LACROIX’s new range of IoT solutions Impulse recognised
05 Maggio 2021 - 05:45PM
LACROIX’s new range of IoT solutions Impulse recognised
LACROIX’s new range of IoT solutions
Impulse recognised
LACROIX’s Impulse range, dedicated to
the development of industrial IoT solutions and critical electronic
applications, received the “Innovation/Tech” award at the Datavenue
Challenge 2021 for its SmartPole solution. Organised by Orange, the
competition aimed to promote innovative services relying on IoT
technologies to help companies improve their
performance.
Launched in early 2021 and resulting from
merging the R&D efforts of LACROIX’s electronics business
activity with eSoftThings, Impulse is the Group’s new turnkey
offer, ranging from the design to the production of software and
electronic solutions. Impulse provides a strong value-creating
response to the challenges faced by today’s companies which are
grappling with accelerating technological cycles and the impact of
connected technologies and the IoT on their economic models.
As a true “tech accelerator”, Impulse brings
added value to its customers’ projects by drawing on its expertise
in numerous key technologies such as connectivity, power, vision
systems, artificial intelligence, data, the IoT, human-machine
interfaces, mechatronics, audio/acoustics and even
cybersecurity.
The SmartPole, a prize-winning solution
in the Datavenue Challenge organised by Orange
In Orange's Datavenue Challenge 2021, Impulse
presented the “SmartPole”, a real-time, remote monitoring solution
for detecting when industrial telephone or lighting poles fall
using a network of sensors attached directly to the poles. The
“SmartPole” solution was selected in the “Innovation/Tech” category
by Orange and its various IoT expert partners on the jury from 150
applications and 30 nominated solutions - the first-ever award for
the Impulse teams at LACROIX.
“The idea is to improve maintenance efficiency
by identifying fallen or damaged poles or vertical structures that
are at risk of collapsing.The SmartPole addresses the concrete
needs of infrastructure managers, operators and manufacturers: to
minimise service downtime, remotely limit damage in the vicinity
and physical danger from falling poles and optimise inventory by
reducing economic and ecological costs,” explains Guillaume
Macaigne, Director of Innovation and IoT Business Development at
LACROIX.
Development of industrial IoT solutions as a major
growth driver
This success comes directly on the heels of
Amazon choosing the Impulse solution. As a reminder, back in
December 2020, LACROIX had already announced its integration into
Amazon’s Consulting and Professional Service (CPS). As a strategic
consultant and design and development service provider, the Impulse
team at LACROIX is already meeting the needs of Amazon’s customers
and partners looking to integrate smart voice command into their
range of products. A true testament to LACROIX’s transformation,
Impulse thus represents an extremely promising growth driver for
the years to come.
“By positioning itself throughout the majority
of the IoT value chain, our Impulse range meets the growing needs
of our customers to be supported from design to industrialisation
with increasingly smarter equipment. It is a key pillar in our new
Leadership 2025 plan. Receiving recognition from a strategic
partner such as Orange is a strong indication of the relevance of
our positioning and strengthens our confidence and commitment in a
new era of sustainable growth for LACROIX,” declares Vincent
Bedouin, CEO of LACROIX.
About LACROIX
Convinced that technology contributes to making
our living environments simpler, more sustainable and safer,
LACROIX supports its customers in the construction and management
of intelligent living ecosystems, thanks to connected equipment and
technologies.
As a publicly-listed family-owned mid-cap,
LACROIX combines the essential agility required to innovate in an
ever-changing technological sector with the ability to
industrialise robust and secure equipment, cutting-edge know-how in
industrial IoT solutions and electronic equipment for critical
applications and the long-term vision to invest and build for the
future.
LACROIX Group designs and manufactures its
customers’ electronic equipment, in particular in the automotive,
home automation, aeronautical, industrial and health sectorś.
LACROIX also provides safe, connected equipment for the management
of critical infrastructures such as smart roads (street lighting,
traffic signs, traffic management, V2X) and the management and
operation of water and energy systems.
Drawing on its extensive experience and
expertise, the Group works with its customers and partners to build
the connection between the world of today and the world of
tomorrow. It helps them to create the industry of the future and to
make the most of the opportunities for innovation that surround
them, supplying them with the equipment for a smarter world.
Contacts |
ACTIFIN
Press Relations Jennifer Jullia jjullia@actifin.fr
Tél. : +33 (0)1 56 88 11 19 |
ACTIFIN
Financial Communication Simon Derbanne
sderbanne@actifin.fr Tél. : +33 (0)1 56 88 11 14 |
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