Helvar and Steinel Join Forces for Next Generation DALI-2 Lighting Control Solution

The Lighting Industry is becoming more interoperable, and driving this trend are recent advancements in open standards such as DALI-2 and Bluetooth. As a result, customers are demanding systems which consist of high-quality products, from multiple manufacturers, to form the most efficient solution. Helvar and Steinel have recognized this and their partnership will be the first of its kindto be formed between two leading manufacturers around the multi-vendor interoperability offered by the DALI-2 open standard.

With the partnership, Helvar will start to offer selected DALI-2 Steinel sensors as part of Helvar's portfolio at the end of the year (2020). Those selected sensors will complement Helvar's existing sensor range as part of the Helvar's Imagine Solution. Both companies share compatible technologies as well as the same company vision, hence will be looking for further opportunities to maximize their partnership in the future.

DALI-2 is the natural commercial starting point for the partnership as it is the open standard for Lighting and Lighting Controls for which both companies provide products and solutions. The future of this partnership could see solutions for Intelligent Buildings combining next generation people detection and multi-parameter sensors by Steinel with the cloud analytics and intelligent insights by Helvar's Digital Services.

"We are excited and proud to enter into a partnership with Steinel!" states Adel Hattab, CEO of Helvar. "We both share the same vision about the sustainability of the future intelligent building and the wellbeing it offers its users. Together we can provide our customers with the benefits of DALI-2 interoperability in combination with our leading lighting control system." Martin Frechen, Managing Director of Steinel, complemented this by stating:"Building Intelligence is the new buzz these days. Energy-saving, healthy environments and wellbeing are the benefits of buildings in the future. We are proud to be in that partnership with Helvar to jointly make these promises come alive. Full system interoperability beyond the norms, two great companies sharing the same vision and working with the same dedication to perfection. We are very excited!"