Industrial security systems - Case studies

Milestone VMS, BCDVideo storage, and Oncam cameras Lead to “remarkable” ROI for UK logistics company

The previous video management system could no longer provide all the coverage and information needed Milestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), has collaborated with Oncam and AsPro Security to deliver a cost-effective security solution to one of the UK’s leading logistics company. The solution combines Milestone XProtect Professional software and BCDVideo storage with Oncam 360° cameras that provide comprehensive coverage of...

Qognify successfully integrates Situator with Senstar’s FiberPatrol-PR for North American utility company

When an intrusion is detected, FiberPatrol-PR creates alerts in Situator, providing situational awareness Qognify, formerly NICE Security, today announced the successful integration of their leading PSIM and Situation Management solution, Situator, with Senstar’s fence-mounted fibre optic perimeter intrusion detection system, FiberPatrol-PR. The integration and joint solution was initiated on behalf of a major utility company in North America in order to enable them to m...

Tyco DSC PowerSeries Neo wireless intrusion system protects Millworks Custom Manufacturing facility’s valuable materials

The system consists of host transceiver, PG9920 wireless repeaters, full message HS2LCD LCD wired and HS2LCDWF9 wireless keypads Introduction As a start-up business in 1988, Millworks Custom Manufacturing tapped All Seasons Security to install a security system in a small unit where the company was headquartered. As the company grew, its operations took over more and more space in its original Toronto, Ontario facility. Millworks Custom Manufacturing now occupies more than 1...

Traka key management solution improves industrial plant vehicle safety at Slane Quarry In Ireland

Traka key management ensures all keys and access to plant vehicles are readily available 24/7   Introduction Spanning a site of 192 acres, industrial plant vehicles such as Volvo Shovels, Caterpillar Dumpers and Fork Trucks, which enable the quarry to function effectively, are widely dispersed. All are needed to keep the continuous stream of lorries, up to 150 per day, moving. Transporting in the region of 7,000 tonnes of aggregate daily, Slane is one of the bigges...

Traka electronic key cabinets and Traka32 software improve lockout procedure management in petrochemical industry

The unique key retention locks are permanently attached to the special Traka iFobs Procedures for managing access to, and the maintenance of pipelines involve processes that control and securely lockout sections. These procedure need to be enforced and rigorously policed to prevent potentially highly dangerous accidents from occurring. Lockout procedures are frequently documented but usually hard to physically enforce. A slight infringement of such procedures could have letha...

ISONAS PowerNet all-in-one reader controller offers secure access for Goodwill-Suncoast facilities

The first implementation of an ISONAS PowerNet Reader-Controller for Goodwill-Suncoast came in 2007 Goodwill-Suncoast was founded in October of 1954 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The company headquarters still remain in St. Petersburg and currently provide service to thousands of people in 11 of the surrounding counties. In 2007, IT Director, Jason Martino and IT Operations Manager, Mike Weaver, began their search for an Access Control System that could meet their needs of easil...

ISONAS access control system safeguards Marwood's industrial facilities in Ontario

Marwood now has the ISONAS hardware and Crystal Matrix software controlling 13 access points Marwood Metal Fabrication Limited is a multinational, automotive stamping and assembly company who operates on a one square mile campus consisting of four factories in the southern territory of Ontario, Canada. Henry Peters, the IT director at Marwood, began his search for an access control system in the summer of 2011. The system was recommended to him by long-time ISONAS integrator,...

ISONAS IP-to-the-door access control solution secures Goodwill Denver facilities

ISONAS enables Goodwill to integrate door security with the software of a variety of business systems Goodwill Industries of Denver is comprised of a network of 23 retail stores, 1 Deja Blue Boutique store, 3 Outlet Worlds, ECommerce, 16 stand-alone Donation Centres and 5 warehouse locations throughout metro Denver and northern Colorado. In 2011, Goodwill Denver helped over 21,000 individuals within the greater Denver area with its initiatives to better the community. These in...

ISONAS access control system manages security for Mountain States Imaging facility in Colorado

The higher security area gives peace of mind to clients such as Government agencies and large corporations Since 1986 Mountain States Imaging has provided document management solutions to organisations of all types, from its facilities in Centennial, Colorado. MSI has the ability to digitise massive amounts of information in a short period of time, and then to not only logically organise the information, but to make it easily accessible for future reference or retrieval. Secu...

