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Monthly Magazine On Fire Safety & Electronic Security

Managing Editors Shilpa Kadam Shirish Dongre

COVER STORY

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CEO Shekhar Dongre

Prolite Autoglo : Enlightening the quality values Mr. Harsha Joshi, Director, Prolite Autoglo Limited EVENT PROFILE

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16th edition of India International Security Expo 2013 : The biggest conglomeration of security industry Mr. Vikram Sahgal, DIG Police & General Manager (Security), ITPO

FACE TO FACE

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Verint : The global leadership for video intelligence solutions

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Mr. Manish Shah Vice President, South East Asia Verint Systems, Asia Pacific

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Sparsh - Made in India brand : Pride of the nation

Mr. Hemant Sapra, President Global Marketing KARAM

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Mr. Sanjeev Sehgal, MD - Sparsh (Samridhi Automations Pvt. Ltd.)

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MDR electronics : The true recognition for quality Mr. Mukesh Panjwani, CEO - MDR Electronics

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KARAM: The brand name of value & persistence

FLIR : Extending the growth horizon Mr. T. P. Singh, Director (Sales) Handheld Commercial Systems FLIR Systems India Pvt. Ltd.

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“Fire India is the only dedicated & the largest show on fire safety in Indian subcontinent” Mr. Sandeep Gurwara, Managing Partner Services International

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Ex.President & CEO - IISSM Farooq Abdullah Managing Partner - Marvel Gloves Industries K.P. DOMINIC Director - Mircom Group of Companies Dr. Saifuddin Bharmal C.M.D. - Lookman Electroplast Industries Ltd. Mr. Vivek Bhasin C.E.O-Base Systems Pvt.Ltd. Mr. R. R. Nair Chief Executive of Safety and Health Information Bureau (SHIB) Mr. T. P. Singh Director-S&M, FLIR Systems India Pvt Limited Marketing Team : Ladoji Pendurkar, Bhavin Shah, Bharat Shah Vinod Surve, Kavita Chaudhari, Design & Layout Rahul Ramgude, Arun Shinde, Pradeep Pillalamarri

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HID Global acquires Codebench to provide complete access control solutions for HSPD-12/FIPS-201 compliance 14 MatrixComsec to showcase the comprehensive range of telecom & security solutions at MIDDLE EAST ELECTRICITY - 2013, Dubai 16 Pelican continues enhancement of cold chain industry – Acquires renowned minnesota thermal Science 18 Barix supports Crestron® Rava™ SIP Intercom & Phone Technology 24 HuXinHu Tong (Megaeyes) platform integrated with Pelco Network Cameras 26 Tyco Security Products completes successful roll – out of its DSC range of feature rich video surveillance cameras in India

Pelican’s Advanced Area Lighting Group goes remotely off road with the 9460RS and 9470RS RALS 32 CP PLUS 540TVL Portfolio Extends its Range 34 Samsung & Milestone bring calm to Housing Complex 38 Glotech has started manufacturing High speed dome cameras in India 40 Dubai International Airport, Concourse 3, Terminal 3 opens with CEM AC2000 security solution from Tyco Security Products 46 Matrix to showcase the comprehensive range of Security solutions at Secutech India, Mumbai 48 Rosslare launches its advanced Ac-215ip networked controller 54 Dahua unveils Traffic Surveillance Solutions in India

Technology Update

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Putting Out Fire With Safety

Road to a Smarter Today & Tomorrow…

Video Surveillance using Thermal Imaging

Mr. Ajitabh Puri Director, AVP Solutions - India

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Safe working in confined spaces

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Aspirating Smoke Detection in Industrial & Other Harsh Environments

Thermal imaging for border security

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Industrial applications get the ultimate protection in one box - Industrial VESDA VLI Smoke Detection System K. T. Automation : Securing the assets New measuring instrument for testing purpose NSK India : Exploring opportunities through innovation

EDITORIAL SECTION 135 ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEMS 143 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

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American Dynamics expands video edge product line with new Hybrid Recorder & Desktop NVR

ADIT : AVTRON road shows Making Mark Again

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Guest Editor of the month It is my pleasure to be a guest editor with INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW. As a Founder Member & Director General of Alliance of Infrastructure and Facility Managers (AIFM) of India, I would like to congratulate the magazine for the resolute and unswerving role it has played in addressing the key issues faced by the safety & security industry, and the knowledge guide it has been for the same.

The safety & security function is slowly & steadily marrying to the Facility Manager function. In the coming years, it will be Facility Manager who will be responsible, and making key decisions for the safety of any corporate. Hence it is very critical at this juncture, to ensure that our Facility Mangers are provided the correct platform and education to upskill themselves, and be ready for the future. This was one of the key motives in the formation of AIFM. AIFM is a self sustaining body recognized nationwide for its meaningful role in the Facilities Management Community. AIFM works to create and sustain an environment propitious to the growth of industry in India, partnering industry and government indistinguishable through advisory and consultative processes. AIFM defines Facilities Management as “an enabler of sustainable enterprise performance through the whole life management of productive workplaces and effective business support services�.

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AIFM is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry steered and industry managed organisation, playing an enterprising role in India’s development process formed in 2008 when a group of senior members from the FM fraternity & other industry verticals came together to create a platform, and provide a forum for aspiring professionals. It is India’s non parallel business association, with a vast & varied membership of Facility Managers including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership from national and regional sectoral associations. It also provides a platform for sectoral consensus building and networking.

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HID Global acquires Codebench to provide complete access control solutions for HSPD-12/FIPS-201 compliance Codebench brings Integration Capabilities with Physical Access Control Systems (PACS), And Will Help HID Global Push Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Strong Authentication Past the Desktop to the Door

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ID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, announced it has acquired Codebench™, a leader in physical security identity management particularly for the government sector.

The acquisition brings together two award-winning, highly complementary offerings in validation software and solutions for government credentials, and will enable HID Global to offer complete, field-tested solutions that speed and simplify deployment for its federal agency and contractor customers. Additionally, the acquisition positions HID Global to serve emerging government and commercial markets with significant growth potential.

“This acquisition further strengthens the Genuine HID® value proposition while expanding our award-winning solutions for creating, using and managing identity,” said HID Global president and CEO Denis Hébert. “The Codebench acquisition brings key integration capabilities while reinforcing and enhancing our mutual relationships with customers and OEM partners. Additionally, this acquisition positions us for a number of new market opportunities, including extending federal identity technology into the commercial sector, and moving our PKI strong authentication offering beyond the desktop to the door.”

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The Codebench offering joins HID Global’s federal identity portfolio and will enable the company to give customers everything they need to upgrade their physical access control system (PACS) in accordance with Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 201 (FIPS-201) guidelines for personal identity verification (PIV). Codebench’s integration capability is a particularly important element for delivering end-to-end, field-tested solutions. The addition of Codebench’s portfolio will also enhance HID Global’s capability to offer Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC) solutions as well as more complete PACS integration capabilities, and to extend these capabilities into HID Global’s identity assurance Card Management System (CMS) appliance.

The acquisition will also enable HID Global to serve the emerging market for commercial identity verification (CIV) using the same technologies as PIV for broader applications in healthcare, local and state government, first responder groups, and a broad range of other organizations. Additionally, the acquisition positions HID Global at the forefront of industry efforts to move strong authentication beyond logical access control at the desktop, where HID Global already has a leading offering, to include similar capabilities for physical access control at the door.

“We are very pleased to join the HID Global organization,” said Codebench CEO Geri Castaldo.

“Our two companies’ combined offering is unparalleled in its breadth and comprehensiveness for federal and government users as well as commercial applications that require the highest levels of security. The combination of our portfolios plus HID Global’s scale and channel strength also positions us for new market opportunities that neither company could have pursued individually in the near term.”

Codebench remains located in Coconut Creek, Florida, and the company’s products, executives and staff become part of HID Global’s Identity Access Management (IAM) business.

For more information, contact: HID Global www.hidglobal.com

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MatrixComsec to showcase the comprehensive range of telecom & security solutions at MIDDLE EAST ELECTRICITY - 2013, Dubai

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atrix, a leading manufacturer of telecom and security products, is participating in the MEE-2013. Matrix will showcase its complete range of telecom and security products and solutionsalong with itsfield-proven PLCC products.

At the event Matrix willalso launch its “Defence PBX”– communication system specifically designed and developed to address the needs of Defence organizations.

It supports interfaces for CO, LD, ISDB BRIU, E1/PRI (Fiber/ Copper), GSM/3G, E&M, Data, and HF/VHF/UHF Radios. Citing about the benefits of Defence PBX, Mr. Ruchir Talati– Product Manager of Matrix said “Matrix Defence communication system is engineered to offer reliable performance under all arduous situations.”

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Matrix will also showcase its new generation PLCC Exchange (PABX) specifically designed to meet the communication needs of Sub Stations; Power Generation Stations; Load Dispatch Centers; Control Rooms and Power Grids.

These exchanges can be seamlessly integrated with MUX/VSAT/ PDH/SDH/Radio network using appropriate interfaces like E&M, CO, IP and T1E1PRI. There are more than 1500+ installations globally in various electricity utilities and power grids.

MEE-2013 is a meeting place for international companies to showcase their products and solutions to key decision makers.

“We look forward to greet our customers at stand number 2G20to discuss requirements and offer prompt solution to fulfill their growth aspirations.” said RuchirTalati.

ABOUT MATRIX COMSEC Established in 1991, Matrix is a leader in Telecom and Security solutions for modern businesses and enterprises. An innovative, technology driven and customer focused organization; the company

is committed to keep pace with the revolutions in the telecom and security industries. With around 30% of its human resources dedicated to the development of new products, Matrix has launched cutting-edge products like IPPBX, Universal Gateways, VoIP Gateways and Terminals, GSM Gateways, Access Control and Time-Attendance Systems, Video Surveillance System and Fire Alarm Systems.

These solutions are featurerich, reliable and conform to the international standards. Having global foot-prints in Asia, Europe, North America, South America and Africa through an extensive network of more than 500 channel partners, Matrix ensures that the products serve the needs of its customers faster and longer. Matrix has gained trust and admiration customers representing the entire spectrum of industries. Matrix has won many international awards for its innovative products.

For more information, contact: Matrix Comsec www.matrixcomsec.com www.ind-safety.com

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For more information on how Verint can help you know now, visit us online at Verint.com/know-now or call 866-NEXTIVA. © 2012 Verint Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.

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Pelican continues enhancement of cold chain industry – Acquires renowned minnesota thermal Science About Minnesota Thermal Science (MTS) Minnesota Thermal Science is a global cold chain logistics leader, providing patented and award winning temperature controlled packaging solutions. MTS provides advanced technology in thermal protection packaging solutions for the safe transport of pharmaceuticals, tissue, biologics, diagnostics and blood.

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elican Products, Inc., the leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective case solutions and advanced portable lighting systems, today announced the acquisition of Minnesota Thermal Science (MTS), the industry leader in global temperature controlled transportation products. Based in Plymouth, Minnesota, MTS will merge with Pelican’s already established BioPharma™ division.

“The combined entity will offer customers an even wider range of the most advanced temperature controlled packaging solutions for the safe transport of pharmaceuticals, tissue, biologics, diagnostics, blood and other healthcare products,” said Lyndon Faulkner, President and CEO of Pelican. “The awardwinning thermal protection products of MTS will be matched with Pelican’s global capabilities providing a worldwide solution of re-usable transportation and packaging products and services.”

In addition to Pelican BioPharma cases that offer 140+ hours between 2.0 to 8.0C, customers will have access to the full suite of MTS products including the reusable Credo Cube®, which protects payload contents at defined temperatures longer than any other passive

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thermal shipper. Equally impressive are the Credo Xtreme® full pallet which holds 890 liters and the half pallet which holds 406 liters, each providing 35% more payload space than the closest competitor. In addition to their unique scientific packaging, MTS offers a complete range of services and software to support a reusable temperature controlled packaging solution.

“Joining forces with Pelican will enable us to aim even higher and provide customers with an unmatched global cold chain solution under one company”, said Tom Anderson, CEO of MTS. “We’re confident that together we’ll deliver products and services to the industry better than any competitive offering. An accelerated product development program which will significantly enhance the combined company’s solution set and associated cold chain services is already underway.”

Pelican Products, Inc. is a portfolio company of Behrman Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York and San Francisco.

About Pelican Products, Inc. Pelican Products, Inc. is the global leader in design and manufacture of both high-performance case solutions and advanced portable lighting systems. Their products are used by professionals in the most demanding markets including fire safety, law enforcement, defense / military, aerospace, entertainment, industrial and consumer. Pelican products are designed and built to last a lifetime. The company operates in 19 countries, with 26 offices and five manufacturing facilities across the globe.

For more information, contact: Pelican Products www.pelican.com www.behrmancap.com www.mnthermalscience.com

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Barix supports Crestron® Rava™ SIP Intercom & Phone Technology Crestron Rava touch screens leverage SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) to permit voice intercom, telephone and paging (point-topoint and group) among other applications across the home, office or small business.

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P audio and control specialist Barix is pleased to announce support of Crestron Rava™ SIP intercom and phone technology. The Barix SIP firmware will simplify integration of Rava-enabled touch screens with analog devices, such as intercom panels, to enable peer-topeer communication between devices without a central server. This simplifies Voice over IP (VoIP) integration in residential and commercial deployments.

Crestron Rava touch screens leverage SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) to permit voice intercom, telephone and paging (point-to-point and group) among other applications across the home, office or small business.

The inclusion of Barix firmware uniquely establishes compatibility between Rava-enabled touch screens and analog door stations. This allows customers to continue to use existing analog installed devices when upgrading to Rava touch screens, providing seamless IP to analog integration.

Systems integrators, meanwhile, eliminate the time and labor associated with configuring servers to enable SIP compatibility between Rava touch screens and connected devices. Barix firmware allows these devices to discover each other on the network, becoming the first Crestron-approved solution to offer such seamless peer-to-peer device connectivity. The result is a reliable, SIP-compatible solution that effectively bridges analog and digital components within Rava environments.

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“We’re thrilled to have Barix support our protocol because it bridges the gap between digital (SIP communication points) and analog door stations,” said Fred Bargetzi, Crestron VP of Technology. “We see many homes with independent door station/intercom systems separate from the home automation system or homes with integrated page-all intercom systems when discrete peer-to-peer operation is more desirable. With support of the Rava protocol, Barix now provides a retrofit solution that seamlessly communicates with the homeowner’s existing door station.”

The Barix solution can be deployed today by connecting a Barix Annuncicom IP two-way audio hardware device directly to a door station. Crestron is also working with companies such as eHolovision, which manufactures a series of intercom entry panels for door stations. Barix will soon add the same functionality to these and other third-party panels equipped with Barix IPAM Series modules. This enables peer-to-peer SIP and Rava compatibility without additional hardware.

Both options also provide digital inputs and outputs for control options, such as activating door strikes. The integration with Barix effectively turns a door station and a Crestron Home Control System into an integrated access control solution for the customer.

“Barix has previously worked with Crestron, developing an Annuncicom device version specifically for Crestron residential solutions. That solution offered an IP interface for point-to-point, full-duplex audio distribution and control between analog and digital devices,” said Johannes G. Rietschel, CEO and founder of Barix AG. “The new solution evolves the relationship, using Barix’s strong IP audio and control expertise to develop a unique solution that reduces infrastructure, simplifies installation and enhances communication across Rava environments.”

For more information, contact: Barix AG www.barix.com www.crestron.com www.ip-audio.info

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Milestone Systems Rolls Out Next-Generation Channel Partner Program Benefits include new business tools, enhanced partner differentiators and higher discount opportunities

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ilestone Systems, the open platform company in IP video management software (VMS), is rolling out its next-generation Channel Partner Program to their global network of distributors, resellers and system integrators.

The new program makes it more fun, easy and profitable to work with Milestone. It emphasizes improved benefits for Milestone partners related to achievements in training and certifications, product knowledge and experience, and support capabilities. The program provides opportunities for higher margins, enhanced partner labels and boosted visibility.

“Our partners ARE Milestone,” states Lawrence de Guzman, Director of Global Sales Operations at Milestone Systems.

“We are focusing on serving them with easier tools, higher rewards and more differentiation in the marketplace. Milestone channel partners around the world are now able to choose even more flexibly

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how they want to do business with Milestone to create the best video surveillance solutions for their customers.”

The next-generation Milestone Channel Partner Program shows its new face to the world on the company’s website with an easyto-use partner portal called “My Milestone,” now with a Business Lounge section offering partner status updates, training and support options, tools for software license management and new administrative roles and rights.

Milestone will continually enhance the portal to help partners grow their business.

Major changes are being incorporated to the Milestone ”Where To Buy” section of the site to clearly show partners’ status as Silver, Gold, Platinum or Diamond, with a new proximitybased map search function. The criteria for these differentiations go well beyond the traditional considerations in the industry that have mainly been based on volume

of sales - other key partner attributes are now promoted.

“Milestone wants to lift the business process to the next level through highlighting and enabling the value that partners deliver to everyone involved in our video surveillance installations.

For example, how many Milestone certified employees do they have?

Can they provide dedicated customer support? Do they offer development and integration services? What is their existing versus new customer base, and what does this say about their engagement and reputation as a company?

Long-term success is about the added value partners contribute and Milestone aims to foster that sustainability,” explains Eric Fullerton, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Milestone Systems.

Lawrence de Guzman sums it up: “In 2013, Milestone aims to help our partners think bigger, act bigger and earn bigger with this next-generation channel partner program and market outreach.” www.ind-safety.com

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HuXinHu Tong (Megaeyes) platform integrated with Pelco Network Cameras

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elco™ by Schneider Electric™ and HuXinHuTong (Megaeyes) Co. Ltd. are announcing the integration of Pelco network cameras, including Sarix™ Mega-Performance Cameras (IX, IM, ID Series cameras), Spectra™ IP High Definition cameras, and multi-channel Network Encoders with the full range of HuXinHuTong (Megaeyes) Video management platform.

“We are very excited about the new level of interoperability achieved between Megaeyes VMS and Pelco edge devices,” says Dave deLisser, director of integration business development, Pelco by Schneider Electric. “This successful collaboration demonstrates both companies’ commitment to openness. By working together we are able to provide our joint customers with the flexibility and solutions they are asking for.”

“Now the products from both companies have finished initial integration,” says XiangJiao, cooperation department manager of HuXinHuTong. “In the future, the two parties will leverage their own advantages and strengthen cooperation in the network video surveillance field to provide customers with better overall solutions for network video surveillance while enhancing the competitiveness of our projects.”

About Pelco by Schneider Electric Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions across multiple market segments, including leadership positions in building and security management, energy, industrial processes, and data centers. Focused on making enterprises safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green, the Group’s 130,000-plus employees achieved sales of 22.4 billion Euros in 2011. Pelco by Schneider Electric produces the security industry’s most respected offering of discreet security camera domes and enclosures, video matrix systems, virtual matrix, video management software, next-generation DVRs, full HD LCD displays and HD megapixel cameras, IP cameras, and other IP/IT solutions.

About HuXinHuTong (Megaeyes) Technology Founded in Beijing in 2003, Beijing HuXinHuTong (Megaeyes) Technology Co., Ltd. is one of Beijing’s High

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and New Technology Enterprises, one of the “Double Software” Enterprises of Zhongguancun Science Park, and a member of China Software Industry Association, China Security & Protection Product Industry Association, China Video Industry Association, and National Technical Committee 100 on Security & Protection System of Standardization Administration of China, etc.

The company is positioned as a specialized provider of software/hardware products and services for the entire security & protection industry. When it comes to products and technologies, HuXinHuTong has always focused on research in IP broadband networkbased video image/data management technologies, as well as the development of core technologies in image/ data information processing and of broadband image/ data value-added application solutions. In addition to independently developing core software/ hardware products based on their network video surveillance system platform software, HuXinHuTong also offers compatibility with a wide range of other software/ hardware products and provides customers in such industries as public security, electric power and transportation, and telecommunications, with total solutions for digitalized, networked, intelligent audio/ video surveillance manage- ment, featuring largescale networking, wide-range integration and massivecapacity load-carrying, combined with industryspecific deep applications. HuXinHuTong’s industry solutions also cover such sectors as finance, railroad, energy, agriculture, school cam- pus, and environmental protection, and more.

Meanwhile, HuXinHuTong is China’s first provider of operation-class network video surveillance platform software and the founder of China Telecom’s “Megaeyes” network video surveillance service. Richly experienced in network video surveillance business opera- tion and services, HuXinHuTong has participated frequently in the development of network video surveillance technical specifica- tions for China Telecom, China UniCom and China Mobile. HuXinHuTong boasts the leading share in the network video surveillance platform market of these three major telecom operators.

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Tyco Security Products completes successful roll â&#x20AC;&#x201C; out of its DSC range of feature - rich video surveillance cameras in India

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SC, part of Tyco Security Products, is pleased to announce the successful launch of its range of DSC branded cameras in India. The national roll-out of these high performance fixed/PTZ cameras has been completed. Tyco Security Products is a unified group of leading access control, video, intrusion and locationbased tracking brands worldwide.

The DSC range comprising eight feature rich models with D1 to 3MP resolution in dome, box and bullet formats is particularly relevant for discerning value oriented customers in India seeking high performance features for important security areas. The launch in India follows good customer acceptance and successful launches in other Asia-Pacific countries.

The camera models available range from the D1 resolution DSCi150-DO11, DSCi150-XO11,DSCi150SO23/37 to the 3MP DSCi550-BO11.

The DSCi550-B011 is a High Performance Network Bullet Camerawith a rich feature set that makes itideal for applications that require highdefinition images especially when itcomes to performance in extremelylow light conditions.The DSCi550-

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B011 incorporates a 3Megapixel High Resolution CMOSsensor and comes with the additional benefits of multicasting.

The advanced3-D noise reduction feature in theDSCi550-B011 delivers clear, high quality images.

Other features that make a difference include H.264/ MJPEG Dual Codec & Streaming simultaneously,VariFocal Lens 2.8-12mm F1.4, Built-in IR Illuminator Auto-IRIS/Digital Powerful WDR. The DSC range is supported by a well trained and dedicated network of system integrators and dealers nationally.

About Tyco Security Products Tyco Security Products and its leading brands conducts business in over 176 countries around the world, in multiple languages and employs over 2,700 employees globally, including research and development, marketing, manufacturing, sales, service and logistics teams in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific.

Our products, built by developers from all product disciplines, consistently allow customers to see more, do more, and save more across multiple industries and segments including healthcare, government, transportation, finance, retail, commercial and residential.

Worldwide, Tyco Security Products helps protect 42% of Fortune 500 companies, transportation systems on five continents, 37% of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top 100 retailers, over two million commercial enterprises, thousands of students in more than 900 educational facilities, and over five million private residences.

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Pelican’s Advanced Area Lighting Group goes remotely off road with the 9460RS and 9470RS RALS

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elican Products, Inc announced that their Advanced Area Lighting Group has rolled out the 9460RS and 9470RS (Remote System) as remote controlled, multiterrain versions of their Remote Area Lighting System (RALS).

The 9460RS and 9470RS are part of Pelican’s line of rechargeable area lighting systems that provide convenient and ecologically responsible alternatives to wasteful generator powered lights.

Both models include a set of two key chain remote control units that allow the user to turn the system on or off from 18.3 meters (60 feet) away. They have also been engineered with the Intelligent Control System which calculates and displays current battery life, allowing the user to regulate the intensity of the light and choose the desired run time. In addition, they feature an integrated, multi-terrain trolley with 3.8 cm (1.5 inch) polyurethane wheels and a pull handle for easier transport across gravel, dirt and rough surfaces.

Also included is a 12 volt power supply port.

Built with versatility in mind, the 9460RS RALS features two swiveling telescope masts (each extends to nearly 6 feet) and two 360 degree articulated light arrays.

