Touch&Heat Field Tests NFC Electric Radiators for EU Market
Summary
According to the French ADEME (l’Agence de la Transition Ecologique), fully equipping households with programmable radiators can reduce annual energy consumption of by up to 15% -- an important contribution to meeting EU sustainability objectives.The new NFC products allow installers and owners to connect a mobile phone automatically and securely to a specific radiator with an intuitive tapping gesture, and without entering access codes. As a result, fewer than 20% of owners programmed their heating products, in spite of the potential for energy savings.The Touch&Heat project is a collaboration of three European companies with complementary expertise that encompass the complete chain of product development from innovation to manufacturing:· Lucht LHZ Elektroheizungen – a German designer and manufacturer of heating appliances.· Cotherm SAS – a French SME designing electronic thermostatic controls.· IoTize SAS – a French start up designing wireless and NFC solutions for connecting appliances to mobiles and networks.The project is supported by DigiFed for European funding that has helped the project partners accelerate the development, testing and deployment of the new NFC heating products. For more information about DigiFed, visit https://digifed.org/ About Lucht LHZLucht LHZ ( www.lucht-lhz.de ) is a manufacturer and distributer of electric heating systems with over 30 years of experience. Lucht LHZ is internationally successful and supplies hundreds of specialist dealers in more than 30 countries worldwide.Press Contact:Rafael FrommholdProject & E-Commerce Managerr.frommhold[at]lucht-lhz.de+49 3724 66869 19About CothermCotherm ( www.cotherm.com ) is a French company with expertise in design and production of thermal control solutions for equipment manufacturers and distributors in a large range of sectors such as heating, ventilation, food service, industrial equipment, pool & spa or energy management.With an international presence and a strong culture of partnership, Cotherm supports its customer with success for present and future needs for products offering comfort, performance, safety, energy savings that reduce environmental impact. Thanks to platform solutions with different levels of customization, Cotherm reduces time-to-market product introduction with optimized investment.As a subsidiary of an international group, Cotherm has the ambition to accelerate its growth through synergies, innovations, services and industrial excellence.Press Contact:Alain Maillard Marketing Directora.maillard@cotherm.com+33 4 76 36 36 70About IoTizeIoTize (www.iotize.com) is a French technology start-up based near Grenoble France, a European hub for micro and nanotechnologies.