Iris ID time and attendance solution for sugar mill in El Salvador

iCAM7100 time and attendance solution identifies employees based on the unique characteristics of the iris Iris ID, a leading provider of iris biometric technology, recently announced its iCAM7100 time and attendance solution has been installed at the Ingenio Azucarero Injiboa sugar mill, in San Vicente, El Salvador. The privately owned company is one of the Central American country’s largest sugar mills. iCAM7100 time & attendance solution All permanent and tempor...

Genetec Security Center secures SPEC's electric facilities in Texas

Genetec software secured SPEC’s 32 substations, seven offices and tower site for radio communications Genetec™, a manufacturer of open platform, unified IP security solutions recently announced that South Plains Electric Cooperative (SPEC), a fast-growing electric cooperative in Texas, has chosen Genetec Security Center software to help secure its 32 substations, seven offices and a tower site for radio communications located across 6,600 square miles of Texas. No...

SureView Immix Command Center software platform implemented at Sanofi

Immix Command Center software platform allows Sanofi to manage their cascading security environment Customer Boston-based biotechnology company, Genzyme is an organisation dedicated to the research of rare genetic-related diseases. Acquired by French global healthcare giant Sanofi in 2011, Genzyme has made the security of its physical and intellectual assets a priority since the 1990s, and was among the first companies to define security as a process that encompasses enterpri...

Matrix COSEC Time-Attendance software centrally manages Rottapharm’s Thailand research laboratory

Matrix COSEC DOOR PVR, a palm vein based door controller for attendance marking was also installed at the laboratory Introduction: Started in 1961, Rottapharm is present in 90 countries worldwide with more than 1800 employees in the field of consumer healthcare products, reimbursed prescription products and natural extracts. For its Thailand based research laboratory, they were facing issue of long fingerprint identification and verification time. This was resulting long queu...

Comelit supplies IP-based door entry system for luxury apartments in Chelmsford

7-Stelle and Smart ViP full-duplex hands-free monitors were installed at the apartments Working in partnership with property developers, Land Charter Homes, Comelit UK has supplied an IP-based door entry system for an 8-storey office block in Chelmsford city centre that has been converted for residential use. Overlooking the river Can and the green stretches of Central Park and the Essex county cricket ground, ‘Canside’ offers 33 luxury apartments. Essex-based ele...

Siemens enhances Citigroup’s data center

Citigroup relies on the expertise and integrative solutions from Siemens for many years In Frankfurt, Siemens helps optimise Citigroup’s data center. When it comes to building automation, security technology and power supply, the Siemens divisions Building Technologies and Energy Management deliver numerous customer benefits through seamless cooperation that goes beyond divisional boundaries.  Frankfurt: the city with the highest density of data centers in Europe....

Sony video security solutions provide perimeter protection at TerniEnergia in Greece

The installation included 290 SNC-EB520 cameras and 13 Milestone management servers Background TerniEnergia, founded in 2005, works in the field of waste management, energy efficiency and renewable energy including photovoltaic technology. Since 2011, TerniEnergia has been operating in Greece as TerniEnergia Hellas M.e.p.e. to develop, construct and operate photovoltaic plants. The first phase in Greece began with two factories and the second phase involved the construct...

Sony’s SNC-CH110 network cameras deployed at Japanese car auction company

The company ultimately decided to deploy 250 Sony SNC-CH110 IP cameras USS – a Japanese car auction company – was looking at systems that would guide drive-in members to free spaces in the parking area. They were also looking for a system to maintain security. The company ultimately decided to deploy Sony’s SNC-CH110 network cameras. The SNC-CH110’s auto-exposure adjustment capability delivers a consistent wide-angle image even when there is backlightin...

Castel CAP IP intercom stations secure Unilever’s UK-based Port Sunlight laboratory and research centre

Castel’s IP intercom units were installed at gates, barriers and turnstiles, as well as at staff and visitor entrances Located on the Wirral, Merseyside, Unilever’s main UK-based laboratory and research centre at Port Sunlight has upgraded its security system using the latest CAP IP intercom stations from Castel. With over 750 scientists at the facility working on the development of many of Unilever’s products and foods, there is a constant need for high leve...

Winsted consoles to aid research and development of nuclear control room technology

Winsted has partnered with theCenter of Safe and SecureNuclear Energy Winsted Corporation recently announced the completion of a modular console used to aid research and development of nuclear control room technology. Partnering with the Center of Safe and Secure Nuclear Energy (CSSNE), Winsted consoles will play a significant role in the new facility, which will serve to research emerging control room technologies and educate the next generation of operators.The CSSNE is...