Managed IoT Hosting
ChirpStack, ThingsBoard, and Grafana on hardened infrastructure. Operations, backups, and monitoring for Lünen-based industrial companies - you focus on your core business.
View serviceFrom LoRaWAN network planning to hardware selection and managed IoT hosting - your IoT service provider for Lünen and the eastern Ruhr area. Designed around documented data paths, clear operating responsibilities, and personal technical support.
Companies worldwide trust WZ-IT
Regional requirements, robust technology
Lünen combines heavy industry with modern circular economy: TRIMET Aluminium as one of Europe's largest aluminium producers, Remondis as a global recycling corporation, and the city port on the Datteln-Hamm Canal as a logistics hub. Whether electrolysis furnace monitoring, container sensors, or port tracking - we host the IoT platforms that reliably process your sensor data.
Sensors, gateways, data platform, business application, identities, interfaces, and operations are planned together. Additional sites, cloud services, or local edge systems can then build on the same architecture model.
Your IoT stack on privacy-focused servers in Germany. Data sovereignty and compliance for Lünen-based companies and industrial operations.
Around-the-clock monitoring of your IoT infrastructure. Proactive alerting on failures - critical for aluminium production and waste management logistics.
A dedicated technical contact, coordinated commissioning, and clearly defined response times.
Concrete services
You can start with one clearly defined requirement. Architecture, devices, platform, applications, and operations are planned so the first component can become part of one coherent IoT system when needed.
ChirpStack, ThingsBoard, and Grafana on hardened infrastructure. Operations, backups, and monitoring for Lünen-based industrial companies - you focus on your core business.
View serviceWe plan radio coverage and gateway positions from site and building data, select suitable gateways and sensors, provision devices and payload decoders, and integrate them with ChirpStack. Device onboarding, data validation, and radio testing are coordinated with the platform.
View serviceEnd-to-end development of your IoT solution: custom web apps, mobile apps, and dashboards for production, waste management, and logistics data. From platform setup to finished application - cloud or on-premise.
View serviceConnect machines, PLCs, HMIs, edge systems, ERP, and MES through documented protocols and interfaces in one controlled data flow.
View serviceRegional application fields
Typical starting points for companies and organizations in Lünen and the surrounding economic region.
Hosted IoT platform for temperature monitoring on electrolysis furnaces, energy consumption monitoring, and condition monitoring on rolling mills and smelting furnaces. Real-time dashboards for production managers and maintenance teams.
Technical approach
ThingsBoard, Grafana, MQTT
IoT platform for container fill-level sensors, fleet management, weighing systems, and sorting plant monitoring. Optimized route planning and automatic threshold alerting for the circular economy.
Technical approach
ChirpStack, ThingsBoard, Milesight
Tracking and monitoring at the city port: canal water levels, warehouse climate monitoring, container tracking, and transshipment data. Central platform for the entire port logistics operation.
Technical approach
Grafana, Node-RED, ChirpStack
The examples illustrate possible application patterns. Architecture, radio coverage, device selection, data model, and operating scope are assessed for the specific project.
One system instead of isolated silos
Value does not come from a single sensor or dashboard. What matters is an end-to-end data path with clear interfaces, access rules, and operating responsibilities.
Sensors, gateways, machines, PLCs, and existing data sources are selected or connected according to the measurement task, environment, and protocol.
View componentLoRaWAN, MQTT, cellular links, edge gateways, and private networks move data between sites, platforms, and other systems in a controlled way.
View componentChirpStack, ThingsBoard, Grafana, databases, and rule engines provide device management, processing, history, and alerting.
View componentDashboards, portals, mobile apps, and ERP, MES, and API integrations put IoT data into the actual workflows.
View componentMonitoring, backups, updates, incident response, and service levels keep the platform and data paths maintainable and transparent.
View componentThe architecture can grow with more devices, sites, applications, and deployment locations without introducing isolated connections or hard-to-maintain special paths for every extension.
Technical foundation
Open-source stack optimized for industrial environments: ChirpStack for LoRaWAN network management, ThingsBoard for device control and rule engine, Grafana for visualization. Hosted on Linux servers with TLS encryption, automatic backups, and regular security updates.
