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Visitors to the headquarters of OSRAM Licht AG in Munich can experience a multi-media journey through the history of the company: from the beginnings in 1906 to the present day. The ‘Osram World of Light’, a blend of showroom, workshop and event location has won this year’s German Design Award as well as this year’s ‘Sinus – Systems Integration Award’.

The flexible and elaborate showroom reveals the spectrum of expertise and products offered by Osram Licht AG and presents the company as a high-tech supplier with a tradition dating back over 100 years. Covering two levels, this world of infotainment includes a cinema, audio and video content, multifarious lighting units and mist effects. Light can be experienced on an emotional plane in a Light Box – a lighting timeline documents the technological milestones. On the ground floor, a moving glass dividing-wall system permits different room variations: open for press conferences and big events; closed as a versatile workshop area. Ranger Design was the general contractor and livebau carried out the detailed planning, light installation and system integration. The LED specialist successfully completed the fitting, wiring and programming of the different showrooms and event areas – Lichtkino (light cinema), Schatzkammer mit Vitrinen (treasure chamber with cabinets) as well as building part B (general areas & business units.

The Sinus Award jury was particularly impressed by the multi-functional approach, which permits a wide variety of uses, as well as by the uncompromising execution from the model to finished project, which meets the client’s requirements flawlessly. In this way, the many special challenges have been mastered perfectly, e.g., the integration of the World of Light in existing parts of the Osram headquarters and the planning and installation of a complex media-control system in several different parts of the building.

The German Design Award jury complimented the project with the following words: “The showroom presents OSRAM as a modern high-tech corporation. Divided in separate areas, this exhibition leads visitors into the world of electrical lighting, accompanies them on their journey through the company’s history and even allows them a glimpse into the future. It’s an impressive, multi-functional exhibition design that both fascinates and informs.”

The Sparkassenturm is a 75 m high skyscraper in Pforzheim, which was completed in June 2001 after two and a half years of construction. The facade design of the tower is based on the facade of Poststrasse and Leopoldplatz, which makes the Sparkasse visible to the outside as a unit. The building houses offices and conference rooms of the Sparkasse Pforzheim Calw.

In June 2019, the aging technology of the light installation, which was inaugurated in 2001, finally became noticeable - there were more and more failures, so the tower remained dark at night. Another reason for this was the water damage, in which high-pressure water ran from the 13th floor down to the fourth floor of the Pforzheim Sparkasse tower in February.

In addition, the old, monochrome lighting of the Sparkassenturm had gradually got "holes" and was no longer really in sync. Accordingly, the Sparkasse Pforzheim Calw decided to renew the lighting technology at the Sparkassenturm, which was finally implemented as part of the new Sparkasse building in Poststrasse.

livebau won the tender and was commissioned to light the tower. The lighting specialist installed 1,646 LED lights with a total length of 2,418 meters. 96,720 individually controllable LED pixels with 4 control channels (RGBW) and a total of 386,880 control channels DMX were installed, for which 6,450 m of data line were laid.

The tower's new lighting has been in operation since 12.12.2019. In the future, the facade will shine in multi-colored LED lighting with a higher resolution.

World-leading brand for healthy lighting has finally reached Germany

After opening their first subsidiary in Europe, the world-leading smart lighting brand Yeelight quickly gained a foothold in the market: within a short time, important partnerships were formed and the first products were launched on the European market – just in time for Christmas.

Seeshaupt/Munich, December 12, 2019 – Right on time to light up the festive winter season, Yeelight launches their Wifi-enabled, multifunctional and eye-friendly lamps and luminaires on the German-speaking market. Last Friday, the first official Yeelight Store for all CE-certified products went online. As a first step, the newly established subsidiary Yeelight Germany will provide smart home fans in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with smart bulbs, desk lamps, ceiling lights and ambiance lighting.

For this purpose, the company was able to gain important partners like Euronics, Expert, Conrad Connect, Reichelt and tink. In addition, Florian Felsch was recruited as Managing Director of Yeelight Germany GmbH, being an experienced investor and expert in the lighting industry. “Unlike many other Chinese companies, Yeelink is willing to hand over some of the responsibility and leave important decisions to the local team in charge as they are familiar with the target market”, says Florian Felsch who has a lot of experience with cooperation in the Asian region.

Michael Dopmeier, who can look back upon a long career of being a successful channel manager in the consumer electronics industry, was made Head of Sales at Yeelight Germany. “What’s really special about the yeelight products is the combination of smart interaction, distinctive design and health-promoting technologies”, states Michael Dopmeier. “The lights are not only compatible with popular smart home platforms like Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple HomeKit, they are particularly gentle to the eye. Yeelight lamps and luminaires show a very high colour rendering index – similar to the sun – and a very low amount of harmful blue light.”

Thus it is not surprising that the “Serene Eye-friendly Desk Lamp Pro” was the first product worldwide to receive a German TÜV Rheinland Certificate for low blue light content. “Living in the best light” is therefore not only any empty claim but reflects the health-promoting characteristics of the Yeelight products. Yeelight puts people at the heart of their product development by enabling them to personalize and control the lighting according to their needs. Future products will incorporate even more the concept of Human Centric Lighting (HCL): the lighting automatically adapts to match the human biorhythm, enhancing human health and well-being. Moreover, numerous Yeelight lamps have been internationally recognized, winning awards such as the iF design award, reddot award, iF gold design award, Good Design award and IDEA design award.

Yeelight works relentlessly to integrate cutting-edge technology and define new standards in the lighting industry. Even before the end of this year, some new and innovative products are to be launched that will boost the positive lifestyle in everyone’s home.

How augmented reality inspires industrial automation

At smart production solutions 2019 in Nuremberg, 010digital shows how the use of augmented reality (AR) applications will revolutionize the digitized industrial world.

At SPS 2019, the entire spectrum of smart and digital automation will be presented - from simple sensors to complete systems. The focus is on practical solutions around the topic of automation. 010digital offers a particularly innovative solution, the expert for "AR System Integration and Control" will be presenting its patented AR application for maintenance and control of electrical systems at booth 450 (Hall 5).

