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Video management platform effectively achieves duel security and plant operations objectives
BMy Brent Dirks
any industries have successfully implemented vid- eo surveillance and management systems in their manufacturing facilities as a way to reduce the risk of theft or vandalism. Making these changes has helped businesses improve facility security through
well as for reviewing overall human resource management for em- ployees on the shop floor.
“From a business standpoint, the system helped us save time and money in a countless number of ways,” Baird said. “Our workers’ compensation rate is down by almost 50 percent because we have the video backup to refute bogus claims. We can also better enforce safety procedures because the cameras are always watching.”
Highland Packaging Solutions is a thermoforming packaging supplier for the agriculture sector, manufacturing clamshell packag- ing for berries, tomatoes and eggs. The process involves extruding PET resin into sheets and then placing the sheets into the oven for heating. After the sheets are heated, they are brought to the form sta- tion where the parts are formed into clamshells and then advanced to the trim station. The high tech thermoformers are controlled through the latest process control systems, which provide machine and motion control as well as precise and consistent repeatability and continuous diagnostics. Highland incorporates interchangeable tooling systems and quick-change technology to provide customers with product when they need it. The company also manufactures
monitoring and recording activities but also with advanced features that can be used to deter or prevent incidents from happening in the first place.
Along with the security aspect of video surveillance and manage- ment systems, these security solutions are also used for wider busi- ness purposes in a manufacturing environment including measuring efficiency and ensuring that the facility is in compliance with various state and federal regulations such as OSHA.
John Baird, president and CFO at Highland Packaging Solutions Inc. of Plant City, Fla., said the video surveillance and management system installed at their manufacturing facility helps enforce opera- tional procedures to ensure safety protocols and compliance with regulatory codes. The recorded video images also provides detailed information for forensic review of a worker’s compensation claim as
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