Door access control - Case studies
A large US-based corporation required an authenticated workspace booking solution to manage and optimize the use of 2400 desks and 200 meeting rooms in the US with additional meeting rooms in European offices. Two different types of building access RFIDcards were needed to authenticate processes within the third-party booking system. ResourceXpress deployed the Aura range of meeting room screens and Qubi-3 desk devices for point-of-use booking and check-in. QED wanted to offer a touchless user...
The Abu Dhabi Global Market Square (ADGMS), located on Al Maryah Island, in the United Arab Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi, is a high-profile, architecturally compelling business and hospitality hub. Many of the most globally prestigious companies inhabit the buildings, in the award-winning financial center. Abu Dhabi Global Market Square ADGMS also hosts frequent international dignitaries and large-scale public events, including the Abu Dhabi national New Year’s fireworks display. Abu Dhab...
With 4,500 card readers installed across 55 university buildings, Aalborg University in Denmark is G4S’s biggest integrated access control implementation in Europe. G4S access control system What started out as a simple security contract, providing a handful of officers at two university buildings, nearly 25 years ago, has grown into G4S’s biggest integrated access control implementation in Europe. Aalborg University, founded in 1974, is Denmark’s fourth-largest higher educa...
Dahua Technology, a globally renowned video-centric smart IoT solutions and service provider, will hold its 2nd online Dahua Technology Partner Day, from October 13 - 14, 2021, with the theme - ‘Building a digital future’. Dahua Technology Partner Day Adhering to its strategy of open cooperation, Dahua Technology is committed to creating a win-win ecosystem, with major technology partners around the world. This year, Dahua Technology will join hands with its 22 global partners, in...
When families seek hospice care for loved ones, they face a challenging and emotional time. Ohio’s Hospice comforts these families with compassion and individualized care. To provide the best end-of-life care, this not-for-profit enterprise has looked for ways to increase efficiency, across the organization. Partnership with WonderBotz Working in close partnership with WonderBotz, Ohio’s Hospice introduced a Blue Prism digital workforce with such success that it won the Best Newcom...
Property developers and residents at luxury apartment development - Live Oasis Deansgate, are the first to benefit from an all-encompassing building automation system, which is operable from one single app, designed by GET Dynamic, in partnership with Comelit and ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions. Smart mobile-first solution The new smart mobile-first solution, being debuted at Live Oasis in Manchester, enables property owners, YPP Lettings and Management Company Ltd, to more efficiently manage the...
Customers shopping in Scotch & Soda clothing will have soon a much stronger chance of finding and purchasing the right trousers, skirt, jacket, or shirt, thanks to the retailer’s new three-year partnership with renowned RFID solutions provider, Checkpoint Systems. RFID labels for inventory accuracy Checkpoint Systems will tag, on average, 10 million Scotch & Soda garments with the latest generation of RFID labels per year, providing it with improved inventory accuracy across its...
Boon Edam Inc., a global pioneer in security entrances and architectural revolving doors announced that IMB Bank in Australia has installed a series of Boon Edam entrances, including all-glass revolving doors, slimline optical turnstiles, and a swinging access gate at its new building in Wollongong, New South Wales. IMB moved into the new building in early 2021 and immediately sought to make the entrance open and welcoming to visitors, with entrance security inside to protect valuable data, int...
Founded in 2010, Avolon is the third-largest aircraft leasing company in the world with 824 aircraft and 145 customers in 62 countries. Its new global headquarters in Dublin is comprised of 6,967 sq m (75,000 sq ft) of secure office space across six floors that houses its IT, catering, legal, and communications departments. Need for a centralized monitoring solution Avolon’s new premises in the upscale Ballsbridge area of Dublin provided an opportunity for the company to rethink its appr...
A busy Scottish ferry terminal has become a safer place for workers and passengers, following the installation of new state-of-art remote-operated, mobile gates at the port. SentriGates The two remote-controlled, solar-powered traffic control gates - SentriGates were installed earlier this year, to control the speed and flow of heavy goods vehicles, boarding P&O Ferries at the port, located in Cairnryan, near Stranraer, in Scotland. The SentriGates, provided by globally renowned safety an...