Using the AR app, users can monitor and control any device in the room, whether lighting, media or building technology. It is sufficient to point the tablet or smartphone camera at the desired object and the possible operating options appear on the screen. "In contrast to voice control, which requires knowledge of the right commands, augmented reality offers the possibility of integrating with the environment in a very intuitive way," explains Bertil Felsch, managing director of 010digital GmbH. "The AR app works without any prior knowledge of the devices - just aim and operate it with the camera".

Since any number of systems and machines can be integrated into the system, only a single control application is required to operate all devices, even in spacious industrial plants. But the app not only enables control, but also monitoring of electrical systems. All product information and real-time data can be called up, for example the real-time power consumption or the last maintenance time.

In addition, warning messages can be received as soon as there are deviations from specified limit values ​​(if, for example, the average energy consumption is significantly below).

This makes the app the ideal tool for making manual adjustments in fully automated systems when necessary. For example, ventilation, lighting and irrigation in indoor farms can be adjusted if irregularities occur that could endanger plant growth. In this case, responsible employees automatically receive a warning message to prevent production downtimes.

The app also saves considerable time and money for facility management in large office and building complexes, especially in terms of inspection and maintenance: paper questionnaires are replaced by digital checklists to automatically create and save test reports. Authorized personnel can access the statistics at any time in order to track maintenance times, important KPIs and equipment history and thus avoid unexpected failures. The AR app accompanies inspectors through the entire routine so that even new and less experienced technicians can start immediately without prior expert training.

At the 010digital booth, visitors have the opportunity to test all of these functions in an AR tour: interested parties can fill out maintenance logs, control the light and set the ventilation, lighting and irrigation for a plant rack.

In order to update the office lighting at OSRAM Munich HQ for more energy efficiency, lighting comfort and flexibility, the project managers decided to use the intelligent lighting management system HubSense by OSRAM.  HubSense is designed to enable easy and time-efficient retrofitting of existing lighting installations into flexible wireless control systems based on the globally interoperable Bluetooth mesh standard. There’s no gateway or wiring needed. The solution allows for remote planning and pre-commissioning. Thanks to wireless identification of luminaires via mobile app, the lights can be easily assigned to lighting zones on site.  So the efforts required for revamping the lighting at the OSRAM office building were limited to upgrading the existing T5 luminaires – while the employees were able to continue working without being disrupted.

The installation was carried out by livebau solutions GmbH. The retrofit covered 492 m2 of office space, including 26 workplaces, meeting rooms, think tanks, and the kitchen area. A total of 100 existing T5 luminaires were upgraded to connected LEDs with the HubSense technology, a process carried out by livebau. The commissioning process was performed by the OSRAM staff. During the remote planning stage, the entire office space was divided into 21 lighting zones. Using predefined and adjustable lighting control scenarios available in the HubSense web app, each zone was easily configured to meet the specific lighting requirements of its occupants. This was followed by the on-site implementation stage. The HubSense mobile app was used to locate specific luminaires and assign them to relevant lighting zones. With no need for any lighting control wiring, the entire retrofit was completed in less than 2 days. This involved the installation of new luminaires and switches, as well as the commissioning of the entire system.

“From the installer’s perspective, wireless technologies make everything much easier. Installation is quicker since I don't have to cut and install any new cables. It’s also much cleaner - there is no dirt or dust at the customer's site”, said Florian Felsch, CEO of livebau.

A manual lighting system is nowadays obsolete in any office building. Modern lighting management systems allow a quick and effortless modification of settings and lighting arrangements to meet the different requirements, making everyday work as comfortable and low-fatigue as possible. The lighting management system HubSense is designed to enable easy and time-efficient retrofitting of existing lighting installations into flexible wireless control systems without bearing the costs of recommissioning. With the drastically simplified commissioning process and multiple predefined lighting scenarios, it is an intuitive solution for implementing advanced control strategies without lighting control engineering expertise.

We have recently completed our work at the illuminated façade of Siteco's Technology and Design Center (TDC) in Traunreut that was opened in 2018. We installed numerous lights and programmed the lighting control.

SITECO looks back on more than 150 years of history as part of the German lighting industry, and is today one of the leading providers of road, tunnel and stadium lighting as well as for the industry, office and retail sectors. SITECO stands for innovative lighting technology and combined light expertise—from large-scale projects to customer project solutions.

After opening, Siteco's TDC gradually took over the functions of the aging Light Information Center (LIZ). The goal was to experience lighting in its specific applications - with regards to innovation, service and solutions. This is why visitors of the TDC can expect to find innovative technologies, lighting tools and lighting concepts from all Siteco application areas.

Here you can watch a video to see the stunning façade lighting in action!

We applied for the LUXI award (category: innovation) that is awarded by the German magazine LICHT. Our product is an Augmented Reality control app that we already installed in OSRAM's showroom in Hong Kong. The LUXI will be awarded on the last day of the LICHTWOCHE München (31.10.–08.11.19), a popular lighting festival in Munich.

LICHT is a leading German magazine for the lighting industry and reports in 9 issues per year competently and extensively on the topics of planning, design, technology, daylight, science and research as well as standardization. LICHT also informs about trends and innovations at national and European trade fairs.

eventa's management is being reorganized: a clear structure for a strong image

The eventa Group and its three subsidiaries livebau, 010digital and LB One Services are being restructured: All companies will now present themselves with a clearly structured management and a well-defined service portfolio.

Munich/Seeshaupt, 17 October 2019 – Since February there has been a gradual change in personnel at the top of the holding company and its subsidiaries (livebau solutions, 010digital, LB One Services), as the strategy for restructuring the corporate family adopted in the previous year has now been successively implemented.

In February, Markus Wenner retired from the supervisory board of eventa AG for professional reasons. With Mrs. Helga Brandstetter a strong and reliable succession could be found promptly. In April, a new management was appointed for the three subsidiaries: Bertil Felsch took over the management of 010digital GmbH, Michael Boy was appointed managing director of livebau solutions GmbH and Jakob Forster was promoted to operations manager of LB One Services GmbH, where he and Nicola Küppers will be leading the company's day to day operations of the business.

"With the further growth, the transfer of operational management is a successful transition and an important step in the risk management of the group. The management of the holding company is a constantly challenging task for me personally, which, in addition to an important, new management mandate, also includes support for our new investments and startups, "explains Florian Felsch, CEO of eventa AG. "Both our customers and our shareholders have unrestricted trust in their long-term colleagues."