LoRaWAN
Radio standard
EU868
Frequency plan
MQTT & APIs
Interfaces
Cloud & on-premises
Deployment models

We rely on Milesight and know the product portfolio inside out - from environmental sensors to LoRaWAN gateways to industrial controllers. We advise, source and integrate the right hardware for your use case.
Milesight hardware ships worldwide - we deliver pre-configured and firmware-updated, ready to deploy.
We also work with hardware from other manufacturers - whether proprietary or open-source. What matters is that it works reliably and integrates into our stack.
Project path
The initial step remains manageable. Device count, architecture, integrations, and operating responsibilities are defined only after the technical assessment.
Capture measurements, sites, users, existing systems, alert paths, and the expected business outcome.
Combine radio path, devices, platform, data model, interfaces, and security requirements in a testable design.
Provision devices, configure services, process data, and connect dashboards or business applications.
Agree monitoring, updates, backups, and response paths, then add further sites or capabilities in a controlled way.
Region and scale
A regional entry point does not limit the architecture. Platforms can cover multiple plants, properties, fields, or customer sites under one operating model.
The regional scope includes Lünen, Bergkamen, Waltrop, Werne, Kamen, Selm. Multiple sites can share one platform while retaining separate roles, data spaces and alert paths.
Industries
The technical foundation can be adapted to different measurement tasks and business processes.
Specialist services
Dedicated service pages explain platforms, development, LoRaWAN, and visualization in detail.
Enquiry
Briefly describe the measurement task, sites, existing devices, and desired outcome. We will assess architecture, platform, integration, and possible operations.
Answers about our IoT services in Lünen - from aluminium production monitoring and recycling sensors to port logistics and managed operations for industry and waste management.
Themen
Temperature sensors and current sensors are attached to electrolysis furnaces and connected to our hosted platform via LoRaWAN or industrial protocols. Real-time dashboards display furnace temperatures, energy consumption, and anomalies - threshold alerting notifies maintenance before failures occur.
Yes. We host platforms that capture and visualize energy consumption per furnace line, rolling mill, or smelting furnace at a granular level. Load peaks, consumption trends, and savings potential are automatically detected and compiled into reports.
Ultrasonic or radar sensors measure fill levels in containers and transmit data via LoRaWAN to our platform. Dispatchers see at a glance which containers need collection - optimizing routes and reducing empty runs.
Yes. Sensors on conveyor belts, screens, and sorting units deliver throughput, vibration, and temperature data. The platform visualizes plant efficiency in real time and alerts on malfunctions or performance drops.
Yes. Beyond standard dashboards in Grafana and ThingsBoard, we build custom web apps and mobile apps - for example, mobile production cockpits, container tracking overviews, or port logistics dashboards.
Yes. Via ThingsBoard and Node-RED, we integrate LoRaWAN, MQTT, HTTP, and Modbus sources into a unified platform. This allows production data, waste management logistics, and port monitoring to be analyzed together and forwarded to ERP systems.
By default, we operate the platform on agreed infrastructure in German data centers.
Yes. We install and harden the IoT platform remotely on your provided infrastructure.
The timeline depends on the platform, device count, radio planning, data paths, integrations, and operating model. After the technical assessment, you receive a rollout plan with prerequisites, dependencies, and milestones.
Yes. We design multi-tenant platforms for companies with multiple sites - whether Lünen, Dortmund, Unna, or Bergkamen. Each location gets its own dashboards, access controls, and alerting profiles.
Regional IoT entry points
Further regional pages explain LoRaWAN, platform integration, system connectivity and managed operations for the respective business area.
IoT services, LoRaWAN and managed platforms for Bergkamen
View regional serviceIoT services, LoRaWAN and managed platforms for Waltrop
View regional serviceIoT services, LoRaWAN and managed platforms for Werne
View regional serviceIoT services, LoRaWAN and managed platforms for Kamen
View regional serviceNo risk: worst case, you leave with a clearer understanding of your project than before.


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