The system’s next-generation LEDs combine to radiate up to 6,000 lumens. Powered by a rechargeable battery, the system offers up to 7 hours of peak brightness with a variety of extended run times.

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Built self-contained in a toughas-nails 1510 Case, the 9460RS is compact and provides easy ground transport.

For large area illumination, Pelican has created the 9470RS RALS which features 24 LEDs (6 per head) mounted on four 1.8meter (6-foot), telescoping light towers. The heads (which sport variable brightness settings) are powered by a 12-volt, sealed, rechargeable battery (maintenancefree inside the extremely durable 1610 Transport Case) and combine for a peak output of 12,000 lumens for up to 7 hours.

Both lighting systems are available in either black or yellow cases and backed by the company’s legendary Guarantee of Excellence.

About Pelican Products Pelican Products, Inc. is the global leader in design and manufacture of both high-performance protective case solutions and advanced portable lighting systems. Their products are used by professionals in the most demanding markets including fire safety, law enforcement, defense / military, aerospace, entertainment, industrial and consumer.

Pelican products are designed and built to last a lifetime. The company operates in 19 countries, with 26 offices and five manufacturing facilities across the globe.

For more information, contact: Pelican Products www.Pelican.com

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CP PLUS 540TVL Portfolio Extends its Range

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P PLUS GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Germany and world’s preferred electronic security brand, introduces super high resolution CP-QAC-TY54ML3 (IR Bullet Camera) and CP-RACDY54ML2 (IR Dome Camera) under 540TVL camera range.

Using 1/3” Sony Super HAD II CCD, these 540 TVL models deliver high resolution and crystal clear images in different lighting conditions.

Their Excellent structure and compact design with unique style makes them perfect for unobtrusive surveillance anywhere.

CP-QAC-TY54ML3 is shipped with IR range of 30 mtr with 36LEDs, whereas CP-RAC-DY54ML2 is built with IR range of 25 mtr with 24 LEDs, allowing the user to set the camera for any outdoor location.

The complete 540TVL cameras have an illumination rating o f 0 Lux. Featuring powerful OSD menu includes brightness, contrast and color saturation adjustments, multi-area BLC, white balance and AGC, which ensure clear and bright pictures. In addition, the new 540TVL cameras are boasted with Mirror, Privacy Masking and Motion Detection features.

In India, Aditya Infotech Ltd. is an exclusive distributor partner of CP PLUS GMBH & Co. KG, Germany for their brand CP

PLUS. AIL has been aggressively distributing and marketing entire range of CP PLUS surveillance Cameras, Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), VDP, Time & Attendance, Intelligent Home Automations and allied accessories in India.

Aditya Infotech Ltd (AIL) is a leader in introducing video security and surveillance brands in India and has an expertise in designing solutions on the basis of the needs.

Technical specifications of CP-QAC-TY54ML3 and CPRAC-DY54ML2 :s 1/3” SONY Super HAD II CCD s 540 TVL High Resolution Camera s 0 LUX/F1.2(IR ON) s IR Range of 30M with 36 IR LEDs (CP-QAC-TY54ML3) s IR Range of 25M with 24 pcs&5 LEDs (CP-RAC-DY54ML2) s 6mm Lens s OSD, D-WDR, 2D-DNR, Motion Dection, Privacy Masking, Mrror, AWB, AGC, BLC s CE, FCC and RoHS Certified

For more information, contact: Jaya Ghosh Sharma Aditya Infotech Ltd. Jaya_sharma@adityagroup.com www.adityagroup.com

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Samsung & Milestone bring calm to Housing Complex

State-of-the-art implementation of IP video surveillance technologies reduces crime

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ilestone Systems open platform IP video management software (VMS) has been installed with Samsung network cameras in a surveillance system that has brought peace and confidence to the citizens of a neighborhood in Eastern France affected by criminal disturbances.

Mulhouse Habitat is a social housing complex in the Les Coteaux quarter of Mulhouse, France, with high-rise buildings, common around the outskirts of big cities.

Most of the inhabitants had long been victims of intentional violence and degradation committed by a minority. They wanted a better environment with peace and security.

The group of buildings is managed by three companies, with nearly a hundred entrances where many problems concentrated. These zones were easy for delinquents and drug traffickers to compromise through the destruction of lighting, access control and video surveillance systems, turning them into hot points shielded from the eyes of security patrols and outdoor cameras - and a daily hell

for residents.

Certain entrances had a higher concentration of these problems, depending on the logistical needs of the traffickers. Attempts at renovation and better lighting had poor effect, and isolated success would be met by migration of the problems to other entrances. In the scope of securing the property and bringing more peace for the residents, Mulhouse Habitat decided to renovate all of its building entrances and equip them with new video protection.

This operation received subsidies from the Inter-ministerial Fund for the Prevention of Delinquency (FIPD) for the entrance video protection, and from the National Urban Renewal Agency (ANRU) for the replacement of entry doors, mailboxes and intercoms, bringing the entrances electrical installations up to standard, and repairs in the corridors and stairwells. The housing company called for bids to furnish the new video system with fixed IP cameras, a data transport network, and a local storage and processing solution, as well as a

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centralized management system.

The French systems integrator Spie was retained for several advantages. Steve Lohr, Sales Manager for Security Systems at Spie East, explained: “We answered this tender with top names in video surveillance: Milestone, world leader in open platform IP video surveillance software, and Samsung, renowned for their high definition (HD) and megapixel cameras that integrate numerous functionalities based on Samsung processors. Spie responded as a complete solution provider with video surveillance, electricity and intercoms.”

The system was deployed over 2012. It is a scalable solution, the specifications requiring expandability to allow for the later addition of at least 25% more cameras and 30% more capability in data processing and storage without additional cost other than that of new cameras and their wiring connections.

Cutting-edge technology 134 IP cameras were installed over 31 entrances. Each entrance holds one outdoor camera incorporating infrared lighting that films only the intercom plates and the front of the entry hall. Other cameras were installed inside, and in elevators.

The chosen Samsung iPOLiS IP camera models are vandal-proof fixed-dome SNV-5080R and flatdome SNV-5010, both with 1.3 megapixels and HD 720p progressive scanning, in H.264 format. Housed in solid cast-aluminum cases with polycarbonate domes, they are very resistant to vandalism, dust and water spatters.

The SNV-5080R domes are effective even in the dark thanks to 15 infrared LEDs, and feature a motorized variable-focus glass lens. The flat SNV-5010 domes

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have a fixed lens with a wide field of view that is perfect in elevators.

Both cameras have SSDR extended dynamic range, BLC back-light compensation, SSNR III noisereduction, and integrate intelligent video-analysis algorithms for the detection of scene changes, line crossing, entering/leaving a zone, and appearance/disappearance of objects.

Since the buildings under surveillance are scattered and far from the recording and processing locations, the new cameras were connected to a fiber-optic network, which was already in place for the parking lot cameras. On-site, the cameras are connected through network switches and the cables are protected by metal or armored ducts.

Milestone was chosen for its ability to work with a large number of cameras and devices in the network, which ensures great expandability to the system, and for its high performance in large installations with multiple servers: the software optimizes the bandwidth usage by reducing the amount of data throughput in the network. Continuous recording is done by the Milestone XProtect® Enterprise software running on Windows servers installed in a secure bay. The video images are retained for 2 weeks and set to be automatically deleted thereafter.

Milestone XProtect software also fully supports the Samsung HD and 1.3 megapixel images.

Milestone XProtect provides functionality for quickly finding an event in the recordings, which saves a lot of time and conserves operator resources better allocated to surveillance. Furthermore, transfer of encrypted video evidence to CD guarantees the authenticity of images, and includes a software

viewer that enables the police to use or share them easily.

Pooling surveillance resources A full surveillance center is operational, with admittance through an airlock chamber with access-control. The center is operated and managed cooperatively by a non-profit organization created by the three neighborhood housing companies, together with several associations of tenants and residents, the board of a neighborhood condominium, and the City of Mulhouse. The viewing screens are monitored 24/7.

The Spie/Samsung/Milestone solution best answered the needs of the client through the combination of integrator experience with the products of the two technology leaders, Samsung and Milestone.

The clients are extremely satisfied, as noted by Philippe Alves, Operations Manager at Mulhouse Habitat: “The new video surveillance system fulfills our expectations. The visibility is optimal by day as well as by night; the viewing angles are sufficiently wide. The Samsung vandal-proof domes are solid and fit well into our environment. The image quality is fantastic and allows us to see precisely by zooming into the image. When we had damage, it was possible to recognize the people quickly. And thanks to the functionality of the XProtect software, we can easily export the images and save time.” The people of the neighborhood are very happy to have the cameras and feel protected. They are gradually taking back the common areas in a climate of confidence and tranquility.

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Glotech has started manufacturing High speed dome cameras in India

the technology employed. A new project for another 13 entrances will be installed by Spie.

About Samsung Samsung offers a complete and competitive range of analog cameras and monitors, digital recorders, and IP solutions from start to finish, as well as highdefinition and megapixel cameras that integrate Samsung Techwin DSP Wisenet processors, enabling multi-channel video while giving effective control of the bandwidth.

For hybrid solution requirements, encoders furnish an economical way to add analog cameras to a video surveillance system on an IP network, and HD-SDI cameras allow transmission of continuous video streams without compression in Full HD 1080p mode through analog cabling.

About Milestone Systems Founded in 1998, Milestone Systems is the global industry leader in open platform IP video management software, according to IMS Research.

The XProtectÂŽ platform delivers powerful surveillance that is easy to manage, reliable and proven in thousands of customer installations around the world. With support for the widest choice in network hardware and integration with other systems, XProtect provides best-in-class solutions to video enable organizations â&#x20AC;&#x201C; managing risks, protecting people and assets, optimizing processes and reducing costs. Milestone software is sold through authorized and certified partners.

For more information, contact: Milestone Systems www.milestonesys.com www.samsungsecurity.com

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Mr. Suresh Sheoran, Director - Glotech Exim Pvt. Ltd.

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lotech has started manufacturing High speed dome cameras in India in association with Alec Weingart from Israel who is very well know person in the world for high speed domes. Mr. Suresh Sheoran (Director ) who is in this security business for last 15 years is looking after all operations in India at newly constructed building having covered area of 25,000 SQF at Faridabad Haryana India.

We are producing High speed domes starting from 10X to 37 X and 2megapixel cameras. These domes support multiple brands cameras available in the world. We have launched new model 150 mtr

IR IP PTZ camera with intelligent verifocal I R ever made with German IR LED. We will be able to support the customers for after sales service for more than 5 years with all parts and software.

For more information, contact: Glotech Exim Pvt. Ltd. Plot no -3, 14/3 , Delhi- Mathura Roard, Faridabad, Haryana, India - 121003 www.glotecinc.com

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Dubai International Airport, Concourse 3, Terminal 3 opens with CEM AC2000 security solution from Tyco Security Products

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elfast, UK - CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, is pleased to announce their aviationrenowned AC2000 security management system has been successfully installed at the new Concourse 3 Terminal in Dubai International Airport. Tyco Security Products is a unified group of leading access control, video, intrusion and location-based tracking brands worldwide. The system was delivered by CEM business partners in UAE, Tyco Fire & Security UAE LLC and was chosen to ensure the highest level of security.

Concourse 3, Terminal 3 was part of a multibillion dollar program to upgrade and extend Dubai International Airport, making it one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest airports by 2025. The advanced Terminal 3 complex is reportedly the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first purposebuilt A380 facility, with Concourse 3 alone built to

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accommodate 18 aircraft stands for exclusive use by Emirates and the Airbus A380 superjumbo.

“We have worked closely with CEM and Dubai International Airport on providing a highly secure and fully integrated solution for the Concourse 3 Terminal”, said Craig Menzies, Security Division Manager, Tyco Fire & Security UAE LLC. “Over 1200 smart card readers were installed to secure airside and landside doors within the airport, with a high-level AC2000 video interface for Dubai International Airport’s preferred video product”.

The AC2000 video interface provides the ability to associate access control alarms with real-time or pre-recorded digital video clips. This enables AC2000 to act as the central command and control for alarm management.

“Dubai International Airport joins some of the world’s most prestigious aviation sites by selecting the CEM AC2000 system to secure Concourse 3, Terminal 3” said Philip Verner, Regional Sales Director EMEA, CEM Systems. “As one of the world’s largest and most progressive airports, we are proud that Dubai International Airport has selected a CEM solution and we look forward to working in partnership with them on their future development plans.”

The powerful CEM AC2000 system has a proven record as one of the most reliable and resilient security solutions available. It not only provided Dubai International Airport with advanced access control and system failover, but was also integrated with lift controllers at Concourse 3 to allow seamless control and monitoring of access to 11 floors.

CEM also developed a two-way BACnet interface to enable fire alarms to be managed on the main AC2000 alarm handling graphical user interface (GUI). With one fully integrated, powerful platform for video, access and fire alarm management, the customer has a central view of all alarms throughout Concourse 3.

Responsive to the needs of the project, CEM also provided an innovative Boarding and Deplaning Route Management (BDRM) solution to aid the flow of arriving and departing passengers and support the

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extensive use of double boarding bridges for the A380.

About CEM CEM Systems is part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco (NYSE: TYC), the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company. CEM provides highly advanced security management solutions which include integrated access control, ID badging, alarm monitoring and the industry’s most advanced and flexible range of card readers.

From a small facility to a large multisite facility the sophisticated AC2000 access control system and advanced CEM products provide a solution to meet even the most complex needs. Each CEM system can be customized to specifically fit the needs of each individual customer, ensuring a powerful, highly tailored level of protection that simply cannot be matched in the industry.

Tyco Security Products and its leading brands conducts business in over 176 countries around the world, in multiple languages and employs over 2,700 employees globally, including research and development, marketing, manufacturing, sales, service and logistics teams in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Our products, built by developers from all product disciplines, consistently allow customers to see more, do more, and save more across multiple industries and segments including healthcare, government, transportation, finance, retail, commercial and residential.

Worldwide, Tyco Security Products helps protect 42% of Fortune 500 companies, transportation systems on five continents, 37% of the world’s top 100 retailers, over two million commercial enterprises, thousands of students in more than 900 educational facilities, and over five million private residences.

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Matrix to showcase the comprehensive range of Security solutions at Secutech India, Mumbai

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atrix Comsec, a leading manufacturer of Enterprise Telecom and Security solutions, is participating in Secutech-2013.

Matrix will showcase its complete portfolio of Securityproducts encompassing range of Access Control and Time-Attendance Solution, Video Surveillance Solution and Fire Alarm Panel.

Here, at this event, Matrix will launcha range ofnew door controllers which include COSEC DOOR PVR and IP65 compliant COSEC PATH series. Mentioning about the new products, all excited Mr. Jatin Desai–Product Owner Access Control and Time-Attendance Solution said “that these products have a cutting edge advantage over others”. COSEC DOOR PVR, a palm vein reader based door controller provides the highest security and

eliminates hygiene concerns as it is a completely contactless device.

This device is the most suited for hospitals, chemical organizations, mines, factories, corporate houses and many others.

COSEC PATH is a range of IP65 compliant compact door controllers with inbuilt PoE. This range of standalone door controllers help provide a perfect solution for access control needs of enterprises.

Matrix is also going to provide a first in look at its family of video surveillance solutions specifically engineered for organizations who demand industry-grade sturdy solutions. Matrix SATATYA family consists of DVRs, NVRs, analog cameras, central management software, mobile viewer, web client and accessories.

“These high-performance

products are rich in features, flexible, easy to use and reliable suited to fulfill the requirements of all corporate’s” said Mr. Kaushal Kadakia - Product Owner Video Surveillance Solution.

“At Secutech2013, our main focus would be on exhibiting the complete range of Security Solutions which includes the most comprehensive software solution of the industry.” saidJatin Desai “We look forward to greeting you at Stall No. L-4 during 28th Feb– 2nd March 2013, at Secutech-India, Mumbai to discussyour requirements and offer prompt solution.”

For more information, contact: Matrix Comsec Jatin Desai Jatin.Desai@MatrixComSec.com www.MatrixSecuSol.com

KP Dominic to join Aditya

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P. Dominic, after being played the crucial role as General Secretary of the Fire & Security Association of India & after worked with the Mircom Group for 7 years. Mr. Dominic for exploring the newer opportunities has decided to join Aditya Infotech, a leading Indian distributor of CCTV & protection systems as Vice President of its Life Safety Division.

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Rosslare launches its advanced Ac-215ip networked controller

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osslare Security, a world wide provider of professional Access Control and Intrusion Security solutions, announced the release of its new, advanced Networked Access Controller, the AC-215IP. Full-featured, yet simple to install and operate, the AC-215IP panel supports up to 30,000 users, 20,000 event log entries, over 2000 doors, 4000 outputs, 4000 inputs, and uses flash memory to enable easy firmware upgrades. It can be grouped into over 1000 subnetworks ensuring the right access is given to the right people.

The AC-215IP is a powerful and adaptable access control solution with a range of powerful features including car parking management, Wiegand protocol customization, global anti-passback, supervised inputs / outputs, unparalleled networking abilities including TCP/ IP and on-site/off-site LAN and WAN communication for remote access management, integrated application capabilities, and smart security logic rules enhancing safety while requiring less setup and installation time.

The AC-215IP also seamlessly upgrades into an existing network, requiring less time to configure and manage.

When used in combination with Rosslare’s AxTraxNG™ software system, the AC-

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215IP provides full security management over the premises.

AxTraxNG™ easily integrates with the following Rosslare’s solutions: s AxTime™ – Time & Attendance management software. s ViTrax™ – Video management over network, ViTrax™ is a network video recorder (NVR) that support a wide range of IP cameras as well as open protocol devices such as Onvif and PSIA. s HLX-40 – State-of–the-art wireless intrusion panel support up to 39 wireless zones and over 20 wireless devices.

AxTraxNG™ is the new generation in Access Control Management software. AxTraxNG™ is a complete server-client software management system that allows managing modular networked access control panels. It is user-friendly, intuitive, reliable, and rich in functionality.

Using the cutting-edge development platform, AxTraxNG™ enables integrating and deploying various security and Time & Attendance applications with ease.

AxTraxNG™ is an integration platform that can be easily integrated into third-party solutions using the Rosslare’s SDK.

About Rosslare Security: Rosslare Security Products, a division of Rosslare Enterprises Ltd., manufactures and markets high-quality security products through its worldwide offices and channel partners. Since its inception in 1980, Rosslare implements the latest technologies for its corporate, residential, and institutional products and systems.

Our vast product range includes access control systems and keypads, hardwired and wireless intrusion systems, guard patrol management systems, and application software.

For more information, contact: Rosslare Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. sales.in@rosslaresecurity.com www.rosslaresecurity.com

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ADIT : AVTRON road shows Making Mark Again

ADIT, as promised has lived up-to the expectations and has come up with 1 more series of Road Shows in South in Feb 2013.

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DIT, 5 cities in South namely Hyderabad (2nd), Bangalore (4th), Chennai (5th), Coimbatore (7th), Cochin (8th) got to see the lime-light of ADIT’s Road Shows, wherein a wide range of security products were showcased.

With the huge success in various cities, the products have made their mark in South as well. The aim of the show was to cater the dealers/system integrators with their all new range of security products.

The Show witnessed more than 1100 prominent dealers and more than 1700 interested visitors, who look forward to have long-term collaboration with the products. It has made the attendants aware of the latest trends in the security markets and the upcoming products that might be in boost in near future.

The Event went on to be a hit when it received a huge response in all the cities with very interactive and focused dealers.

ADIT, not only provided a wide range, it also helped everyone with the live demonstration of the products, which was followed by a brief company presentation by the top officials of the company.

The top companies from South made the show even more special by their presence which led to an interactive session between the visitors and the company professionals.

The visitors were more than satisfied to have manually examine the products and be sure of the great quality of the whole range of AVTRON CCTV Products with UL, CE, FCC, RoHS certifications in Analog, IP and PTZ Cameras. The range included various types of Cameras in Normal Dome, Indoor & Outdoor IR Cameras, CS Mount, Vari focal Cameras, IR Vari focal Cameras. Full range of AVTRON DVR starting from 4 Ch to 32 Ch was also displayed. The AVTRON Video Door Phones were distinctively presented.

Talking about the newly launched Products the Company says “In the recent Road Show we have introduced 480/600 TVL cameras with OSD control module to customize the output of the camera as per requirement in affordable price range.”

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The core technical experts from the company have tried to come up with the solutions of all the queries that were raised by the visitors during the presentation and the live demonstration of the products.

The Company further adds, “In PTZ segment, we have launched mini Speed Dome Camera with 10X optical as well as 10X digital zooming. 600 TVL cameras with PIS sensor have mechanical ICR with 1/3” sensor, covering wider area & producing quality picture.”

In IP Segment, AVTRON has presented a full range of cameras starting from D1 resolution to 5 Mega pixel resolutions. AVTRON has introduced the most advance IP Camera in the Indian market with QXGA (2048 X 1536) resolution at 20 FPS. Entire range of the IP Cameras is compliant with ONVIF 2.0.

For surveillance in the public transport, a Mobile DVR with Integrable GPS Module has been launched by the company.

ADIT presented a wide range of speakers and launched attractive & unique garden speakers which had a different look such as “Mushrooms” & “Trunk of Tree” which became quite famous amongst the visitors.

ADIT confidently faced the challenge of any WDR Featured Camera vs. AVTRON WDR Featured Camera where the company promised to give a Mobile Phone as a gift. And the company was proud enough of their products when they found out that no one from the visitors could win over this challenge. And all of them were convinced enough that AVTRON Cameras are the best in market from all the aspects.

The esteemed dealers of the company highly appreciated the efforts and could not deny that this show has made them aware of the latest technology and trends.

ADIT believes in serving and cannot leave other cities of the country un-served. So to fulfill their belief and cater the rest of the cities, the company has planned to come up with more number of Road Shows.

The company looks forward to provide more of Technological & Practical solutions to the Dealers’/ System Integrators’ need of Security.

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Dahua unveils TrafďŹ c Surveillance Solutions in India

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ahua Technology, worldwide leader and pr ofessional manufacturer of CCTV products, proudly unveils traffic surveillance solutions for India. The traffic surveillance solution includes Embedded Radar Speed Measuring System and Embedded Automatic Number Plate Recognition System.

The growing threat from crime and terrorism and the need to ensure public safety and manage traffic has led to a demand for high-quality surveillance. Video security monitoring needs to be flexible, scalable and future-proof, with the capability of easily expanding to accommodate the ever changing urban environment of the city centre.

The Embedded Radar Speed Measuring System adopts advanced narrow wave radar to measure the speed of vehicles. This system combines many advantages in one, such as embedded system structure, rapid set up, powerful functions, stationary and mobile use in all-weather condition.

The Embedded Radar Speed Measuring System is mainly composed of the embedded host, 8MP HD intelligent camera, speed measurement radar and flash lamp.

The Embedded Automatic Number Plate Recognition System is mainly designed to record image of each vehicle at the entry/exit of road and important road section. The license plate number will be recognized automatically. By analyzing the vehicle license plate, it can capture the blacklist vehicle and

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count the traffic flow. This system can do great help to seek suspect and improve the traffic efficiency.

The Embedded Automatic Number Plate Recognition system is mainly composed of the HD embedded CCD camera, flash lamp, vehicle detector and network transmission equipment.

Dahua Traffic Surveillance Solutions:The Dahua Traffic Surveillance Solutions includes Embedded Radar Speed Measuring System and Embedded Automatic Number Plate Recognition System is available across all branches of Aditya Infotech Ltd and dealers.

In India, Aditya Infotech Ltd. is an exclusive distributor partner of Dahua Technology. AIL has been aggressively distributing and marketing entire range of Dahua surveillance Cameras, DVRs, home automation solutions, NVRs etc in India.