But not only personnel changes will shape the new image, but also a restructuring of content with clearly defined service portfolios:

• livebau offers solutions in the areas of „Digital Lighting and Infrastructure“, „Data Management and Visualization“, „Automation and Smart Sensing“
• 010digital is a service provider for the topics of „Web Development and Web Design“, „E-Commerce and Visual Marketing“, „Data Technology and Visualization Systems“
• LB One Services focused on services regarding „Employee Leasing", „Inhouse-Facility Management" and „Full-Service Event Production“

"Of course, these interlinked areas are not considered in isolation in product development and project work, but are interlinked. The best example of this is our latest product, "says Bertil Felsch," an augmented reality app for controlling and monitoring lighting, media and building technology ". The state-of-the-art AR solution provides an easy-to-use, cost-effective and time-saving alternative for maintaining, controlling and automating building electrical systems - whether indoor farms, showrooms, museums, warehouses, factories, logistics centers, adventure parks / arenas or commercial and office buildings.

How this app exactly works will be shown by 010digital at smart production solutions in Nuremberg (November 26–28, 2019) and at Light + Building in Frankfurt (March 8–13, 2020).

About eventa AG

As a holding company, eventa AG develops and finances companies in the technology sector with the focus on smart building automation systems and could-based solutions for data acquisition, analysis and evaluation. The owner-managed has two subsidiaries, namely livebau, a specialist for lighting, media technology and building automation, and 010digital, service provider in the field of IT, web development, e-commerce and digital marketing. Founded in 1994, the parent company has been operating as a technology holding under the name of eventa AG since 2001 and is based in Seeshaupt near Munich, Germany.

For a few years now, we accompany the Swarovski Crystal Worlds as solid a partner for all technical concerns, especially in the area of lighting technology. Currently ours employees are at work again.

Swarovski Crystal Worlds was opened in 1995 to mark the centennial anniversary of the company’s founding. Multimedia artist André Heller designed a unique and magical place. This beloved attraction has brought moments of wonder to over fifteen million visitors from all around the world. Visitors are surprised, touched, and perhaps even transformed by crystal in all its facets.

Wir haben bei OSRAM in Garching die Demontage der Kassettenleuchten übernommen, die bisher an DALI angeschlossen waren. Es wurden anschließend neue Leuchten montiert und die DALI Adern mit WAGOs abgeschlossen.

Schon seit vielen Jahren arbeiten wir ganz eng mit dem führenden Lichtunternehmen zusammen. Wir sind einer der wenigen offiziellen Sales Partner von OSRAM und haben allein von Traxon & e:cue über 4000 Lichtinstallationen weltweit realisiert. Darunter befinden sich einige Wahrzeichen der Lichtbranche wie das YAS Hotel in Abu Dhabi, das Lincoln Center in New York, die Tower Bridge in London und andere namhafte Projekte.

After qualifying as a "Insider Navigation Certified Implementation Associate", our sister company 010digital gets our headquarters in Seeshaupt AR-ready. The 3D camera allows a full scanning of the premises and the markers enable a high-precision indoor tracking so we can showcase our Augmented Reality App to all those interested at any time.

What makes the app so special is the fact that it was the joint work of two companies contributing different areas of expertise: While Insider Navigation is an expert on AR based indoor positioning and navigation, the joint venture AR Automation combines the skills of an AR software development specialist with the knowledge of a professional provider for smart control and building automation technology. Thus, the product features a highly precise 3D positioning, an accurate overlay of the virtual information from observed real objects without showing misalignments when the user is moving around in the environment, and an immediate response to all control commands as well as a continuously reliable data transmission in real-time.

Together with our partners, we will present ourselves as exhibitors at three upcoming international trade fairs and conferences: SPS 2019 in Nuremberg (November), bits & pretzels 2019 in Munich (September) and Light + Building 2020 in Frankfurt (March).

With its unique concept, SPS covers the entire spectrum of smart and digital automation – from simple sensors to intelligent solutions, from what is feasible today to the vision of a fully digitalized industrial world. The focus is on practical solutions for your specific business area. Find answers to your current needs on-site, as well as possible solutions for the challenges of tomorrow. With the participation of highly qualified exhibitors and visitors, an exchange on equal terms is facilitated guaranteeing a worthwhile and successful visit.

Bits & Pretzels is an application-only, three-day festival that connects 5,000 founders, investors, startup enthusiasts, and all other decision-makers of the startup ecosystem. The festival takes place in a unique setting around the Oktoberfest in Munich from September 29th – October 1st, 2019.

At Light + Building the industry presents every two years the latest products for the fields of lighting, electrical engineering as well as home and building automation. It is the industry hotspot for architects, planners, electrical installers, retailers and the real estate sector from all over the world.

As a result of our Christmas fund-raising campaign 2018, eventa AG and its subsidiary livebau handed over a cheque for € 2500 to the foundation Stiftung München. The money will go to the project Inside@School that helps students, parents and teachers deal with difficult issues like bullying, violence, social media, conflict management, peer pressure, low self-esteem, consumerism and addictive behaviour.

When a student can contact a trusted individual and notices that their fears and worries are taken seriously, most of the time they will open up making it possible to figure out a solution. It is very important that serious situations are identified as early as possible in order to stabilize a child or young person, to avoid further undesirable developments.

Each donation helps to support this good purpose: www.stiftung-muenchen.org/projekte/inside-school

During the next ten years we will experience a technological evolution in the direction of “Light to light” which is aimed to using the biological effects of the sunlight for our benefit, storing it and making it available in line with demand and need. The direct current gained through the solar cells will flow directly into the production process of illuminants (DC-to-DC), making energy storage devices step in instead of ballasts. With the sunlight as the energy source, the trend of energy saving light will lead to a more sensible way of handling light: eye friendly (for example blue light foregone), concentration friendly (for example well-coordinated with the human biorhythm) and ecofriendly light (for example adapted to the needs of the insects).

Human Centric Lighting (HCL) is already gaining more significance and innovative control solutions are oriented to the light-needs of humans and nature. At the same time the technical demands are rising due to the increasing production and usage of UV- and infrared rays – whether in medicine, cosmetics, technology or the daily life. In the future the purely staged light will face more distinctly a technological and needs-based lighting, in which the individual light points are connected and coordinated with each other in a “light-cloud”. The future of the LED lays in the digitization as well as in the smart networking of light. Internet of Things (IoT) - solutions for smart lighting systems open completely new possibilities, which go far beyond the traditional lighting functions.

