Radio frequency Identification - Case studies

The thermal, infrared, and starlight cameras are a part of Bosch complete reporting system at the copper mines in Chile It is a windy business up there, 3,000 meters above sea level, in the Atacama Desert in the Andes in Chile. Digging for copper in the Radomiro Tomic mine of the state-owned mining company Coldeco is rough, rugged, and dangerous. Nearly every week, strong gusts of wind force 24/7 operations to a halt for an hour or two. Every day, clouds of dust or rock avalan...

Prysmian deployed Idesco RFID readers for access control, time, attendance, and stock management Did you know your RFID transponders can readily assume new workplace tasking, e.g. streamlining stock management and lowering vendor costs? Cable manufacturer Prysmian Finland recently deployed ACG Pulse’s automatic glove vending system to stock and provide work gloves onsite to Prysmian’s employees. Boosted productivity and cost-savings In just one year, ACG Pulse&rs...

SmartTask is also being used across University’s reception desk, caretaking & cleaning teams for performance reporting and electronic auditing The University of Wolverhampton has selected Skillweb’s SmartTask to simplify and streamline reporting processes for security teams operating at its three main campus sites in the West Midlands, Shropshire and Staffordshire. The software system has been adopted as part of a wide-ranging estate management initiative to be...

SMARTair™ is a self-contained access control system that meets the needs of educational premises When one of Australia's most prestigious schools needed to upgrade to 21st-century security, it turned to a wireless SMARTair™ access control system. Nearly 100 doors in the school's new annex are now protected by electronic escutcheons and wall readers, which staff and students open with programmable smartcards. Wireless security system SMARTair™ is a self-con...

A Boon Edam Tourlock revolving door was chosen for the primary entrance to Martin's adminstration building Boon Edam Inc., a global leader in security entrances and architectural revolving doors, recently announced that Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc. has installed a Boon Edam Tourlock security revolving door at its new corporate office in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Entrance security for new corporate HQ For the first time in nearly 30 years, all administrative de...

Traka21 is used to manage access to the remote programmable Abloy Protec2 CLIQ keys NHS Trusts are becoming more and more focused on providing the best patient care in hospitals across the UK. A recent study by one NHS trust showed that nurses spent as much as 40 minutes in an 8 hour shift looking for keys to drugs cabinets. Traka21 is used to manage access to the remote programmable Abloy Protec2 CLIQ keys. Abloy’s drug management solution – Protec2 CLIQ programs...

Aperio E100 online escutcheons were installed with DDS electronic access control system at new Ashkelon plant As a manufacturer of security, safety and fire doors for commercial markets, Reshafim know what it takes to secure a property. To protect their own new manufacturing site, their choice was Aperio® wireless locks from ASSA ABLOY, integrated with the DDS access control system from Ardan. Around 30 battery-powered Aperio® E100 online escutcheons have been install...

Nedap installed long-range vehicle access readers and tags for Hollister’s school buses Hollister, Missouri School children and education staff are safer today because of an innovative security solution recently implemented at each of the city’s schools. Hollister R-V school district has made important improvements to its campus access control system with the addition of new card access technology from Nedap. The addition of RFID technology prevents unauthorised in...

The hospital chose Nedap AEOS access control integrated with Aperio wireless locks A modern hospital demands secure, but flexible, access control, around the clock and 365 days a year. At Ghent’s new Hospital Maria Middelares, ASSA ABLOY—in partnership with Nedap—delivered just that. Instead of old-fashioned mechanical locks and cumbersome keys, the hospital chose Nedap AEOS access control integrated with Aperio® wireless locks to protect staff, patie...

  South Africa's Garden Route is world famous. It is a popular and scenic stretch of the southern coast of South Africa. It includes towns such as Mossel Bay, George, Knysna, Oudtshoorn, Plettenberg Bay and Nature's Valley. The area is renowned for its magnificent mountains, indigenous forests, lakes, lagoons and rivers. It is along the Garden Route, in Heroldsbay that the spectacular Oubaai Golf Resort is situated. Recently, The Oubaai Homeowners Association, as part of...

To avoid retail shrinkage, SeeTec BVI Retail provides an option to connect the video management system to ERP or POS systems If you believe recent surveys to be true, commercial damage in Germany caused by retail shrinkage accounts for about 3.8 billion Euro per year – this is one per cent of the total turnover of this industry. More than half of this is caused by shoplifting. Another 40 % of the total amount can be related in equal terms to employees and suppliers. The...

40 MOBOTIX state-of-the-art IP cameras are now in place to secure Mivor The Mivor Fruit Cooperation example demonstrates just how fast a functioning system with state-of-the-art IP video technology can be implemented. Food is a sensitive area that requires a high level of security. This is especially true for the northern Italian cooperative. It is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. The member companies deliver, temporarily store and trade up to 90,000 metric tons...

Nedap uPASS Reach readers enable Del Monte to control access to the parking facilities to prevent unauthorised car entry Running the largest integrated pineapple operation in the world, Del Monte is one of the leading international food retailers. In order to improve security and provide employees and visitors with convenient access, Del Monte Philippines recently equipped their office with new access control and surveillance systems. Nedap’s uPASS Reach readers were sel...

Nedap identification system offers secure access control for vehicles entering & exiting terminals based on existing employee badges Nedap’s long-range RFID solution was implemented at most of the sorting facilities of the Norway Post. The key benefit for the Norway Post is the fact that employees can use their existing badge for both access control into their offices and for vehicle access when entering the logistic areas of the distribution centres. The result is a...

