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Ruhrgebiet

IoT Service Provider & Solutions.
In the Ruhr Area.

From LoRaWAN network planning to hardware selection and managed IoT hosting – your IoT service provider for the entire Ruhr area. Cross-location, GDPR-compliant, on-site.

IoT & Industry 4.0 Solutions for Germany's Largest Industrial Region

The Ruhr area, with over 5 million inhabitants and thousands of industrial companies, is one of Europe's densest economic regions. From Dortmund through Essen to Duisburg, new requirements for connected infrastructure arise daily – for Industry 4.0, logistics networks, and smart city initiatives. We host the IoT platforms that enable this cross-location connectivity.

German Data Centers

Your IoT stack on GDPR-compliant servers in Germany. Data sovereignty for industrial and logistics companies across the entire Ruhr area.

Cross-Location

One centrally hosted platform for all locations in the Ruhr area. Multi-tenant, scalable, and with role-based access.

24/7 Operations

Round-the-clock monitoring with automatic alerting and guaranteed response times. For business-critical IoT applications in the industrial region.

IoT Services in the Ruhr Area

Managed IoT Hosting

ChirpStack, ThingsBoard, and Grafana on hardened infrastructure. Cross-location hosting for industrial companies, logistics providers, and municipalities across the entire Ruhr area.

LoRaWAN Network Deployment & Hardware

Complete LoRaWAN network deployment across the Ruhr area: hardware selection (Milesight gateways & sensors), radio coverage analysis for industrial zones and port areas, on-site gateway installation, and network server configuration.

IoT Platform & App Development

End-to-end development of your IoT solution: custom web apps, mobile apps, and cross-location dashboards for industrial and logistics data. From platform setup to finished application – scalable across the entire Ruhr area.

IoT Applications in the Ruhr Area

Industrial Areas Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg

Industry 4.0 & Production Networking

Hosted monitoring platform for machine parks, predictive maintenance, and OEE tracking. VPN-secured connectivity of production sites to the central IoT platform.

Tech Stack

ThingsBoard, Grafana, Node-RED, VPN

Ports, Logistics Centers & Motorway Corridors

Logistics Network Monitoring

Cross-location hosting for asset tracking, cold chain monitoring, and yard management. One platform for the entire logistics network in the Ruhr area.

Tech Stack

ChirpStack, ThingsBoard, Milesight

Cities and Municipalities in the Ruhr Area

Municipal IoT Platforms

Multi-tenant hosting for smart city applications: parking, environmental monitoring, fill-level sensors, and infrastructure surveillance. Scalable across multiple municipalities.

Tech Stack

ThingsBoard PE, Grafana, MQTT

These are just examples – we serve many industries and use cases.

The Technology Behind Your IoT Infrastructure

Scalable for the industrial region: ChirpStack for LoRaWAN network management across multiple locations, ThingsBoard (Community & Professional Edition) for multi-tenant device management, Grafana for cross-location dashboards, and Node-RED for data flow automation. Highly available hosting with redundant infrastructure.

15+ km

Range

10+ years

Battery

IP67

Protection

868 MHz

EU Frequency

Milesight

Hardware Expertise with Milesight

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.

Our IoT Service Area

We manage IoT infrastructure across the entire Ruhr area – from Duisburg in the west to Dortmund in the east.

Dortmund, Bochum & Gelsenkirchen
Essen, Mülheim & Oberhausen
Duisburg & Lower Rhine
Hagen, Witten & Ennepe-Ruhr
merkaio

End-to-End IoT with merkaio

Our IoT services run under the merkaio brand. As an IoT system integrator, we guide you through the entire project – from analysis through network deployment and platform development to ongoing operations.

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FAQ about IoT Services in the Ruhr Area

Answers about our end-to-end IoT services across the Ruhr area – from analysis and conception through LoRaWAN deployment and platform development to managed operations for Industry 4.0, logistics, and smart city projects.

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Services & Process

WZ-IT provides end-to-end IoT services: from initial analysis and conception through platform design, hardware selection, LoRaWAN network deployment, and custom app development to fully managed operations. We cover the entire project lifecycle for cross-location industrial and logistics use cases.

We start with a requirements analysis of your location structure along the A40/A2 corridors and beyond. From there we design the platform architecture, select suitable hardware, deploy LoRaWAN networks at each site, develop custom dashboards or apps, and take over ongoing managed operations.

Yes. We develop custom web apps, mobile apps, and cross-location dashboards using React, Next.js, and React Native, and then operate the entire stack including ChirpStack, ThingsBoard, Grafana, and Node-RED as a managed service.

LoRaWAN & Hardware

We primarily select Milesight gateways and sensors, which are proven in demanding industrial and logistics environments. Hardware selection is always tailored to specific site conditions such as port facilities, production halls, and outdoor logistics yards.

Yes. We plan and deploy LoRaWAN networks across distributed locations from Duisburg to Dortmund. Each site gets optimized radio coverage, and all gateways feed into a central ChirpStack network server for unified management.

Yes. We handle the full on-site deployment including radio coverage analysis, gateway mounting in industrial halls or on rooftops, antenna alignment, and network server configuration across all your Ruhr area locations.

Platform & Development

Our core stack includes ChirpStack for LoRaWAN network management, ThingsBoard (Community and Professional Edition) for device management and multi-tenant dashboards, Grafana for cross-location real-time visualization, and Node-RED for data flow automation and edge integration.

Yes. We develop tailored web apps with React and Next.js, mobile apps with React Native, and specialized dashboards for use cases like predictive maintenance, OEE tracking, cold chain monitoring, and yard management across the Ruhr area.

Yes. ThingsBoard PE's multi-tenant architecture allows isolated dashboards, role-based permissions, and separate data views for different production sites, logistics hubs, or municipal departments across the Ruhr area.

Hosting & Security

All IoT platforms run on hardened servers in German data centers. This ensures full GDPR compliance and data sovereignty for industrial companies, logistics providers, and municipalities in the Ruhr area.

We use TLS encryption for all data in transit, VPN-secured connections between production sites and the central platform, automatic backups, hardened Linux servers, and continuous 24/7 monitoring with automatic alerting.

We offer SLA tiers with availability guarantees up to 99.9%, including redundant infrastructure, automatic failover, and 24/7 monitoring. This ensures uninterrupted operation for production monitoring, logistics tracking, and smart city services.

Getting Started & Terms

Contact us for a no-obligation initial consultation. We analyze your location structure, assess the technical requirements, and outline a project roadmap covering everything from conception and hardware selection to platform development and managed operations.

A typical end-to-end project – from analysis through LoRaWAN deployment at multiple sites and app development to go-live – takes between 6 and 16 weeks depending on the number of locations. Single-site pilot setups can be operational within days.

We offer flexible contract terms starting from monthly agreements, with discounts for annual commitments. All contracts include managed operations, updates, backups, 24/7 monitoring, and a dedicated contact person for your project.

Industries We Serve

Manufacturing
Logistics
Healthcare
Agriculture
Energy
Smart City
Retail
Real Estate

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