Big Ass Fans and Lexmark have partnered to deliver the next generation of full-facility comfort for frontline industrial and manufacturing workers.
Big Ass Fans has introduced CommandSense, the first-ever fully automated, Internet of Things (IoT)-powered comfort ecosystem designed to reduce heat stress while improving worker safety and lowering energy costs for industrial facilities.
CommandSense presents a never-before-seen solution for industrial facilities to manage rising temperatures and help meet evolving legal requirements for worker safety.
President & CEO of Big Ass Fans, Ken Walma, said the company’s goal is to provide comfort without compromise.
“CommandSense represents a new era for this mission. We’re proud to bring this automatic comfort and cooling solution to frontline associates and take worker safety to the next level,” he said.
Powered by Lexmark and Microsoft technology, CommandSense merges Lexmark brains with Big Ass brawn.
CommandSense continuously monitors occupancy, humidity, temperature, and other facility conditions to automatically adjust fans, heaters, and ventilation fans for unparalleled comfort control.
Demetrios Karathanasis, IoT portfolio director for Lexmark, said each CommandSense system is uniquely designed for its facility, providing customized comfort control for small- to medium-sized manufacturing operations and untapped potential for even larger facilities.
Using a proprietary solution composed of edge computing, an IoT platform, environmental sensors, device protocol translation, and other advanced technology, CommandSense delivers fully integrated comfort like never before.
It uses four times less energy than HVAC and at a fraction of the cost, producing savings up to $1 million over five years.
CommandSense will be available in April 2025.