Aditya Infotech Ltd (AIL) is a leader in introducing video security and surveillance brands in India and has an expertise in designing solutions on the basis of the needs.

For more information, contact: Jaya Ghosh Sharma Aditya Infotech Ltd. Jaya_sharma@adityagroup.com www.adityagroup.com

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American Dynamics expands video edge product line with new Hybrid Recorder & Desktop NVR

VideoEdge offers two powerful, cost-effective video management solutions for small to medium size businesses

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merican Dynamics, part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco, has introduced its VideoEdge Hybrid recorder and Desktop NVR, using the victor unified client. VideoEdge Hybrid is a powerful, high-performance NVMS that records and manages video from both analog and IP cameras, protecting your video investments.

The new Hybrid expands on the VideoEdge portfolio, which has tripled since its introduction in 2008, offering a full suite of NVR solutions for all size businesses. The Desktop NVR offers 200Mbps throughput (100Mbps to storage and 100Mbps playback to clients), the highest in the industry.

Both the VideoEdge Hybrid and Desktop NVR form factors offer high performance recording solutions, which make these ideal choices for small to medium size businesses.

“VideoEdge Hybrid and Desktop NVR have been specifically developed for single-site businesses looking for a comprehensive video solution to manage their analog and IP camera infrastructure without the overhead of multiple computers,” stated ShaharZe’evi, senior product manager for American Dynamics.

VideoEdge Hybrid and Desktop NVR are fast, easy to use and cost-effective, all while delivering the powerful features customers have come to expect from the VideoEdge portfolio, including dynamic bandwidth management, embedded video analytics, and health monitoring. With the victor unified client, you can do live monitoring, record on alarms, event management, mapping and more from one unified interface.

“The new VideoEdge hardware platforms are a direct result of listening to our customers and partners who were looking for more flexible and cost-effective recording solutions,” Ze’evi continued. “Our VideoEdge portfolio has the robust feature set many were looking

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for – it was a matter of making the hardware platforms more accessible to customers in smaller applications, while still providing them with a fully featured recorder and future scalability.”

Leveraging the powerful platform on which VideoEdge was developed, the Hybrid and Desktop NVR supports MJPEG, MPEG-4 and H.264 compression, and up to 18TB of onboard storage. Additionally, all VideoEdge platforms support the VideoEdge Go mobile app, providing visibility of video surveillance from anywhere.

VideoEdge Hybrid and Desktop NVR are available through Tyco Security Products worldwide distribution channel.

About American Dynamics American Dynamics video technologies are part of the Security Products business unit of Tyco (NYSE: TYC), the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company. American

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Dynamics continuously advances video technology via its IP solutions, while leaving no customer behind – ensuring backwards compatibility at every step. The American Dynamics portfolio features everything required for a complete, state of the art video surveillance system including a powerful enterprise analytics platform.

American Dynamics solutions work seamlessly with Tyco Security Products access control products, as well as with other important business applications, to provide customers with greater ease of operation and faster access to the information they need in critical situations. To learn more about American Dynamics solutions, visit www.americandynamics.net.

Tyco Security Products and its leading brands conducts business in over 176 countries around the world, in multiple languages and employs over 2,700 employees globally, including research and development, marketing, manufacturing, sales, service and logistics teams in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific.

Our products, built by developers from all product disciplines, consistently allow customers to see more, do more, and save more across multiple industries and segments including healthcare, government, transportation, finance, retail, commercial and residential.

Worldwide, Tyco Security Products helps protect 42% of Fortune 500 companies, transportation systems on five continents, 37% of the world’s top 100 retailers, over two million commercial enterprises, thousands of students in more than 900 educational facilities, and over five million private residences.

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16th edition of India International Security Expo 2013 : The biggest conglomeration of security industry

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Mr. Vikram Sahgal, DIG Police & General Manager (Security), ITPO

The benefits of participation in this expo can be gauged from the very fact that on the last day of the 15th edition more than 40 exhibitors had booked their stalls for the next edition with bigger stalls for display.

No doubt, the participation in this show must have given them business and recognition in the market. It goes without saying that the benefits would unfold in the years to come not only to the existing exhibitors but also to new exhibitors.

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fter the grand success of 15th edition of India International Security Expo, 2012, India Trade Promotion organization has announced the 16th edition from 26th to 29th September, 2013 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. This is the only show on security being organised by a government agency under the Ministry of Commerce in India.

This show enjoys the support of Ministry of Home Affairs and all paramilitary forces and state police forces of the country. Needless to say that they are the largest buyers of security equipments today. Police officers from all over the country visit this show every year to select the latest security gadgets and security equipments to meet the emerging challenges of security.

All paramilitary forces of the country and state police forces are in process of modernisation. In the coming years, lot of funds are being earmarked to equip the police forces and the paramilitary forces to meet their requirements. Be it in terms of access control systems, perimeter security, bulletproof vehicles, nonlethal weapons, close-quarter battle weapons, mine detection equipments, bomb disposal equipments, night vision devices, aerial surveillance devices and so on and so forth.

Besides security forces all industrial houses, airports, refineries, hospitals, banking institutions, resident welfare associations, hotel industry etc. are on the lookout for the latest equipments on security. Even the private security agencies are gearing up to meet the ever increasing threat perception in their discharge of duties.

There are several equipments available worldwide of similar as well as different nature and it is a herculean task for manufacturers dealers and distributors to carry each and every instrument for demonstration and evaluation to farflung places in the country. It is equally difficult for the decision makers to keep calling different equipments for display and demonstration. At India Trade Promotion Organisation, Pragati Maidan,which is one of the biggest state-of-art exhibition ground, we provide an excellent opportunity to all our friends from security industry to assemble under one roof face to

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face with buyers of security equipments.

This centrally located exhibition ground in the capital of the country attracts officers from all over the country and other industries to have first hand exposure to latest technology in security under one roof. It helps them to evaluate similar products displayed side by side and also evaluate new products. This also helps our manufacturers, importers and dealers of security equipments to go in for collaborations, technology transfer and discussions with end users to understand their requirement as per their operations, terrains and climatic conditions in which they are working.

The benefits of participation in this expo can be gauged from the very fact that on the last day of the 15th edition more than 40 exhibitors had booked their stalls for the next edition with bigger stalls for display.

No doubt, the participation in this show must have given them business and recognition in the market. It goes without saying that the benefits would unfold in the years to come not only to the existing exhibitors but also to new exhibitors.

Keeping in view the inflatioin and other factors, we, at ITPO, decided not to increase the space rents for this edition which otherwise are the cheapest in comparision to all other security exhibitions being held in India.

The aim of India Trade Promotion Organisation is to give impetus to the Indian security industry and to help them showcase their goods in an international expo. The competitive rentals make it easier for the small as well as the big companies to participate on equal footing.

This exhibition also attracts several foreign delegations who are on the lookout for cost effective state-of-the-art equipments being manufactured in India.

I am sure you will seriously consider this invitation to participate in the forthcoming edition of India International Security Expo, 2013 and be a part of this extravaganza which is bound to give you dividends in terms of publicity, business, collaborations and recognition of your products.

We, at ITPO, will only be too happy to receive your queries and address them promptly to facilitate your participation.

For more information, contact: www.indiasecurityexpo.com E-mail: vikram@itpo-online.com, vikramsahgal1963@yahoo.co.

Tel.:0091-11-23378511 Telefax: 0091-11-23379338.

Glimpses of India International Security Expo 2012

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Prolite Autoglo : Enlightening the quality values

Q. PROLITE being recognized brand & has created credible brand recall among the industry , please share some of your milestones & achievements?

We are in the field of Emergency / Egress lighting solutions since 1984. We are ISO 9001:2008 certified company and also have CRISIL rating. Some of our products are CE certified. We export to more than 16 countries.

Q. Could you brief us about overall business activities of your company (tie-ups, associations, reach, network) ?

We have wide range of dealers network in India from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, we have more than 80 dealers.

We have our own offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore & Pune and resident representatives in various states. We also have an after sales service network throughout.

Q. Can you elaborate more about the product portfolio & itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s applications?

We are in the field of PROLITE Emergency egress route lighting systems since the past 28 years. We later introduced AUTOGLO photoluminescent signages 15 years back. The above range of products is the most vital

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products used in emergency evacuation from enclosed premises to get to the exteriors or safe assembly area.

They help in speedy evacuation. These products in today scenario with multistoried structures coming up cannot be dispensed with and should be adequately placed where required.

Q. Which are the some of your pioneering products you introduced in the market recently or Is there any plans to launch the new products?

We have recently introduced Solar Street Lights, Conversion Modules for all variants of lighting & One Watt Egress light for the first time in India. We would be soon introducing Solar Home Lighting Solutions.

Q. How do you account R&D activity in your company?

We give special emphasis to R&D because emergency lighting system is all about technology. In order to excel one has to continuously look for better products.

We invest 6-7% of our budget into R&D. We believe in coming out with new innovative products rather than selling the existing products.

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CORPORATE PORTFOLIO s “PROLITE” Emergency Lighting Systems/Exit Lights, Emergency Conversion Kits, Spot Lights, Search Lights etc. s “AUTOGLO” Photoluminescent Signages, Safety Signs, Tapes, Route Markers, and Escape Route Plan, Safety Posters & Low Location Lighting (LLL).

Q. Brief us about the quality policy for your business?

We are committed to manufacture products to the satisfaction of our clients taking into consideration the cost benefits and also maintain the quality of our products. We are able to achieve the same as we have a strong R&D team who carry continual improvement on our products.

Q. How do you foresee “India” as a potential market , what are the prospects?

In India the potential is huge, especially when India’s economy is growing and industrial and commercial buildings are being setup in large numbers. According to National Building Code installation of Emergency Lighting System is mandatory. There is already a law for it, but the government needs to make sure that it is to be implemented in right and adequate manner.

Q. What are your strategies to improve the PROLITE‘s position in Indian & global market as well?

In the Indian market, we conduct seminars and training programmes at architect and engineering colleges so that when the students pass out from the colleges as a architects & engineers , they are aware about the importance our products and they implement the same in their projects. We participate in the international exhibitions & seminars to tap the global markets and make our presence felt.

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Prolite Autoglo Limited was incorporated for manufacturing & supplying various types of Emergency Lights/Lighting Systems to the entire satisfaction of customers. It provides more than 100 Models for different usages & locations. This company is capable of manufacturing according to other special requirements of the customers. These Emergency Lights are manufactured as per the IS Specifications.

All the process of manufacturing “AUTOGLO” signages are carried out in-house such as: Designing, Screen Printing & U.V. Curing. Any special requirement of the customer can be designed & manufactured within a short period. These include Safety Signs, Tapes, Route Markers, and Escape Route Plan & Low Location Lighting (LLL) etc. It can be manufactured on any base like Rigid PVC, Acrylic & Aluminium as required.

DRDO has certified its “GLOW” in complete darkness for 100 hours.

We are exporting our products to more than 16 countries worldwide. The above products are manufactured to the best of standards & under strict technical supervision. They are subjected to strict quality control by expert technical staff. No matter whatever advancement has been achieved in the Lighting field, constant power supply can never be achieved and at one time or the other power failures are bound to occur and reoccur.

Therefore, Emergency Lighting/Exit Signs cannot be dispensed with, Emergency Signs is a MUST in almost all places be it a Residence, Commercial, Industrial Sites, Factories, Banks, Theatres, Public Auditorium, Hospitals, Subways, Airports, Various Government and Semi-Government Undertakings, Public and Private Sector Organizations and Establishments, including all the Corporate Sectors.

We have recently launched Solar Street Lights & Solar Home Lighting Solutions.

Prolite Autoglo Limited Mr. Harsha Joshi, C.E.O

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Verint : The global leadership for video intelligence solutions

Q. Could you brief us about overall business activities of VERINT?

Manish Shah - Vice President, South East Asia Verint Systems, Asia Pacific

Manish Shah is currently the Vice President, Southeast Asia, Verint Systems Asia Pacific. He has been in a sales leadership role with Verint for over 13 years and he was the first employee in SE Asia.

After graduating in 1989 from National Institute of Technology, a prominent Indian engineering school, Manish began his sales career in telecommunication working with leading companies such as HCL, and Avaya Global Connect before joining Verint in 2000. Under his leadership, Verint has been establsihed as a market share leader in workforce optimization (WFO), call monitoring, and endto-end IP networked video surveilllance and management in South East Asia including India.

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Verint as a listed global company operates in many countries and is a leader in helping customers transition from analog to digital IP video intelligence solutions. Verint sells through a partner model and has been successful in expanding our sale coverage as well as participating in industry standards such as ONVIF.

Q. Can you elaborate more about the product portfolio & it’s applications?

Verint Video Intelligence Solutions™ help protect banks and financial institutions, retail chains and supermarkets, and enterprise and critical infrastructure, enhancing the safety of people, property, and assets.

Our award-winning Nextiva® suite features IP video and physical security information management software, integrated analytics, encoders, cameras, wireless devices, and intelligent network video recorders. A robust service and support portfolio complements this suite, providing our customers and partners with expert guidance, superior performance, and excellent return on investment.

Q. Which are the some of your pioneering products you introduced in the market recently or is there any plan to launch the new products?

Since 1994, Verint has provided innovative Security Intelligence Solutions to public and commercial organizations in a wide array of industries: law enforcement, government, retail, financial institutions, telecommunications, airports, seaports, and other critical infrastructure.

Verint was a leader in the transition from analog video solutions to digital IP video solutions, and more recently in the area of video analytics to deliver business intelligence for optimizing retail sales performance, physical security information management (PSIM) solutions, and ongoing new products such as Nextiva Mobile, edgeVR, Nextiva video management release 6.3, and new camera models.

Q. Brief us about the quality policy for your business?

At Verint, we have established standards of excellence that position us to continuously improve our solutions, processes, and services, and we embrace proven quality practices established by programs dedicated to promoting excellence.

Verint is certified worldwide for the ISO 9001:2008 quality management standard.

Our company-wide quality Management System is designed to encompass all Verint business units and processes. We define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) against which our teams can measure quality and business performance,

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and we also assess quality using such methods as customer surveys, management reviews, internal audits. We continually monitor our Quality Management System and work to enhance its effectiveness and support for our business activities.

Our culture is quality centric, and each Verint employee is a quality champion. Our quality and management policies promote company-wide consistency and clear expectations with regard to our quality goals. We also work to raise awareness of our quality commitments among our suppliers and partners and develop joint quality plans with them.

Q. How do you foresee “India” as a potential market, what are the prospects?

India is a key market for Verint, and we plan to leverage the success that we have already achieved in this market for future growth.

As a high growth emerging marketing, India is important not only from the size of the market, but also in the market’s understanding and adoption of technology.

Q. What are the distinguishing facts of global market as against the Indian market?

In mature markets, infrastructure projects tend to have a longer timeline as customers evaluate, test, and implement new technologies. India as well as other emerging markets is nimbler and quicker to start and complete projects. As there are usually public projects to improve the infrastructure, ie, roads, airports, bridges, railroads, deploying a video surveillance solution is a logical extension of the investment.

Q. What are your strategies to improve the VERINT‘s position in Indian & global market as well ?

We are investing more into software development to address the customer needs to collect and analyze their video data. For instance, our software collects the video from the cameras, manages the video devices

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on the network, and analyzes the video for business insights and security threats.

We integrate the video with other types of security data into a command and control environment to provide a means to manage large scale situations, called Physical Security Information Management (PSIM).

Verint continues to invest in our partners to expand our coverage and provide the level of support customers expect in country.

Q. What are the key technological trends that are driving the industry?

The industry is still transitioning from analog to digital video surveillance as there is still a significant analog video market. There is also a trend towards open standards such as ONVIF, Verint fully supports industry initiatives in our solutions.

An important trend is the interest of using video data to gain business insights such as shopper traffic patterns for retailers, in addition to deterrence or security purposes. Verint’s video business analytic solutions helps businesses in this aspect.

Q. What is your vision for VERINT? Actionable Intelligence for a Safer World™ Verint® Security Intelligence Solutions™ help government and commercial organizations protect people, property, and assets. Our solutions generate Actionable Intelligence® through the analysis of video data that helps enterprises derive business intelligence information and enables a more complete understanding of security challenges and positions security professionals to perform more effectively.

Verint will continue to evolve our situation intelligence solution so that we can collect more sources of information and provide better visibility for a decision maker to make a faster decision because everything is focused about making sense out of large sets of video and security data faster.

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Fall Protection

Eye Wash & Safety Showers

Lifting, Pulling & Material Handling

Eye Protection

Fire Fighting

Search & Rescue

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Sparsh - Made in India brand : Pride of the nation Largely driven by the sales of CCTV, biometric applications and proximity systems, large and small-sized enterprises have begun to fuse in new systems and technologies to the existing security methods. By doing so, they hope to avoid wide-scale replacement of traditional legacy systems and ensure better security standards. India, which is perpetually under the threat of terrorism and security breaches, has started adopting various security technologies in a big way. INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REVIEW is in interface with Mr. Sanjeev Sehgal, Managing Director of Sparsh for taking up an overview of the security industry.

Q. Sparsh has gained remarkable positioning in the security industry; what is your success mantra ?

Determination, hard work, innovation, team work, loyalty and sincerity are the things which in my opinion can take one to the success! ‘The harder we work, the luckier we get’; that is our main mantra for success. I always believe in working for the long run. Also, keep working for your goals as well as make new ones all the time so you are always striving for something better.

Q. What are the new products launched by Sparsh ?

Sparsh has launched “Made in India” Z-Secure IP camera series and DVR series based on Texas Instruments platform.

Mr. SANJEEV SEHGAL, MD - SPARSH (SAMRIDHI AUTOMATIONS PVT. LTD.)

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Q. Can you elaborate more about the surveillance storage product portfolio & its applications ?

The demand for storage capacity to record Video Surveillance System image is growing at an unprecedented rate driven by increasing high resolution cameras and longer data retention polices. In recent years, video surveillance has shifted from analogue to digital data storage archiving; which recording streams via digital video recorder (DVR) or network video recorder (NVR) to external storage system with RAID features data protection.

Furthermore, critical record would request infrastructure like storage area network (SAN) to achieve performance, scalability and reliability. Arena offers a complete range of DAS/SAN storage solutions to meet the critical requirement of modern video surveillance storage application; various features are tailored for it and various configurations can fulfill different demand.

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Consistent innovation mantra Sparsh R & D Department

Sparsh Infrastructure – Manufacturing Facility at Haridwar

The security of a company is as strong as the weakest link in the chain. SME segment today is the fastest growing sector and is being targeted by many. Security is one of the key concerns for the SME sector today and hence we address the need of the hour. We have all kinds of solutions which are suitable for all their need and have future plans to expand our reach in the segment.

We aspire to be a true Indian company with global outlook having worldwide presence, and therefore we have increased focus on global partners. We have our participation in major international security trade shows like Security China 2012 in Beijing, INTERSEC in Dubai & SECUTECH in Taiwan wherein we want to spot the potential distributors, dealers or as an OEM for our range of CCTV Surveillance products. We already have separated our international sales department and have special focus on emerging markets including South Asia, Middle East & Africa.

Q. What are the marketing strategies outlined

by Sparsh to maintain its apex position in security industry ?

Q. Do you have any training programmes or educational approach for system integrators & channel partners ?

With an experience of over 10 years, Sparsh have solidified its leadership position in the field of security products and solutions by developing and manufacturing cutting-edge security systems.

We are today among the “Top 100 ICT brands of India” and our marketing team is working hard to create new benchmarks for Sparsh. We want to be more close to customers and hence our marketing strategy would be to meet more and more customer in events, road shows, training programmes, etc.

Yes, we keep on organizing training program for our partners to upgrade their knowledge and our channel partner are that much trained enough that they really don’t require hand holding. Our Technology Partner Program is aimed enables Sparsh and partners to offer complete solutions and have a good understanding of the different parts in a surveillance system.

Q. Please comment on the channel distribution network of Sparsh to reach its brand in every corner of industry ?

There’s an old saying in business that people buy from people. If that’s the case, it’s a good idea to get people together as often as possible!

We participate in every big Trade shows and events for people with common interests to make awareness among our end users. These events generate leads, nurture prospects, build brand awareness, expand distribution or enhance relationships with existing and new customers.

Q. Do you have any plans to target SME segment which is large in number ?

Sparsh has a PAN India network with more than 1500 resellers compromising of C&F, franchisees, distributors, dealers, channel partners, system integrators and enterprise SI’s. We have presence in more than 100 cities in India and we target to increase our partners to 3000 having presence in more than 150 cities in next fiscal.

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Q. What is the mode of awareness adopted by Sparsh for end users & how it is executed ? (customer meet, roadshow, event promotions)

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MDR electronics : The true recognition for quality

Q. Today corporates are more conscious about security solutions, how does MDR India is countering this demand of commercial security systems in India?

Well our motto has been and always will be Best quality at a reasonable price and I think that’s what the Indian market is looking at.

Q. MDR is one of the leading and most experienced manufacturers of electronic security systems, please brief us more about MDR & share some of the milestones of MDR?

Mr. Mukesh Panjwani, CEO - MDR Electronics

MDR electronics is a pioneer in manufacturing best quality electronic equipments in India. Established by a highly ambitious entrepreneur Mr. Mukesh Panjwani, MDR Electronics offers widest range of over 5o00 high quality electronic accessories at reasonable rates through its network of distributors across India.

All our electronic products are well known in the market under our “MX” brand name and are in huge demand due to excellent quality, reliable service and timely delivery.

We have within just 4 months introduced a whole range of Security and Surveillance products. Thus we are the only (Single) brand in India with this kind of Range in Security and Surveillance.

Q. Could you expatiate more about MDR Security’s domestic & global business activities?

We are targeting Dealers, Distributors and Resellers who are unhappy with their existing Products due to Service or Quality or any other reason.

Q. MDR Security has wide range of security products; can you highlight some of the top line products & its applications?

Application is and always will be security. The top of the line products we have is Speed Dome Cameras,

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Access Control, HD Cameras and Multi apartment systems

driving the electronic security industry?

Q. What is MDR’s product marketing strategy to confront the competition?

The quality of the Camera and newer Security products like Face Recognition Access Control which is being made available to everyone.

We are interested in selling to whoever wants to deal in quality products. And we will love to add more dealers, distributors and Resellers to our existing Family.

Q. Does “India” as market has a great potential? What are the key performance areas?

I think India is one of the developing nations. So demand of Security will increase with the rate of development in India.

Q. Could you brief us the Indian & global scenario of electronic security systems and solutions industry?

Globally Security has become the key and one of the most important thing before development of Systems, Architecture or Commercial or Residential Buildings. But in India Its Pathetic.

We need more security in terms of Cameras and more people monitoring those Cameras too.

They should be well maintained and properly installed. The price of the cameras shouldn’t be important but the lives of the people should be.

Q. What is your vision for MDR Security, India?

Growing and understanding what Security and Surveillance Integrators want in Terms of Quality, Service and New products.

In regards to the new products we will be showcasing them in the forth coming exhibition SECUTECH India. I would love all you readers to Come visit the show and visit our booth too.

Q. What are the issues or initiative needs to be taken by governmental & non governmental bodies that are related to electronic security industry?

We need more security in terms of Cameras and more people monitoring those Cameras too.

They should be well maintained and properly installed.

The price of the cameras shouldn’t be important but the lives of the people should be.

Q. According to you what are the factors affecting the electronic security business?

Terrorism, Rape, Murder, Kidnapping, Extortion, Road rule breaking, Risky business, Population and many similar things.

Q. What are the key technological trends that are

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KARAM: The brand name of value & persistence of 200 people, 15 marketing offices all across India along with a strong Dealer - Distributor Network of more than 200. Our focus has also been on training our distribution-channel personnel to understand our products so that they can provide the right solution to the end user.

