diff --git a/data_ingestion/kafka_producer.py b/data_ingestion/kafka_producer.py
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+import time
+from kafka import KafkaProducer
+
+class KafkaDataProducer:
+    def __init__(self, topic, bootstrap_servers="localhost:9092"):
+        self.producer = KafkaProducer(bootstrap_servers=bootstrap_servers,
+                                      value_serializer=lambda v: json.dumps(v).encode("utf-8"))
+        self.topic = topic
+
+    def send_message(self, message):
+        self.producer.send(self.topic, message)
+        self.producer.flush()
+
+    def close(self):
+        self.producer.close()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    producer = KafkaDataProducer(KAFKA_TOPIC)
+    while True:
+        data = {"sensor_id": 1, "temperature": 25.5, "timestamp": int(time.time())}
+        producer.send_message(data)
+        time.sleep(1)