May 7 2013
Allure Energy, Inc. announced today that its revolutionary product, EverSense™, will be built in Austin, Texas. Allure Energy selected a local contract manufacturer Kodiak Systems, to manufacture EverSense™ in Austin, starting next month.
"Over the last year we spent a lot of time evaluating foreign and domestic manufacturing options for building EverSense," says Kevin Imes , CEO of Allure Energy. "When we compared all of the costs, financial or otherwise, we quickly converged on securing a domestic manufacturing resource as our contract manufacturer."
EverSense™ is a green, smart energy product that includes wireless thermostat control that also uses location-based services within a mobile app to adjust a thermostat's settings. Apps will be available for iPhone and Android users. The EverSense™ system also includes other features, such as speakers for wirelessly streaming audio, a weather application with animated radar, and an energy tips application to educate consumers on energy saving products and services.
"During the design phase for EverSense, I challenged our team to create a final assembly process that would take less then 5 minutes per system," Imes explains, "They responded by reducing the assembly process to less than 1 minute! With the reduced build time, we are able to compete with foreign manufacturers."
In addition to local manufacturing, Allure Energy chose several local semiconductor providers as a part of their product offering including components made by Freescale Semiconductor, Cirrus Logic, and Silicon Labs. "Using a local manufacturer and suppliers provides us a competitive advantage. It also allows us to create jobs both internal to Allure Energy, and within the Austin community. It's a win-win across the board," says Imes.