Q. Please us about product line manufactured by Karam ?

Mr. Hemant Sapra, President Global Marketing - KARAM

Q. Please brief us more about Karam ?

Karam is the pioneer of industrial safety in India, bringing world class personal protective equipment to India. Karam has set a new benchmark in India by spreading awareness to the end-user on quality in Safety products since this is human life we are talking about. For this, we did not do any tie-ups with foreign companies; rather, we learnt from our own experiences by working with foreign customers, adapting their knowledge of safety to suit the requirement of an ordinary Indian worker. Our endeavor is to educate the end-user about the value of his life. Today, the Indian market has a choice of world class certified PPE in the form of Karam products, and we are proud of this achievement. Karam has also worked tirelessly over the last 16 years to establish a huge Vertically Integrated Manufacturing Facility spread over a span of around 5,00,000 sq ft area. Starting with Yarn & Processing it to make premium quality of webbing & Ropes, Converting Hot Rolled Coils, flats & extrusions of steel & aluminium alloys into Fall Arrest Components, Karam does it in house, making Harness, Lanyards, Hooks, Fall Arresters,etc.

All products are manufactured & assessed for quality before reaching the end customer. All our systems and process are certified to ISO 90012008 standards. All the products meet all kinds of International standards like CE, ANSI, PSB(Singapore), Australian standards, including ISI. We have a strong and extensive network of Marketing Offices, Channel Partners, Authorised Distributors and Dealers all over the country. Today Karam has a strong Marketing force

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Karam manufactures an exhaustive range of personal protective equipment. Right from Industrial safety helmet to Industrial safety shoe, our range covers products like safety eye wear, ear muffs and ear plugs, and also welding & face shields. Our mainstay product line is Fall Protection equipment, wherein we provide some of the best products in the world for a worker working at heights. Since this range is necessarily of life-saving products, we have some of the finest brains and technology to help us overcome the challenging demands of safe working at heights. We also impart training to the end-user since such equipment requires special skills for effective usage. We like to compare ourselves to Doctors- their role is of cure - while ours is of prevention.

Q. Which are the some of your pioneering products you introduced in the market recently or Is there any plans to launch the new products?

Karam has recently introduced Fixed Line Systems.

This system provides rigid anchor over an extended length- horizontally or vertically to workers working at heights. Not only do these anchor lines provide the necessary reach to the worker, they are also designed in a manner that they arrest the fall of the worker, and absorb the shock impact as well. They are ideal Fall Arrest solutions for personnel in Windmill and Telecom sectors since here they work at unbelievable heights!

Karam is the first company in Asia to develop a Retractable Block, which is used for working freely in a wide span of area at height. This gadget also provides safety against fall while ascending or descending from height. Karam is the only Indian company to manufacture this equipment as it is a very technical product. As for the existing range of products- we are constantly improvising and upgrading as per the Customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and Market needs. New projects are also in the pipeline and will be shared with all once we are ready. www.ind-safety.com

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Q. R&D plays crucial role in success of the company, How do you account R&D activity in your company?

We have an extensive and independent R&D cell in our organization, personally supervised by the top Management. It is one of the most important departments in Karam, and is the backbone of all innovation and improvisation. We understand and believe that in order to stay ahead, our focus on R&D must remain laser sharp. We have some of the finest designing software and Machinery dedicated only to improvements and new designed products at Karam.

Q. Brief us about the quality policy for your business?

Quality at Karam is not an end product- it is a habit.

Our view towards quality is comprehensive. There is a certain level of excellence to be achieved in all aspectsbe it product manufacturing, customer care, logistical issues, or our various other activities. For us at Karam, quality is bettering our own standards with each passing moment. And yes- it all started with our recognition of the need to do the best- since one little negligence in our product could cost a life!

Q. How do you foresee “India” as a potential market , what are the prospects?

India is a Growing & Developing market. Safety is still at its incubency stage in India. The safety awareness is beginning to be felt with big corporates. But there is still a huge scope with the un-organised sector of Industry, which is yet to come alive on safety aspect. Future for Safety in India is big, provided that awareness is spread at all levels of Industry and the government supports the cause by bringing necessary changes in the legislation & then enforcing the same strongly.

Q. What are the distinguishing facts of global market as against the Indian market?

Globally, if we see towards West, the countries are fully developed and human life is considered to be very precious. Safety is a way of Life in those countries.

But in underdeveloped or developing countries like India, unfortunately, the value of human life is still underrated a lot. This leads to the thinking .... Safety is an additional expense !!

Q. What are your strategies to improve the KARAM’s position in Indian & global market as well?

Safety is a very competitive field. As of now we are the clear leaders in Fall Protection Industry in India. At a Global level, we are there in the elite group of top 10 www.ind-safety.com

companies manufacturing Fall Protection Equipment.

To keep ahead of the competition, our focus is always on R&D for new products, technological advancements in our product designs, manufacturing facilities and up-gradation of our Human resource with continuous trainings on various aspects of life & business.

Q. According to you what are the factors affecting to your business?

There are a lot of factors which are effecting the growth of Safety Industry in India. Firstly, Government laws related to Safety need to be looked at more deeply.

An effective mechanism for implementation of such statutory norms is the need of the hour. Secondly, People have to change their perspective towards safety.

They have to accept Safety as a mandatory need rather than thinking of it as an expense or a barrier which slows down their output. Thirdly, Duplicity of such products should be declared as a crime next to murder. If the equipment fails, the person depending on it will either die or will be crippled for life. We fail to understand that how can someone prefer to manufacture & sell such inferior quality products which may take a mans life !! There are millions of jobs which one can do to make money... why does one sell a product to make money which will take someones life !

Q. What are the key technological trends that are driving the safety industry?

Technology is the key word for progress of any industry. Safety is no different. Globally, companies are looking for more innovative ways and means to provide protective equipment to workers working in hazardous environment in various industries. New innovations are being done to make lighter and user friendly equipment for use. Electronics will play a big role in the industry in the coming times.

Q. What is your vision for KARAM ?

Karam is a name which has become synonymous with Quality in the field of Safety, in India & 65 other countries, where our goods are being exported.

The vision of Karam is to become a single solution provider window for safety of workers, in all kinds of Industries. Solutions in the form of manufacturing & providing world class PPE equipment from Head to Toe, Facilitating training on usage of products & safe working methodologies, Conducting safety audit of working environment.

In the next 3 years, Karam dreams to maintain its leadership status in Indian market and get in the Prestigious group of top 5 manufacturing companies at the Global level.

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FLIR : Extending the growth horizon Q. FLIR has gained credible market share in thermal imagers & IR cameras industry, how did FLIR manage this signiďŹ cant growth?

Mr. T. P. Singh, Director (Sales) - Handheld Commercial Systems FLIR Systems India Pvt. Ltd.

Our clear focus on strategy which includes 6 points helped us to achieve the same. 6 points are :s Market penetration: to gain market share in existing markets and create and enter new markets. s Reduction of cost: so that the products can become more affordable for customers at large. s Innovate: we are continuously investing in tomorrow in terms of R&D and as a result, our products are considered to be most advanced in terms of latest features. s Build Awareness: for creating larger markets. s Strategic M&A: helping FLIR and other new member companies to grow. s Financial Disciple: by carefully spending the money we earn.

Q. Can you brief us about FLIRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s global network & activities?

FLIR is a USD 1.4 Billion company listed on NASDAQ and is Global leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of thermal imaging cameras for a wide variety of applications that offers affordable, fully integrated thermal imaging and measurement solutions for applications such as Predictive Maintenance, condition monitoring, R&D, security and surveillance etc.

FLIR offers handheld stand alone

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as well IP based online systems.

Thermography as well as Security systems are extensively being used by our customers all around the Globe including India. FLIR conducts business in more than 100 countries around the globe.

Q. What type of different products you deal in ?

FLIR has 2 main divisionsCommercial Systems and Government Systems.

Our Commercial Systems business designs and manufactures products for use in a variety of emerging industrial and commercial markets where the primary requirements are to either see at night and in adverse conditions or to detect and measure minute temperature differences. These products are useful in a wide variety of commercial vision applications, such as commercial and infrastructure security, transportation safety and night vision, recreational boating, firefighting, and personal night vision; and thermography applications, such as predictive and preventative machinery maintenance, research and development, industrial test and measurement, gas and fluid leak detection, and scientific analysis.

Our Government Systems business is focused primarily on markets where very high performance situational awareness tools are required.

Q. When you say Commercial Systems, what are the type of customers or industries you cater to ?

Within Commercial Systems, we

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have 2 sub divisions- Thermal Measurement and Thermal Vision.

Under both these divisions, we have different products for different requirements.

For example, Thermal Measurement products gets classified as per market segment- Electrical & Mechanical, Building Diagnostics, Research & Development, Automation and Gas leakage detection.

Same way, for Thermal Vision, we have different products for Law enforcement, Border Security applications, Maritime Night vision, Cores and Components, Personal Vision Systems and Automotive Night vision products. Altogether, for Commercial Systems, we have 100 plus different models as per requirement of our customers.

Just to give one examplefor Electrical & Mechanical applications, almost all manufacturing Industries can get benefitted from our products by predicting the healthiness of their equipment/ machinery/ electrical connections. Electrical connections predictive maintenance alone can help them to reduce breakdown time and also help in preventing fire. For more details, we have many application stories available on our website- www.flir.com/IN.

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This technology can do wonders for this application. You can “ SEE” tomorrow’s problem today with the help of thermal cameras.

For example, if you see this digital image, you cannot tell if something is getting heated up. The moment you use Thermal Camera, this will identify the hot spots within few seconds as visible here in the second image, which shows middle connection has higher temperature than rest two. This can help to avoid any fire incidents due to loose electrical connections.

Q. How about FLIR India’s initiatives in thermal imagers & IR cameras space? Which are your focus areas?

We are having product range for Automation, Building, R&D, Electrical & mechanical, Gas Imaging for Oil & gas sectors and commercial Security market.

In India, we are working for all segments mentioned.

Q. Does FLIR have manufacturing facility in India?

No, we do not have any manufacturing in India. Our manufacturing operations are in USA, Sweden, France and Estonia.

We have sales and marketing head office in Delhi with regional presence all over India and surrounding countries.

Q. What are the issues you need to address that are related to thermal imagers & IR cameras industry?

The major issue is awareness.

Many people do not know about this wonderful technology and few people who know, consider this as very expensive. We are trying our best to address these major

challenges.

Q. Can you please elucidate the contribution of R&D in the success of FLIR India products?

R&D ofcourse has played a major role. FLIR has always been ahead in terms of new innovations and our new products are the right examples. Latest systems available in the market have s wi-fi connectivity for data transfer through iphone/ipad or Android devices s Bluetooth connectivity for Voice annotations and Current readings s Touch screen display s Excellent ergonomics with the well proven concept of a tiltable IR unit s Sketch on IR/visial Image s High Contrast Fusion s Instant Report generation s DDE

Q. Brief us about the quality policy for the business?

We are maintaining highest standard of quality and our products confirm the same. We are giving 10 years warranty on our uncooled detector of handheld range after product registration, that itself confirms the confidence we have in our product and quality standard we follow.

Q. Few words regarding you ?

I am a graduate Engineer with degree of B.E in Electronics and Communication. I did my management course from IIM, Calcutta and have more than 19 years of work experience. I am responsible for Sales of Handheld series of FLIR in India.

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“Fire India is the only dedicated & the largest show on fire safety in Indian subcontinent” Fire India is the only B2B platform for the entire fire & safety industry of region. This exhibition mainly focuses on accelerating the business through interactive sessions between the exhibitor – visitor, exhibitor – exhibitor & visitor – visitor.

Q. Fire India has seen a tremendous growth in the last decade. What makes Fire India so special in fire & safety industry?

Mr. Sandeep Gurwara Managing Partner Services International

Behind the growth of Fire India lot of factors have played a pivotal role that includes Enthusiasm to work for the welfare of society which resulted us to work hard with a rigorous research on the same.

Fire India is the only dedicated & the largest show on Fire safety in Indian Subcontinent. We have entrepreneurs who are really dedicated & their knowledge towards development of the industry are on board with us. Their constant support & suggestion help us to retain the quality of exhibition and work towards the betterment of the expo & industry.

Q. How is Fire India different from the other exhibitions of the region?

Fire India is the only B2B platform for the entire fire & safety industry of region. This exhibition mainly focuses on accelerating the business through interactive sessions between the exhibitor – visitor, exhibitor – exhibitor & visitor – visitor. We have extensive database built over the years.

Q. What are the opportunities & threats of Fire India 2013?

With the fluently changing environmental & economical factors in the past few years there is an increasing need to prepare our self for the need to fight with the unwanted accidents, attacks, crisis or emergency. There are lot opportunities for Fire India as India the fourth

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most economically confident country in the world.

Industries are booming so need to have Fire equipments are also increasing. As Fire India is the only platform for where Architects, entrepreneur & other experts can have look on the latest technologies.

Also Government of India has major concern about the Fire safety in India; in recent development the Government of Delhi will provide fire safety measures in its 441 more schools in the city. In Gujarat a new bill is proposed Gujarat Fire Safety Bill 2013, the new law was formulated after a High Court direction.

As such there are no threats to Fire India.

Q. How Fire India 2013 will benefit the fire & safety industry in the region?

Fire India 2013 will bring the all fire safety product researcher, entrepreneurs, Traders & End user under one platform. Where latest technologies will be displayed with live demonstrations. Which will result in enhancement of knowledge of the all using these products

Q. What is the exact approach of fire & safety industry towards Fire India 2013?

Fire India offers a platform to meet and interact with leading manufacturers in the Fire safety industry from India and Abroad. In this age of cell phones, texting, web meetings and “virtual” expos, the Fire India plays an important role in getting people together, face‐to‐face, to share information, ideas and professional friendship.

Q. What are strategies you will adopt to reach out the maximum visitors?

In Fire India we a very unique section which we call as Visitor Promotion. This department extensively works on the Visitor database round the year. That is how we are able to reach the maximum decision makers of this region.

Q. How do you think the exhibition industry will change over the next years?

New Horizons are opening with day to day technology developments in every sector. Exhibition is a platform where traders, sellers, manufacturers & end‐users meet and discuss. Economies are opening new companies are emerging day by day. Exhibitions are a unique promotional medium, allowing a true two‐way personal interaction between consumer and organisation.

Unlike most advertising mediums exhibitions enable customers to touch, see, smell & feel products and then ask questions. We see higher growth on the exhibition industry as new exhibitions are coming up with new themes.

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Video Surveillance using Thermal Imaging

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thermal imaging camera ‘sees’ an object on the basis of the thermal energy emitted from that object.

Thermal imaging cameras produce images of invisible infrared or heat radiation. Based on temperature differences between objects, thermal imaging produces a crisp image on which the smallest of details can be seen. They work both during the day and at night. This technology enables video surveillance in total darkness and in the most diverse weather conditions.

How Thermal Imaging Cameras work.

About Author Kiron Kunte has over 35 years of design and solutions experience, in Security, Telephony and Networking infrastructure.

He is a graduate of IIT Bombay, a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers and has a post-graduate diploma, from Bombay University, in Systems Management. He is professionally certified in the design and engineering of Data Centres, IP Telephony, Video surveillance and Structured Cabling solutions. He heads Norik Konsult, a practice that offers advisory, design and system planning help to upgrade or build a new Telephony, Security and Networking infrastructure.

Thermal imaging is a type of infrared imaging which renders infrared radiation as visible light for the creation of video images. Thermal images, or thermograms, are actually visual displays of the amount of infrared energy emitted, transmitted, and reflected by an object. All objects emit a certain type of electromagnetic radiation (known as black body radiation) in relation to its temperature. The infrared sensor of the thermal imaging camera picks up this radiation to create an image. Objects with a higher temperature will emit more infrared radiation. The thermal imaging camera is capable of performing algorithms to interpret that data and build an image. Thermal imaging cameras work in the same way as normal security cameras which utilize visible light for image reproduction. The infrared sensor, creates images in the infrared spectrum of 900-14,000 nanometres (nm or µm) instead of the visible light spectrum of 450-750nm.

Thermal imaging cameras convert the energy in the

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infrared wavelength into a visible light display. All objects above absolute zero emit thermal infrared energy, so thermal cameras can passively see all objects, regardless of ambient light. However, most thermal cameras only see objects warmer than -50°C. The amount of radiation emitted by an object increases with temperature; therefore, thermal imaging cameras allow one to see variations in temperature. Warm objects stand out well against cooler backgrounds.

Humans and other warm-bodied animals become easily visible against the environment, day or night. Unlike conventional or IR cameras, thermal cameras do not require any additional light sources.

A light source consumes energy, creates shadows and reveals the location of the camera. In contrast to conventional ‘day-and-night’ cameras that depend on a certain amount of near-infrared light to function, thermal cameras deliver reliable surveillance images even in complete darkness. Thermal imaging cameras can ‘see’ in complete darkness and without the need for any illumination. The images from thermal cameras are generally in a single colour with the difference in shade due to the intensity of the temperature emitted by the body.

Thermal cameras can handle difficult weather conditions better than conventional cameras. They can ‘see’ through smoke, haze and dust. Further, thermal cameras, typically, provide better accuracy that is required for intelligent video applications.

Applications of Thermal imaging camera in Video Surveillance.

A thermal imaging camera enables superior monitoring in areas of poor lighting to total darkness. All objects emit thermal radiation and a thermal camera uses this radiation to create a visual scene in complete darkness to monitor and secure the premise. Thermal cameras also provide surveillance in conditions of smoke, light fog, light rain, and even light snow. Since the camera views events through the thermal spectrum, the images from day and night are nearly identical making the thermal imaging camera a true 24 hour surveillance device.

Thermal imaging cameras therefore find wide application in monitoring of critical perimeters and

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access points. Other applications include fire fighting where the thermal imaging camera helps the fire fighter to find the origin of the fire, the hot zones and also to locate victims obscured by walls and smoke.

Pros and Cons of Thermal Security Cameras

Thermal Imaging over Infra red.

Infra red cameras must have a light source, usually infra red LEDs or LED IR illuminators, to create an image.

These IR LEDs glow and can therefore be pinpointed by an intruder. LED illumination is limited to a range of 100 feet. Therefore the viewing distance of the camera is also restricted. In poor weather conditions like fog, light rain, smoke or foliage the infrared camera is likely to create inaccurate images. As thermal imaging cameras do not rely on visible light, they are more accurate.

Advantages :

s Work in absolute darkness and over a greater range. s Show a visual picture so temperatures over a large area can be compared s Capable of catching moving targets in real time s Can be used to measure or observe areas that are otherwise inaccessible or hazardous. s Can be used to search for outdoor ‘target objects’ on a cool night. s Can be used to spot smouldering fires inside a wall. s Can be used to detect overheating in the electrical wiring

Disadvantages :

s Thermal imaging cameras are expensive. s Images of objects with erratic temperatures may be difficult to interpret accurately. s Accurate temperature measurements are hindered by reflections from other surfaces. s Difficulty in picking up thermal radiation through glass. s Materials at the same temperature appear as the same colour, therefore the image display will not depict details normally viewable in visible light.

Conclusion :

s CCTV cameras require some sort of light to create an image. s Infra red cameras offer night vision but they require LED illumination and therefore have a limited viewing distance. s Thermal imaging cameras offer night vision in total darkness and over a longer distance. s Thermal Imaging cameras may be expensive but for most applications, lesser numbers are required and the total cost of ownership may be lower.

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Industrial applications get the ultimate protection in one box - Industrial VESDA VLI Smoke Detection System

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he environmental conditions that exist in industrial facilities can present huge challenges.

High levels of dust and dirt can cause malfunctions and nuisance alarms, smoke dilution in large volumetric enclosures influenced by air movement and stratification make it difficult to detect the early signs of fire. Normally occurring background levels of smoke cannot easily be distinguished from real fire conditions. Unheated or uncooled spaces cause temperature extremes outside of the operating range of some smoke detectors.

Onsite activities such as wash downs can damage/destroy smoke detectors. In all, the many challenges a detector must face

in these facilities limits the type available and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suitability to withstand these challenges.

To provide the best possible fire protection for an industrial application or environment means selecting the correct technology and the most appropriate product in the first instance. It must be purpose built and be able to withstand the conditions on site providing efficient and effective contamination management. The detector must maintain its sensitivity over the life of the detector and provide a low total cost of ownership.

Introducing VESDA VLI

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Drawing on more than 25 years of experience and over 1660 projects with ASD in industrial applications, Xtralisâ&#x201E;˘, the leader in air-sampling smoke detection (ASD), launches Industrial VESDA VLI, the ultimate solution for fire protection of harsh environments in one box. VLI is the only solution specifically designed for harsh environments without any need for application engineering.

This is a true out-of-the-box solution enabling 4 times longer lifecycle and lowering maintenance requirements by up to 60%.

Most recently, Industrial VESDA VLI was one of the products specifically evaluated

by Frost & Sullivan research, awarding Xtralis its 2011 North American New Product Innovation

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Award in the Fire and Life Safety market. Frost & Sullivan, a global growth partnership company, presents its Awards to companies demonstrating best practices in a variety of regional and global markets. The criteria for the award included leading technology, value-added features and benefits and increased customer return on investment.

For 25 years, VESDA has been the solution of choice for harsh environments based on its core features - absolute detection thresholds, clean-air barriers for optics protection, and advanced air filtration - critical factors to effective detection in industrial applications. Other ASD devices that lack these essential features are more prone to contamination and a reduction in useful service life.

Furthermore the use, in these other products, of adaptive smoke detection algorithms that compensate for contamination induced detector drift or existing environmental smoke can delay, or in extreme cases miss detection of slow growth fires, the very fires that Very Early Warning detection is deployed to detect.

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Additionally, Industrial VESDA VLI incorporates exclusively designed and patented an industry-first, patented, fail-safe, intelligent filtration technology designed to dramatically reduce contamination in the sampled air, improving detector longevity and reducing service and maintenance by up to 40-60% depending on the environment. The detection chamber background is monitored by another patented Xtralis innovation, in-service background confirmation using a novel userinitiated Clean Air Zero system.

A modular design means the intelligent filter, aspirator, secondary filter and detection chamber are all field-replaceable significantly reducing service downtime and associated costs.

VLI also boasts a ruggedized enclosure, rated IP54, providing protection against dust and water spray. Enhanced aspiration enables longer pipe lengths of up to 360m - important for many industrial applications with extended ceiling heights and area coverage.

Mike Rowland, Acting Venue Manager for the Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre (AELEC) says, “We were impressed by the Industrial VESDA VLI detection effectiveness. The VLI system has now been installed and operational since mid March 2011 and is meeting our regulatory requirements whilst providing effective detection despite the challenging conditions of our venue, including high levels of dust from active events and varying airflows”.

“The purpose-built VLI sets a new benchmark for fire detection in industrial applications”, explains Dr. Peter Meikle, Xtralis Vice President for Fire Products and Strategy. “As the pioneers of ASD

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Industrial VESDA VLI doesn’t stop there – it’s suited for fire detection in many more hash environments, such as: s Textile plants s Manufacturing and processing plants s Mining s Petrochemical facilities s Tunnels s Grain silos s Power generation facilities s Timber, pulp and paper plants s Recycling facilities s Transportation hubs s Water treatment facilities s Warehouses s Fertilizer plants s Abattoirs s Laundries technology, we’ve combined our technological expertise and 25 plus years of industrial field experience to add a new detector to our VESDA line that will provide very early warning smoke detection for the most challenging environments, at the same time simplifying the deployment of the technology”.

There are over 380,000 VESDA units shipped to date, many of which are in harsh environments. The ability to detect gas, with VESDA ECO further enhances VLI’s capabilities in industrial applications, delivering tremendous improvement in gas detection performance through better area coverage and elimination of the guess work in gas detector placement, ultimately providing up to 46% in capital cost savings, and up to 76% in operational cost savings versus current gas detection technologies.

