FACTORY-WIDE LIGHTING SYSTEM & WAREHOUSE SAFETY MONITORING – FIRE EXTINGUISHERS APPLYING LoRa

1. Solution overview

MEI Group develops a lighting ecosystem - smart safety monitoring for the entire factory based on technology LoRa/LoRaWAN, allowing management of hundreds - thousands of light points, warehouse sensors, and fire extinguishers with distances up to kilometers, high stability and low operating costs.

The right solution for Garment factories, logistics warehouses, manufacturing factories, industrial parks with requirements for continuous monitoring and centralized control.

2. Smart lighting system throughout the factory

Outstanding functions

• On/off control – dimming 0–100% for all lights in the factory according to:

  • Area

  • Shift work

  • Automatic schedule

  • Natural light sensor

• LoRa connection to each light cabinet/light point helps reduce signal wires, making it easy to expand on large factories of 5,000–30,000 m².

• Monitor the status of each light: current, power, frequency of use, warning of bulb burn or phase loss.

• Integrated electrical safety: overload warning, leakage current, electrical cabinet temperature.

Value brought

• Savings 30–60% electricity thanks to automatic control by shift/area.

• Reduce signal wire costs → just need to supply power, LoRa transmits control.

• Centralized management of the entire factory on the platform MEI ECO PLATFORM.

• Stable operation even in environments with lots of steel and noisy machines.

3. Warehouse monitoring system - fire extinguishers via LoRa

Applications in warehouses - garment factories - raw material warehouses

The system allows monitoring the entire fire safety status:

Monitor fire extinguishers

• Warning tank pressure decreases, gas leak.

• Sensor change location (the vase is taken away or falls).

• Detection inspection time and automatic reminders.

• Each jar equals one node LoRa → transmit data to the central Gateway.

Monitor the warehouse area

• Temperature – humidity

• Smoke – explosive gas

• Vibration – unusual movement

• Open the warehouse/factory door

• Emergency lighting system - emergency exit signs

Real-time alerts

• Warning qua App MEI SmartIoT, SMS, Zalo OA, Email.

• Automatically save history and create reports for fire protection work.

4. Optimal LoRa technology for factories

• Coverage up to 1–5 km in factory.

• Low latency, suitable for controlling light cabinets, quick warnings.

• Using battery for warehouse monitoring node can be used 2–5 years.

• Network Star + Multi-hop Flexible for large factories.

• Not dependent on WiFi/4G waves.

5. MEI ECO centralized management platform

All data is brought to the platform MEI ECO PLATFORM, including:

• Smart lighting dashboard

• Fire extinguisher location map

• Warehouse environment dashboard

• Manage alarm history

• Manage fire prevention inspection time

• Report energy consumption by area/shift

Can integrate with:

• Factory SCADA

• ERP/CMMS

• Existing fire protection system

6. Benefits for businesses

• Increase labor safety and fire protection standards.

• Save electricity operating and maintenance costs.

• Optimize warehouse management - reduce the risk of fire and explosion.

• Upgrading the factory towards Smart Factory – Industry 4.0.

• Easy to deploy, no need to re-wire signal lines.