Industrial security - Case studies

Biometrics company, Fingerprint Cards AB (Fingerprints™), and financial and banking solution provider, Technical Equipment & Supplies Company (Tesco), are collaborating to promote and support the adoption of contactless biometric payment cards in the Middle East. The partnership follows a strong start to the year for Fingerprints, with its biometric sensors and software platform for biometric payment cards gaining new ground in Africa, India, and currently in the Middle East, a key ma...

Ethiopia’s first smart parking lot which is designed to improve traffic flow and management efficiency has been built and installed using Dahua Technology’s smart parking solutions. Meskel Square is a historic site in Addis Ababa used for public gatherings and festivals, which was redeveloped in 2021 to include a 1,400-space underground car park as well as a range of retail facilities. Challenges The car park operator’s objectives were to reduce the need for cumbersome manua...

Dr. Martens is an iconic British brand founded in 1960 in Northamptonshire. Originally produced for workers looking for tough, durable boots, the brand was quickly adopted by diverse youth subcultures and associated musical movements. Dr. Martens has since transcended its working-class roots while still celebrating its proud heritage and, six decades later, “Docs” or “DMs” are worn by people around the world who use them as a symbol of empowerment and their attitude. Wo...

Esbjerg’s new “A Place To” housing complex focuses on sustainability. It aims to maintain a green profile throughout its life-cycle. The developer is a Premium Member of Green Building Council Denmark, an organisation that promotes sustainable construction and sought efficient access control in keeping with A Place To’s contemporary style and sustainability ethos. Over 300 apartments are divided between three towers. These connect with common areas which offer multiple o...

A Danish town famed for two of Scandinavia’s biggest tourist attractions has seen its counter-terrorism defences boosted by a market pioneer based in Coventry. Hundreds of bollards within Safetyflex Barriers’ innovative Truckstopper range have been installed along a key transport corridor in Billund in Denmark. The route serves Denmark's second-largest airport Billund Airport, Scandinavia's biggest waterpark Lalandia, and Legoland which is the largest tourist attraction in Denmark o...

Recently, Boon Edam announced the launch of a seamless and secure entrance product that truly combined advanced transit intelligence, elevator destination control, and security in one.  This solution saw Boon Edam’s best-selling and slimmest speed gate – the Lifeline Speedlane Swing being 100% integrated with Schindler PORT Technology. The combination of these two products into one solution (the Power of Two) offers customers advanced and innovative movement thro...

New wider platforms at the busy University station have been used for the first time as the major redevelopment project reached another key milestone. Spectators heading for the Birmingham 2022 hockey and squash competitions were among those to benefit from the extra space and new shelters on the wider platforms. Redevelopment University station is undergoing major redevelopment with new station buildings, bridges, and platforms to accommodate the 3.5 million passenger journeys it sees ev...

The first signs of fire can be spotted 24/7 even in challenging outdoor conditions on a manufacturing complex, due to an algorithm-driven video camera, AVIOTEC. Risks to people and premises The fundamental purpose of manufacturers is the efficient output of parts and products for delivery to partners or consumers. These vast work environments, however, pose huge challenges to safety managers. They not only accommodate a large workforce whose occupational safety must be protected from identifie...

Smiths Detection, a global pioneer in threat detection and security screening technologies, has been announced as a sponsor and supplier of X-ray screening and detection equipment for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, helping to create a secure environment for all attendees. Security screening solutions The Games will attract over one million visitors between 28 July and 8 August 2022, highlighting the importance of implementing the highest levels of security screening capabilities...

As a company aspiring to be climate neutral by 2030, Bertelsmann, a media, services, and education company based in Gütersloh, Germany, and operating in about 50 countries around the world are taking a step in the right direction after going paperless in the cockpits of its corporate aircraft and becoming the first certified business jet operator in Germany to achieve fully paperless flight operations. Flight support services Bertelsmann has been working with Collins Aerospace for mo...

AbsoluteCare is a healthcare provider that focuses on providing comprehensive and preventative care to the most vulnerable populations in the United States. Since 2000, AbsoluteCare has enabled the treatment of thousands of chronically ill patients by using innovative health management tools. ARG is a technology consultancy dedicated to helping companies find the right match for their technological needs, and is a trusted partner of Ntirety. ARG has helped more than 4,000 compani...

The need for a motorway to link the cities of Vicenza and Treviso in Italy emerged in the 1970s as the Venetian countryside became increasingly urbanised, while the opening of the European Union to the east in the 1990s also brought more traffic across the region. To address this, the first stone of the Pedemontana Veneta or “SPV” toll highway was laid in November 2011 in Romano d'Ezzelino, and in 2012 work began on the first stretch of the 2.6-billion-euro road. Once completed...

When one medical clinic in Belgium extended its premises, it looked for modern, hassle-free door security to protect the practice and its team of five doctors and administrative staff. Alongside security and convenience, the major issue Dermatologie Nijlen wanted to address was patient privacy. “What we do most is to examine patients from top to toe. They need to take all their clothes off,” explains Dr. Nele Cattaert, dermatologist co-founder of Dermatologie Nijlen. “You see...