May 28 was declared „Diversity Day“ by the Charta der Vielfalt (Diversity Charter). This day is meant to remind companies and institutions of creating a work environment without any prejudices. The German football club of Augsburg (FCA) showed their support for this initiative by lighting up their stadium (WWK Arena) in lots of different colours – which was carried out by livebau.

The elaborated exterior lighting facade which was implemented by livebau in 2017, normally shines in the club colours red, green and white as well as entirely green for one night after each match won by the FCA. But last Tuesday, the people driving by the WWK Arena, experienced a blaze of colour. „The FC Augsburg stands for diversity. Not only when it comes to the professional team but also to the team of young talents, women and girls where players from different nations, different ethnic and religious backgrounds. Our team of employees shows the same diversity. This is why it is important to us to emphasize the normalcy of diversity by displaying this special lighting”, says Michael Ströll, Managing Director of the FCA, about participating in this action started by the employer initiative to promote diversity in companies and institutions (Charta der Vielfalt).

The initiative aims to promote the recognition, appreciation and integration of diversity in the work environment in Germany. Employees should experience appreciation – regardless of gender, gender identity, nationality, ethnic background or world view, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity. The FC Augsburg set an example for diversity by participating in this day which was also in the interest of the main sponsor and name-giver of the stadium, the WWK insurance company.

livebau managed to give a new shine to the Feinkochwerk EATERY in Seefeld-Hechendorf - daytime restaurant and evening location at the same time. livebau first developed a very suitable lighting and control concept, then carried out the installation of the lights and the control elements.

For the whole concept, four lighting elements were installed at the building complex. The concept includes a basic LED lighting with power track spotlights and LED continuous row luminaires with a color range from warm to cold white, brightening the roof truss. To support the basic lighting with further lighting accents, additional luminous objects were installed, with pendant LED luminaires in the ceiling area and downlights in the bar area. This interplay of basic and supportive lighting makes it possible to adapt the lighting to any event - an individual lighting atmosphere can be created. Both the overall lighting and individual lighting elements can be controlled and dimmed via an app.

livebau is a partner of the Zukunftskonferenz LICHT organized by the Deutsche Lichttechnische Gesellschaft e.V. (LiTG) taking place on the 15th and 16th of May in Hamburg. We are glad to sponsor the event and hope that all visitors will have inspiring conversations and a productive exchange of expertise.

This event aims to show the potential of today’s and future lighting concepts. There will be several presentations, exhibitions and installations carried out by speakers/exhibitors from universities and industrial companies that cover all kind of topics regarding the future of light – smart lighting, urban lighting as well as human centric lighting (hcl) and future oriented light art. It’s the perfect date as the UNO celebrates the “International Day of Light” on the 16th of May.

Traxon Technologies’ Showroom in Hong Kong offers visitors a rich AR experience

Going forward, the company will showcase its product innovations using state-of-the-art AR control and navigation technology.

Hong Kong/Vienna, 1 April 2019 – Traxon Technologies’ new Showroom in Hongkong is driven by OSRAM's decision to increase its focus on digitalization and future markets. By using cutting-edge Augmented Reality (AR) based control and navigation technology, the company underlines its position as a leading provider of advanced LED systems and lighting solutions worldwide.

Traxon’s Showroom provides an interactive customer experience through a pioneering AR application for indoor navigation, device control and monitoring, that was developed by AR Automation in cooperation with Insider Navigation. The two companies have combined their knowledge to create “AR Smart Control” which allows users to track their real-time position and directly control the surrounding lights as well as access important product data. When pointing the tablet’s camera at a light, users can select from a range of different options displayed on the screen: it’s possible to dim the light, switch it on and off, request product details and choose a certain colour or pre-set lighting scene.

The objects to be controlled, the possible user options and the data shown can be individually determined, depending on the application area and the respective requirement profile. This means, for instance, that the AR app also serves to control the ventilation and irrigation system in vertical farms, to track the energy consumption of machinery in real-time or look up the last maintenance check performed on technical equipment in factories.

So far, AR is mainly used for data visualization, but AR Smart Control goes one step further by using the new technology to actually interact with objects close to the user in a very simple and intuitive way. As a result, AR offers an innovative approach to the development of IoT systems. While voice assistants like Alexa, Siri or Google Home depend on knowing the right command logic, AR Smart Control works without any prior knowledge of the devices – just point the camera at an object to monitor and control it.

What makes the app so special is the fact that it was the joint work of two companies contributing different areas of expertise: While Insider Navigation is an expert on AR based indoor positioning and navigation, the joint venture AR Automation combines the skills of an AR software development specialist with the knowledge of a professional provider for smart control and building automation technology. Thus, the product features a highly precise 3D positioning, an accurate overlay of the virtual information from observed real objects without showing misalignments when the user is moving around in the environment, and an immediate response to all control commands as well as a continuously reliable data transmission in real-time.

Within only two days, AR Smart Control was successfully installed in Traxon Technologies’ Showroom in Hong Kong. The new API interface of the smart lighting control platform e:cue SYMPHOLIGHTTM provides the perfect solution to control lights through Augmented Reality. Thanks to all the new clever features of SYMPHOLIGHT 5, data from sensors, light and equipment status in a building can be evaluated and displayed on the screen in real-time.

The two companies are pleased to present their AR solution in April at Hannover Messe in the booth of Insider Navigation (Hall 6 Booth C58). All visitors and those interested are kindly invited to test AR Smart Control themselves.

This video provides you with a brief look at Traxon Technologies’ new Showroom.

About AR Automation

AR Automation Ltd. is a Joint Venture created by the two companies Visionaries 777 Ltd. (Hong Kong) and eventa AG (Munich), focusing on the development of advanced Augmented Reality (AR) applications to control and monitor lighting, building and media technology. The smart AR control solutions offer an innovative approach to combining AR and IoT. The headquarters of AR Automation is located in Hong Kong.

About Insider Navigation

Insider Navigation (INS) is the first company that offers augmented reality based indoor positioning and navigation for mobile devices without the use of special hardware. Thanks to augmented reality and efficient navigation technologies INS offers a worldwide unique holistic solution which enables clients to easily make their venues recognizable for mobile devices and gain added value with augmented reality. Insider Navigation has its headquarters in Vienna.

