ELA Innovation has been designing and manufacturing wireless industrial beacons, sensors and tags for over 20 years. They develop products for a wide range of applications such as: indoor/outdoor location of people and equipment, temperature and humidity monitoring, motion detection or magnetic contact. Despite the health crisis, ELA Innovation continued its development. In 2020 they recorded a robust growth of +225% in the export market, allowing them to recruit new talents. As an active member of French Tech Méditerranée, ELA Innovation is a company focused on innovation. They are experts in high-potential markets such as telematics and industry 4.0.

Our expertise in energy efficiency and our R&D allows us to offer the widest range of ultra low power Bluetooth IoT sensors. Our R&D team is committed to designing 100% autonomous products with the longest lifetime on the market. Each component is carefully selected for its performance and low power consumption.

Each embedded software is designed and developed to optimize the technical capabilities of our products. Thanks to the experience acquired over the last 20 years and the company’s desire to be eco-responsible, our products are designed to last. Thus, together, we fight against the programmed obsolescence of connected objects.

A sensor is a device that measures various forms of input from its environment. The sensor will take the data gathered and convert it into information that can be interpreted by either a human or a machine. Most sensors are electronic, but they can also be more rudimental- such as a glass thermometer presenting visual data. Typical uses of sensors in IoT are to measure temperature, proximity, pressure, smoke and more. Sensors are beneficial for tracking people and assets. As technology develops, the use of sensors will continue to expand.Engineers and IoT professionals worldwide use sensors to enhance transportation systems, healthcare and industrial automation.

When beacons were first gaining momentum in the IoT industry, many used them in retail applications. However, this type of connected device has been developing in the industrial sector for a few years now. Below are some examples:

Automatic identification

The identification of equipment can be automated through Bluetooth beacons. This is common in fleet and transportation-based industries. An example could be placing a beacon on the trailer of a truck will allow the driver to identify the trailer during the hooking and unhooking. This will make it possible to inventory the trailers and know their use rate.

Tracking of Fleet equipment

National and international airport operators are looking to better manage their non-motorized equipment fleets. This equipment, known as NME, includes stepladders, tow bars or luggage carts. Each piece of equipment has a beacon combined with a GPS box compatible BLE embedded in towing vehicles that will allow to locate and inventory the entire fleet.

There are thousands of examples of how industries can leverage beacons and their technology. Beacons can be used in healthcare, energy and utilities, for first responders and more.

Along with low-energy Bluetooth identification beacons, some manufacturers also offer wireless sensors. These sensors can address smart Building and Smart-Cities issues.

In this e-Book, you will learn 10 projects that use Bluetooth sensors and beacons to monitor, track and secure vehicle fleets.

• Remote temperature monitoring during transport and storage of food products
• Remote temperature monitoring during transport and storage of pharmaceutical products
• Ambient temperature monitoring during animal transport
• Detection of truck door opening for goods safety
• Detection of truck dump trick side/back panels opening
• Truck geolocation and trailer identification
• Monitoring of electroportable equipment during transport
• Tracking of large construction equipment during transport
• Geolocation of container dollies
• Measurement of the loading status of container dollies