Case studies

The Delta Electronics (Thailand) PCL new Plant 7 in Wellgrow Industrial Estate, Chachoengsao received the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification in the New Construction category from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). The certifications categories include Sustainable Sites, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials and Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality, Water Efficiency, Innovation in design, and Regional Priority Credit. For this green building, V...

Many businesses know this problem. Securing dispersed sites poses specific problems for facility managers. Cylinder replacements when a key goes missing often involve travel and high expense. Any alternative access control system which relies on electricity can be hard or impossible to use in remote locations. Battery-free, wireless electronic locks, managed remotely via cloud software, help meet these challenges. Access control challenge  Näsijärvi Sailing Club in Finland has...

Patriot One Technologies Inc. announced that SAP Center at San Jose, home of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks, has signed an agreement to deploy the Company’s SmartGateway patron screening solution and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Platform to secure all entrances to the nearly 18,000-seat facility for all non-NHL events. In addition, Patriot One’s solutions will be deployed to protect all entrances at Tech CU Arena, the new 4,200-seat home of the San Jose Barracuda at Sharks...

ASSA ABLOY, the pioneer in access solutions, has received approval to utilize its integrated locking solutions on U.S. federal government access control Federal Identify, Credential, and Access Management (FICAM) applications. This significant milestone was reached after a lengthy and detailed government and third-party security vulnerability and interoperability testing process. Products  The following products are on the General Services Administration’s (GSA) FIPS 201 Evaluation...

IDEMIA, the pioneer in Identity technologies, completed the first-of-its-kind mass-scale remote SIM provisioning campaign in the automotive industry with its Automotive Connectivity Manager platform. The Group collaborated with Mercedes-Benz AG to transfer over 700,000 vehicles from one mobile network service provider to another, using over-the-air services. Cloud-based Automotive Connectivity Manager The success of this campaign, which began in 2021 and ended in spring 2022, is the first of...

As part of Raphael Hospital’s efforts to minimize the contact of the medical staff with surfaces, Oosto's facial recognition technology was implemented and enables touchless access control to sterile areas. The private Raphael Hospital, located in northern Tel Aviv, Israel, was built from the ground up to provide excellent medical patient care, as well as the golden standard of hospitalization with the most cutting-edge technology. Like any hospital, Raphael Hospital had to deal with cros...

Coats is the provider of industrial thread manufacturing, with more than 17,000 employees producing enough fiber daily to stretch to the sun and back four times. The 250-year-old company has stayed at the forefront of textile innovation as demand evolved from sewing thread to healthcare PPE and carbon composite fibers for aerospace manufacturing. Coats leverages new technologies and market expertise to develop products for customers in the apparel, luggage, footwear, home and recreation, perso...

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...

Artificial Intelligence Technology Solutions, Inc., announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Robotic Assistance Devices, Inc. (RAD) has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) with an east coast parochial school to deploy 2 ROSA security robots with firearm detection technology. Coinciding with this deployment, RAD is announcing the integration of its RADSoC™ with its full suite of AI analytics with existing networks of security cameras. The school presently has approximately 120 security c...

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...

Islington Council has worked with Comelit-PAC to create a cloud-based door entry solution for managing access control to communal residential developments across its housing portfolio. As a pioneer London Borough Council, Islington has made the transition to a PAC cloud solution across its housing network, delivering improved security for residents. Initially, PAC pilot tested the system across six blocks chosen by the council’s capital works team. The pilot was successful, in working ar...

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...

HID Global, a globally renowned company in trusted identity and RFID tracking solutions, has announced that the national railway company of Belgium, NMBS/SNCB, has successfully deployed a real-time location service platform with BEEKs Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) beacons from HID Global, to accurately monitor train location and ensure on-time departures. NMBS/SNCB maintains and operates 3,607 kilometers of track and approximately 30 train stations throughout Belgium, with passenger safety and on-...

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 organization 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...

SmartTask, a UK-based developer of cloud workforce management solutions, has announced that 1st Choice (1st Choice Facilities Services Limited), one of the United Kingdom’s fastest growing workplace service providers, has deployed SmartTask software, in order to automate check calls and better support staff and customers. Since introducing the technology, the Security Division at 1st Choice has released on average 40 minutes per hour during a typical night shift, improved clarity of Contr...

A Danish town famed for two of Scandinavia’s biggest tourist attractions has seen its counter-terrorism defenses 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...

Interface Systems, a globally renowned managed service provider, delivering business security, managed network, UCaaS, and business intelligence solutions to distributed enterprises, has announced that WKS Restaurant Group, one of the fastest growing multi-brand restaurant franchisees in the US is deploying Interface’s Virtual Guard interactive remote video monitoring solutions across its major restaurant brands, including El Pollo Loco, Wendy’s, Denny’s, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts...

Hakimo, a technology company dedicated to modernizing physical security through its artificial intelligence (AI) software, has announced that Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) has deployed the Hakimo solution, in order to enhance security and support Transportation Security Administration (TSA) compliance efforts. One of the fastest growing airports in the United States of America (USA), Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) offers commercial service to more than 50 destinations, in addition to supporting a large...

The iconic thoroughbred racing, events, and hospitality operator, the Australian Turf Club is using Oosto’s facial recognition technology for face-based security protection throughout its facility. As the largest racetrack in Sydney, the elegant Club’s Royal Randwick Racecourse was bestowed its title by the Queen of England herself and is visited by more than one million patrons each year, creating a complex set of security requirements for guests and employees alike. The Club has a...

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...

Hirotec, a well-known name in the automotive industry, provides automotive manufacturers with automotive closures, exhaust systems, and other manufacturing equipment. The organization wanted to replace its outdated analog surveillance system at its busiest manufacturing plant in Mexico to improve monitoring with high-quality images. Hirotec wanted IP cameras throughout the entire facility, with several locations well beyond the 330ft (100m) reach capability of standard switches. Concerned with...

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...

It may sound like a small change, but installing security cameras on a property can significantly impact occupant and visitor behavior by enabling more accountability. This is notable for environments such as K-12 schools where occupants are younger and more impulsive. Lack of visibility A public school system on the East Coast faced frequent incidents of bullying, vandalism, and theft among students as well as the harassment of faculty and staff and was struggling to keep its occupants accou...