Bringing AR to IoT at Hannover Messe: AR Automation and Insider Navigation showcase AR Smart Control. This AR application allows users to track their real-time position in a building as well as to control and monitor tlighting, building and media technology in their surroundings.

The Control Challenge

As the number of connected objects is growing, we need a solution that allows us to manage all devices using one single control.

Our solution: AR Smart Control

AR offers an innovative approach to the development of IoT systems. While voice assistants like Alexa, Siri or Google Home depend on knowing the right command logic, AR Smart Control works without any prior knowledge of the devices – just point the camera at an object to monitor and control it.

Where to use the app

• Vertical farms
• Showrooms and museums
• Factories and warehouses
• Retail and office buildings

About AR Automation

AR Automation Ltd. is a Joint Venture created by the two companies Visionaries 777 Ltd. (Hong Kong) and eventa AG (Munich), focusing on the development of advanced Augmented Reality (AR) applications to control and monitor lighting, building and media technology. The smart AR control solutions offer an innovative approach to combining AR and IoT. The headquarters of AR Automation is located in Hong Kong.

About Insider Navigation

Insider Navigation (INS) is the first company that offers augmented reality based indoor positioning and navigation for mobile devices without the use of special hardware. Thanks to augmented reality and efficient navigation technologies INS offers a worldwide unique holistic solution which enables clients to easily make their venues recognizable for mobile devices and gain added value with augmented reality. Insider Navigation has its headquarters in Vienna.

The Certification Body of TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH certifies that the company livebau has established and applies a Quality Management System for Services and products for the production and operation of electrical infrastructures, media and event technology, dynamical lighting and automation technology as well as software, information and control systems in buildings.

eventa AG, livebau's parent company, received the same certificate: It certifies that the company has established and applies a Quality Management System for Services such as administration, consulting, organization, marketing and project management for companies and for software as well as information systems.

On March 12 at 14:45 h, Florian Felsch, CEO of livebau, will speak about the topic of “Intelligent Lighting Control DALI, ZIGBEE & Co” at the 15th conference of hdt in cooperation with Light Technology Institute (part of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) at Haus der Technik e.V. in Essen (March 12 - 13). The conference „LED product development“ focuses on the specific requirements of LED products – from the application and construction to the manufacturing and intelligent controlling as well as the lighting design and quality.

livebau knew how to let this artwork of Swarovski Crystal Worlds shine that resembles a jellyfish floating on the surface of the ocean: The body is lit up by 48 dynamically controlled (DMX) RGBW LED Dots and connected to a glass fibre plait of 10 meters with 180 single fibres that represent the tentacles of the jellyfish and can be illuminated in different colours.

In addition, livebau was in charge of creating the „Black Pond Line“, a shining line consisting of two 2 LED-rows of 15m each with RGB-colours that was installed along a footbridge across the pond close to the jellyfish.

Inspired by the term Common Ground – a concept proposed by Herbert H. Clark and Susan E. Brennan that comprises the collection of “mutual knowledge, mutual beliefs, and mutual assumptions” in the communication between two people –, this artwork represents the communicative interaction between different cultures, languages, arts and sciences. It describes the diverse and lively encounters at an educational institution open to everyone like the “Münchner Volkshochschule (MVHS)” in Munich.

The sculpture was mounted at a distance of 15 cm from the wall and is illuminated from behind by 14 RGBW-LED spotlights, installed by livebau and controlled via DMX. The lighting scene changes in a subtle way as a coloured lighting slowly fades into a purely white lighting. The spotlights are aligned in a specific way to follow the form of the artwork emphasizing its colour concept. The colourful, three-dimensional wall sculpture has a stimulating effect and invites you to go almost up until the end of wall to experience the artwork physically.  

The Common Wall is made of steel and aluminium and accompanies the movement of the MVHS visitors: Whenever you enter or leave the institution, the sculpture dynamically leads you. The restaurant planned to be built soon outside of the back entrance will find itself in a stunning setting that covers the less spectacular wall of the gymnastic and sport halls.

The concept of the Common Wall was inspired by the style of urban art like graffiti and similar graphic notation forms as well as narrative and fanciful music images of complex present music compositions. Another symbolic level represents the different courses of the MVHS: The percentage of the courses taken last year were transformed into colour patches in the corresponded size and put together as various pieces of a big cake.

The German lighting specialist livebau continues to follow a its path of success. In the last three months of the past fiscal year, livebau scored again with its many years of expertise in the field of high quality electrical engineering and closed the fourth quarter with  incoming orders of € 1.4 million. The services for lighting control and lighting technology are a stable guarantee of livebau’s success, but luckily the demand for services with regard to automation and smart sensing as well as media technology is constantly growing.

The Helmholtz Zentrum München is a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres and is responsible for studying environmental health issues. As German Research Center for Environmental Health, it pursues the goal of developing personalized medical approaches for the prevention and therapy of major common diseases such as diabetes mellitus, allergies and lung diseases. To achieve this, it investigates the interaction of genetics, environmental factors and lifestyle.

livebau moves to its new location at the Helmholtz Zentrum München (Munich). From now on, four of our electrical engineers will be taking care of all matters related to the running of the electrical devices and systems at the research campus to guarantee flawless research processes.

At EICMA 2018, the three companies livebau, Visionaries 777 and Johann Kuhn Exponate present their special solution for companies in the motorcycle industry to showcase their engines in a very unique way, by letting the exhibits merge with computer-generated information.

Kuhn designs the exhibits, Visionaries 777 provides the AR technology and livebau is in charge of the technical equipment needed. This is a unique opportunity for motorcycle manufacturers to effectively highlight their motorcycles and engines.

Like every year, EICMA, the biggest event in the world dedicated to 2 wheels, is back in Milan with its 2018 edition. Scheduled from 8 to 11 November, the most important top brands in the sector preview their latest innovations in biking for 2019. Not only can biking enthusiasts watch the world’s greatest motorcycle producers debut there new models, they also get offered an opportunity to see up close the national and international pilots of the most prestigious Off-Road disciplines. In addition, the visitors of EICMA will be guaranteed days of show, music, entertainment, with top-level racing competitions in a dedicated outdoor area being the absolute highlight.

