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Canadian Metals Processor Deploys 3xLOGIC Thermal Imagers and HD Cameras

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Technology Category	Sensors - Camera / Video Systems Sensors - Infrared Sensors
Applicable Industries	Metals
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Intrusion Detection Systems Perimeter Security & Access Control Theft Detection
Services	System Integration Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	Dominion Nickel Alloys Ltd., a leading scrap metal recycling facility in North America, faced a significant security challenge at its 20-acre facility on the outskirts of Toronto. The facility, which specializes in the purchasing, sorting, processing, and marketing of a broad range of high temperature and specialty nickel-based alloys, was at risk of theft. The biggest risk for Dominion was someone entering the yard undetected and making off with tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars of metal. The surveillance technology initially installed at the site was triggered by outdoor motion sensors that activated any one of several PTZ cameras for verification. However, this setup generated far too many false alarms to be effective. Read More
About Customer	Dominion Nickel Alloys Ltd. is one of North America’s leading scrap metal recycling facilities. The company operates on a global scale, specializing in the purchasing, sorting, processing, and marketing of a broad range of high temperature and specialty nickel-based alloys. Dominion's operations are based at an approximately 20-acre facility on the outskirts of Toronto, where different merchants bring all manner of high-value scrap metal for processing. The company has experienced staff and the latest in machinery, making it a key player in the metal recycling industry. Read More
Solution	To address the security challenges, Dominion deployed new 3xLOGIC thermal technology, an upgrade intended to eliminate the challenges from outdoor motion sensor technology. The video surveillance system designed for Dominion by Sonitrol of Canada comprised of 14 3xLOGIC thermal imagers, each paired with a 3xLOGIC HD 3MP bullet camera for verification. The cameras record to a 3xLOGIC V5000 NVR located on site. The VERA thermal imager allows for high-contrast thermal imaging, resulting in a dramatic reduction in false alarms. Unlike standard thermal imagers, VERA provides the advantage of verification and detection in an all-in-one device. The 3-megapixel IP camera from 3xLOGIC provides dual-streaming high-definition video at a full 2048 x 1536 pixels for video surveillance applications requiring superior clarity and detail. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Sensors - Camera / Video Systems

Sensors - Infrared Sensors

Applicable Industries

Metals

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Intrusion Detection Systems

Perimeter Security & Access Control

Theft Detection

Services

System Integration

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

Dominion Nickel Alloys Ltd., a leading scrap metal recycling facility in North America, faced a significant security challenge at its 20-acre facility on the outskirts of Toronto. The facility, which specializes in the purchasing, sorting, processing, and marketing of a broad range of high temperature and specialty nickel-based alloys, was at risk of theft. The biggest risk for Dominion was someone entering the yard undetected and making off with tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars of metal. The surveillance technology initially installed at the site was triggered by outdoor motion sensors that activated any one of several PTZ cameras for verification. However, this setup generated far too many false alarms to be effective.

About Customer

Dominion Nickel Alloys Ltd. is one of North America’s leading scrap metal recycling facilities. The company operates on a global scale, specializing in the purchasing, sorting, processing, and marketing of a broad range of high temperature and specialty nickel-based alloys. Dominion's operations are based at an approximately 20-acre facility on the outskirts of Toronto, where different merchants bring all manner of high-value scrap metal for processing. The company has experienced staff and the latest in machinery, making it a key player in the metal recycling industry.

Solution

To address the security challenges, Dominion deployed new 3xLOGIC thermal technology, an upgrade intended to eliminate the challenges from outdoor motion sensor technology. The video surveillance system designed for Dominion by Sonitrol of Canada comprised of 14 3xLOGIC thermal imagers, each paired with a 3xLOGIC HD 3MP bullet camera for verification. The cameras record to a 3xLOGIC V5000 NVR located on site. The VERA thermal imager allows for high-contrast thermal imaging, resulting in a dramatic reduction in false alarms. Unlike standard thermal imagers, VERA provides the advantage of verification and detection in an all-in-one device. The 3-megapixel IP camera from 3xLOGIC provides dual-streaming high-definition video at a full 2048 x 1536 pixels for video surveillance applications requiring superior clarity and detail.

Impact #1	The entire yard is covered with this 14 thermal imager/14 HD camera deployment, offering crisp HD images during the day, and 36-degree thermal images at night, backed by HD video.
Impact #2	The combination of thermal technology and HD cameras, paired with live Sonitrol monitoring, brought the number of false alarms way down.
Impact #3	Significantly reducing false alarms effectively cuts down on operator fatigue and potentially costly mistakes.

Impact #1

The entire yard is covered with this 14 thermal imager/14 HD camera deployment, offering crisp HD images during the day, and 36-degree thermal images at night, backed by HD video.

Impact #2

The combination of thermal technology and HD cameras, paired with live Sonitrol monitoring, brought the number of false alarms way down.

Impact #3

Significantly reducing false alarms effectively cuts down on operator fatigue and potentially costly mistakes.

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Canadian Metals Processor Deploys 3xLOGIC Thermal Imagers and HD Cameras

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