The tags work in conjunction with readers installed throughout the two buildings Tyco Security Products, part of Tyco, the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company, announced that the Or Yom Nursing Home in Istanbul, Turkey, is now using the Elpas Real Time Location System (RTLS) for the facility’s 130 residents and 20 staff members. Easy installation Working with integrator Sigmamed, residents were issued Elpas healthcare positioning tags t...

Anviz fingerprint terminals EP300 and T60 are installed in sales outlets to monitor employees’ time attendance for wheels showrooms Anviz has provided Khivraj Groups in Chennai, India, a professional access control and time attendance system. The fully-customised setup puts together Anviz’s biometric-based terminals to meet the needs of Khivraj Groups. Installation site: The devices were installed in the sales outlets of Khivraj Groups in Chennai. Background vs....

Residents and staff now have the assurance that distress calls will be handled quickly and efficiently throughout the premises Tyco Security Products, part of Tyco, the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company, announced that the Or Yom Nursing Home in Istanbul, Turkey, is now using the Elpas Real Time Location System (RTLS) for the facility’s 130 residents and 20 staff members. Active RFID transmitter Working with integrator Sigmamed, r...

Ranger receiver and transmitter lets employees access their garage without having to open their car windows Farpointe Data, a DORMA Group Company, the access control industry's trusted global partner for RFID solutions, recently announced that Schneider Electric in Espoo, Finland, is using a Ranger WRR-44 long range 433 MHz receiver and WRT-4+ transmitters to let employees drive into their underground garage on a year-round basis without having to open their windows. To avoid...

Anviz VF30 biometric-based terminals are installed in the automatic baggage packing machines of Milan Malpensa airport An integrated and fully-customised professional solution has been provided by Anviz for Milan Malpensa airport in Italy. The solution blends the Anviz VF30 biometric-based terminals to meet the needs of the airport perfectly. Installation site The systems were installed in several automatic airport baggage packing machines of Milan Malpensa airport. Backgro...

In summer 2013, The University of Colorado at Boulder, commonly referred to as CU-Boulder, completed its project to install 5,700 SALTO RFID locks, replacing their previous magnetic stripe locks throughout all of the University’s residence halls. SALTO Systems’ use of RFID technology (Mifare, NFC, Desfire EV1), its robust architecture, and its ease of use all combined to make SALTO the clear choice for the future of CU-Boulder’s residence halls. Increased security awareness, a...

Comelit's ViP range of stainless steel digital entrance panels were installed at door stations across seven blocks of apartments Working with installers, Blakegow, Comelit has provided access control for 639 apartments – both high-end and affordable – in a 60-acre mixed-use development site in Battersea, London. The site will also accommodate the new US embassy. Blakegow and consulting engineers, Hoare Lea, opted for bespoke stainless steel digital entrance panels...

SALTO Systems provide everything the college wanted, and offered the best return on investment (ROI) Bunbury Catholic College is proud of its status as one of the leading co-educational high schools in Western Australia, and comes from the Marist and Mercy orders and formed after the amalgamation of St Francis Xavier’s College (Marist Brothers) and St Josephs College (Mercy Sisters) in 1973. Today the College continues this tradition to provide a catholic secondary...

With SMARTair™, CUNEF facility managers can access rights down to the level of the individual user Access control challenges at CUNEF will be familiar to many educational institutions: how to keep the university site secure, yet still provide flexible, user-friendly access to an ever-shifting roster of staff, students and visitors? For glass doors, emergency doors, teaching rooms and private offices, TESA's SMARTair™ did the job—and without any need for e...

The centralised time-attendance and access control solutions has made the group’s most of the attendance process accurate and faster Introduction: Adani Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Its diversified businesses include resources, logistics, agri-business and energy sectors. Managing employee’s attendance and timing from a central place is critical for them. They wanted to have centralised time-atte...

TBS’ 3D-Terminals were integrated with a full access control system from Securiton Swisscom’s newest data centre is the crown jewel among the 24 centres operated across Switzerland and provides the highest standards in terms of performance, availability and security for their customers. Completed at the end of 2014, it is the largest data centre of Swisscom and one of the few data centres in Europe certified for maximum availability and top ratings for energy effic...

Nedap offers the latest gate entry solutions in the residential security industry Nedap is the leading expert for long-range Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems for Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI). With a wide product portfolio Nedap offers the latest gate entry solutions in the residential security industry. uPASS Reach offers vehicle identification up to a distance of 5 meters [16 ft.]. This reader, based in UHF (Ultra High Frequency), is the right solut...

Integrated with gate entry system, long range solution opens Kolea at Waikoloa Beach Resort's main gate Farpointe Data, a DORMA Group Company, the access control industry's trusted global partner for RFID solutions, recently announced that its Ranger WRR-4+ 433 MHz receiver is used to gain admittance to the main gate of the Kolea at Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii. Kolea is a very diverse community offering both private residences and two and three bedroom va...

Two COSEC DOOR PVRs were installed at gym’s main entrances and integrated with the turnstile Introduction: Viva Gym is having a vision to roll out a successful fitness model throughout South Africa with approximately 5000 members per club, as well as innovative, fresh and fun fitness concept with quality finishes and the latest products and designs. They wanted access control solution to be integrated with their KRS gym management software at one of their gym at Hil...

The PalmSecure readers have been installed as a security protocol to authenticate employee Security Systems Technology Ltd (SST) have implemented palm-vein biometric authentication by Fujitsu(PalmSecure) for Hiscox London Market, a division of the Bermuda-based insurer that underwrites international businesses via Lloyd’s of London. The PalmSecure readers have been installed as a security protocol to authenticate employee access as Hiscox introduced secure document sca...