Industrial & commercial security applications - Case studies

Swiss Re, a global reinsurer, will equip 48 of its buildings with the latest version of AEOS, Nedap’s physical access control system. Through a state-of-the-art badge system, using Mifare Desfire card technology, employees with specific safety and security clearance will be able to access dedicated Swiss Re buildings. The implementation of AEOS is part of the Global PACS project to replace ageing access control systems in Swiss Re buildings around the world. The AEOS system is designed to...

Senstar is pleased to announce its FiberPatrol ranging fibre optic intrusion detection system is successfully securing the perimeter of the US headquarters campus of a major international oil and gas company. FiberPatrol has been successfully up and running along the site’s 40,000 ft (7.57 mi) perimeter, consisting of three fence types and 40 gates, for several months. “Going into the project the customer was no stranger to perimeter security with various sites around the world usin...

Vanderbilt’s SPC was recently deployed to act as part of a security and communication solution between a toll booth and plaza located on the M1 between Dublin and Belfast. At night time, the toll system is automated and therefore an intruder alarm system was needed for protection. The distance between the toll booth and plaza is 6.2 kilometres and the security systems – SPC and video cameras – had to be able to connect and operate over that distance so operators could get an ov...

In this ever-expanding era of artificial intelligence (AI), Deep Learning will soon become the foundational technology for the security industry. Technologies that “learn” will become more common and more powerful. This trend will strengthen critical security efforts in every sphere. Hikvision’s three camera models equipped with deep learning algorithms will be introduced in the smart retail industry. In the retail business, with the growing popularity of shopping online, the...

The Linth-Limmern Power Stations AG (“KLL”), located in the Swiss Linthal valley, is a partner company of Axpo Power AG. Originally built in 1957-1958, the plant was extended during the seven years “Linthal Project 2015” starting in 2009. This is one of Axpo’s most important expansion projects. A new underground pumped storage facility extracts water from Lake Limmern, pumps it up to Lake Mutt, situated at 630 m higher elevation, and then uses it to generate electr...

Suntec City is a major multi-use real estate complex located in the Marina Centre neighbourhood in downtown Singapore, consisting of a shopping centre, a convention centre and office buildings. Managed by APM Property Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ARA Asset Management Limited, Suntec City comprises of five high rise office towers built around the world’s largest fountains, the Fountain of Wealth. Towers One to Four are 45 floor buildings representing the four fingers of a hand,...

Canary Wharf Contractors Ltd has selected ASSA ABLOY Security Doors to supply and install over 600 steel doorsets, including personnel and fire doors. The doors supplied will be installed in the basement areas of the mixed-use development space and prepared for future access control requirements. Peter Mather, Project Manager at Canary Wharf Contractors, said: “ASSA ABLOY Security Doors was selected as it provided an integrated manufacture, delivery and installation of doorsets and ironmo...

ASSA ABLOY UK Specification, a UK division of ASSA ABLOY, a provider of door-opening solutions, brings high specification security solutions to One New Street Square, in London. Using its capabilities in security design and specification, ASSA ABLOY UK Specification delivered a bespoke range of complete doorset solutions worth £345,000 to London’s new retail and office building near Farringdon Station. 204 complete doorset solutions The 16-storey commercial building, One New Street...

BNP Paribas is a European-centred banking group with over 190,000 employees in 74 countries. Like other banks, BNP Paribas Fortis is facing a range of threat vectors like robbery, vandalism and card fraud. Similarly, bank staff members require safeguarding from potential aggressors. Previously, the bank relied for video security on a fleet of analogue CCTV cameras. However, low-image quality frequently made it difficult to identify suspects, especially in dimly-lit and harsh backlight condition...

Siklu Inc., the global market leader in millimeter-wave solutions, has announced that its MultiHaul auto-aligned radios were selected by the City of Wichita to provide the wireless connectivity for 72 fixed bullet, dome and PTZ cameras from Axis Communication that make up the surveillance network deployed in the city’s Old Town district. Genetec Security Crime Monitoring Center The City of Wichita deployed Siklu MultiHaul radios instead of running fiber throughout the city, which would h...

MARSS has secured a refit contract for the installation of its automated security systems, NiDAR and CLIMBERguard, on-board specialist merchant vessels. This project will integrate security radar and daylight/infrared cameras, as well as climber detection capability to deliver layered 360° surveillance for the monitoring, detection and tracking of surface objects in the vicinity of a vessel. Autonomous maritime perimeter security The NiDAR system developed by MARSS is providing all-round a...

National Business Crime Solution (NBCS), a not-for-profit organisation that enables the sharing of data between law enforcement agencies and the business community in order to reduce crime, is celebrating the success of the very first Business Impact Reduction Day (BIRD)—also known as Operation BIRD—an industry-led initiative that is designed to target and manage the effect of business related crime activity. Police-assisted retail surveillance The initial exercise took place at We...

The ceremonial opening of the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg was celebrated on 11 January 2017 with a gala evening attended by many leading lights in politics, business and culture and a concert by the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. A video security system by Dallmeier formed part of the arrangements providing security in and around the new city landmark and protection for the inaugural guests, who included German President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel. The full-IP system was planned a...

