E-Mon to resell Echelon metering devices

Summary

September 30, 2013 - Echelon announced that E-Mon released several models of its advanced sub-meter family with LonWorks communications based on the Echelon FT 5000 transceiver. The metering devices include the advanced Class 3200, 3400, 5000, Green Class Net Meter, Din-Mon and Interval Data Recorders. By choosing the LonWorks platform, E-Mon can meet their customers’ requirements for interoperability with multiple vendor products. “Echelon is pleased that E-Mon has adopted LonWorks technology in its advanced sub-metering products,” said Varun Nagaraj, senior vice president and general manager at Echelon. “E-Mon’s channels can use the new products to respond to the many building specifications that mandate LonWorks compatibility to ensure interoperability with multiple vendor products.” End customers will have the ability to manage their energy costs by integrating the E-Mon sub-meters with their LonWorks-compatible Building Automation System (BAS). By doing so, customers can enable applications such as tenant billing, cost allocation, demand side management, energy conservation, load profiling, and green building programs. “We are excited that our newest and most advanced sub-meters now include Echelon’s FT 5000 transceiver technology. providing certified functionality with LonMark International to ensure full interoperability with third-party devices and integration with existing BAS,” said Don Millstein, president at E-Mon. “LonMark certification will not only open doors for E-Mon's advanced meters in the building automation market, but also increase brand equity and customer confidence with system integrators in which proven conformance to testing agency guidelines is becoming increasingly important to equipment suppliers.” About Echelon Corporation Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON), a pioneer in developing open-standard control networking platforms, delivers all the elements necessary to design, install, monitor and control industrial-strength ‘communities of devices’ within the lighting, building automation, grid, Internet of Things, ‘maker’ and other markets worldwide. Echelon develops and sells complete systems and subsystems for target applications, plus system-on-chips (SoCs), embedded software, and commissioning and management tools for OEMs. With more than 100 million Echelon-powered devices installed worldwide, the company helps its customers easily and safely migrate existing control systems to the most modern platforms, while bringing new devices and applications into an ever-growing global Industrial Internet. Echelon helps its customers reduce operational costs, enhance satisfaction and safety, grow revenues and perform better in both established and emerging markets.