Industrial VESDA VLI’s capabilities have been proven in the following applications coal mine, sugar mill, paper manufacturing facility and an equestrian center.

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About Xtralis Xtralis™ is the leading global provider of powerful solutions for the early detection and visual of fire, gas and security threats. Our technologies prevent disasters by giving users time to respond before life, critical infrastructure or business continuity is compromised.

We protect high-value and irreplaceable assets belonging to the world’s top governments and businesses. Our brands include VESDA® – the world’s No.1 very early warning aspirating smoke detection (ASD) systems; ICAM™ for flexible ASD; ECO™ – Gas detection & environmental monitoring modules for VESDA & ICAM systems; OSID – easy to use smoke detection for open areas; ADPRO® –passive infrared sensors, perimeter, multi-site, and enterprise security; HeiTel – digital video remote monitoring; and, ASIM® – intelligent traffic detection.

For more information, contact: www.xtralis.com

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VP Solutions, An ISO 9001:2008 certified company is a leading provider of advanced security and surveillance solutions Along with Energy Efficient and Smart Automation Products and solutions. We are an India based company, serving globally and are principally engaged in the development, sales, marketing and support. The company has rapidly grown to become a dynamic and leading top-notch supplier of Solutions with extensive applications across various industries worldwide.

Our legacy is 40 years old and AVP is our newest Decade old Venture which has already achieved Global Clients from Many Sectors. Founders of the company are committed entrepreneurs with vast experience in research and business operations. Our dedicated team is way ahead of other companies in the market delivering world-class services and pioneered surveillance technology. The strong R&D team comprises qualified professionals and renowned experts in signal processing, digital and telecommunication technologies.

We are dedicated to constant advancement of our solutions.

Our Solutions can transform your assets into being Energy Efficient, & Secured all with full transparency and control to your teams or ours to watch over the functioning.

We offer customized solutions for both residential and business customers. We are Consultants, Manufacturers, Integrators and

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Safe working in conďŹ ned spaces Working in confined space poses a distinct danger that you could lose oxygen very quickly. If a confined space has no oxygen you will became unconscious, which could lead to death. Similarly, noxious fumes or gases could quickly give you difficulties with breathing and could cause many other health problems.

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Confined spaces are present everywhere throughout industry as recurring sites of both fatal and nonfatal accidents. According to an estimate by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration Authority (OSHA) that two million workers annually enter confined spaces in some 225,000 workplaces.

If we translate this statistics globally, it is clear that tens of millions of workers enter confined spaces every year and the confined spaces are a universal problem in industry.

Working in a confined space holds many hazards. Limited means of entry and exit, poor ventilation and the presence of toxic fumes and vapours in confined spaces pose serious risks to workers. This article focuses on the risks involved in working in confined spaces and the control measures required to be adopted for reducing such hazards.

2. CONFINED SPACES

The term, confined space traditionally has been used to label particular structures, such as tanks, vessels, pits, sewers, hoppers and so on. A confined space could be potentially any structure in which people work. Confined spaces can be very large or they can be very small.

According to Health and Safety Executive (HSE) , U.K., a confined space can be any space of an enclosed nature where there is a risk of death or serious injury from hazardous substances or dangerous conditions. The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) define confined space as a space a worker can enter which is not designed for continuous employee occupancy.

Definitions of confined spaces vary considerably from country to country. For example, in the United Kingdom, Germany and Ireland, confined spaces are defined broadly and focus on the notions of an enclosed space and the reasonably foreseeable specified risks that could be encountered in them. In contrast Japan and South Korea have adopted definitions centering on the oxygen deficient aspect of confined spaces. Whereas, the Chinese definition specifies that one or two persons should be able to enter the space that is closed, narrow and poorly ventilated and there must be limited entry/exit and a depth of 1.2 metres or more.

The United States and Malaysia employ several similar elements in their definition of confined spaces, including non-continuous occupancy, potential to contain

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hazardous atmospheres, restricted entry/exit, and large enough for employees to enter and perform assigned work.

In the Indian contest, the Section 36 of the Indian Factories Act stipulates that no person shall be allowed to enter any confined space such as a chamber, tank, vat, pit and flue, in which any gas, fume, vapour or dust is likely to be present and poses a risk, unless a certificate in writing has been obtained from a competent person that the space is reasonably free from the above pollutants, based on tests carried out by himself.

Further, for the enforcement of the section 36, various states have formulated rules under the state factories rules. For example, rule 68 of the Maharashtra Factories Rules, 1963 amended in 2010, deals with minimum dimensions of man-holes.

According to this rule, in every factory no person shall be allowed or required to enter in any chamber, tank, vat, pipe flue or other confined space, which persons may have to enter unless the said chamber, tank, vat, pipe flue or other confined space, is provided with a man-hole which may be rectangular, oval or circular in shape unless there is other effective means of egress and (a) in the case of rectangular or oval shape, be not less than shoulder width of the person concerned plus 8 c. m. in length and 30 c.m. wide and (b) in the case of a circular shape be not less than shoulder width of the person concerned plus 8 c.m. in diameter. The Rule no. 172 of the Indian Petroleum Rules, 1976, stipulates that maintenance and repair work, and entry into confined spaces including a closed drain or manhole shall be carried out by a competent person authorised by the occupier of the refinery.

Although the definition of

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a confined space varies between jurisdictions or from country to country, it is generally recognized as a space that : s has limited or restricted means of entry or exit; s is large enough for a person to enter to perform tasks; s is not designed or configured for continuous occupancy; and s has the potential for a significant hazards

normal workspaces. Seemingly minor alterations in conditions can immediately change the status of these workspaces from innocuous to life threatening. Work involving confined spaces generally occurs during construction, inspection, maintenance, modification and rehabilitation. This work is nonroutine, short in duration, nonrepetitive and unpredictable.

3. CONFINED SPACE ACCIDENTS

Fig. 1 - A Typical Confined Space (Courtesy: usmra.com) A confined space is a place which is both enclosed and has a reasonably foreseeable risk to workers of fire, explosion, asphyxiation or drowning. It has limited or restricted means for entry or exit, and may contain harmful atmosphere or stored substances that pose a risk to employees working in them, (See Figs. 1 to 3).

It is not designed for continuous employee occupancy. Confined spaces include : s ,chimneys, boilers and flues s reaction vessels and process vessels s underground sewers or wells s shafts, trenches, tunnels, pits, and manholes s trucks, rail tank cars, aircraft wings ,and compartment of ships s poorly ventilated rooms Confined spaces are considerably more hazardous than

Accidents involving confined spaces differ from accidents that occur in normal workspaces.

A seemingly minor error or oversight in preparation of the space, selection or maintenance of equipment or work activity can precipitate an accident. This is because the tolerance for error in these situations is smaller than for normal workplace activity.

Many workers are injured and killed each year while working in confined spaces. The victims of confined space accidents include workers, engineering and technical people, supervisors and managers, and emergency response personnel.

Safety and industrial hygiene personnel also have been involved in confined space accidents. The data on accidents in confined spaces are very scanty. However, it is estimated that worldwide, these accidents claim about 200 victims per year in industry, agriculture and the home. This is at best a guess based on incomplete data. About two-thirds of the accidents resulted from hazardous atmospheric conditions in the confined space.

In about 70% of these hazardous condition existed prior to entry and the start of work. Sometimes these accidents cause multiple fatalities, some of which are the result of the

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original incident and a subsequent attempt at rescue. According to Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), an estimated 60% of the fatalities have been among the would-be rescuers.

The highly stressful conditions under which the rescue attempt occurs often subject the would-be rescuers to considerably greater risk than the initial victim.

4. HAZARDS IN

CONFINED SPACES All hazards found in a regular workspace can also be found in a confined space. However, they can be even more hazardous in a confined space than in a regular worksite. Many factors need to be evaluated when looking for hazards in a confined space. An error in identifying or evaluating potential hazards can have more serious consequences. In some cases, the conditions in a confined space are always extremely hazardous.

In other cases, conditions are life threatening under an unusual combination of circumstances. This variability and unpredictability is why the hazard assessment is extremely important and must be taken very seriously each and every time one is done. Hazards in confined spaces can occur mainly due to (1) flammable substances, (2) toxic substances, (3) oxygendeficient atmospheres, (4) oxygenenriched atmospheres (5) noxious fumes and (6) air supplies, which are briefed below: 4.1. Flammable Substances It is frequently necessary for personnel to enter a tank or vessel, which has contained flammable materials. If a flammable mixture is ignited inside a tank or vessel, the resultant explosion is likely to

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Fig. 2 - Confined Space Entry (Courtesy:dse.envirnonmental.com) destroy it. Unburned and burned gases and burning liquid may be expelled and missiles generated from the disintegration of the tank.

There are several situations, which can lead to the existence of a flammable atmosphere in the tank.

One is, simply that flammable vapour which was originally present, has not been completely removed. Another is that flammable residues remain in the tank and evaporate. In some cases, there may be solid residues, which vaporize when heat is applied such as from welding. Another way in which flammable gases may build up again is, through isolations, which are not leak-tight. A fourth way is, the generation of a flammable gas by chemical reactions, e.g. the action of water on steel can generate hydrogen.

Therefore, before the entry into a tank, it is necessary to empty the tank and to purge and clean it, so that flammable materials are no longer present. By drilling appropriate holes, liquid residues should be drained out. Solid residues should be removed by cleaning.

In-leak of flammable

fluids, should be prevented by positive isolation.

Prior to entry into a tank, a gas test should be done to confirm that the space is free of flammable gas.

The gas tests, which are commonly done are, for hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulphide, and oxygen, together with tests for any toxic substance, which has been contained in the tank. In some incidents, there has been a failure to free the tank completely of flammable gas and to test for this.

More commonly, however, incidents occur because flammable gas builds up in the tank atmosphere after it has been checked and found to be free of flammables.

Even if gas tests show, the tank atmosphere to be essentially free of flammables, however, there may still be flammable residues or deposits, which can be ignited by hot work. It is necessary, therefore, to check separately for these and to clean them away before hot work is undertaken.

4.2. Toxic substances The precautions taken to ensure that the tank atmosphere is free of toxic gas are essentially similar to those taken from flammable substances. The tank is emptied, purged, cleaned and tested for the relevant toxic gases. But a toxic atmosphere may still arise from residues remaining in the tank or from leaks through inadequate isolation.

4.3. Oxygen - deficient atmospheres Requirements for the oxygen content of breathable air vary. The oxygen content of air at sea level is 21%, but at high altitudes it can fall to 19.5%. The concentration usually quoted to sustain life is 16%. Some standards or codes

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require for breathable air of oxygen content of 21%, others one of 19.5% or 19%. In relation to tank atmospheres, a minimum oxygen concentration of 19% is needed.

The flammable gas from a tank is removed by purging with nitrogen.

This inert gas is then replaced with air by purging or ventilation, so as to give a breathable atmosphere.

Incidents occur in which workers are asphyxiated because the atmosphere is deficient in oxygen.

An oxygen deficient atmosphere may arise in several ways. The original purging or ventilation may be inadequate.

Alternatively, the purge may have been conducted inadvertently using nitrogen instead of air. One way in which such inadvertent use of nitrogen in place of air may occur is where the airline has been connected to a nitrogen supply line.

Another is the use of a cylinder, which is supposed to contain air, but contains some other mixture.

An atmosphere can also be rendered oxygen deficient, if there is some process occurring, which consumes the oxygen present, such as, the rotting of vegetation or the rusting of metal. Oxygen may be absorbed on steel surfaces, especially where these are damp.

Where the hazard of an oxygendeficient atmosphere exists, a test of the oxygen content should be done.

4.4. Oxygen - enriched atmospheres An oxygen-enriched atmosphere may occur in a confined space.

An oxygen enriched atmosphere is hazardous, because it can enhance strongly the flammability of clothing. The atmosphere may become oxygen rich by leakage of oxygen from an oxygen cylinder used in cutting or welding

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operations, such as, oxy propane cutting. The atmosphere may also become oxygen rich, where the atmosphere is originally a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen, which is nitrogen rich compared with air and where oxygen has been added in an attempt to raise the concentration to that present in air. This is a poor practice precisely because it involves this hazard.

4.5. Noxious Fumes Noxious fumes may enter a confined space in a number of ways. One is, from processes being carried out in that space. A common source is the fumes arising from welding.

Another source is, an adjoining space, which has not been isolated.

Other sources of noxious fumes are, sludge and residues and combustion products.

Trenches, tunnels and manholes in chalk soil can fill with carbon dioxide. Other fumes may occur where the ground is contaminated. Where these spaces are connected even temporarily to sewers, the atmosphere may become contaminated with flammable and / or toxic gases or rendered oxygen deficient.

4.6. Air Supplies Incidents have occurred where an airline has been connected to a nitrogen supply a nitrogen cylinder has been used instead of an air cylinder, and where an air cylinder has contained an oxygen deficient mixture. There are certain precautions, which may be taken to ensure that an airline is not connected in error to a nitrogen supply line. One is, to put an identification sign at each nitrogen take-off point. A more positive measure is, to ensure that the connections for nitrogen and airlines are different and that

Fig. 3 - Demonstration in a Training Courses on Confined Space Entry (Courtesy: bbtraining.com.au) their designs are such as to prevent an airline being connected to a nitrogen line.

Measures should also be taken to ensure that where air is to be supplied from a cylinder, the gas obtained actually is air. A positive means of preventing inadvertent use of nitrogen instead of an air cylinder is, the provision of different connections on the two types of cylinder. Otherwise, procedures should be established to avoid identification errors. Cylinders of breathable air should be analysed at a frequency that is sufficient to ensure the contents meet the specifications. It is preferable not to use reconstituted air, made by blending nitrogen, oxygen and other gases, for breathing purposes, but if this is done, each cylinder should be analysed.

5. HAZARD CONTROL

METHODS

The hazard control methods adopted in the worksites can be grouped into: s engineering control s administrative control s use of personal protective equipment Engineering controls are designed to remove the hazards.

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Providing mechanical ventilation is the commonly used engineering control method adopted in the confined spaces.

The introductions of work permit system, work procedures, emergency rescue procedures, etc., are some the administrative controls used in confined spaces.

The personal protective equipment to be used in the confined spaces include, respirators, gloves, ear plugs, ropes, safety belts, helmets, etc.

6. PRECAUTIONS FOR ENTRY INTO CONFINED SPACES The basic requirements/precautions necessary to be taken before the entry into confined spaces are given below: 1 A person may enter or work in a confined space provided that : s effective steps have been taken to avoid ingress of dangerous fumes, s sludge or other deposits liable to give off dangerous fumes have been removed, s the space contains no other material liable to give off such fumes, s the space has been adequately ventilated and tested such fumes, s there is a supply of air adequate for respiration, and s the space is certified by a responsible person, for safe entry for a specified period without breathing apparatus.

2 The person who enters the confined space must be warned when the safe period specified above will expire.

3 Make sure that sufficient supply of approved breathing apparatus, belts and ropes, suitable reviving apparatus and oxygen not

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only is readily available but also properly maintained and regularly examined.

4 No one may enter or remain for any purpose in a confined space, which has at any time contained or is likely to contain fumes liable to cause a person to be overcome unless : s he is wearing a suitable breathing apparatus, s he has been authorised to enter by a responsible person, s where practicable, he is wearing a belt with a rope securely attached, and s a person keeping watch outside and capable of pulling him out is holding the free end of the rope 5 No one may enter or remain in a confined space in which the atmosphere is liable to be deficient in oxygen unless either he is wearing a suitable breathing apparatus, or the space has been and remains adequately ventilated and a responsible person has tested and certified it as safe for entry without breathing apparatus.

6 The confined spaces to be provided with manhole which should meet the required minimum dimensions.

7. CHECKLIST

s Prior to your entry in to confined spaces isolation of mechanical and electrical equipment is essential so as to avoid the operation of this equipment inadvertently. s If gas, fume or vapour could enter the confined space, you need to isolate the pipe work. In all cases, a check should be made to ensure isolation is effective. s Before entry into confined spaces, cleaning is necessary to ensure fumes do not develop from residues, etc., while the

work is done. s Increase the number of openings and therefore improve ventilation. s Mechanical ventilation may be needed to make sure there is an adequate supply of fresh air inside the confined spaces. s When portable gas cylinders and diesel – fuelled equipment are used inside the confined space, mechanical ventilation may be provided so as to avoid the dangers from build – up of engine exhaust. s Never use petrol – fuelled engines in confined spaces as the exhaust from petrol – fuelled engines contain carbon monoxide, which is so dangerous to life. s Testing the air inside the confined spaces may be necessary to check that it is free from both toxic and flammable vapours and that it is fit to breath. s Use of non-sparking tools and specially protected lighting are essential, where flammable or potentially explosive atmospheres are likely. s Breathing apparatus is essential, if the air inside the confined space cannot be made fit to breathing because of gas, fume or vapour present, or lack of oxygen. s Choose air-line breathing apparatus in place of selfcontained equipment, which is more bulky and therefore likely to restrict ready passage. s Lifelines attached to harnesses should run back to a point outside the confined space. s See Fig. 4 - A Typical Confined s Space Warning Label s An adequate communications system is needed to enable communication between people inside and outside the confined space and to summon help in an emergency.

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s Need to position someone outside to keep watch and to communication with anyone inside, raise the alarm quickly in an emergency, and take charge of the recue procedures? s A permit-to work ensure a formal check is undertaken to make sure all the elements of a safe system of work are in place before people are allowed to enter or work in the confined space. s Exhibit proper signage / warning labels (See Fig. 4), and procedures at the entry point of confined spaces.

See Fig. 4 - A Typical Confined Space Warning Label s The competent person may need to consider other factors, e.g. concerning claustrophobia or fitness to wear breathing apparatus, and may need to seek medical advice on an individual’s suitability. s Supervisors should be given responsibility to make sure that the necessary precautions are taken, to check safety at each stage and may need to remain present while work is underway.

8. CONCLUSION

You must identify hazards associated with work in any confined spaces and eliminate any risk involved. A confined space can be more hazardous than regular workspace for many reasons.

Working in confined space poses a distinct danger that you could lose oxygen very quickly. If a confined

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space has no oxygen you will became unconscious, which could lead to death. Similarly, noxious fumes or gases could quickly give you difficulties with breathing and could cause many other health problems. Since many of the gases and fumes are invisible, you will find yourself in a life threatening situation. Flammable gases can also cause explosions. A confined space could also lead to getting trapped or caught in an enclosed environment.

Thus the first thing you should do is to determine whether the work can be done without anyone having to enter a confined space. However, if you cannot avoid entry into a confined space, make sure you have a safe system for working inside the confined space. If there is any risk that the air in a confined space may be unsafe, you should carry out atmospheric testing, as many toxic gases and vapours, such as carbon monoxide, can’t be seen or smelt.

The thump rule for you is that if the confined space cannot be made safe for you by taking precautions, then you should not enter the confined space until it is made safe to enter by additional means. Make sure that the safe system of work, including the precautions identified, is developed and put into practice.

Everyone involved will need to be properly trained and instructed to make sure they know what to do and how to do it safely

9. REFERENCES

1) Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety – Confined safety : Introduction : OSH Answers. www.ccohs.ca.

2) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Confined spaces: NIOSH workplace safety and health topic. www.cdc.gov/ niosh

3) India, The Factories Act, 1948 with the Maharashtra Factories Rules 1963 (amended up to 1-92010). Mumbai, Labour Law Agency, 2011.

4) India., The Petroleum Act, 1934 along with Rules, 2002. Mumbai, Labour Law Agency, 2005.

5) Institution of Chemical Engineers – Confined space entry, Loss Prevention Bulletin No.53.

London, ICE, 1983.

6) King, Ralph – Permits to work in the chemical process industries - Part I. Industrial Safety Data File D8.1, United Trade Press Ltd., U.K. 7) McManus, Neil – Confined spaces.

Encyclopaedia on Occupational Health and Safety, 4th Edition, vol. II, Geneva, ILO, 1998.

8) Nair, R. R. and Chakravorti, S. – Safe handling of hazards chemicals (AICTE– CEP Publication Code No.1016), Bangalore, All India Council for Technical Education, 1997.

9) Thierry Dumortier and Tjeerd Hendel-Blackford. Working in confined spaces. Health and Safety International, October 2003. www.hismagazine.com 10) U.K., Health and Safety Executive – Confined spaces: a brief guide to working safety. www.hse.gov.uk/pobns/indg.

11) U.S., Occupational Safety and Health Administration – A guide to safety in confined spaces, 2012.

12) U. S., Occupational Safety and Health Administration – Safety and health topics : confined spaces. www.osha.gov.

13) Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – Confined spaces. en.wikipedia. org 14) Zoe Van - de – Velde – Implications of working in a confined space. www.ehow.com

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Thermal imaging for border security

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It is however very challenging to detect potential intruders or smugglers in total darkness, in the most diverse weather conditions. Thermal imaging cameras can help border control professionals to meet the demands they face at night and in other low-light situations.

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The PTZ-35x140 MS contains 2 thermal imaging cameras and a daylight/low light camera. It allows to detect mansized target at a distance of more than 2 kilometers.

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FLIR Systems: Thermal imaging cameras for Border Security Applications FLIR Systems is a global company producing thermal imaging cameras for a wide variety of applications.

Thermal imaging cameras produce a clear image in the darkest of nights. They do not need any light whatsoever to produce a clear image in total darkness.

But thermal imaging is also useful in broad daylight. A thermal imaging camera cannot be blinded by the sun like a normal CCTV camera.

Furthermore, thermal contrast is extremely difficult to mask so people trying to camouflage themselves or trying to hide in bushes or shadows will seamlessly be detected.

Thermal imaging technology detects changes in temperature.

Based on subtle differences in temperature, called heat signatures, thermal imaging cameras create a crisp image. Thermal imaging needs no light whatsoever to produce a clear image, in practically all weather conditions, on which the smallest of objects can be seen.

Due to their ability to detect man sized targets at extremely long distances, thermal imaging cameras are extremely suited for border surveillance.

Thermal imaging cameras with cooled detectors for border security There exist two different types of thermal imaging cameras: those with uncooled detectors and those with cooled detectors. Generally, cooled cameras are used in border security applications as they provide a longer range performance than versions with an uncooled detector. Some models with a cooled detector are able to detect

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a man-sized target at a distance of 18-20km.

Thermal imaging systems are often used in conjunction with daylight/lowlight cameras that can be used when conditions permit.

Installed on a pan/ tilt, these socalled Multi-Sensor Systems can easily be integrated with radar systems in a so-called “slewtocue” configuration. If an object is spotted by radar the thermal imaging camera will automatically turn in the right direction so that it can be seen what the blip on the radar screen really means. Many Multi-Sensor Systems are mounted in this “slew-to-cue” configuration.

Multi-Sensor configurations can also be equipped with GPS and a digital magnetic compass to ensure the operator knows where the thermal imager is (this is important for border security applications where the camera is installed on a vehicle) and what direction it is pointing in. Some systems also have a laser range finder to provide a measure of how far away an object is. A tracker can optionally be installed as well.

FLIR Systems: a full product range of thermal imaging cameras for border security applications FLIR Systems markets a full product range for border security applications. Depending on the user’s needs he can choose for a thermal imaging camera with a cooled Indium Antimonide (InSb) or Mercury Cadmium Telluride (MCT) detector. Models with a Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector are also available.

FLIR Systems does not only market thermal imaging cameras but also Multi-Sensor Systems.

These combine a thermal imaging camera and a day-light low light

H-Series, a handheld thermal imaging camera

camera, mounted on a robust Pan/ Tilt. A Digital Magnetic Compass, GPS, laser rangefinder and a tracker are optionally available.

Some cameras like the FLIR HRC-Series contain an optical zoom on the thermal image. They offer excellent situational awareness but also the possibility to zoom-in, and see more detail, once a target has been detected. This way operators can see farther recognize more detail and react more quickly to security threats. The advantage of zooming compared to other systems that are using a rotating lens system is that there is no switch or swapping between the different images.