Milestone Systems’ open platform IP video management software (VMS) is the technology helping to give peace of mind to residents and visitors of Las Ramblas in Cayala City, Guatemala. Milestone Systems’ XProtect expert software, an open platform technology, was chosen for managing IP-networked video and maintaining continual surveillance over the city’s projects. Network video cameras from Axis Communications are also used, some with crossline detection video analytics. EMC Isi...

DHL, a division of the German logistics company, Deutsche Post DHL, is recognised as an international company, employing more than 350,000 people from more than 220 countries and territories around the globe. It operates an extremely efficient and complex network of logistics solutions that link customers from Zurich to Zambia. With businesses including DHL Express, DHL Parcel, DHL eCommerce, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Freight and DHL Supply Chain, the company provides a vast array of logistical...

HID Global, a worldwide provider in trusted identity solutions, announced that it has been selected by French co-working space provider Deskopolitan to power its access control system. Powered by Seos, HID Mobile Access enables roughly 200 users to access their co-working campus in the heart of Paris, conveniently and securely. Deskopolitan serves entrepreneurs who need professional, reliable working spaces to build their businesses. Occupying a 1350m2 building, the office space provider offers...

Hikvision cameras and a specially designed SKOV VMS allows handlers to monitor the pigs Hikvision worked with farm management solutions provider SKOV to bring the art of weighing pigs into the 21st Century, with the help of mini-dome cameras and a bespoke VMS system. The pig is one of the most populous large mammals in the world, with an estimated 986.6 million pigs at any one time. This also means, of course, that piggeries are big business, as pork is the most commonly meat...

The city of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, is a well-known historic English city located approximately 80 kilometres north of London on the River Cam. Settled in the first century, B.C., Cambridge is one of England’s oldest and best-known cities, famously home to Cambridge University, one of the largest universities in the English-speaking world and one of the top five universities in the world. The city centre of Cambridge today is comprised primarily of commercial and historic buildings and...

Hikvision worked with farm management solutions provider SKOV to bring the art of weighing pigs into the 21st Century, with the help of mini-dome cameras and a bespoke VMS system. The pig is one of the most populous large mammals in the world, with an estimated 986.6 million pigs at any one time. This also means, of course, that piggeries are big business, as pork is the most commonly meat consumed worldwide. Part of managing a piggery is to ensure that each pig is able to grow to its full pote...

Twin City Hardware (TCH) has more than 130 years of experience providing opening and access solutions for commercial, architectural and residential construction projects throughout the United States. It began as an old-time hardware store in 1883, originally known as Twin City Hardware & Heating Co. In 1954, it was bought by George Boomer, Sr., who transformed the business into an opening and access solutions hardware supplier for many commercial jobs around the Twin Cities, including the S...

Metal fabrication plants are one of the most challenging manufacturing environments. Although highly-controlled, the sites are vibration-heavy with high levels of heat and noise, plus the sheer size of the materials being moved around makes them a complex place for people to work. Security is vital, not just for health and safety, but to protect the high value ingots, finished goods and even waste products that are expelled through the fabrication process. Combatting crime In 2006, a Glenrothe...

Financial management has existed right from the era of Kingdoms in Indonesia. The Ministry of Finance is an institution under Indonesian Government, which has an important role in conducting economic development. In Indonesia, the important role of the Ministry of Finance is managing state’s finances and assisting the leader in the state’s finance and asset. Therefore, the Ministry of Finance can be considered as the guard of state finance. Business challenges After having a word w...

Control room video wall providers eyevis UK have won a contract to supply 24/7 monitoring and security technology for wind farms generating green energy for the whole of the UK. The installation will oversee and protect hundreds of onshore wind turbines across the north of Scotland and work is due to start in the next couple of months. Integrated mobile phone camera application management The control room systems will also involve an integrated mobile phone camera application, which allows en...

In a crowded marketplace, thousands of retail companies, private businesses and public authorities offer parking facilities. With that ownership comes a duty and a desire to constantly improve their facility’s quality and convenience for customers. Whether at a standalone business, a shopping mall, hospital, supermarket, transportation site, or public parking lot, providing a high-level of service is the key to establishing a good experience, building repeat business and creating a loyal c...

Televised and watched by more than one billion viewers around the globe each year, an estimated 80 women representing more than 25 countries and territories worldwide compete for the honour of being named Miss Universe. What started as a regional bathing beauty competition in Long Beach, California, the contest has evolved into a powerful, year-round, international organisation that advances and supports opportunities for savvy, goal-oriented, women role models.  With the escalating popula...

Coca-Cola’s history began in 1886 and it has since become one of the most valued brands, with a net worth $74 billion. The company owns and markets more than 500 beverage brands across 200+ countries. Over the last 23 years, ever since its re-entry to India in 1993, the company has gone on to establish an unmatched portfolio of beverages. Along with its bottling partners, through a strong network of over 2.6 million retail outlets, the company has touched the lives of millions of consumer...

Christopher Columbus and his Spanish colonisers brought sugarcane into the Dominican Republic at the end of the 15th century. Today, agriculture is one of the most important sectors of the Dominican Republic’s national economy and sugarcane is the country’s most important agricultural product. The processing of the sugarcane stalk produces sucrose, the main product of sugarcane. Cane accounts for about 80 percent of the world’s sugar produced, while most of the remaining perce...