Case Study
Managed Surveillance
Service

Managed Surveillance Service For The Manufacturing Sector

Customer Background

The plant covers 14 Sq. Km of area inclusive of bulk cargo terminal on the sea coast, conveyor systems, coal handling, electrical yards, main plant and a Central Management Unit. The customer uses automation technologies, the best process control systems and high safety standards across the plant.

Challenges

  • The steel manufacturing sector is highly competitive and faces continuous reduction in costs
    Highly aware and exposed to global trends
  • Need for plant management with minimum manpower deployment
  • Requires a highly available and robust plant surveillance including easy tracking and tracing mechanisms

Solution

  • Deployment of network with a backbone of multimode Fiber and Category 6 Structured Cabling across the plant
  • 325 PTZ IP cameras with IR for night vision, capability to operate in high temperature and dirty environment. Cameras are SIP-compliant for interaction with supervision staff as needed.
  • Network recorders, Switches and Routers in distributed manner, all connecting into the main control Hub
  • Recorded video is uploaded to a Cloud-based storage in real-time with local access on authentication to view the video

Deliveries

  • Designed a Managed Surveillance System, along with Network-based video recording and Cloud Storage
  • Surveillance access to every part of the industrial complex in real-time
  • Provided real-time viewing stations and data on the cloud for review for up to 30 days
  • Ability to archive important systems data as per the plant management requirements on the cloud

Value Proposition

The whole solution is offered as a Managed Service with 12/7 coverage and uptimes in excess of 98%.

By providing this key solution, the customer has achieved:
  • Higher safety for their employees, since they are no longer exposed all the time to the hazardous environment
  • Better control and management of their industrial processes with least number of resources required making them more competitive

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