You can gradually zoom in while keeping your focus all the time.

Another technical feature that can be found in FLIR Thermal imaging cameras for border security applications is Digital Detail Enhancement or DDE. This powerful FLIR Systems patented algorithm that helps to overcome the problem of finding low contrast targets in high dynamic range scenes. DDE assures clear, properly contrasted thermal images. DDE delivers a high contrast image even in extremely dynamic thermal scenes. It provides high quality thermal imaging in any night- or daytime environmental conditions.

DDE is so powerful that a thermal imaging camera equipped with DDE

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FLIR Sensors Manager allows to mange and control thermal imaging cameras in a network.

often outperforms systems which have a longer lens, or narrower field of view, than the camera with DDE implemented.

FLIR Systems: involved in many border programmes, world-wide FLIR has provided thermal imaging systems for various border control programmes worldwide. Both in Eurasia and in the Americas. Major border programmes are running in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, in countries that border the Schengen area and other European countries that want to protect their border against e.g. illegal immigration.

Both land- and coastal surveillance programmes exist.

Thermal imaging cameras with uncooled detector: also in border security programmes Although border security is often about detecting targets at a long distance and thermal imaging cameras with a cooled detector are used to do this, also thermal imaging cameras with an uncooled detector are used in Border Security

programmes. Sometimes the terrain does not even allow to see 20 kilometers.

If the terrain is e.g mountainous and does not permit seeing a distance of 20 kilometres, thermal imaging cameras like the PTZ-35x140 MS can be used for border security as well. The PTZ35x140 MS contains two thermal imaging cameras and one daylight/ lowlight camera. All three cameras are integrated on a robust Pan/Tilt.

Although it does not offer the range performance of thermal imaging cameras with a cooled the detector, the PTZ-35x140 MS can still detect man-sized targets at a distance of more than 2 kilometres. Objects the size-of a small car can be detected more than 6 kilometres away.

In total darkness, in all weather conditions.

Handheld and vehicle mounted thermal imaging cameras Border security patrols can be equipped with handheld thermal imaging cameras. If an intruder is detected, a patrol is sent out to intercept him. In order to “see

without being seen”, these patrols are more and more equipped with a handheld thermal imaging camera.

For these types of applications FLIR offers the H-Series.

Thermal imaging cameras with uncooled Vanadium Oxide (Vox) can also be installed in patrol vehicles. A thermal imaging camera sees up to 5x further than standard headlights. A camera like the FLIR PathFindIR can be used for driver vision enhancement.

Connecting thermal imaging cameras For installing and connecting thermal imaging cameras FLIR offers solutions as well. FLIR Sensors Manager offers powerful and efficient management capabilities for any border security installation with FLIR Systems thermal imaging cameras. It allows to manage and control thermal imaging cameras, connect them to a radar in a “slewto-cue” configuration and much more.

For integrators that want to develop their own application, a Software Developers Kit is available as well.

Protect your borders with thermal imaging Thermal imaging is an important element in many border security programmes and, when integrated into a system with other sensors, such as radar, it provides an effective approach to border control.

FLIR Systems offers a wide variety of thermal imaging cameras.

Whatever your needs, FLIR has the correct thermal imaging camera.

For more information, contact: FLIR Systems India Pvt. Ltd. manpreet.Kaur@flir.com.hk, www.flir.com

The HRC-Series provide a continuous optical zoom on the thermal image.

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NSK India : Exploring opportunities through innovation

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Designer solutions are also available with NSK. You name the requirement and we have the solution. E.g. Multiple entrances.

Single entrance, integration to door stations, etc.

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Aspirating Smoke Detection in Industrial & Other Harsh Environments

T The correct application of fire detection in industrial applications is no less important than that of any commercial or residential application.

The fundamental issue that seems to challenge many however, is that of the selection of equipment.... What is the most appropriate fire detection equipment for the job?

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he development of fire detection products has come a long way over the past 25 years. In earlier times the choice of equipment was limited and somewhat basic in performance. Today our industry has a myriad of equipment available to choose from.

Equipment manufacturers inevitably come up with new ideas, introduce innovative techniques and develop specific equipment with the aim to satisfy new needs and capture greater percentages of the available market. The “Industrial” market sector in particular however has always been one area where traditional detection equipment struggles with performance for a variety of reasons.

Technology or new equipment development brings with it certain questions, one in particular; “what is the best technology or type of equipment available to serve the particular risk”? This is not an easy question to answer since each application and environment is so individual, and each has its own idiosyncrasies and needs which lends itself to specific types of equipment. As a result we are thus challenged with how to make the right choice. Determining the most suitable equipment puts pressure on those that are involved directly with the installation of fire detection systems, those that specify systems, cover risks, attend to system alarm callouts and certainly the “end user” who lives with the life cycle cost of any system installed.

Mr. Paul B. Leslie Cost too plays a very important role in system equipment selection. One could even be forgiven, if on occasion we become lost in the “smoke cloud” surrounding equipment preference.

Nevertheless, having an ever increasing number and choice of detectors available to us and with the wide variety of applications in which they can be installed, there is no doubt that in many applications equipment is being misapplied.

There are several reasons for this; often a limited knowledge of the equipment and technology available, a lack of understanding of the application and environment, a lack of understanding of design around sustainable maintenance for the life of the equipment and certainly budgetary constraints.

The need to simply win projects by installing the least expensive equipment is also a known industry concern.

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processing and other similar operations. Industrial applications present many challenges for effective and reliable fire detection.

Not only does the fire detection system need to detect fires at the earliest possible stage it must also be able to withstand the various environmental conditions without generating nuisance alarms.

Conditions can vary from mildly contaminated to that of high background pollution. Whilst many of the cleaner areas, e.g. control rooms, switch rooms, and the like can easily be catered for by the use of ‘standard’ forms of smoke detection, there are areas that require careful thought with regard to the selection of equipment.

In high background pollution environments or where constant dust exists or even where smoke and fumes need to be tolerated as part of “normal” operation, the challenges in applying effective fire detection in these situations becomes even more difficult.

Equipment must perform when dust, dirt, and high levels of background pollution exist,

contend with varying airflow conditions and finally offer the best possible benefits for the total cost of ownership over the life of the detector.

Industrial Application site Characteristic and Fire System Objectives :

Industrial site characteristics are generally wide and varied. Large fuel loads, high temperatures, toxic, flammable and /or corrosive gases and liquids, wash downs, variable air movement high ceilings, the list goes on, significantly different to the commercial office or shopping centre. Many sites can be slow to evacuate creating a real need for the earliest fire detection notification possible.

The fire protection objectives may vary but are also no less important than those in the commercial world, generally set down by; insurers, owners and site managers applicable to the individual site and risks. These for example may include; s Minimising the potential for fires and explosions through an effective fire prevention plan s Provide an effective means of limiting the size and consequence of fire incidents through early detection, effective emergency equipment and procedures s Avoid high insurance deductibles; s Lower insurance premiums,; s Ensure compliance with local codes & standards s Provide ease of maintenance at minimal cost.

The fire risks may not be significantly different to those in other market sectors either. There are still; electrical equipment faults, ignition risks due to external factors, lighting faults, bad housekeeping and human factor risks, all can contribute to real losses. Of course

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there are those specific risks that exist, such as mechanical equipment faults, overheating due to excessive friction or equipment malfunction, open flames & hot surfaces, process upset and no doubt others. Regardless of whatever fire risk exits, these must be carefully assessed and the appropriate fire detection equipment selected.

The overwhelming challenge facing fire detection equipment however is that of its ability withstand the conditions of the application for its life expectancy, which must include a cost consideration for maintenance.

Detection Challenges :

The environmental conditions that exist in industrial facilities can present huge challenges.

High levels of dust and dirt can cause malfunctions and nuisance alarms, smoke dilution in large volumetric enclosures influenced by air movement and stratification make it difficult to detect the early signs of fire. Normally-occurring background levels of smoke cannot easily be distinguished from real fire conditions. Unheated or un-cooled spaces cause temperature extremes outside of the operating range of some smoke detectors. Onsite activities such as wash downs can damage/destroy smoke detectors. In all, the many challenges a detector must face in these facilities limits the type available and it’s suitability to withstand these challenges.

The correct equipment selection is the first step in ensuring a fit for purpose solution.

Selecting the most appropriate form of Fire Detection for the Application/Risk : Although regulatory requirements typically stipulate where and when fire detection should be installed, ultimately the choice of detection equipment is left those who quote

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and are involved in the installation process. The question is “what is the criteria for selection”?

An approach, taking in to consideration the many variables in industrial applications should be considered.

In order to select the most suitable or appropriate fire detection product for the job perhaps we can begin by considered a few points? s The consequence of loss to fire s The environment in which the detection must operate s The maintenance that will be required to keep the product selected in an operational state. s The cost of the solution

Many manufactures claim their equipment is up to the task so how then do we prioritise our choice?

Perhaps the first step is to conduct a simple evaluation?

The two key points that should not be over looked and essentially form the basis for the selection of appropriate equipment, are the; “Consequence of loss to fire” and the “Cleanliness of the environment” in which the detection equipment is to operate.

The consequence of loss to fire : can equate to how well the detection system can detect a fire, i.e. if the sensitivity is poor then the risk and loss will increase.

The cleanliness of the environment to be protected : if the equipment chosen is unable to cope with the conditions (environment cleanliness) and operate with minimal service and maintenance then it can be deemed inappropriate for the risk.

In addition, there is the aspect of longevity – what is the likely life cycle of the product? The more difficult the environment the more robust the equipment must be. Also, the harsher the environment the more intelligent the fire detection system must be.... and let’s not overlook the ability to maintain the system in terms of access and cost!

To best illustrate this we can look at a simple selection matrix that has been developed and can aid in the evaluation. The chart (Fig 1) has been termed the “2 x 2 Fire Detection Selection Matrix”. It provides a basic concept in which to view the selection of fire detection equipment for a number of market sectors and environments.

The “X” axis considers the environment; “Clean to Dirty” the “Y” axis depicts the “Fire Risk” from Low to High with consideration to detector sensitivity. There are four quadrants that represent the main fire market sectors.

Following is a brief explanation :

The Generic Solution - 1 The “Generic Solution” or Quadrant “1” can be defined as the sector where the fire industry conducts the bulk of business, i.e. the cleaner environments which are more or less considered low risk.

Typical applications include residential, commercial applications, office blocks, health care facilities, shopping centres and the like. The fire industry in general services this sector very well. Structures and applications

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are assessed and detection systems installed in line with Codes and Standards.

A variety of equipment is available from manufacturers to service this particular sector, e.g. point detectors of various types, thermal detectors and beam detectors. Aspirating Smoke Detection (ASD) systems are very capable of addressing this segment and have indeed been used, although point detectors (addressable) are the most popular choice. Cost is certainly a significant factor here since compliance to minimum Codes and Standards is all that is required for the client.

Fire contractors make their bread and butter from this sector which is very competitive.

The High Risk – 2 The second quadrant the “High Risk” is the area that represents those clean environments but with high risk. Failure to respond at the early stages of a fire in these risks threatens business continuity and/or life safety. These high risk applications require suitable high capability detection with sound performance where any fire incident experienced could incur huge losses.

Depending upon the application, specialist fire consultants, and contractors, and in some cases insurance will assess the risk and determine how the application is to be protected.

Minimum requirements here are often above those suggested

by Codes and Standards and ‘Performance Based’ solutions are often considered in larger facilities.

Applications comprise mainly telecommunications facilities, computer and data centre facilities, semi-conductor and clean rooms and so on. Many electrical switch/ substations and control rooms also

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fit within this category. It is also not uncommon for large open spaces and warehouses where critical equipment or goods are stored to be considered in this quadrant.

Whilst point detection is certainly installed in these facilities ASD is still the chosen detection solution frequently used in these high risk high sensitivity areas and where very early warning detection is paramount.

Set and Forget – 3 The term “Set and Forget” has been used here since equipment often deemed appropriate for the application by manufacturers is installed with the confidence and the impression that it will perform with minimal issues and maintenance... in essence install it and forget it.

This solution sits in the Low Risk/Dirty quadrant, typically the “Industrial” sector where the challenge in these types of environments is to select a product that will provide a level of fire detection without false alarm activity. The effort expended at the concept and design stage ensures the effectiveness of the detection system.

Unfortunately the fire industry often places too much reliance on the products used in Sector 3 without understanding the environmental challenges. Owners and developers may even take a ‘let it burn’ approach to these sites.

They just want to get everybody out and pass the responsibility to the fire services and their insurers.

A wide and diverse range of industrial applications and environments can fit within this sector and this tends to be where many of the issues occur. Products considered for this sector include thermal detection, CO, beams, linear heat cable, ASD, etc., even specially designed detectors such

as multi-criteria or multi-sensors have been developed to specifically try and minimise nuisance alarms. However, since industrial working environments can be very hostile the conditions can render many of these forms of detection ineffective.

On the other hand, and contrary to the belief of many in the fire industry, a realistic and viable option for smoke detection in hostile environments is ASD. A system can be specifically engineered and designed for the application and environment with an appropriate ongoing maintenance plan that can perform as intended.

Difficult and Special – 4 Perhaps the most involved sector of all in this matrix is the “Difficult and Special”. The solutions in this sector are purely industrial and must be considered in line with the risk present and the environment to be protected. Any high value processes/assets contained within industries require special attention.

Examples can include; s Dusty/Dirty – flour mills, grain silos, fertiliser plants, mining, potentially explosive environments s Freezer/Cold rooms – damp areas – food processing s Corrosive – processing washdown, battery manufacturing, chemical storage and processing The solution in most situations is not cheap to implement, will likely require some system engineering and will come with a maintenance requirement needed to ensure continued operation.

Specifiers and end users in this segment usually educate themselves well with regard to the options available before making a decision. Once again ASD has been used quite successfully in this

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sector.

Matrix Summary :

As previously suggested, all too frequently we see detection equipment suitable for the “Generic Solution” being misapplied, used, for one reason or another in the other ‘quadrants’. The equipment selected is installed without due thought to the application or environment or the costs associated with maintenance. Nevertheless, regardless of the type of detection chosen, the two key factors that should not be ignored are; s The consequences of loss to fire. s The cleanliness of the environment to be protected.

If these two factors are not considered then; s A “Generic Solution” into “Set and Forget” results in Poor detection - Continued nuisance alarms - Increased Cost of ownership s A “Generic solution into “High Sensitivity”: - Exposes the client to increased Loss through delayed detection s A “Set and Forget” into “High Sensitivity” - Results in high exposure to loss.

The “Difficult and Special” usually does not go too far wrong as the client, engineer or plant manager has a high level of involvement in the solution.

The matrix is offered as a simple means of proving some food for thought in terms of detection equipment selection and is by no means a total answer to evaluating all applications. Nonetheless having consideration to the industrial market sector and conditions aspirating smoke detection is a very real option and a well designed and engineered system using purpose

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built equipment will certainly offer a solution.

With the above in mind the next step would be to become familiar with the site, risk application and environment with the view to installing and ASD system.

In the next issue I plan to provide some advice with regard to the installation of ASD systems in industrial applications.

Paul B. Leslie.

In the last issue we discussed the industrial market sector and looked at fire detection equipment selection for harsh environments. This article now looks at the actual approach that should be considered when installing fire detection in these environments and particularly when selecting Aspirating Smoke Detection.

The Site Survey :

Invariable the approach taken by those who design or install detection systems in industrial applications tends to be much the same as that taken when dealing with cleaner environments. Minimal thought is given to the actual site application; there is a limited understanding about the facility, the processes that may take place or the environmental conditions, inevitably leading to an undesirably installed system.

A thorough site survey of the facility is fundamental to ensuring the correct system design and one of the key critical steps that should be undertaken when planning an ASD system. Of course this is not always possible, particularly when the project has not yet been constructed, however where this can be undertaken it is strongly recommend that a site visit be made. Further and to gain the best understanding of the site and conditions, get the client thoroughly involved.

Client participation provides advantages in that many things are revealed about the site that may not be evident when simply doing a walk around or designing from drawings.

An ASD system design should begin with beneficial knowledge where client participation is included.

Some points to consider when conducting a site survey :

Familiarise yourself with the entire site and operation, i.e. s Building /Application construction and neighbouring businesses s Production / processes and activities undertaken s Working operations /changes throughout a given year

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s What takes place, how, when and where s What and where are the fire hazards/risks areas of concern s Consider the building height and access to detection s Note ventilation whether natural or forced Get to know the environment s Air flow movement/speed s Contamination situation – Dust/ Smoke/ other airborne pollution – chemical contaminants, etc. s Summer / Winter temperatures / Stratification / Humidity / Moisture Client involvement s Ask questions - Ensure the end user understands what can be offered - the benefits and limitations of the proposed system s Draft a brief letter/report of your findings and intentions. s Set down details if need be so that all parties are clear as to what the system can and can’t do

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Smoke Testing Considerations :

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Uncommon as it is, smoke testing is the best way to determine the way in which air behaves in a given environment and should only be conducted with the approval of the client. If possible have the client present. A greater understanding of the site conditions is possible with smoke testing and early detection effectiveness can hinge on where detection (ASD sampling points) is located.

Since each application is individual, each will also have different conditions; building size, shape, roof height, machinery, equipment, processes and so on, all of which will impact on the way air moves.

Is air movement always consistent, what happens when doors or shutters are closed, does the pattern change if these are left open?

The pipe system layout must be harmonious with the air movement, after all this is what ASD is all about.

Many applications will be relatively straight forward, others more difficult and some will even require special engineering techniques to operate in conjunction with the ASD system. Regardless of the type of application, environment, size, shape, etc., to ascertain the correct location of the ASD sample pipe and sampling holes smoke testing should be conducted.

It may be that some applications will require a “performance based” approach, not necessarily one where there is a need to engage specialist fire consultants to engineer the design, but more simply a practical or common sense view to the application whereby it may be advantageous to undertake smoke testing and trial a system to evaluate its effectiveness. Fire

detection systems are not always a mandatory requirement in industrial applications.

Certainly there will be those specified applications where fire consultants have been engaged and instances where meeting prescriptive requirements could be a hurdle if effective detection is to be met. In these situations the appropriate authorities as necessary may need to be consulted if a prescriptive requirement can adversely impact on the detection capability. Whilst fire system design in the main must comply with the requirements of Codes and Standards prescriptive layouts are not always practical or the best way in which to detect fires in certain industrial applications.

Smoke emitters are typically the best way to conduct testing.

They provide a good indication of air movement but must also be done in several locations to gain the best appreciation of air movement.

REGIN or VENTAX smoke emitters are available in different sizes from Air Conditioning companies and are ideal for this purpose. Coloured smoke emitters are sometimes used to demonstrate to the client the effect of smoke dilution.

Sampling Pipe Installation Considerations :

Whilst the installation of sampling pipe is important in any ASD application, it is perhaps even more so when installing for hostile environments. The sampling pipe network may also seem somewhat insignificant to some, and is, from time to time subcontracted to inexperience installers who treat it as just another “Conduit run”.

An ASD pipe network is the foundation of the system and a good layout is critical to the overall performance. Sampling holes in industrial ASD system designs are typically larger than those

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used in cleaner environments, generally around 3 mm or larger and performance must be carefully modeled using appropriate software.

It is also recommended that holes be “Countersunk”. Countersinking of holes minimizes contamination build up at and around the hole and assists by creating a mini “venturi” effect, thus allowing contaminates to be easily drawn back to the detector where they are dealt with through efficient filtration.

Typical Countersunk Hole

Hole without Countersinking

Dirty but not blocked

Air Flow :

Air flow is the very essence by

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which this technology functions, so why is it that many tend to forget this basic concept?

We must get this part of the system correct and working in partnership with the detector, otherwise we can forget the whole deal – the system won’t perform satisfactorily. No matter what type of detector, controls or type of flow sensing is employed within a detector, implementing a few simple measures can result in a more stable system. A well designed pipe network can also assist in fault finding any air flow faults that may be associated with environmental disturbances, those not necessarily a result of the system design.

The smoother the air flow can move within the pipe, and with minimal interruption and friction, the better the whole system will function. Sampling pipe leading directly into the detector ports for example should be straight and without out interruption, i.e. at least 500 mm of free pipe should be installed between the detector and before any bends or pre -filtration or any other in-line components are added.

This consideration rules out any possible flow turbulence issues that maybe created when air is immediately being drawn into the detector.

Some other simple measures include; s Ensuring all installed pipe runs are straight without sagging and fixed securely at appropriate intervals. If this means closer spaced fixings than that required by local Codes or Standards require, then so be it. s Consider Expansion & Contraction joints – Sampling pipe at roof level in metal buildings will inevitable be influenced by building movement. s Always install long radius

‘Sweeping Bends’ to assist flow and minimize contamination build up at bends – (“T” joints and elbows while suitable in clean applications are not recommended in industrial environments ) s Minimise pipe joins and ensure the correct glue is applied for the type of pipe used…and make sure it is applied sparingly. s Consider ‘Catenary’ cable where access may be difficult or where obstructions create the need for more bends. Sampling pipe affixed to catenary cable allows straight and true installation of pipe. s Consider hole orientation

ASD System Engineering :

There are many ways in which to approach, adapt or enhance the performance of ASD in industrial facilities to ensure the best possible operation and performance. Many system installations are straight forward; others due to their location, operation and the site conditions require some level of system engineering, i.e. the use of additional measures to perform reliably within the environment.

This task is made considerably easier if the detection equipment is purpose built such as that offered by Xtralis Pty Ltd. The (VLI) “Industrial” detector was specifically designed and developed for use in hash and difficult environments.

My experience over the years has shown that when designing ASD systems for the industrial market sector, one must also be conscious of the possible and various pitfalls, often unclear to those with little ASD installation experience or those that have only applied ASD in cleaner environments.

Temperature variations and humidity can create unforseen issues. Sometimes a detector can only be located in the area in which

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it is to detect and where high and low temperature conditions exist.

Applications where hot, cold, humid or wet conditions exist may require some system engineering. Similarly protecting the pipe network from extremes of temperature may mean installing specific types of pipe.

Metal can be used, in fact copper, stainless steel, HFT and other similar pipe is acceptable and has been successfully used.

Protective enclosures may also be required for equipment to guard against tampering; process washes downs, steam or any other on site environmental condition.

Detectors may require cooling in some instances which can be accomplished through simple thermoelectric cooling, air can also be cooled using other techniques.

Perhaps specific Chemical Pre Filters may be needed to assist in minimising the impact of background air contamination before it enters the detector, this can be done thus protecting the internal detector components from corrosion. Whatever the condition ASD in most situations can be adapted and various methods of system engineering applied.

Detector Contamination :

It is no secret that aspirating smoke detection was conceived and developed for use in “CLEAN” environments, i.e. the Telecommunications, Data Centre and Computer room type applications.

Switch rooms, control centres and the like are also typical applications where ASD is the chosen product and where very early warning is accepted as the best technology. However let’s not forget however that it has also proven itself time and time again in hostile environments, and although there are still perceived views within the fire industry that ASD is unsuitable, thousands of systems

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have been installed globally for over 25 years.

The one very important fact associated with any detection equipment used in industrial environments is that, it will suffer the effects of wear and tear and particularly contamination impact.

Regardless of the technology, whether photo optical point, ionisation, laser, etc, equipment deterioration, is inevitable.... even with ASD systems.

Since ASD systems actively draw in air, together with whatever contamination there may be in the environment, management of contamination is essential. Minimising the impact on the equipment requires good physical filtration. Unless this is addressed correctly contamination will ultimately compromise performance and the serviceable life of the equipment. An ASD system proposed for use in hostile environments must be equipped with the best filtration measures possible if it is to survive.

With the increase in ASD products globally each manufacturer has developed varying ways in which to deal with contamination.

