Logistics operator monitors its stevedoring process through 4K video cameras.

by Scati | Apr 15, 2021 | SCATI News, solutions-sectors-logistics

The operator visualizes and records the loading and unloading of trailer trucks at the docks with high image resolution.

This logistics company has almost a dozen cross-docking distribution centers where it has implemented this system for monitoring the stowage process using 4K video surveillance cameras.

To improve the operation of its cross-docking platforms and, specifically, to improve the stowage process, the logistics company installed 4K video cameras that visualize and record, with high image resolution, the entire loading and unloading process of the trailer trucks on the docks.

Occasionally there were "incidents" (cargo was hit, dropped, packages lost, etc.) that could create a conflict of responsibilities between the parties involved.

To guarantee the quality of the processes and to have forensic evidence of the conditions in which the goods leave the facilities, the logistics company has opted to install a CCTV system based on 4K resolution cameras.

These 4K cameras offer great image quality thanks to their 8 MPX and allow to visualize and record the entire process with a high level of detail. The resolution of these cameras even allows you to see the labels of each product with great clarity.

SOLUTION

To supervise the stowage process, generally, one camera is installed for every two loading and unloading docks.

With bullet format, these cameras incorporate illuminating range and WDR (Wide Dynamic Range) to offer great image quality under any lighting conditions.

Each logistics platform is equipped with a SCATI FENIX video recorder to record the images from the cameras that monitor the stowage.

These video recorders store images and videos for 30 days, the maximum time allowed by current Spanish law.

SCATI FENIX recording systems compress high-resolution images from 8K cameras using H.265 algorithms, resulting in significant savings in the storage of recorded video.

On the other hand, this video compression allows to reduce the bandwidth required for the transmission of the IP video stream to the remote locations from where the solution is managed.

The logistics company already had a centralized video management system. Therefore, in the event of any incident, it can locate the exact moment in the process of loading and unloading trucks, obtain high quality images and resolve any incident in a matter of seconds, regardless of the platform where the incident occurs.

BENEFITS

With the implementation of SCATI's CCTV system, the logistics operator can monitor and locate the images associated with any goods during the process in a fast and secure way.

The high image quality offered by these cameras makes it possible to clarify any incident through the detailed visualization of the images so that incidents are resolved in real time. And, in addition, they can download the video and share it with agencies that require forensic evidence of the facts.

SCATI's video management platform allows you to view and manage all devices and cameras, monitor the status of the entire system, and facilitate investigations from a single location at any time.

The high availability of SCATI's recording systems allows the customer to access images, data, and storage even in the most critical situations where servers may go offline.

SCATI offers an open and scalable solution that can be integrated with other systems so that the customer can incorporate new video systems at any time without making additional investments.

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International company implements centralized CCTV system

by Scati | Feb 11, 2021 | SCATI News, solutions-sectors-logistics

The company equips its more than 10 logistics centers with the latest technology in video surveillance systems, access control through facial recognition, license plate reading and panoramic cameras for perimeter protection of its facilities.

This production and distribution company implements a centralized video surveillance system to ensure the security of all its logistics centers, including a hangar.

In its largest operations centers, where it stores the most valuable goods, facial recognition and license plate recognition (LPR) systems are installed to authorize access only to authorized personnel.

SOLUTION

For the comprehensive protection of the various locations, different camera models are chosen according to the surveillance and protection needs of each site. Thus, with a total of 60 cameras, they manage to cover the security of the most critical places in all the plants, including their own hangar, and manage it from their Operations Center.

To protect access to the premises, 26 compact 2 Megapixel IP cameras with IP67 and built-in infrared (up to 100 meters) are installed, which are ideal for early detection outdoors. The camera model SIC-3511VR-XYM8 also incorporates intelligent analytics to detect various situations: line crossing, intrusion, abandoned object and facial detection.

The company also has its own hangar. To ensure its security, 10 panoramic cameras are installed, ideal for perimeter protection (360º) of large areas, providing a total view of its fleet of aircraft. The SEM-3511VR-XYA-PAN camera has 4 built-in lenses to offer a complete 360º view and has degrees of protection that make it waterproof (IP67) and vandal-proof (IK10).