Insider Navigation (INS), the first company that offers hardware independent Augmented Reality indoor navigation and AR Automation Ltd, a joint venture between Visionaries 777 Ltd and eventa AG bringing Augmented Reality to IoT, just announced a collaboration to create an innovative control and monitoring solution for the vertical farming industry. The companies will be demonstrating this innovative tool in the Visionaries 777 Booth #304 at AWE EU 2018.

“The increased complexity and size of indoor farms call for easy and intuitive automation system control and monitoring”, says Kirner. By collaborating with AR Automation Ltd it was possible to bring an easy-to-use solution into the vertical farming industry and help workers to easily navigate through the farms.

“By using the INS SDK, AR Automation can deliver a stable and accurate indoor tracking in a constantly changing environment, such as in vertical farms where plants are continuously growing and lighting is constantly changing”, says Nicolas Guyon, Co-Founder Visionaries 777 Ltd.

About Insider Navigation

INS is the first company that offers indoor navigation without the use of additional hardware. Their hardware agnostic AR indoor navigation enables precise 3D positioning, intuitive navigation and displaying the right 2D or 3D content at the right spot. They have developed a process and an easy-to-implement Software Development Kit (SDK) to make any venue recognizable for any device with a camera.

About AR Automation Ltd

AR Automation aims to bring Augmented Reality to IoT. By simply pointing at any connected device with any AR enabled hardware, users are able to control and monitor its functions. Their solution works for lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) and any connected appliances. It runs on mobiles, tablets and wearable devices. By using 3D mapping technology, AR Automation can offer a persistent AR experience in any physical space, transforming how we interact with the world.

About AWE EU 2018 (Munich, Germany)

AWE is a global XR community hosting the world's #1 AR+VR conference & expo in the USA, Europe & Asia. We will be hosting a collaboration at booth 304 in this conference.

Since September 2017, the Bundesliga football stadion has been illuminated in the club colours of the FCA. The exterior lighting of the WWK Arena was successfully implemented by livebau and has been monitored and managed by the light specialist since. The literal highlight of the stadion is the modern facade made of 135 intertwined LED light sticks of the company Zumtobel which now count 170 in total as livebau was asked to add 35 LED sticks. In addition, 38 facade floodlights light up the facade on a larger scale.

The LED light sticks, deliberately arranged in a certain way, open up the simple design of the exterior form of the arena and become a real eye-catcher. After winning a match, the entire façade – normally illuminated in the club colours red, green and white – is lit up in a vibrant green for the rest of the day.

The LED lighting is regulated through the system management cloud solution mavacon e.cloud and the functioning of all devices and lights is continuously monitored via metering. If a malfunction should occur and the lighting doesn’t work, it will be immediately detected and reported by the system. In addition, live images taken by a camera in front of the stadium are sent to the e.cloud to support the detection of system failures.

»With the mavacon e.cloud we have the possibility to check from the office whether the lighting of the WWK-Arena is working or not. By measuring the electricity consumption, we can watch the function of the luminaires and provide remote support in case of a malfunction.«

Stated Michael Boy, Lead Programmer of the company. Thanks to the user management and the decentralised cloud solution, external experts can be perfectly integrated into the project. Via secure VPN connections, a remote access to all data and applications is possible, irrespective of the location.

UBS, the Swiss global investment bank, is organizing the Smart Home/Office & Manufacturing 4.0 Expo in September 2018. This event aims to introduce leaders in Smart Technology to UBS Clients. The Joint Venture of Visionaries 777 and eventa AG, AR Automation Ltd., is presenting the AR Light app.

It will be a four-day expo (September 17th,19th – 21st ) themed as Smart Home/Office, elderly tech, manufacturing, hosted at UBS AG in Tsim Sha Tsui with 10,000 square feet of available space. Selected companies (more than 30 SmartTech innovators) will showcase their products to more than 1,000 UBS clients including business owners and investors. The Expo will also include a Speed Dating Event in which companies will be arranged to meet 1-on-1 with over 20 potential investors and business partners.

There will be a second Phase of the Smart Tech Expo from September 27th to November 8th to showcase SmartTech innovations to UBS clients.

Using Augmented Reality (AR), exhibits can be shown in a completely new light. Knowledge regarding the exhibits can be transmitted more efficiently and can be shown in a more attractive way – not least to convince the customer/potential buyer.

The three companies livebau, Visionaries 777 and Johann Kuhn offer a special service to companies that want to present their products in a very unique way - by letting the exhibits merge with computer-generated information (watch Video).

Kuhn designs the exhibits, Visionaries 777 provides the AR technology and livebau is in charge of the technical equipment needed. This is a unique opportunity for companies to effectively highlight their products. And with these three companies, they have a one-stop, full-range provider for this service.

Yeelight, the biggest competitor of Philips Hue when it comes to smart lighting control systems, is discussing the possibility of a cooperation with livebau in the field of Smart LED Light. The Chinese company is determined to overtake Philips Hue with its smart home lighting solution. Now Yeelight shows interest in the Augmented Reality Light App that livebau developed in cooperation with the AR specialist Visionaries 777. In combination with Yeelight’s smart LED bulbs, the AR Light app could become suitable for home use.

So far, the app  is mainly used in large buildings where the user benefits the most. The Facility Management of such large buildings normally has to guarantee the functioning of a lot of technical devices and luminaires. Given that one of the lights doesn‘t work anymore and the problem needs to be solved as soon as possible; pointing the smart phone/tablet camera at the broken light, the different functions of the luminaire can be checked to find out what needs to be fixed. At the same time, all the important product details about the light in question are displayed on the screen so it’s easy to order the replacement parts needed – without going through product catalogues or searching folders on the computer.

The smartphone/tablet camera recognizes the different lights based on a previous 3D scanning of the room. On the screen, the different options are displayed – turn on/off, dimming, colours – depending on what functions the light/device is programmed for.

The special feature of the AR Light App: Most of the time, when installing remote controls, the lights need to be equipped with a special control device that is responsible for the communication between light and control. The AR Light App doesn’t require an extra control device as the control commands are carried out through the central control unit, already programmed, accessing it via a wireless LAN. This way, the App can be used with any luminaire.

livebau smart electric teamed up with OSRAM to turn more opportunities into successes. OSRAM asked the German lighting specialist to participate in their Affiliate partner program knowing that livebau has a great knowledge of the lighting industry and a good network.