Cutting-edge technologies from Cognitec Systems GmbH (Cognitec) will capture biometric facial images of all relevant travelers from third countries, as part of the European Entry/Exit System (EES). Cognitec Systems GmbH was awarded the contract for the delivery of the capturing devices in Germany. FaceVACS-Entry CS devices Cognitec’s technology will be installed at border check points in all international airports and seaports in Germany. The contract initially spans four years and inclu...
As the need for counter terrorist devices grew, Delta Scientific Corporation (Delta Scientific) answered the call and began building and crash testing barriers that would stop an attacking vehicle, allowing no infiltration to the premises. Over the years, Delta Scientific has designed, patented, and crash tested numerous barriers, to meet the needs of specific government agencies and facilities. Collaboration with US agencies Over the last few decades, Delta Scientific has worked with many bra...
Crown Connects in Inverness is on a mission to reduce waste and share surplus food, toiletries, and other essentials with local people who need them. The community group’s volunteers collect supplies from food retailers, supermarkets, and households who wish to make a difference through their donations. These items are then stored in the community cupboard. To give residents the opportunity to access food supplies and other necessities conveniently, volunteers work hard to keep the commun...
Novo Surgical unveiled its first-generation RFID-enabled surgical instrument prototypes, at IAHCSMM 2017, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The prototypes are the result of month-long research and development efforts, by Novo Surgical’s engineering and quality control teams, and using patented Xerafy RFID technology. “We’re excited to present our first-generation of smart instruments developed in collaboration with Xerafy,” said Abed Moiduddin, the Vice President (VP) of Bus...
To keep an automotive manufacturing operation running 24 hours a day, auto manufacturers have utilized Kanban systems, lean manufacturing and just-in-time manufacturing (JIT) however these business processes require tracking of the inventory and materials within a manufacturing facility. Manufacturers that truly want to automate the replenishment process utilize automatic identification such as RFID to create real-time visibility into their manufacturing and inventory management process. One su...
Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (HAECO), one of the globally renowned independent aircraft engineering and maintenance companies, implemented a solution for full tool control and prevention of Foreign Object Detection (FOD) occurrences. HAECO selected Xerafy for its track record in the aviation industry, as well as the strong market experience and capabilities that the company has demonstrated in RFID tool control for MRO and FOD. MRO services HAECO provides maintenance, repair and ove...
German manufacturer, Rittal deployed Xerafy's durable, high-temperature RFID tags in its paint shop operations, in order to track Work-In-Process (WIP) and automate stock tracking, and re-ordering with SAP. Rittal manufactures switch cabinets, air conditioning systems, and server and network cabinets. The lack of Work-In-Process (WIP) visibility into its painting processes led to manual stock checking and sub-optimal employment of its resources. Material purchases were based on historical estim...
Integro's latest heavy-duty portable power equipment is industrial IoT-ready, thanks to source-tagging with embeddable Xerafy RFID. Industrial IoT innovation With its Paramount Kit, Integro LLC, a globally renowned company in power distribution solutions, brings industrial IoT innovation to portable power and other industries, by making it possible to reliably read an RFID tag from portable power equipment. Hubbell, a globally renowned company in electrical devices, is also launching its line...
The Mexico City Police Department will deploy Xerafy Pico and XS Dot on-metal RFID tags for a weapons tracking application, which will improve the security and accountability of its armories. Xerafy’s partner in Mexico, Ofi Equipos PC, is spearheading the project. The RFID solution was adopted in an effort to address an ongoing problem, with the loss of police department weapons. Mexico City Police Department The Mexico City Police Department employs more than 34,000 officers, as well as...
Xerafy’s RFID tags will track 11,000 surgical instruments and devices, improving productivity, reducing infection risk, and eliminating misplaced instruments. Ixtapaluca Hospital (HRAEI) in Mexico City is a 246-bed hospital with 13 surgical rooms, serving a community of five million people. UHF RFID tags deployed The Development and Operation of Hospital Infrastructure of Ixtapaluca (DOIHI), the asset management organization at the hospital, will use Xerafy’s UHF RFID tags, as part...
