Industrial & commercial security applications - Case studies
The Stockholm convention centre installed Aperio wireless card readers on the doors Safety and security are top priorities at Scandinavia’s biggest convention centre, Stockholm International Fairs. ASSA’s ARX access control system with Aperio wireless card readers on the doors make it easy for people to meet and greet in the venue. Stockholm International Fairs in Älvsjö outside Stockholm is Scandinavia’s biggest convention centre, annually attract...
Samsung video surveillance ensures high quality video evidence The UK’s newest and most energy efficient datacentre has placed Samsung IP network video surveillance cameras at the heart of its security system. Datum opened its flagship datacentre, which was designed and built by specialists Keysource, and is located on the high-security QinetiQ Cody Technology Park in Farnborough, in January 2013 with the objective of providing clients with flexible data collocation ser...
Avigilon HD cameras ranging from 2MP to 5MP were installed to monitor the exterior and interior of the plant Avigilon, a leader in high-definition (HD) and megapixel video surveillance solutions, recently announced that Salop Design and Engineering Limited, one of the United Kingdom’s leading manufacturers of metal pressings and assemblies for the automotive, domestic appliances, and construction industries has deployed the Avigilon high-definition surveillance system to...
The company installed Avigilon HD cameras ranging from 2MP to 5MP to monitor the exterior and interior of the plant Challenge Ensure health and safety compliance and protect investment in equipment and materials. Solution Users manage the high-definition surveillance system from their desktops using Avigilon Control Center (ACC) with High-Definition Stream Management (HDSM). The company installed Avigilon HD cameras ranging from 2 MP to 5 MP to monitor the exterior and inte...
Building management uses Morse Watchmans' key control and management system to secure, control and track keys Keeping residents and the facility safe and secure is a serious undertaking at the Promenade Condominium. For the past 17 years, management has relied on Morse Watchmans’ KeyWatcher® key control and management systems to help achieve this goal. Located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, The Promenade Condominium is a residential high-rise luxury condominiu...
The Verint Nextiva solution provides a powerful, reliable security solution based on IP video technology Verint Systems Inc. recently announced that Sahajanand Medical Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (SMT), a leading developer and manufacturer of minimally invasive coronary stent systems in India, is using its Nextiva video and situation intelligence solutions at its Surat-based manufacturing facility to help enhance the safety and security of employees. By monitoring and capturing...
Over 50,000 firefighters will beequipped with the new terminalfrom Cassidian Cassidian has been awarded the first contract for paging within the new German public safety authorities' digital radio network (BOSNet). The company signed a contract with the Hessian Ministry of the Interior and for Sport to develop and supply a pocket-size TETRA pager for German security authorities and organisations (BOS) in the state of Hessen. Cassidian’s TETRA pager will be the first...
The contract consists of establishing governance of the company's IT security of Industrial Control Systems Cassidian CyberSecurity has been awarded a consultancy contract by a major oil and gas company in the Middle East. The contract consists of establishing governance of the company's IT security of Industrial Control Systems (ICS), also called SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition). The objective is to define the accountability of SCADA security within the co...
The customised solution includes IPvideo with public address, alarmand access control products Geutebruck video security technology has been chosen to secure a major liquid natural gas project in Western Australia. The award of a massive $4.1 million contract for a converged IP surveillance and security solution has been announced by Geutebruck Pacific’s partner UXC Connect, an Australian infrastructure and services provider. The fully customised solution combines I...
The 700 heavy-duty doors are fire, acoustic and blast-rated The owner and developer of Canary Wharf, one of London’s most iconic business districts, purchased more than 700 steel door sets from ASSA ABLOY Security Doors for its 23-storey office building at 25 Churchill Place. Previously derelict docklands, London’s Canary Wharf is now 15 million square feet of prime office, retail and leisure space, thanks to the efforts of property development, investment and m...
