Network
Video Solution
Market Segments - Industrial
Network
video is 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".
The
diagram illustrates the ways in which camera 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 network
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
Line or 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.
Trouble
Shooting
If a malfunction does occur and there are no service engineers
in the area, network video 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. Network 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, 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.