In addition, 5 minidome IP cameras (SEM-3601R-XU) of 4 megapixels are installed inside the facilities, more specifically in the common areas, offering a wide 180º viewing angle. These cameras allow automatic day/night switching thanks to the incorporation of a mechanical IR filter (up to 10 meters) and offer a high resolution (2688×1520) allowing clear images even in strong backlight conditions thanks to their 120 dB WDR (Wide Dynamic Range).

The perimeter protection of the logistics centers is provided by 7 2 Megapixel PTZ IP Dome cameras, with two different models depending on the required range (SID-35115NR-EXY25 with an optical zoom of 25 meters and SID-35115NR-EXY32 offering an optical zoom of 32 meters). Both models incorporate intelligent analytics that detect: intrusion, line crossing, abandoned object, tracking, etc. and are ideal for covering large perimeter areas, sending an alarm to the control center of any event that requires the attention of the operators.

In the operations centers, where goods with the highest economic value are stored, facial recognition and license plate recognition (LPR) systems are installed to authorize access only to authorized personnel.

Facial recognition cameras (SDLM-3601VR-EMXA8-FR) are used to control employee access. Thanks to their 4 megapixel resolution, these cameras can capture up to 30 faces simultaneously in the same scene. With built-in WDR (140dB), these cameras are ideal for installation in access points correcting strong backlight contrasts. Through the SCATI FENIX CMS, operators can search for records of people and centrally manage the company's employee database, always respecting the data protection regulations in force in each country.

Access control to the parking lot of its fleet of vehicles is performed by four 2-megapixel IP Bullet cameras, capable of reading the license plates of vehicles entering the premises automatically, even at a distance of 40 meters. The management software allows centralized search in the history of registered license plates and management of white/black lists of license plates.

The storage of video and databases of both people and vehicle license plates is done through different SCATI FENIX recording platforms (FN76-816-P2-8TB, FN9-1232-R8-12TB and FN9-1232-R8-16TB) that have dual operating systems to ensure high image availability. Moreover, these video recorders intelligently manage the available bandwidth.

The centralized management of all video surveillance systems is done through the CMS SCATI FENIX server, which can manage up to 512 cameras and allow the operation of up to 100 client stations concurrently.

BENEFITS

With the implementation of the SCATI CCTV system, this multinational company is able to guarantee the integral protection of its plants in a centralized way including: perimeter areas, accesses and interior of the facilities with the latest in video technology and with the cameras that best adapt to each situation. In addition, it has the most advanced search tools to locate any person or vehicle and respond to any incident immediately.

SCATI offers an open and scalable solution that can be integrated with other systems and grow at any time without additional investment.

SCATI's video management platform makes it possible to view and manage all devices and cameras, monitor the status of the entire system and facilitate investigations from a single location at any time.

The high availability of SCATI's recording systems allows the company to access images, data and storage even in the most critical situations where servers may go offline.

Other departments can also benefit from the video surveillance system; for example, the Prevention and Occupational Hazards area can improve its plans to minimize workplace accidents and ensure that its personnel comply with established procedures

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NACEX’s new logistics platform is already running.

by Scati | Jan 13, 2021 | SCATI News, solutions-sectors-logistics

With the new platform of Seville (Spain), the leading company of the Spanish courier market, continues its expansion.

Carmona's new logistics platform has a warehouse area of 1.750m2 and allows the simultaneous loading and unloading of 30 vans and 3 trucks.

With this new distribution center, the company steps up its strategy in offering the best service.

CHALLENGE

NACEX provides its facilities with a smart video system ensuring traceability and monitoring of parcels inside the platforms, through the recording of the sorting processes.

Carmona's platform has an automatic sorter that has the capacity to process from 4,000 to 5,000 deliveries per hour, including a barcode reading system by vision that allows to have the photographs of the shipments in high definition.

Investment in sorters with CrossBelt Technology, a modern system for accurate, quick and safe automatic sorting, minimise the mechanical impact to parcels through motorised belts ensuring the exact position and orientation of parcels throughout the entire sorting process.

Cutting edge technologies and the highest security standards characterize Carmona's new platform. As in the other distribution centers, the company ensures maximum security of the facility and goods with cutting-edge technologies that facilitate triple traceability during the classification of deliveries: physical, by reading the bar code; by weight, performing the check and verification of weights and measures through dynamic scales; and visual, by recording the process of classification of the package with a closed circuit video surveillance cameras.

