Industrial: Efficiency at a production plant
Security devices are currently being used for monitoring manufacturing lines, industrial and pharmaceutical processes, automation, warehouse and stock control systems to name just a few examples of industrial applications.
Efficiency at a production plant can be greatly enhanced through the use of "virtual eyes."
Examples of where cameras can be used in an industrial setting:
♦Control room
At, for example, a rock crushing plant or chemical processing plant where there are health hazards for employees, remote monitoring of production processes provide the ideal solution. A video system feeding images to the control room gives a plant worker the opportunity to check for machine malfunctions without the slightest risk of inhaling dust or toxic fumes.
♦Production lines and robots
Cameras observing an automated production line or factory robots can be programmed to send e-mail alerts if something unusual occurs. That way, the plant's staff is relieved of the monotonous and time-consuming process of watching out for machine malfunctions.
♦Troubleshooting
If a malfunction does occur and there are no service engineers in the area, video System can be used to set up a virtual meeting and get technical support at a distance.
♦Goods entrances
The accumulated costs of petty theft of raw materials entering and manufactured goods leaving a plant can add up to a huge problem over time. Cameras work as a crime deterrent here, as well as offering an easy way to check the efficiency of the loading/unloading methods being used.
♦Storage areas
Making sure a storage system works well--that goods can be accessed and are efficiently managed by access control system--can significantly affect the bottom line at a manufacturing plant. The fact that storage is often handled at remote sites, usually due to the lower cost, makes this another good place to install network video.