Some detectors draw in 100% of the environment air without filtration relying on complex algorithms and other measures to manage dust contamination, at the same time suggesting smoke can be detected

An example of contamination at the exhaust air of an ASD where no Pre Filtration was employed.

Warehouse environment with heavy dust build up on boxes. effectively. Others use minimal or basic mechanical filtration methods and only apply Pre filters in applications that really warrant.

Suffice to say that any aspirating smoke detector not designed for the environment will draw in contaminated air and without the proper filtration will experience the effects.

Pre filters have become a part of ASD systems used in many hostile environments, however there is one important aspect that must be made clear and an issue unknown to many who install and maintain ASD system in these difficult applications..... Pre filters are not monitored.

When pre filters begin to accumulate a certain level of contamination they will not allow smoke to be drawn to the detector.

This phenomenon is termed “smoke attenuation”. The pre filters can become contaminated to such an extent that only air will pass through. It is difficult to say how long this phenomenon will continue before an actual air flow fault is raised since all ASD systems are different. It will also depend upon the type of contamination within the environment.

A time frame anywhere from a week to perhaps months is not unusual. The issue arises when the maintenance regime applicable to the pre filters is not strictly followed. The required level and

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frequency of maintenance depends upon the application and the environmental conditions but the underlying concern is that a period of time can pass where the ASD system will not effectively detect smoke.

Xtralis Pty. Ltd. have recognised this problem and developed for the industrial market a specific detector which incorporates a monitored “Intelligent” filter within a purpose built detector designed with contamination in mind.

ASD System Maintenance :

I have said that industrial applications comprise many different environments and conditions and as such the degree of preventive maintenance for each must be considered in line with the type of contamination and concentration level within the area.

Environments with low levels of background contamination may only require preventive maintenance as set down by the manufacturer in their product manual, however where contamination levels are more severe additional preventive maintenance will be required.

In addition to the detector and pipe network a certain level of attention must also be given to any other ancillary equipment associated with the system, e.g.

Maintenance can be conducted by the original installer or an authorized distributor or well trained service contractor. Some companies specialise in the maintenance and service only of fire systems becoming well versed in what is appropriate, what works and what doesn’t.

In all, industrial sites will require a more rigid level of maintenance and service than cleaner applications.

Are all ASD Systems suitable for Industrial Environments?

This is a question that can only be answered after the proper evaluation of the various ASD products available to the market.

We are all pretty much aware that equipment manufacturers push the worth of their products over that of their competitors and here, once again the user, specifier, fire contractor, etc. is faced with a choice, albeit it is now to do with the selection of an ASD system.

Having stated that any fire detection equipment used in hostile environments will suffer the effects of contamination it is important to

recognise that even amongst ASD products all is not necessarily equal.

Each manufacturer’s equipment must be carefully analysed to ensure suitability for the application and conditions.

Fortunately this evaluation process can be made simpler if consideration is given to “Independent” third part product testing.

Interestingly Hughes Associates, Inc. (Fire Science & Engineering) (HAI) in the USA conducted a webinar in July 2012, titled “Testing & Verification of ASD Products in Different Environments”.

HAI witnessed and verified testing of several manufacturers ASD products.

Testing was undertaken to assess ASD performance under different environments as may relate to different applications.

ASD technologies can have different detection principles and methodologies and as such can perform differently relative to the application and environment.

Several product brands were tested with varying results. Not only were products tested for clean environments but also for industrial

s Chemical Pre Filtration – (Media must be checked and changed regularly) s Water Traps/ Coalescing Filters / Driers - These must be checked periodically to monitor either water build up or evaporation. s Back Flushing – A practice regularly implemented to clean the pipe network in hostile environments. This equipment may either be manual or automatic and any components associated with this set up will need servicing.

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environments, the aim to better understand the features and options available in ASD technologies and their performances in these various applications and environments.

With regard to “Industrial” application testing the focus was on determining the performance of ASD as a technology in these environments by evaluating: s Detection performance in moderately high airflow environments s Test performance of ASD with automatic alarm threshold adjustment algorithms to slow smoke growth scenario s Test performance of ASD in moderately low ambient background smoke levels s Test ASD long-term performance to impact of contamination on hardware s Comparative assessment of detection response to smoke and dust sources In a further attempt to establish the suitability of ASD products in industrial or hostile environments VIPAC Engineers and Scientists also conducted some testing of a number of current market available ASD products. The testing was very specific, relating to “Accelerated Life Testing” using Ashrae 52.2 standardised loading conditions (dust).

Four (4) commercially available ASD products were chosen and tested. The detectors selected were those where the respective manufacturers market their products as being “suitable” for use in industrial environments and conditions which could be considered harsh or hostile.

Subsequent to the VIPAC testing the following chart was developed to indicate the results.

The outcome is surprising and certainly shows that not all detectors

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will offer the same performance when exposed to dust. I might add that the chart has been modified slightly for this article and the four detectors tested have been indicated only as ASD #1, #2, #3 and #4.

Testing showed that detector #3 had a relatively short life cycle and could only sustain operation over a short period before replacement was required.

Detector #4 whilst having a slightly longer life cycle did require both frequent filter replacement and repairs. Repairs typically relate to aspirator and/or sensing chamber diminished performance or failure.

Some component failures can be addressed in the field others require return to the manufacturer. Detector #2 experienced better performance than #4 and #3 although its life cycle was also less than desirable.

Only one detector, # 1 showed that it could sustain a substantial life cycle at the same time deal with the effects of dust.

Perhaps the most critical aspect observed with this testing is that of deteriorating detector sensitivity. Three out of the four detectors showed significant sensitivity loss during testing.

This is certainly a major concern when selecting equipment for these environments, after all this is about detecting fires early and effectively isn’t it?

So, what is the aim of all this?

The overall aim and subsequent results of any independent third party testing is to establish the suitability of fire detection equipment to do its job in the application and environment for which it is intended. Educating practitioners and others about the correct selection of any product including ASD and its true performance in industrial environments can only lead to better installed and performing systems with ultimately less likely

problems and nuisance alarms.

Summary: Air sampling smoke detection has come a long way since its inception. Today there are many global manufacturers with a host of products. The detector is only one part of an ASD system and managing performance in both clean and difficult/dirty environments with this technology requires knowledge and experience.

To provide the best possible fire protection for an industrial application /environment means selecting the correct technology and the most appropriate product in the first instance. It must be purpose built and be able to withstand the conditions on site providing efficient and effective contamination management. The detector must maintain its sensitivity over the life of the detector and provide a low total cost of ownership.

A practical and cost effective design which includes the pipe network is also a significant factor if the system is to offer performance with low maintenance for the expected life of the equipment.

Most importantly, the system must be installed, commissioned and maintained correctly with follow-up checks to make the necessary adjustments that were either known or unexpected at the design stage. A good system, designed with adequate capacity will be able to be ‘fine-tuned’ post installation to ensure the expected performance for the end user.

Finally, ASD systems can perform in industrial applications and environments but should only be designed and installed by those with knowledge and experience.... if you don’t have the knowledge and experience, get it!

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Electronic Security Systems Market : Overview of Indian & Global Forecast 2013

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Surveillance is therefore an ambiguous practice, sometimes creating positive effects, at other times negative. Electronic surveillance involves a lot of sophistication, such as the use of CCTV cameras, IP (Internet Protocol) cameras, complex networking, much more.

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urveillance is the monitoring of the behaviour, activities, or other changing information, usually of people for the purpose of influencing, managing, directing, or protecting. Surveillance is therefore an ambiguous practice, sometimes creating positive effects, at other times negative.

Electronic surveillance involves a lot of sophistication, such as the use of CCTV cameras, IP (Internet Protocol) cameras, complex networking, much more.

Let’s then take a closer look at the Indian scenario - what devices are popular :

A cluster of surveillance cameras (Photo : Quevaal)

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Hardwired Burglar Alarm System : Hardwired Burglar Alarm systems are those that have the devices wired directly to the control. Wireless Burglar Alarm systems send radio signals to a receiver in the control, which processes the signals. There is nothing more dependable than a pair of copper wires to send a signal from point A to B. Our company recommends a hardwired burglar alarm system over a wireless burglar alarm system in all instances where one can be installed.

Oftentimes the only thing that can be installed in the user’s place is a wireless or “radio frequency” system.

If there is no basement or a finished one, and there is no accessible attic to run wire through, you would have to go wireless burglar alarm to have your system installed. In the wireless world there is a great range of quality available.

Wireless burglar alarm equipment is more costly than hardwired burglar alarm equipment in general because each device has a radio transmitter built

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into it or attached to it. If needed to adopt wireless devices - the user must ensure the highest quality radios / transmitters or transceivers are used. Some use common frequencies like 900 Megahertz and others use licensed frequencies to transmit signals.

The latter is the better one because there is little that will interfere with the signal. Some of the things that could interfere with the common frequencies are airplanes, CB radios, cell towers etc.

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Other factors : Low quality cheap wireless systems are likely to cause severe signal drop or cross-talk problems (other signals from neighbouring houses or establishments mixing up with the user’s own). Such systems do not work in basements or even in attics. Also, a wireless burglar alarm system takes less time for workers to install because they don’t need to take the time or to have the skill to hide the wires.

Wireless burglar alarm equipment has several other shortcomings that are unavoidable no matter what the quality of equipment you get.

The transmitters are large and having one on each of the apartment / office doors is not as aesthetically pleasing as the small hardwired devices. However technology may change soon. The transmitters have batteries in them that have to be changed periodically.

Wireless devices are frequency and brand specific so they must match the manufacturer of the control. Updating your control in the future could thus render all your devices useless or restrict your choices in control features.

Hardwired burglar alarm devices of any brand with a few exceptions can be wired directly to any brand control. So if you are upgrading an existing hardwired system you will most likely be able to use the old contacts, motion detectors, glass

Finger-print (Biometric) Door locks : break detectors, etc.

One advantage or wireless burglar alarm equipment is that one can place devices exactly where you want them in what would be a complicated hardwired situation.

There are great high quality systems at the user’s disposal if a wireless burglar alarm system is a necessity for the installation.

Technical Specifications :

s Sensor : Optical Fingerprint Sensor s Pixel Resolution : 500DPI s User Capacity : Fingerprint Capacity - 150, Password - 450, ID Number - 240 s Mode of Unlocking : Fingerprint, Password, Fingerprint + Password, or key s Identification Time : <=2s s FAR : < = 0.0001% s FRR : < = 1% s Identification Time : 1 : N s Power Supply : 4-AA Alkaline Batteries or 4-AA electicized batteries (1.2V 1800mA.h) s Times or Operation : > = 4000 s Operating Temperature : 0° C45°C s Operating Humidity : 10% 80%

CCTV Surveillance :

CCTV is the use of video cameras to send out a signal to a specific,

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small set of monitors. Many stores use CCTV as a theft prevention deterrent. CCTV is used in a wide range of areas where large amounts of people gather. CCTV is also used in areas where security is very important. Many factories use CCTV to keep track of entrances and exits.

CCTV is different from broadcast television due to the fact that the signal is not openly transmitted. CCTV is widely used for surveillance. CCTV is generally used in areas that need heightened security. Banks, casinos, and airports and military installations often use CCTV in addition to security patrols.

CCTV allows these areas to employ less security officers and still have a high security level.

Many, if not all, CCTV systems allow images to be recorded. These recordings can be used in case of any theft, security breaches or other incident.

In a number of large industrial factories, CCTV equipment is often used to watch parts of the factory from a control room. Often CCTV

particular event or during business hours.

With CCTV, it is not possible to tune into the security cameras of a local shopping mall on your TV. This is because the closed-circuit television is self-contained and, unlike conventional television, does not broadcast a signal. Each camera within a CCTV is hard wired and has a secure radio signal that links it to the viewing and

recording equipment. This signal is not available in any other way.

This restriction is both for security reasons and also to protect the

Why are only H.264 DVR Card, DVR Or IP Camera used in most applications?

allows workers to view areas where the environment is not safe for humans to work. Many factories that deal with hazardous materials or gases install Closed-Circuit Television in order to keep workers safe from accidental leakages etc.

CCTV systems may operate nonstop or only as required to monitor a

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H.264 is a video codec standard. A video codec is designed to compress and uncompress digital video in order to reduce the amount of bandwidth required to transmit and store the video.

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Canada’s chart showing convictions based on Surveillance recordings personal privacy of those one the images. There are many privacy groups that want CCTV barred from public places while other groups enjoy the increased sense of security that these security systems provide.

It has become essential for CCTV to truly be closed. The use of CCTV continues as a result of the need to meet the terms of data protection laws and human rights.

In a wide number of countries, CCTV legislation dictates that many of these surveillance systems must also supply any member of the public, with a legitimate reason, with copies of any recordings.

A closed-circuit television used for surveillance may deter crime by being “a closed circuit” but it is also essential to watch over the public to keep these systems from being used for improper purposes. Large companies now perform closed-circuit television and video surveillance across a number of platforms.

Commonly used Video Surveillance Products are :

CCTV Dome Cameras, CCTV C/ CS-Mount Cameras, CCTV WDR Cameras, CCTV IR Cameras, CCTV IR Dual Cameras, CCTV Zoom

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Cameras, CCTV IP Cameras, CCTV Speed Dome Cameras, CCTV DVR Cards, CCTV PC Based DVR, CCTV DVR, CCTV Entry DVR, CCTV Embedded DVR, CCTV ATM DVR, CCTV Mobile DVR, CCTV NVR, CCTV Backup Unit, CCTV Media DVR, CCTV Decoder Card, CCTV DVS Decoder, CCTV OFC Transcivers, CCTV Lens, CCTV Key Board, CCTV Accessories.

The market for electronic security equipment in India is largely untapped and under served as there is need for greater awareness about the installation of electronic security equipments and associated benefits. While this may make the task of the market players slightly difficult they stand to benefit from the opening up of the market into new user segments. This will only add to the fast growing market and vendors will need to find the right solutions, technology, market niche and price points to be able to make an impact in the electronic security.

The future in India Electronic Security Equipment market is pointing towards integrated security solutions, created by integrating multiple systems, including video, intrusion, video analytics, fire, access control, HVAC, chemical

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and biological sensors, etc. Such systems would offer actionable intelligence and decision support to the organization

Global Forecast :

The Freedonia group states the following possibilities :s Sales of electronic security products and systems in the US are expected to increase 9.3 percent annually through 2014.

Access controls will remain the largest and fastest growing segment, followed by alarms and automotive security. The financial and office/lodging sectors will be the fastest growing markets. s The $10.9 billion US electronic security system industry - It presents historical demand data (1999, 2004, 2009) and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by product (e.g., access controls, alarms, closed-circuit television systems, contraband detection systems, electronic article surveillance systems, automotive security systems), and market (e.g., government and institutional, industrial, trade and distribution, air transport). s The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 38 industry competitors, including Tyco International, Honeywell International and General Electric.

As predicted the need for Electronic Access Controls has grown manifold in the wake of threats becoming increasingly complex. The threat to the public and private properties are coming both from the cross border and their own citizens. Electronic Access Control Systems Market includes authentication systems, intruder alarm and perimeter security

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systems as they monitor as well as prevent malicious activities.

The main differences are that authentication systems are placed in-line and able to actively prevent intrusions that are detected using intruder alarms and perimeter security systems. As a consequence, the EACS market is witnessing a positive growth and increased adoption across the globe.

The EACS market is estimated to reach $16.3 billion by 2017, growing at a CAGR of 7.0% from 2012 to 2017. North America is leading the total EACS market; followed by APAC and Europe respectively. However, in APAC, revivals of stalled construction projects and infrastructural boom have opened new avenues for the

Intruder Alarm Systems EACS market.

The sudden civil uprisings in the Middle East and Africa are compelling the governments and enterprises to rethink their security measures.

An emerging trend with respect to the EACS market is the demand for integrated solutions that integrate immediate onsite response with electronic security and alarm systems. This growth is mainly attributed to heightened security concerns backed by government and regulatory mandates. The major players in the market include Bosch Security S y s t e m s

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(Germany), Siemens Building Technologies (Switzerland), Honeywell international Inc. (U.S.), Schneider Electric (France), Assa Abloy AB (Sweden), Tyco International (Switzerland), Magal Security Systems Ltd. (Israel), and Future Fibre Technology (Australia) among others.

This report provides the current size of the EACS market and also forecasts the same from 2012 to 2017. There is also a detailed analysis of growth opportunities, key drivers, and restraints of the market along with emerging industry trends.

The EACS market is segmented into markets by technology such as intruder alarm systems, perimeter security systems, and authentication systems. Each technology segment is further analyzed by its subtypes, applications, and also by its geographical penetration. Revenue estimates and forecasts of each technology segment, along with geographical specifications, are provided in the report. The key

Perimeter Security Systems

Access Control Systems

market players across the value chain are identified, profiled, and analyzed to understand the competitive landscape. The report consists of detailed analysis and profiles of 25 major players.

Electronic Access Control

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Systems (Authentication Systems, Biometrics, Card Based, Touch Screens & Keypads, Door Contacts, Intruder Alarms & Perimeter Security) Market: Global Forecast & Analysis (2012 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2017), By Application & Geography.

The EACS (Electronic Access Control Systems) market comprising authentication systems, intruder alarm, and perimeter security system has recovered post recession and is showing a promising growth; owing to revived

commercial projects and technical advancement in the field. EACS is being employed across various fields; ranging from defense to commercial sectors.

Authentication systemsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; market is poised to grow at a higher pace owing to increased security concerns and inflating security budgets all over the world as compared to the intruder alarm and perimeter security systems market.

Biometrics is the major contributor to authentication systems market.

Biometrics technology improves the effectiveness of identification and authentication processes, refurbishes control access to physical and electronic resources, and advances the security of information systems.

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An emerging trend with respect to the EACS market is the demand for integrated solutions that integrate immediate onsite response with electronic security and alarm systems.

Global EACS market is estimated to reach $16.3 billion by 2017, growing at a

Global EACS market is categorized into homeland security : commercial,

industrial

resi-

dential and other. Homeland security covers defense and government

buildings.

The

commercial segment encompasses airports, financial institutions and healthcare.

All major marketing companies agree on one thing : the future is very bright for the electronic surveillance

sys-

tems and the access control system, largely due to the fallout

CAGR of 7.0% from 2012 to 2017. This growth is mainly attributed to heightened security concerns backed by government and regulatory mandates.

The market is, however, facing the issues of technological dormancy and high cost. At the same time, an increasing number of regional regulatory compliances are seen as the major impediment to market growth. There is also a detailed analysis of growth opportunities, key drivers, and restraints of the market; along with emerging industry trends. As a result of the advancement in technologies, there is a renewed interest in upgrading perimeter security systems; both - at the government and enterprise level.

The major players in the market include

of terrorist activities, the cyber

Bosch Security Systems (Germany), Siemens

attacks, uncontrolled spread of

Building

viruses not only on the PC plat-

Honeywell international Inc. (U.S.), Schneider

form but also on hand held de-

Electric (France), Assa Abloy AB (Sweden),

vices including smart-phones,

Tyco

problems

Security Systems Ltd. (Israel), and Future

in

internet-based

banking… the list goes on.

Technologies

International

(Switzerland),

(Switzerland),

Magal

Fibre Technology (Australia) among others.

There fore more and more

Revenue estimates and forecasts for each

sophisticated technologies are

technology segment; along with geographical

being developed that aim at

specifics, are provided in the report. America

prevention rather than cure.

is leading the total EACS market; followed by

Quick obsolescence of newly

APAC and Europe respectively. The key market

developed

is

players across the value chain are identified,

another factor that is adding

profiled, and analyzed to understand the

breadth and height both to the

competitive landscape.

technologies

dimensions of progress in these

The authentication system is further

domains. Sunrise technologies,

segmented into four categories on the basis

indeed.

of technology such as “biometrics”, “cardbased”, “touch screens and keypads”, and “door contacts”. The intruder alarm systems comprise “detection systems”, “alarm panels”, and

“communication

devices”.

The

sub

segments of perimeter security systems include “free standing”, “fence and wall mounted”, and “buried” perimeter security system.

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P The purpose of personal protective equipment is to reduce employee exposure to hazards when engineering and administrative controls are not feasible or effective to reduce these risks to acceptable levels. PPE is needed when there are hazards present.

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ersonal protective equipment (PPE) refers to protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer’s body from injury. The hazards addressed by protective equipment include physical, electrical, heat, chemicals,biohazards, and airborne particulate matter.

Protective equipment may be worn for job-related occupational safety and health purposes, as well as for sports and other recreational activities. “Protective clothing” is applied to traditional categories of clothing, and “protective gear” applies to items such as pads, guards, shields, or masks, and others.

The purpose of personal protective equipment is to reduce employee exposure to hazards when engineering and administrative

controls are not feasible or effective to reduce these risks to acceptable levels. PPE is needed when there are hazards present. PPE has the serious limitation that it does not eliminate the hazard at source and may result in employees being exposed to the hazard if the equipment fails.

Practices of occupational safety and health can use hazard controls and interventions to mitigate workplace hazards, which pose a threat to the safety and quality of life of workers. The hierarchy of hazard control hierarchy of control provides a policy framework which ranks the types of hazard controls in terms of absolute risk reduction.

At the top of the hierarchy are elimination and substitution, which remove the hazard entirely or replace the hazard with a safer alternative. If elimination or substitution measures cannot apply, engineering controls and administrative controls, which

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seek to design safer mechanisms and coach safer human behaviour, are implemented.

Personal protective equipment ranks last on the hierarchy of controls, as the workers are regularly exposed to the hazard, with a barrier of protection. The hierarchy of controls is important in acknowledging that while personal protective equipment has tremendous utility, it is not the desired mechanism of control in terms of worker safety.

16th century depiction of protective clothing used by beekeepers (Photo : Pieter Bruegel der Ältere)

Respirators : Respirators serve to protect the user from breathing in contaminants in the air, thus preserving the health of one’s respiratory tract. There are two main types of respirators.

One type of respirator functions by filtering out chemicals and gases or airborne particles from the air breathed by the user.

Gas masks and particulate respirators are examples of this type of respirator. A second type of respirator protects users by providing clean, respirable air from another source. This type includes airline respirators and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCUBA). In work environments, respirators are relied upon when adequate ventilation is not available

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or other engineering control systems are not feasible or inadequate.

In the United Kingdom, an organization that has extensive expertise in respiratory protective equipment is the Institute of Occupational Medicine.

This expertise has been built on a long-standing and varied research programme that has included the setting of workplace protection factors to the assessment of efficacy of masks available through high street retail outlets.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), NHS Health Scotland and Healthy Working Lives (HWL) have jointly developed the RPE (Respiratory Protective Equipment) Selector Tool, which is web-based. This interactive tool provides descriptions of different types of respirators and breathing apparatuses, as well as “do’s and dont’s” for each type.

In the United States, The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) provides recommendations on respirator use, in accordance to NIOSH federal respiratory regulations 42 CFR Part 84. The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) of NIOSH is tasked towards actively

Air-purifying Respirator (Photo:John Dimos and Paul Satti)

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conducting studies on respirators and providing recommendations.

Skin protection : Occupational skin diseases such as contact dermatitis, skin cancers, and other skin injuries and infections are the second most common type of occupational disease and can be very costly. Skin hazards, which lead to occupational skin disease, can be classified into four groups. Chemical agents can come into contact with the skin through direct contact with contaminated surfaces, deposition of aerosols, immersion or splashes.

Physical agents such as extreme temperatures and ultraviolet or solar radiation can be damaging to the skin over prolonged exposure.

Mechanical trauma occurs in the form of friction, pressure, abrasions, lacerations and contusions. Biological agents such as parasites, microorganisms, plants and animals can have varied effects when exposed to the skin.