The topics of lighting solutions, smart city, IoT and other growth markets require joint efforts to be successful. This is why livebau and OSRAM joint forces: to share their light expertise, to support each other in local lighting projects and to provide additional marketing tools (e.g. for new product launches). OSRAM will have a strong strategic and service partner in livebau.

The FixtureDoc, our service center for repair and maintenance, will check the function of your devices and fix your faulty equipment. Wir repair your architectural luminaires, mixing consoles, digital and analogue amplifiers, 19-inch electronic equipment modules, electronic stage equipment and AV technology. Our services are not limited to the products of certain producers but we repair all types and brands of devices.

Our repair and maintenance services are based on the expertise of an in-house team with over 25 years of experience who undergo continuous training to update their skills and ensure a constant professional development. This allows our technicians to meet the high requirements for repairing complex special devices.

We are in close contact with most of the producers so that we can count on their expertise and support as well. I addition, livebau has recently become an official service partner of Harman Professional Solutions and will offer a high quality customer service for Martin by Harman products.

livebau has officially become a Service Partner of Harman Professional Solutions. As a Harman Pro »Service Center«, livebau will now provide a high quality customer service for Harman Pro products, more precisely for products of Martin by Harman, a world leader in dynamic lighting solutions for the entertainment, architectural and commercial sectors.

You will find our Service Center at www.livebau.eu/fixture-doc. The Fixture Doc is our repair service for special devices such as the Martin products that can only be fixed by an expert in this field.

For more information about our Fixture Doc Services, you can have a look at the website.

As a result of our Christmas fund-raising campaign, eventa AG and its subsidiary livebau handed over a cheque for € 2500 to the foundation Stiftung München. The money will go to the project Inside@School that helps students, parents and teachers deal with difficult issues like bullying, violence, social media, conflict management, peer pressure, low self-esteem, consumerism and addictive behaviour.

When a student can contact a trusted individual and notices that their fears and worries are taken seriously, most of the time they will open up making it possible to figure out a solution. It is very important that serious situations are identified as early as possible in order to stabilize a child or young person, to avoid further undesirable developments.

Each donation helps to support this good purpose: www.stiftung-muenchen.org/projekte/inside-school

The eventa group's subsidiaries with livebau being one of them, have been very committed to collecting plastic bottle tops – 500 bottle caps for a life without Polio. Poliomyelitis, more commonly referred to as polio, is an illness that has been completely eradicated in most places but it remains endemic in three countries: Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. The association »Deckel drauf e.V.« (Put a lid on it), founded and organised by the Rotary Club, has certainly helped to stamp out this disease. It has set up a system across the whole of Germany that enables plastic bottle tops to be collected at supermarkets, kindergartens and schools. The lids are then sold to a plastics recycling facility and all proceeds are donated to the initiative »End Polio Now« with the goal to eradicate polio worldwide.

In the beginning we had planned on contributing to the project »Deckel gegen Polio« (bottle caps against Polio) for a limited period of time. However, we very quickly had collected more than 2000 bottle tops, thanks to our very committed employees. Because of this, we decided to continue with this good cause.

If you want to support the project as well, click here for more information: www.deckel-gegen-polio.de/projekte

Since September 2017, the stadium has been illuminated in the FC Augsburg club colours red, green and white. Now the WWK Arena, designated as »one piece of artwork« by Monika Nußbaumer, a member of the Board of Trustees, was awarded with the Prize for Architecture and Preservation of Monuments.

The literal highlight of the awarded building, designed by the architects Bernhard & Kögl from Augsburg, is the modern exterior made of intertwined tubes and LED light sticks. The illumination of the facade was successfully implemented by livebau and has been monitored and managed by the light specialist since.

All projects awarded by the Langner'sche Foundation were chosen because the architects went above and beyond to create a very special result. Along with the WWK Arena, two other buildings were awarded and received the prize money of € 5000.

livebau was pleased to see that there was a big interest at L&B in our product »AR Light« – an app that allows users to control any luminaire in the room by pointing their smart phone or tablet camera at it. In addition, important information like real time power consumption as well as the last maintenance check are displayed on the screen. This is possible thanks to the smart system management cloud solution »mavacon e.cloud« and 3D space mapping. As part of introducing Augmented Control, the two companies also presented the »interactive building «– 3D-visualization of a building that is thought to be an user-friendly alternative to traditional interfaces in future. With your finger, you navigate through the different rooms of the building and just click on the luminaire that you want to operate. This way, you only need to know where to find a certain device and you can already easily manage it and directly access important information.

The mavacon e.cloud platform offers an interface between the provider, the user and the actual electrical system itself, where all data like backups, analyses and reports can not only be managed in a clearly structured and transparent manner but also administered centrally at the object/device. Due to the digital twin technology and activated objects, the connected system can be directly controlled by using AR and a suitable hardware. Thus, updates and manual adjustments on the operated system can be easily carried out with the mavacon e.cloud. Altogether, the new cloud solution offers an easy management of complex electrical systems. Several systems can be regulated via one portal and managed in a clearly structured and transparent manner, regardless of location. A comprehensive management involving all components of the Internet of Things and the traditional bus technology is thus possible.

The system is already used for the illumination of the exterior facade of the WWK Arena, the German football stadium in Augsburg. Since September 2017, the stadium has been illuminated in the FCA club colors red, green and white. After winning a match, the entire facade is lit up in green for two days before switching back to its original colours. The LED lighting is regulated through the mavacon e.cloud and the device function is continuously monitored via metering. If a malfunction should occur and the lighting doesn’t work, it will be immediately detected and reported by the system. The mavacon e.cloud as well as the AR Light App were extremely well received by visitors at our booth.

livebau successfully carried out the technical realization of the exterior lighting of Osram Opto Semiconductors new main building in Regensburg, Germany. The HCL solution which is based on the most recent LED technology illuminates several floors with the help of 1634 luminaires.

The innovative lighting concept of the exterior facade is guided by the motto »The facade as a medium« because the illumination serves among other things to improve the employees' working conditions. The office lighting follows the Human Centric Lighting (HCL) concept according to which the light adjusts to the human biorhythm. Some years ago, scientists discovered a new class of light-sensitive cells in the retina which appear to reset the body's biological clock each morning and night. There is an ideal colour temperature value for humans at any time of the day. This is why HCL technology aims to provide the most beneficial lighting in accordance with the needs of human biorhythms.

