The i.LON Serves Up Savings—Fast!
Lower operating costs and improve operations with the i.LON Internet Server.
Quick-service restaurants like McDonald’s offer convenience and value—and that’s what makes Echelon’s technology such an appealing solution. The fast-food giant is encouraging its kitchen equipment manufacturers to incorporate Echelon’s LonWorks technology into new equipment as a way to lower operating costs and improve operations. Key ingredients in McDonald’s new smart kitchen are Echelon’s i.LON Internet Server and power line networking technology.
The i.LON Internet Server helps restaurant owners monitor and control key building systems—including lighting and room temperature—and kitchen equipment through a single network, locally or remotely, to manage energy use and improve efficiency. This can save considerable money since the average quick-service restaurant, operating without an effective control system, wastes thousands of dollars a year in energy costs.
Now Serving Benefits Round the Clock
The i.LON Internet Server offers quick-service restaurants a number of ways to improve operations and increase efficiency.
Save energy. The i.LON Internet Server lets you collect information for trending, reporting, and analysis applications so you can quickly identify stores in your franchise network that are less energy-efficient. You can also monitor and control lighting through the i.LON Internet Server’s astronomical clock, which lets you schedule applications based on local sunrise and sunset times. Control your building’s climate and lighting further by using LonWorks enabled occupancy and light sensors.
Turn off unneeded kitchen equipment automatically. The i.LON Internet Server provides a built-in scheduler for local, automated control based upon date, day, and time of day. Save energy by setting equipment to shut off or power-down to standby mode when not in use—for example, when you switch menus.
Keep equipment running smoothly. There’s nothing worse than a grill or deep fryer breaking down before the morning rush. Let equipment tell you when it needs servicing—before it malfunctions. Instead of a fixed-date maintenance schedule, the i.LON Internet Server and LonWorks technology let you maintain equipment by usage. For instance, you can monitor recovery time to make sure fryers and grills are working correctly. The i.LON Internet Server can also alert you to change fryer oil after a certain number of cook cycles to ensure high-quality menu items.
You can also remotely monitor equipment performance, diagnose part failures, and trigger corrective workflow changes to make repairs. These proactive measures reduce equipment failure, lower equipment downtime, lower repair costs, and protect assets—and keep your customers satisfied.
Ensure food quality. Customers expect your menu items to be made with fresh ingredients, no matter when they order them. The i.LON Internet Server and LonWorks enabled temperature sensors can help ensure consistent storage conditions in your refrigerators and freezers so that freshness is never an issue. If temperatures in cold cases rise above or fall below a specified range, the i.LON Internet Server can alert you via an alarm message.
Benefits for Both Integrators and Owners
The i.LON Internet Server provides benefits to both system integrators and franchise owners. Integrators can offer owners a solution that can be installed quickly, reliably, and affordably—thanks to Echelon’s free topology twisted-pair and power line technologies—while owners can realize fast cost-savings from a solution that’s available today. And because LonWorks technology is open, integrators can help owners create control systems from multiple suppliers, building a best-of-breed network where all the pieces work seamlessly.
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