The 3-year contract includes the provision of security officers, access control, CCTV, concierge Charter Security leading providers of security services across London and the South-East has been appointed by Amadeus to provide security at its UK head office at Heathrow. The 3-year contract includes the provision of security officers, access control, CCTV, concierge and facilities management support. Amadeus is a global company specialising in providing technology to the trave...
The system includes Milestone IP video management software and Samsung network cameras Milestone Systems open platform IP video management software (VMS) has been installed with Samsung network cameras in a surveillance system that has brought peace and confidence to the citizens of a neighbourhood in Eastern France affected by criminal disturbances. Mulhouse Habitat is a social housing complex in the Les Coteaux quarter of Mulhouse, France, with high-rise buildings, common a...
7 million tons of lime are needed in Germany each year and approximately 25 % of this demand is met by Europe’s largest lime plant in Wülfrath. This is where Rheinkalk GmbH, a member of the Belgian Lhoist Group, quarry some 8 million tons of limestone in their Flandersbach plant each year and use it to produce 1.8 million tons of burned and more than 3 million tons of unburned lime products. The plant’s biggest customer is the German steel industry, which buys around 50 % of the...
Featherbrooke Estate in Guateng is one of the most prestigious housing communities in South Africa. Its expansive perimeter borders, among other things, a nature reserve and other open space. Featherbrooke’s residents insist on knowing that they are safe in their homes day and night, but did not want to compromise the rustic and rural ambiance of their natural setting in achieving their perimeter security goals. Additionally, the solution needed to work wi...
The challenge A company doesn’t get to be the size and significance of Ryerson without focusing on efficiency. Ryerson, a leading distributor and processor of metal, based in Chicago, is guided by three fundamental principles, one of which is an intense focus on operating efficiency. Perhaps that’s why Thomas Wojtowicz, Ryerson’s Senior Analyst and Engineer, looks with pride on the company’s decision to print its ID cards in-house. Ryerson, whose products are found in e...
DCH Paramus Honda: Security challenge DCH Paramus Honda is a new and certified pre-owned Honda dealer in Paramus, N.J. In the past, the dealership faced significant challenges with regards to security. “We are located near a high-risk neighbourhood and, unfortunately, our security inefficiencies were quickly realised,” said Brian Lam, General Manager, DCH Paramus Honda. “The dealership was targeted by thieves, and some incidents were drastically worse than others. One specifi...
Total 245 access-controlled doors were installed in the Danish industries building Danish Industries, a trade organisation and employer’s association, occupies a prime location in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark. One of their primary responsibilities is nurturing and maintaining optimal conditions for Danish businesses developing, manufacturing and competing at home and abroad. In the course of developing plans for their building’s recent renovation, Danish Indus...
To integrate its security, access control and fire safety systems and provide the most rapid of response times, leading producer of spray finishing technology, Finishing Brands UK Ltd is using TDSi’s controllers and EXgarde PRO software, installed by security expert Onetec. Finishing Brands UK Ltd, based in Bournemouth, Dorset, is using the powerful integration ability of TDSi’s EXgarde Pro software and highly reliable and user-friendly eXcel 4 access controllers to provide a secure...
The system comprised of Vi-system video software, Q1921E thermal network camera, XProtect software Agent Video Intelligence (Agent Vi) has partnered with Axis Communications and Milestone Systems to deliver a cutting-edge IP surveillance system to Wirsol Solar UK, a globally active solar energy company. Multiple solar farm sites across the United Kingdom now boast state-of-the-art security systems that effectively protect the sites despite the challenging conditions faced at t...
LEGIC employee cards play a central role in the new security solution of the Swiss Post Office. By means of vehicle identification systems from Nedap and thanks to Smartcard Booster and long-range readers, the employee cards are also used to control vehicles in the goods-in bay.With a turnover of 721 million CHF (2009) and 44,803 employees, the Swiss Post Office is the biggest services company in Switzerland. In recent years, the company has invested a lot in modernising the way it processes mai...