Due to the new lighting system, artificial light can make up for natural light if the ideal value is not reached. Thus the risk of sleep and eating disorders, lack of energy or even depressions is reduced which enables a higher level of concentration and a better overall performance of the employees. Pre-programmed light curves and current values recorded by sensors adjust the lighting accordingly. When no one is present in certain rooms and office areas, the sensors automatically switch to energy-saving mode and dim the lighting. Other highlights include the linear lighting on the building contours and the indirect lighting of the windows illuminating the building in the corporate colour of orange at the onset of dusk.

• The highly granular data logging allows computer-based analyses and an automatic management, irrespective of available real-time system parameters.
• All data like backups, analyses and reports are displayed in a well-organised manner and can be managed centrally at the object/device.
• System components can be directly controlled from any location, due to a direct system integration based on virtualized modules.

livebau smart electric monitors and manages the exterior lighting of the WWK-Arena through the new system management cloud solution by mavacon named e.cloud. With the mavacon e.cloud, complex electrotechnical systems can be managed in a clearly structured and transparent manner, regardless of the location. From 18th to 23rd of March livebau demonstrated at the Light + Building 2018 trade fair how the e.cloud allows to manage different systems via one portal. A comprehensive management involving all components of the Internet of Things and the traditional bus technology is thus possible. The system is already used for the illumination of the external facade of the WWK Arena, the German football stadium in Augsburg. Since September 2017, the stadium is illuminated in the FC Augsburg club colors red, green and white. After winning a match, the entire facade is lit up in green for the rest of the day. The LED lighting is regulated through the mavacon e.cloud and the device function is continuously monitored via metering. If a malfunction should occur and the lighting doesn’t work, it will be immediately detected and reported by the system. In addition, live images taken by a camera in front of the stadium are sent to the e.cloud to support the detection of system failures.

»With the mavacon e.cloud we have the possibility to check from the office whether the lighting of the WWK-Arena is working or not. By measuring the electricity consumption, we can watch the function of the luminaires and provide remote support in case of a malfunction«, stated Michael Boy, Lead Programmer of the company. Thanks to the user management and the decentralised cloud solution, external experts can be perfectly integrated into the project. Via secure VPN connections, a remote access to all data and applications is possible, irrespective of the location. The mavacon e.cloud platform offers an interface between the provider, the user and the actual electrical system itself, where all data like backups, analyses and reports can not only be managed in a clearly structured and transparent manner but also administered centrally at the object/device. Due to the digital twin technology and activated objects, the connected system can be directly controlled by using AR and a suitable hardware. Thus, updates and manual adjustments on the operated system can be easily carried out with mavacon e.cloud.

»At this stage, the mavacon e.cloud solution combines the achievements of the last ten years given that it helps to make systems future-proof and a lot easier to manage. Whereas in the past, a high fragmentation was very common, today the overall integration allows the management of different systems via one portal«, stated Florian Felsch, CEO of eventa AG, the parent company of livebau smart electric.

• eventa AG to combine hardware & automation expertise with Visionaries 777 Augmented/Virtual reality software development know-how
• The joint venture partners each have a stake of 50 percent
• First demo project to be launched in Munich June 2018
• Joint venture agreement signed March 1, 2018
• Global launch of first combined patent pending solution to be showcased in Light & Building Frankfurt, April 18-23 Booth C16 hall 9.

Hong Kong/Munich, March 01, 2018 – Startup Visionaries 777 and electrical Systems investing expert eventa AG have officially launched a Euroasian Joint Venture, AR Automation Ltd, with their first product AR light. The revolutionary software combines the latest automation hardware & AR software with the aim of creating as a first step; an Augmented Reality lighting control system.

The Joint venture will focus on further developing the first software launched during the light and building fair in Frankfurt – March 2018. With the aim of re-inventing complex lighting automation systems, the software leverages computer vision, IOT and AR to create a real time virtual matrix compatible with the latest IOS devices. “This is the future, times of complex systems that added costs on installation and hardware combined with a poor user experience will be a thing of the past” stated Florian Felsch, Founder of eventa AG Munich during a private showcase of the technology in Visionaries 777 HQ.

The total solution package has been developed by engineers and software developers from both companies, sharing years of expertise, the pivotal moment has arrived as existing hardware from global manufacturers is becoming more dependable and stronger. “We chose Apple to create the first package as it’s a very robust system that can be acquired in every country. We were thinking of how to leverage that little computer we all carry in our pockets to accelerate usability and global deployment” stated Nicolas Guyon, founding parter of Visionaries 777.

The modularity of the software allows connectivity directly to luminaires or through automation systems already installed. Once installed, users can point and control an individual fixture. The system also visualizes real time consumption data and other information that could be relevant for maintenance purposes, it will also be connected with the System Management Cloud solution mavacon e.cloud introduced by the eventa AG invested company livebau GmbH in 2017.

“Innovation doesn’t happen over night; the Visionaries team was creating patents in Augmented Reality 9 years ago for global companies when the concept was still in its infancy. We have now a perfect partner that can channel our knowledge and put it to use in building technologies, this is very exciting indeed!” Was part of the speech David Castañeda, co-founder of Visionaries 777 gave in Hong Kong.

The building Automation and lighting industry have gone through massive leaps of change with the introduction on LEDs, this will be further accelerated with the use of Augmented reality and the IOT. “I still remember the first time I touched a light-bulb with LEDs and it didn’t burn, it was a mind blowing experience and a massive step forward in lighting. We now want users to have that feeling again, we want to empower them and bridge that connection between the physical & digital world with just the touch of a finger. This is what we do at Visionaries every day, and we are very excited to see our hard work and strong partnership with eventa AG give life to AR light for the world to enjoy” – Frantz Lasorne, Founding partner Visionaries 777 Hong Kong.

About eventa AG

eventa AG develops and finances enterprises in the technology sector as well as in the service industry. The company is owner-managed and was established in 2000. Its ventures are highly specialized and mainly supply products for home automation as well as audio-visual and professional multi-media system solutions. The company's headquarters are in Seeshaupt near Munich, Germany.