SOLUTION

NACEX, the technological leader in the logistics sector, has been trusting SCATI for more than 15 years because of its capacity to develop customised video solution for each of its 32 logistics platform.

SCATI video solution is a customised solution fully integrated with its warehouse management system (ERP). This ensures traceability of every parcel in the automatic sorting systems and solves any incidence, through direct and quick access to a visual check of the recorded video associated to that parcel.

15 cameras, installed strategically display the travel of each parcel, paying special attention to three key points of the process: Induction areas (loading of the goods on the belt), measurement (the point where parcels are weighted, measured, sorted and distributed automatically), and ramps (exit point of the warehouse to their corresponding destinations).

SCATI solution allows to view the travel of each parcel and envelopes 100% ensuring solving incidences.

CCTV CAMERAS AND VIDEO RECORDERS

The video system consists of 14 2-Mpx IP bullet SCATI EYE cameras with infrared rays up to 30 meters offering a high image quality under low luminosity conditions. These cameras feature WDR (Wide Dynamic Range) functionalities able to manage backlighting and/or sudden luminosity changes when the outside doors of the warehouse open.

To visualize what is happening in the facilities, the platform has a single panoramic camera that offers a total 360º view.

The recording of the images is carried out on a single SCATI VISION recording platform that guarantees total image availability 24/7.

SCATI PARCEL, VIDEO SOLUTION FOR PARCEL TRACEABILITY

SCATI PARCEL is a customised solution integrating the video with NACEX management system for the goods monitoring. This ensures traceability of every parcel in the automatic sorting systems and solves any incidence, through direct and quick access to a visual check of the recorded video associated to that parcel.

This solution consists of high definition cameras displaying the complete travel of parcels, from going into the induction areas, going through the automatic measuring and sorting points and going out on the corresponding exit ramps.

Together with the image capture, the system is able to collect information associated to each parcel (tracking No., origin, destination, dimensions), and stores these data together with the visual recording of the parcel in each control point of its travel. In this way, traceability is ensured.

Thanks to SCATI PARCEL, searches by tracking No., origin, destination, etc. can be made, the travel of each parcel displayed and the exact time of losing track of the parcel in any of the distribution centres it goes through.

CONTROL CENTRE. CENTRALISED MANAGEMENT FOR LOGISTICS PLATFORMS

From the Control Centre in Coslada, eight operators monitor movements, through an 8-screen SCATI WALL, in its 32 distribution centres NACEX has in Spain and Portugal.

Thanks to SCATI WALL, up to 64 cameras can be viewed simultaneously, enabling the setting up of scenarios for automatic display.

Integration of customised plans allows this process to be faster and solve incidences in real time.

This systems allows for the centralised management of all the company’s logistics centres. This allows for searches for a specific warehouse, for all the platforms or for groups of them, being those groups customised, too.

ADVANTAGES

Thanks to technology, NACEX is a leading company in the most demanding express courier sector. Any incidence is solved in record time therefore, all orders reach their customers within the guarantee delivery time.

The brand image is improved exponentially becoming the most technologically advanced company and differentiating from its competitors.

“When there is an incidence, the security managers are able to locate and view the travel of each parcel where it was tracked lost. SCATI solution, as it is multi-platform able to centralise recordings of all the logistics platforms, allows any incidence to be 100% solved, regardless the platform where it happened”, Edgar Otero, Nacex Engineering Manager, says.

ABOUT NACEX

NACEX, which belongs to the “Grupo Logista”, is a leading company in the express courier sector in Spain, Andorra and Portugal. Currently, it has 32 logistics platforms and more than 300 franchises.

In order to consolidate its position as “one of the most advanced courier companies”, its logistics platforms are provided with the latest technological developments in recording, goods traceability and security.

ItIts objective is its customers’ satisfaction thanks to the delivery of their orders in the time scheduled with them, with full reliability. s objective is its customers’ satisfaction thanks to the delivery of their orders in the time scheduled with them, with full reliability.

With this new center, the company reinforces its strategy of offering the best service and quality, enhancing its efficiency in the region.

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