data from all areas of the site using just one wireless gateway, without the need for any wireless repeaters. • Real time data – data is available in near real-time to support on the spot decision making and alerting when excess consumption occurs. • Interoperable – Synetica could link to the existing meters and send the data over the LoRaWAN network. • Comprehensive data – the new meters installed as part of the enLink system provided in-depth information on the electrical performance of the site, not just energy consumption, such as currents, power quality, power factor. • Low cost of ownership- LoRaWAN wireless is license free with no ongoing data charges. Ready to learn more about how MultiTech products can take your business to the next level? Contact our team of experts online at MultiTech.com today! For additional information, contact: sales@multitech.com "It's been tremendously successful," added Leaf. "Looking forward, we are considering using the network for other sensing requirements including legionella monitoring and air quality measurements. The possibilities are limitless. " Barry Leaf, Estates Manager Maidstone Hospital www.multitech.com