Experience freedom like never before – The smart home

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Hettich

30 November 2022

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3 min read

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Lighting can be more than just a necessary addition to a room, with the right lighting playing on our moods and emotions to create a tone for any space.

Hettich’s lighting solutions by Halemeier Lighting feature the latest in European design excellence and are the perfect touch to complement and complete any living space – from the kitchen to the bathroom and everywhere in between. The Magic range has a wide variety of products to suit any application, from mood to task lighting, and includes a range of low voltage LED lights that give off virtually no heat and use limited energy – but now with more power. 

One of the newest features to the lighting range is the new wireless system Touch Link functionality. This means that almost all Halemeier Lighting products are now Smart home capable. The idea behind a smart home is to have everything talking to everything. This could be lighting, security cameras, airconditioning or smart appliances. All of these devices are connected and handled by automatic systems over a single network. What does this result in? A smart home! 

As many companies make different devices this can become problematic, to connect and have them working together on one network using a single common language. That is where Zigbee assists, it is a complete solution which uses a universal launguage that allows Zigbee certified devices to connect and communicate with each other on a secure low power network. Zigbee also allows for forwards and backwards compatability. 

A mesh network is used, so every time an extra lighting device is added like a S-Mitter basic MultiWhite2 controller the strength of the network improves and allows you to add further devices to the home with no hard wired connections required. As long as the next controller is in range the connection will be successful. Here are some of the big users of Zigbee in the smart home: Amazon, Comcast, Honeywell, Huawei, Philips, SmartThings, Texas Instruments, Belkin, Ikea, Lutron, Nokia, Osram, Bosch, Indesit, Samsung, Velux, Humax, Panasonic, Miele, plus more. Zigbee is also being used by the NASA mars mission.

Hettich is passionate about interiors. Hettich Australia is part of an international, fourth generation family-owned business with a heritage spanning over 135 years and a presence in over 100 countries world-wide. Every day, over 6,000 staff around the world take up the challenge of developing intelligent technology for furniture. We help create flawless interiors with high performing cabinetry hardware that can last decades. Because honestly, good furniture fittings really make a difference. 

Hettich makes living spaces work beautifully through a wide range of high-quality furniture fittings, including award winning soft close hinge and drawer systems that are backed by a limited lifetime warranty, including the newly released AvanTech YOU drawer system – a revolutionary new drawer offering the ability for complete individualisation! 

Additional quality products in the Hettich range include folding and sliding door systems, stylish handles, European designed LED lighting, ergonomic storage solutions such as corner units and waste sorting systems, and the widest range of accessories for these products throughout the home.

At ArchiPro we recognise and acknowledge the existing, original and ancient connection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have to the lands and waterways across the Australian continent. We pay our respects to the elders past and present. We commit to working together to build a prosperous and inclusive Australia.