London’s Royal Opera House, one of the world’s pioneering arts organisations, has re-appointed Corps Security to deliver a full spectrum of security services at its iconic Covent Garden site. The renewed partnership will see Corps continue to develop the security offering on-site, introducing new roles and innovative, state-of-the-art training technologies. Royal Opera House Established as the Covent Garden Opera Company in 1946, the Royal Opera House brings together world-class p...

Konica Minolta combines in-house video analytics expertise and intelligent MOBOTIX video technology with COPA-DATA's established IoT software platform, Zenon, to create new potential in production workflows. For several years, Konica Minolta and MOBOTIX have been working on video monitoring of processes and operations in various environments, such as industry and production. Data collection and structuring  "For regulated process monitoring, it is necessary that all information and even...

Food safety, employee health and site security must all work in harmony, in order to ensure the efficient operation of a large-scale food producer. At LFC Milling in South Africa, ASSA ABLOY’s CLIQ key-operated electronic access control helps to ensure that happens. Access control for LFC Milling LFC Milling manufactures maize products and sells a range of prominent brands in the South African market. Maize is received from farmers, undergoes several cleaning stages, and is then milled....

Think back to the last time user stayed overnight or attended a conference at a major hotel or hospitality provider. Chances are the hotel room had fresh linens, the shower had hot water, the on-site restaurant had good food, and in general, users felt safe during their stay. This is the typical experience that users have come to expect from a hospitality provider.  Challenges with hotel operations Providing a pleasant and comfortable stay, however, is no simple feat. The equipment...

As part of its 10-year strategic plan, ‘Transformation Morgan 2030: Leading the Future,’ Baltimore-based Morgan State University (MSU) has partnered with Siemens on its journey to becoming a smart and connected campus of the future. Modernisation upgrades Improvements currently underway include implementing a series of modernisation upgrades to the university’s Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), security, and fire and life safety systems with a focus on energy...

Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced at Eurosatory that it is completing deliveries of 127 PackBot® 525 Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) to the German Army (Deutsches Heer). Final shipments are expected to occur in July. Contract award and deliveries were facilitated through Teledyne FLIR’s partner, European Logistic Partners (ELP) of Wuppertal, Germany. Teledyne FLIR PackBot 525 robot The Teledyne FLIR PackBot 525 is the most advance...

Continental Tyres ranks among the top 5 automotive suppliers worldwide. With their expertise in mobility, transport, and processing, they keep the development as a foreword to bettering the world. Since bringing in the first tread pattern tire in the world, Continental Tyres has strived for automotive safety for the last 140 years. The challenge The major challenge that the factory faced was that without an access control system, the entire asset and materials as a whole were unsecured and ea...

Securing more than 100 buildings is no easy feat, but it’s of utmost importance to the Department of Safety and Security at Fulton, which also includes the School Police and Student Health Services and Emergency. With above-average student incident rates and student disciplinary concerns at some schools, upgrades to the security system were needed to allow better local and remote monitoring in important areas. Solution Avigilon video security and access control solutions FCS is a great...

ACRE International's SPC protects the museum, which promotes information on maritime subjects comprehensively and interactively by employing multimedia techniques. Intrusion detection SPC is ACRE International's flagship intrusion detection product. It helps protect the museum's main attractions, such as their permanent interactive room called "People-Ships-Ports."  Another exhibition, "Boats of People of the World," is a rich collection of boats varying from an Eskimo kayak to a Ve...

Mobile badge readers perform identity authentication, record entries and exits where door readers are not practical. Telaeris required a powerful yet highly compact embedded RFID reader for its XPressEntry handheld multifactor access control solution. The reader had to: Read an extensive array of card technologies used in the security industry Have a very small form factor for embedded integration Be easy to reconfigure to support customers deploying new badges or functionalities Support...

Offutt Air Force Base, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2018, has a rich military legacy that includes more than four decades as headquarters for the former Strategic Air Command (SAC), which is US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), and central roles in both World War II and the Cold War. Offutt hosts combat-ready aircrew and collects signals intelligence for their areas of global responsibility. The base houses multiple types of mission-ready aircraft, including those from the 55th Wing...

Australian company High Frequency designed a “self-service” linen portal for a commercial laundry servicing the thriving short-stay accommodation market. Called the “Mobile Linen Hub”, this modified shipping container provides access to linen for users 24/7. After taking the linen they need, the cost is then added to their account as they exit the hub. Access control with Wiegand 125 kHz reader High Frequency’s initial prototype used a standard Wiegand 125 kHz re...

An innovative end-to-end video surveillance system from IDIS is helping to enhance safety and security at Chapter White City, a recently built student accommodation in West London. Chapter White City’s solution The advanced solution comprising network cameras, recorders, IDIS Center VMS, and all accessories is eliminating security blind spots, improving image quality, and transforming usability for the 24/7 security team. Chapter White City, run by residential property management leader...