Renowned Chinese petroleum and chemical corporation, Sinopec Shengli Oilfield (SINOPEC) is using Xerafy Xplorer RFID tags in field tests, to track the down-hole pipes on its onshore oil site, believed to be the first UHF RFID drill pipe tracking application in the oil and gas industry. RFID traceable drill pipes Leveraging RFID traceable drill pipes, the Shengli Oilfield can track 1,380 drill pipes at seven well sites using RFID hand-held readers and software, supplied by VictorySoft. The pil...
With school starting this month, cybercriminals are back in action, targeting university students in an attempt to steal valuable personal information. In a recent attack, uncovered by Abnormal Security, a credential phishing attacker used a legitimate email account and created false urgency, in order to steal student credentials, through a phishing website. Credential phishing attack In this attack, cybercriminals used the real university email of a person on the ‘Student Services Team&...
The Very Group is the UK’s largest integrated digital retailer and financial services provider. It offers 1,900 brands to its four million customers globally. Due to the company’s growth, they built a new state-of-the-art fulfillment center, close to one million square feet in size, in order to centralize operations and drive efficiency. Purpose-built and automated facility The Very Group has historically operated from three fulfillment centers, located in the north of England. Due...
Westminster Property Ventures (Westminster PV) owns and operates four prestigious multi-tenanted corporate office buildings in Central London, counting international banks, barristers’ chambers, and global consultancies among its tenants. Westminster PV works closely with the unified security provider, Wilson James to ensure that the highest levels of security and service can be maintained within and outside of manned hours. Westminster PV and Wilson James partnership To deliver on tena...
PetroChina, China’s second-largest oil and gas producer and supplier, uses Xerafy’s rugged RFID tags, in order to track pipeline assets in the field. The project involves deploying Xerafy's XS Dot Wedge RFID tag on oil pipelines in Xinjiang, over the course of five years, to improve the pipeline asset and lifecycle management, reduce costs, and non-productive time in critical processes risks related to pipeline failures. Securing PetroChina's pipelines PetroChina is a subsidiary o...
Right from the era of Kingdoms in Indonesia, financial management has existed. The Ministry of Finance is an institution under the Indonesian Government, which has an important role in conducting economic development. In Indonesia, the important role of the Ministry of Finance is managing the state's finances and assisting the leader in the state's finance and asset. Therefore, the Ministry of Finance can be considered as the guard of state finance. Addressing challenges faced by Ministry Aft...
Embracing the benefits of touchless access using smartphones, Vanderbilt University expanded its investment into campus safety and security, by leveraging HID Mobile Access to deploy campus IDs on iPhone and Apple Watch via Apple Wallet. The enhancement builds upon the university’s initial investment in mobile-enabled technologies from HID Global. These technologies capitalized on the ubiquitous nature of smartphones and mobile devices among students, 90 percent of whom reside on campus t...
Hyde Park is a premium residential complex of BI Group, a renowned construction holding company in Kazakhstan. This high-end project is located in one of the elite and ecologically safe neighborhoods of Almaty, combining modern solutions and quality services with elegant British architecture. In addition to the traditional British mansion features, one of the main attractive qualities of this residential complex is its high level of security, thanks to a range of modern and smart solutions made...
Retrofitting modern security to old or protected heritage buildings used to be an installer’s nightmare. Wiring could be complex, with damage to ancient architecture or door hardware a constant risk. Now, wireless access control devices that match the protection and durability of wired technology, have made it straightforward. For a facilities manager, the security remit for any building or space is broadly the same. People and assets must be kept safe. Access to the most sensitive areas...
The nerve center at Miami International Airport (MIA) is its Airport Operations Center (AOC), which operates around the clock, monitoring activity, responding to safety and security incidents, disseminating information and responding to requests from stakeholders throughout the airport. Incident logging at the AOC An essential daily task for the AOC team is incident logging, with approximately 70 detailed logs being created each day, and that number is set to rise, as a result of internal proc...
