MeshConnect LLC recently launched as an independently operated wireless lighting controls platform that brings patented USB-C and audio-jack plug-and-play sensor technology to fixture manufacturers. Incubated by MaxLite and built on its c-Max controls platform – proven across thousands of successful deployments spanning commercial, industrial, retail, hospitality, education, and outdoor application, MeshConnect enables OEM partners to add simple controls such as occupancy sensing, daylight harvesting and dimming to advanced solutions like remote monitoring and dashboarding to their product lines without building proprietary controls infrastructure.
As the global lighting controls market continues to grow at double-digit rates – driven by tightening energy codes, smart building mandates, and rising demand for energy efficiency – controls capability is becoming a baseline expectation for fixture manufacturers. Yet for many, the path forward has meant choosing between costly multi-year in-house development, dependency on certain proprietary ecosystems, or generic components with no upgrade path. MeshConnect is designed to eliminate that tradeoff.
“MeshConnect represents the next chapter in our commitment to making intelligent lighting controls accessible to the broader industry,” said Yon Sung, Owner and CEO of MaxLite. “To lead this effort, we have appointed Umesh Baheti as Managing Director of MeshConnect. Umesh built our c-Max platform from the ground up and is uniquely positioned to bring this technology to the wider market.”
“We know firsthand what it takes to build a controls platform. MaxLite invested years of engineering and significant capital to develop c-Max,” said Umesh Baheti, Managing Director of MeshConnect and SVP of New Technologies at MaxLite. “MeshConnect exists so that other fixture manufacturers don’t have to make that same investment. They get a complete integration package along with ‘MeshConnect Compatible’ co-branding rights, while keeping full ownership of their fixture business, their customers, and their brand.”
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