A security system featuring more than 40 Bosch cameras has been installed at a food processing company, with some located in the deep freeze and operating at -23 degrees C.Hannah Foods is a family run business that has been serving the food service sector for more than 30 years. Based in Skelmersdale, the company underwent a £3 million expansion of the business in 2008 that integrated the cold store and chiller, so that all its products can be brought in from...
Nestled between Molweni Dam and Ingweni nature trails, Augusta Ridge Grassland Estate offers contemporary country living in a superbly designed modern eco-estate, set within some of South Africa's most beautiful landscapes. Keeping the estate's residents safe and secure, and delivering quality images under challenging electrical interference conditions is an NVT-based UTP CCTV Hybrid Video transmission system. Covering over 8.1 hectares of land, just 1.7 hectares has been used for the housing de...
Qccess' Air@-EL300 system provides much clearer screen images and reduced noise There are lots of high-rise residential buildings “Apartments” in Seoul, Korea. The majority of Seoul citizens, 54.6%, live in Apartments. At Youngpoong Apartment in Seoul, a 12-building apartment complex (627 households / 24 stories) built in July 2002, CCTVs were installed in all elevators 3 years ago with an aim at preventing crimes. &n...
Headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand, Fisher & Paykel is a major household appliance manufacturer with products available in 80 countries worldwide. To meet the increasingly competitive market while gaining stronger presence in Asia, the company in 2007 decided to relocate one of its manufacturing sites to Rayong, Thailand, southeast of Bangkok.This newest factory began its operation in early 2008 with more than 230 employees on site. In order to strengthen the overall security of the 46,0...
Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), a subsidiary of Progress Rail Services, is a business entity in Caterpillar Group. Located in Minas Gerais, Brazil and covering 15,000 meters of built area, the factory planned to expand its capacity to be able to manufacture 100 locomotives a year with 4,000 HP power. The number of employees should reach 600 before the completion of the project.ChallengesEMD was looking for a megapixel solution to secure its open and large property including four sheds, a storage ar...
Surveon's SMR8032 desktop hardware RAID megapixel recorders are installed in the data centre Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), a subsidiary of Progress Rail Services, is a business entity in Caterpillar Group. Located in Minas Gerais, Brazil and covering 15,000 meters of built area, the factory planned to expand its capacity to be able to manufacture 100 locomotives a year with 4,000 HP power. The number of employees should reach 600 before the completion of the project. EMD was l...
TELEGANT developed an easy-to-use, but comprehensive surveillance system especially for residential complexes During the German Democratic Republic (GDR) times, enormous housing complexes often sprang up overnight - buildings that in their original condition today would be neither architecturally appealing nor offer tenants an attractive environment in which to live. However, it does not have to be this way, as proven by the residential complexes at Györer Straße 1-...
MOBOTIX cameras can be connected directly to the internet and controlled via the browser Tradition obligates "We know most of our 800 car dealership customers personally. As a result, we can offer them very individualised service, which distinguishes us from our larger competitors.” For Heinrich Krawietz, co-owner and managing director of Auto-Schöttle in Stuttgart-Botnang, consistent customer care is not just another slick marketing phrase. In his dealership, word...
The new access control solution is interoperable with the plant’s existing credentials HID Global, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, announced that its network access control solutions and contactless readers have been selected by Shenyang Transformer Group Co., Ltd. (Shenyang TBEA) in China to enable access level settings and area control to prevent unauthorized entry. The new access control solution is interoperable with the plant’s existing creden...
Handpunch allows oraganisation to record and verify an employee's punch by the size of their hand Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies recently announced that SwipeClock, a web-based timekeeping solution provider and manufacturer of TimeClock™, WebClock™, FlexClock® and VoiceClock™, has extended its line of timekeeping solutions by adding the Schlage biometric HandPunch GT-400. The new terminal is twenty percent smaller than previous hand geometry units,...
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