MDT at the Light + Building 2024 – The KNXperts say thank you!

MDT would like to say thank you:

- Thanks to customers, friends and interested parties for visiting the MDT stand and the many interesting conversations.

- Thanks to all the guests, who cheerfully celebrated MDT's 40th company anniversary with a very successful party.

- Thanks to the organisers of Messe Frankfurt for the great industry get-together.

More than 151,000 visitors attended this year's Light + Building 2024. In addition to visitors from Germany, most visitors came from China, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, the UK, Spain and Poland. A total of 146 countries were represented by visitors - including those travelling long distances, such as from India, the USA, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, Brazil and Singapore.

"It was a great trade fair," says MDT CEO Roger Karner, "Our stand was very well frequented from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. We were very pleased with the great interest and the many national and international visitors."

MDT's trade fair highlights were:

• The Glass Touch Smart: Based on the motto "As individual as you are", the new multifunctional push-button combines functionality, individuality, and modern design. Installed vertically or horizontally, the 6-inch TFT colour display can be individually customised in the ETS. Up to 64 functions can be visualised on independent levels and up to 12 statuses can be shown in standby operation. An integrated temperature sensor and a room temperature controller for heating- / cooling operation enable a pleasant ambient temperature control. A circumferential white orientation light rounds off the modern design of the Glass Touch Smart. The Glass Touch Smart Plus version is enhanced with additional features, acoustical feedback through an in integrated loudspeaker, RGBW colour control of the circumferential background illumination.

• The new KNX Modbus Gateway RTU485 enables a bidirectional communication, simple integration of Modbus devices with RTU protocol and RS-485 interface into KNX systems. Equipped with a wide range of practical functions, the Modbus gateway simplifies the integration of heat pumps, photovoltaic inverters or charging stations, to the KNX system.

• With the new MDT DALI Control Broadcast Gateway, DALI luminaires can be cost and time effectively commissioned as the single ECG addresses do not need to be individually programmed into the gateway, the luminaires are commonly controlled. The new MDT DALI Control Broadcast Gateway supports DALI and DALI-2 standards and is a KNX Data Secure device. Commissioning is possible as of from ETS 5.7.3.

• A reliable presence detection system that manages every challenge is presented by MDT with its range of presence detectors and the new combined presence detector. In addition to the 3 sensors for presence detection, the passive infrared presence detector is equipped with additional room climate sensors. The detector not only ensures a reliable 360° presence detection, monitoring of the CO2 and VOC mixed gas concentration it also measures the temperature and humidity in a respective room.

• Mission completed: - Smart in black: the complete black MDT assortment 55, where colour becomes a pure style decision. Elegant in design and equipped with well-proven functions, the 55 assortment fits perfectly into any interior design and offers customers even more options in terms of sensor technology.Smart in black: Das komplette schwarze MDT Sortiment 55, bei dem die Farbe zur reinen Stilentscheidung wird. Elegant im Design und mit den bewährten Funktionen ausgestattet, fügt sich das Sortiment 55 in Schwarz perfekt in jede Raumgestaltung und bietet den Kunden noch mehr Auswahl in der Sensorik.

Another highlight at the MDT stand, in addition to the products, was the company history to touch. MDT had brought a 1986 MCI computer and a real injection moulding tool from the company's own archive to Frankfurt, because 40 years of Excellence in Electronics is quite an event.

"There is nothing better than celebrating our company's 40th anniversary with customers, friends and employees. Without them, our success story would not be possible," says CSO Marcel Gramann.