Any form of PPE that acts as a barrier between the skin and the agent of exposure can be considered skin protection. Because a lot of work is done with the hands, gloves are an essential item in providing skin protection. Some examples of gloves commonly used as PPE include rubber gloves,cut-resistant gloves, chainsaw gloves and heat-resistant gloves. For sports and other recreational activities, many different gloves are used for protection, generally against mechanical trauma.

Other than gloves,any other article of clothing or protection worn for a purpose serve to protect the skin. Lab coats for example, are worn to protect against potential splashes of chemicals. Face shields serve to protect oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face from potential impact hazards, chemical

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splashes fluid.

or

possible

infectious

Eye Protection : Each day, about 2000 US workers have a job-related eye injury that requires medical attention. Eye injuries can happen through a variety of means. Most eye injuries occur when solid particles such as metal slivers, wood chips, sand or cement chips get into the eye.

Smaller particles in smokes and larger particles, such as broken glass also account for particulate matter causing eye injuries. Blunt force trauma can occur to the eye when excessive force comes into contact with the eye. Chemical burns, biological agents, and thermal agents, from sources such as welding torches and UV light also contribute to occupational eye injury.

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standard eyewear, and provide protection from impact, chemical, and blood-borne hazards. Fullfacepiece respirators are considered the best form of eye protection when respiratory protection is needed as well, but may be less effective against potential impact hazards to the eye.

Eye protection used for welding operations is shaded to different degrees, depending on the specific operation.

Hearing protection :

Locker containing personal protective equipment (Photo : Bovis Lend Lease Polska ) While the recommended usage of eye protection varies by occupation, the provision of safety furnished by said piece of equipment can be generalized. Safety glasses provide minimum protection from external debris, and are recommended to provide side protection via a wraparound design or via side shields.

Goggles provide better protection than safety glasses, and are effective in preventing eye injury from chemical splashes, impact, dusty environments and welding.

It is recommended that goggles with high air flow be used, in order to prevent fogging. Face shields are a useful form of additional protection to be worn over the

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Industrial noise is often overlooked as an occupational hazard, as it is not visible to the eye. Overall, about 22 millions workers in the United States are exposed to potentially damaging noise levels each year.[8] Occupational hearing loss accounted for 14% of all occupational illnesses in 2007, with about 23,000 cases significant enough to cause permanent hearing impairment.

About 82% of occupational hearing loss cases occurred to workers in the manufacturing sector. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration establishes occupational noise exposure standards. NIOSH recommends that worker exposures to noise be reduced to a level equivalent to 85 dBA for eight hours to reduce occupational noise induced hearing loss.

PPE for hearing protection consists of earplugs and earmuffs.

Workers who are regularly exposed to noise levels above the NIOSH recommendation should be furnished hearing protection by the employers, as they are a low-cost intervention.

Protective ensembles

clothing

and

This form of PPE is all-encompassing and refers to the various suits and uniforms worn to protect the user from harm. Lab coats worn by

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scientists and ballistic vests worn by law enforcement officials, which are worn on a regular basis, would fall into this category. Entire sets of PPE, worn together in a combined suit, would also fall into this category.

Indian Market Scenario : Frost & Sullivan in a report last year found that the market earned revenues of $132.1 million in 2009 and estimates this to reach $303.1 million in 2016. The study covers above-the-neck PPE, protective clothing, respiratory protective equipment, protective gloves, and protective footwear segments.

Currently, low-cost, uncertified, and sub-standard products that decrease the safety levels of personnel and erode the market shares of certified PPE manufacturers dominate the Indian PPE market.

The high price sensitivity among end users also discourages market growth in terms of revenues.

Further, no incentives are available for those who adopt high quality product offerings. Some end users even tend to re-use the disposable PPE, especially protective clothing and gloves.

This industry is bogged down with some familiar problems.

Its main challenge is to create more awareness among users about the correct PPE products – especially protective gloves – to be used in various industries Lack of enforcement of government’s occupational and safety regulations only reduce the potential of the total PPE market.

The government’s failure to ensure the compliance of safety regulations shifts the responsibility of creating better awareness about the PPE products on to the manufacturers.

Therefore, the PPE manufacturers must take the

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Eye protection against impact while playing paintball (Photo : Maximill) initiative to drive sales growth in high quality PPE by encouraging industries to invest in certified quality products despite their high price. First of all, PPE manufacturers must introduce a diverse range of products to cater to various price segments.

A well-planned distribution network will further ensure that the products reach the right end users. It is not unusual to see lack of awareness among entrepreneurs, senior managers and other high cadres, because very often asbestos gloves (made from a banned material) are used, while plastic gloves are seen in places where they could heat up, decompose or get stuck. Injuries can occur, and manhours lost uselessly over such foul-ups because a wrong type of glove was used. Workers themselves are lackadaisical about the security issues.

“By introducing training initiatives, investing in branding and setting up a consortium / organization to initiate stringent

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enforcement of safety standards, the PPE market in India is already poised for a steady growth,” concludes Raja.

Global Market Forecast :

A complete PPE ensemble worn during high pressure cleaning work.

A new global report on the personal protective equipment (PPE) market, Global Industry Analysts Inc. (GIA) says that although current growth is slipping amid the cooling world economy, the global market for personal protective equipment is nevertheless expected to reach $33.3 billion by the year 2015.

According to “Personal Protective Equipment : A Global Strategic Business Report,” factors fingered to drive this growth include recovery in employment rates, rising emphasis on worker health/ safety issues, stricter government mandates and technology innovation.

The increased awareness about personal safety in face of terrorist attacks, bio-terrorism and other newer forms of menaces, is

One of the smart materials used in PPE

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also one factor that is pushing the sales of PPE upwards continually.

The report from GIA says that PPE has long remained as functionality - driven products; however, growing consumer desire to combine safety with style, and protection with comfort is leading to innovation. A staggering array of products and solutions are now being offered, with an option for customization wherever required.

Longstanding growth drivers in this market, which have and which will continue to push gains include legislations which enforce standards of worker safety, employment rates, increasing awareness regarding safety among industrial workforce, level of construction activity, rising sense of professionalism that accelerates acceptance of protective wear as part of worker’s paraphernalia and rise in career prospects for risky professions. This surely is a very heart-warming trend for the social activists who have always sought for better legislation or worker protection.

Some time ago, the growth of PPE declined as a result of the financial crisis and resulting world economic recession, according to GIA. The softness in business climate is expected to continue into the year 2010. Most of manufacturers earned below their potential, as sales of these products are tied to economy and employment rates, which witnessed a drastic decline.

Demand was worst hit in most recession-beaten end-use sectors including vehicle manufacturing, steel, chemical and construction industries, while demand from public sector recorded relatively cushioned falls. Body protection, which includes fall protection, protective clothing, protective

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gloves, and safety footwear was affected by the meltdown in the construction industry, while head protection, which includes eye and face protection, respiratory protection and hearing protection was relatively cushioned due to the outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus.

Dollar sales weakened with employers largely replacing expensive PPE with cheaper alternatives. It should be noted that a lot of fraudulent sales took place in less developed economies when the panic spread about the H1N1 virus, and large quantum sales of useless masks took place.

It is a credit to the industry, that despite the weakening in market variables brought about by the recession, the PPE market has successfully weathered the downturn without recording hurting erosion in sales and revenues, GIA says. This is largely because the underlying economics of PPE goes beyond the temporary weakness in the market’s climate. Companies cannot afford to cut corners on PPE for long, given the disproportionately higher costs associated with employee/ worker injuries, loss in productivity/ performance, and penalties paid for violation and non-conformance of OHS laws. These costs tend to far outweigh any gains stemming from cutting PPE expenditures as a measure to save money.

Additionally, a comfortable percentage of the PPE market is built upon legally binding requirements.

Thus again, change in legislation has played a solid role, to begin with Europe and United States collectively account for a major share of the global market.

Driven by rapid industrialization induced new manufacturing works and construction projects underway in developing markets of India, China and Vietnam, Asian market for Fall Protection Equipment is projected to reach $122.3 million by the year 2015.

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In the post-recession period, market for PPE, such as eye, hearing, face and head protection; respiratory protection, as well as other personal protection products, is expected to fare better. Future growth in this market will be based on revival of economy, cost of accidents, increased insurance costs, and need for replacements as a result of obsolescence, and wear and tear.

Also, the cost-effectiveness and sturdiness, the versatility and manoeuvrability, and the durability and availability of protective clothing & equipment will power its re-emergence onto the centre-stage among the enduser sectors. Once the designers get into coming up with more aesthetic, functional and efficient PPE gear, there may be a boost to global sales.

Personal protective clothing and equipment equipped with hybrid materials, smart technology and nanotechnology will witness rising demand. Products with integrated PPE will provide increased revenues in long term.

The report says that key players in the marketplace include 3M, Alpha Pro Tech Ltd, Ansell Healthcare Products LLC, Avon-ISI, Bartels Rieger Atemschutztechnik GmbH & Co, Bekina NV, Björnkläder AB, Drägerwerk AG & Co, Eurodress GmbH, Interspiro, Gateway Safety Inc, Honeywell Life Safety, Jallatte Group, JSP Ltd., Kimberly-Clark Professional, Latchways Plc, Kwintet AB, Mine Safety Appliances Company, MoldexMetric Inc, Pacific Helmets (NZ) Ltd, Respire Ltd., Saf-T-Gard International Inc., Sioen Industries NV, Skylotec GmbH, Scott Health & Safety, Sperian Protection, Wells Lamont Industry Group, and Z &V Group, among others.

It surely shows a bullish trend in the market, and the future is definitely ensured for the PPE market which can only expand and grow despite the recent slowdown.

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CONSTRUCTION

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2.

AIRPORT

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3.

HOSPITALITY

153

4.

RAILWAYS

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5.

OIL & GAS

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6.

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agged an order from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd for construction of depot cum workshop at Kalindi Kunj for Delhi MRTS Phase III. Location :Delhi Budget : 85.23 crore MBL Infrastructures Ltd Aditya Maheshwari , VP- Operations, 23-A, 3rd Floor, Netaji Subhas Road, Suite 14, Kolkata-700001, West Bengal.

Tel : 033-22301671, 22302353, Fax : 033-22308807, E-mail: kolkata@mblinfra.com

CONSTRUCTION

B

agged an order for civil & structural works for development of residential towers & villas at Chennai.

The contractual delivery period is within 24 months.

Location : Chennai, Tamil Nadu Budget : 40.35 crore McNally Bharat Engineering Company Ltd Mr. Deepak Khaitan, Chairman Priti Sen, GM-Public Relations, Ecospace, 11F/12 (Old Plot No. AA-II/Blk-3), New Town, Rajarhat, North 24 Parganas, Kolkata 700156, Tel : 033-30141111, 66281111,

T

he company in joint venture with its parent, ItalianThai Development Public company Ltd has bagged an order from DMRC for construction of 9,035 mtr long elevated metro track along with 8 elevated stations. The scope of work includes architectural �inishing, water supply, sanitary installation and drainage works. The project is scheduled for completion in 30 months.

Location : Delhi Budget : 546 crore ITD Cementation India Ltd S Ramnath, CFO, National Plastic Building, A Subhash Road, Paranjape B Scheme, Vile Parle (East), Mumbai 400 057.

Tel : 022 - 66931600, Fax : 022 - 66931627- 28, M: 09930600013, E-mail: s.ramnath@itdcem.co.in

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B

agged an order from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd for construction of Sarai station on BadarpurFaridabad corridor of Delhi MRTS Phase III. Location : Delhi Budget : 41.57 crore MBL Infrastructures Ltd Aditya Maheshwari , VP- Operations, 23-A, 3rd Floor, Netaji Subhas Road, Suite 14, Kolkata-700001, West Bengal.

Tel : 033-22301671, 22302353, Fax : 033-22308807, E-mail: kolkata@mblinfra.com

B

agged an order from Rites Ltd for construction of police station and residences at Hari Nagar, New Delhi. Completion period is of 14 months.

Location : New Delhi, Delhi Budget : 18.88 MBL Infrastructures Ltd Aditya Maheshwari , VP- Operations, 23-A, 3rd Floor, Netaji Subhas Road, Suite 14, Kolkata-700001, West Bengal.

Tel : 033-22301671, 22302353, Fax : 033-22308807, E-mail: kolkata@mblinfra.com

B

agged an EPC order in JV with Ranjit Buildcon Ltd for construction of pumping stations from Narmada Water Resources and Water Supply Department, Gujarat Government at Patan & Kalyana, supplying and laying 1650 mm dia (OD) M.S. Pipeline from Patan to Dindrol.

Location : Patan, Gujarat Budget : 12.75 crore Jyoti Ltd A M Pandya, Sr Manager, Nanubhai

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Amin Marg, Industrial Area, P O Chemical Industries, Baroda-390003.

Gujarat. T: 0265 - 3054444, 3054631 to 3054639, F: 2281871, (Rahul Nanubhai Amin, CMD)

B

agged an order from Department of Atomic Energy for extension of Vikram Sarabhai Bhavan including civil, public health & electrical works at Anushaktinagar in Mumbai. The work is likely to start soon and take 24 months to complete.

Location : Mumbai, Maharashtra Budget : 40.85 crore Era Infra Engineering Ltd. Komal Sharma, DGM, Yogendra Mangla, Project Manager, 370-371/2, Sahi Hospital Road, Jungpura, Bhogal, New Delhi - 110014.

Tel : 0120-4145000, Fax : 0120-24378784

Kowdiar P.O, Trivandrum - 3, Kerala, Tel : 0471-2318922, Fax : 0471-2315893,

P

lans to �loat tender for construction of runway, roads and drainage facilities. Tendering process will complete by April-end.

Location : Kannur, Kerala Budget : 700.00 Kannur International Airport Ltd (KIAL) V. Thulasidas IAS, Managing Director, Parvathy, Tc:36/1 Chacka, NH Bye Pass, Thiruvananthapuram 695024.

Tel: 0471-2508670, 2508668, Fax : 0471-2508669, E-mail: managingdirector@kannurairport.in

HOSPITALITY AIRPORT

P

lans to build feeder airport at Wayanad in northern Kerala. Expression of interest are invited for techno economic feasibility and environmental impact assessment.

Location : Wayanad, Kerala Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) Tom Jose, MD, mdksidc@vsnl.net G Asoklal, AGM-Business Development,

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lans to construct two hotels in Kolkata within two years. The project comprises setting up 60-room property on the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass running along the eastern fringe of the city and another 50-room property in the upmarket area of south Kolkata. The work is likely to start in two months.

Location : Kolkata, West Bengal Budget : 22 crore Ritman Group Mr. Parag Majmudar, CMD

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Suraj Jha, Chief Co-ordinator, Ritman House 14, Syed Amir Ali Avenue, Kolkata-700017.

Tel : 033-40001899, Fax : 033-40001898, E-mail: suraj@ritman.co.in

T

he company is coming up with three properties at Mahabaleshwar, Bekal and Goa under Le Meridien, Westin and W brands. The company currently has 34 operational hotels and about 27 are under various stages of development.

Location : Maharashtra Starwood Hotels and Resorts Me. Dilip Puri, MD-India and Regional VP, South Asia Anjali Mehra, Sr Mgr (Marketing), 11th �loor, Vatica Tower, Golf Course Road, Sector 56, Gurgaon.

Tel : 0124-6768015, E-mail: anjali.mehra@starwoods.com

H

ospitality major aims to launch 13 new hotels under the following brands: Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, Radisson Blue, Park Inn by Radisson and Park Plaza by the end of 2013. These properties will come up in Navi Mumbai, Gandhidham, Pune, Meerut, Uttarakhand, Bhatinda, New Delhi, Gurgaon, Mysore, Jaipur, Udaipur, Guwahati and Kolkata.

Location : Nationwide Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Mr. Simon C Barlow, Asia Paci�ic President T S Bhasin, GM-Projects, First Floor, Executive VP, Block - A, Chimes, Plot Number 61, Sector 44, Gurgaon 122003, Haryana.

Tel : 0124-4723300, E-mail: tsbhasin@carlsonrezidor.com

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he company plans to come up with a 80-92 rooms star hotel at Tirupati. This property offers mix of superior, deluxe and suite accommodation options. This is likely to be operational by 2015.

Location : Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh Daiwik Hotels Ltd. Mr. Debashis Ghosal, MD & CEO Kushal Bhattacharya, Manager, Events & Programming, Flat 1B, 56 D Bangur Avenue, Kolkata-700055, Tel : 033-40621203, 25746539,25749804, Fax : 033-40685178, E-mail: kushal@daiwikhotels.com

P

lans to come up with a 94-room, resort- style hotel in Goa. It will be the �irst Park Regis property to open in India. Park Regis Goa’s facilities will include several restaurants, banquet and conference facilities, business centre, spa and health club.

Location : Goa Stay Well Hospitality Group Rohit Vig - Managing Director, India, rvig@staywellgroup.com.

2) Head Of�ice-Level 10/80 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia, Tel : +61 2 81989299, Fax : +61 2 9262 3728

T

he company is coming up with 120- 140 keys, 4 star hotel at Dwarka. This property will host mix of superior, deluxe and suite accommodation options. This is likely to be operational by 2015.

Location : Jamnagar, Gujarat Budget : 45 crore Daiwik Hotels Ltd. Mr. Debashis Ghosal, MD & CEO Kushal Bhattacharya, Manager, Events & Programming, Flat 1B, 56 D Bangur Avenue, Kolkata-700055, Tel : 033-40621203, 25746539, 25749804, Fax : 033-40685178, E-mail: kushal@daiwikhotels.com

P

lans to come up with Sarovar Portico, a 55-60 room 4 star hotel at Kashmir. The project is in refurbishing process. It is expected to be launched by mid 2013.

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T

he company plans to come up with a 30 cottage property at Kabini Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka. The property will target the high-end luxury segment. It will launch 10 cottage by December 2013 and rest will be by 2015.

Location :Karnataka Mr. Anil Kumar, Manager-Corporate Communications, #1038, II Cross, K.K.Halli, St.Thomas Town Post, Bangalore-560084, Tel : 080-25442142, Fax : 080-25915272, E-mail: info@eastwoodhospitality.com

P

lans to come up with a 122-room hotel at Thane, Mumbai. It will be branded as a Leisure Inn property and is expected to open in mid-2013. The �irst internationally branded property in the region, Leisure Inn Thane will offer facilities including banquet and conference facilities, as well as an all-day dining coffee shop and bar.

Location : Thane, Maharashtra Stay Well Hospitality Group NA Rohit Vig - Managing Director, India, rvig@staywellgroup.com. 2) Head Of�ice-Level 10/80 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia, Tel : +61 2 81989299, Fax : +61 2 9262 3728

P

lans to come up with a 52-room hotel at Jaipur. It will be branded as Leisure Inn Grand Chanakya.

The property will offer extensive facilities including a rooftop bar and grill, all-day-dining restaurant, vegetarian restaurant, banquet and conference facilities.

Location : Jaipur, Rajasthan StayWell Hospitality Group NA Rohit Vig - Managing Director, India, rvig@staywellgroup.com. 2) Head Of�iceLevel 10/80 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia, Tel : +61 2 81989299,

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P

lans to set up mechanized fertiliser berth project at Visakhapatnam Port. The �inancial closure was achieved recently.The completion is targeted in two years.

Location : Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Budget : 310 crore ABG-LDA Bulk Handling Pvt Ltd Gurpreet Malhi, CEO Pawan, Sr Manager, 5th Floor, Bhupati Chambers, 13 Mathew Road Mumbai - 400004.

Tel : 022- 66563000, Fax : 022-23649236, E-mail: bd@abg-lda.com

T

he company is setting up multi-cargo mechanized berth project at Visakhapatnam. It would be handling steel, granite and other bulk cargoes. The capacity would be around 5 MTPA and aims to commission by end of December.

Location :Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh Budget : 155 crore ABG-LDA Bulk Handling Pvt Ltd. Mr. Gurpreet Malhi, CEO Pawan, Sr Manager, 5th Floor, Bhupati Chambers, 13 Mathew Road Mumbai - 400004.

Tel : 022- 66563000, Fax : 022-23649236, E-mail: bd@abg-lda.com

P

lans to develop a dedicated cruise berthing facility within a year. Currently a cruise terminal is operational at the Cochin Port, but cargo vessels also berth near it.

The port plans to expand the berth length by 100 meter from its current length of 180 meter and convert it into an exclusive cruise berth.

Location :Cochin, Kerala Budget : 22.43 crore Cochin Port Trust Jijo Thomas, Deputy Secretary-Public Relations, Willingdon Island, Cochin - 682009, Kerala.

Tel : 0484- 2667722, E-mail: pro@cochinport.gov.in

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Location : Haryana Budget : 602 crore

Indian Railways K J Surya Prakash Reddy, Minister of State for Railways, Rail Bhawan, Ra�i Marg, New Delhi-110001, Tel : 011-23388190, F: 23097064, E-mail: msrk@rb.railnet.gov.in

RAILWAYS

P

lans to take up 534-km Mumbai- Ahmedabad railcorridor project as a pilot project.

Location : Ahmedabad, Gujarat Budget : 63,000 crore Indian Railways Kul Bhushan, Member Electrical, Rail Bhawan, Ra�i Marg, New Delhi -110001, Tel : 011-23385100, Fax: 011-23385086, E-mail: ml@rb.railnet.gov.in, psml@railnet.gov.in

T

he construction of the Imphal-Tupul line connecting Manipur’s Jiribam subdivision and Tupul in Tamenglong district near Imphal is on and will be completed by 2015. So far, four out of the 34 tunnels have been constructed. Detailed project report is sent to the centre for fund sanctioning. The completion is targeted by 2015.

Location : Imphal, Manipur Indian Railways Vikas Makhijani, Deputy DirectorProjects, Room No. 256-A, Rail Bhavan, Raisina Road, New Delhi -110001.

Tel : 011-23304146, M: 9717647351

A

new railway line covering 81 km connecting the towns of Rewari, Jhajjar and Rohtak in southern Haryana was recently inaugurated.

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OIL & GAS

O

il & Gas block CB-ONN-2010/2 was won by consortium of Deep Energy LLC (DEL), Deep Natural Resources Ltd (DNRL) and Safal WSB Energy Pvt Ltd (SWEPL) under 9th bid round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP).

Location : V Singhal, Manager, 6th Floor, Deep Energy LLC (DEL) Astron Tower , Opp. Fun Republic Cinema, S.G. Highway, Ahmedabad-380015, Gujarat.

Tel : 079-26862076, 26862078, Fax : 079-26862077, E-mail: vsinghal@deepindustries.com

O

il & Gas exploration Block RJ-ONN- 2010/1 was awarded to a Consortium of GAIL, Bharat Petro Resources Ltd (BPRL), BF Infrastructure Ltd (BFIL) and Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd (MIEL).

GAIL India Ltd.

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Mr. B C Tripathi, CMD Jyoti Kumar, Senior Manager-Corp Comm, Gail Bhawan, 16 Bhikaji Cama Place, R K Puram, New Delhi - 110066, Tel : 011-26172580, 26182956, Fax : 011-26185941, E-mail: jyotik@gail.com.

S

etting up 15-million-tonne per annum (MTPA) re�inery at Paradip this September. Around 80 per cent of the re�inery work is over.

Location : Paradip, Orissa Budget : 30,000 crore Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) M M Vijaywargiya, Executive Director, Re�ineries Division, Paradip Re�inery Project, PO.Jhimani, Dist Jagatsinghpur, Orissa-754141, Tel : 06722-252001, Fax : 06722-252101, E-mail: vijaywargiyam@iocl.co.in

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lans to build 1,108-km Paradip- Raipur-Ranchi pipeline covering Orissa, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

The ground work has already started. Forest clearances is pending for Orissa.

Location :Orissa Budget : 1,800 crore Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) K K Jha, Director (Pipelines), 3079/3, J B Tito Marg, Sadiq Nagar, New Delhi - 110049.

Tel : 011 - 26260000, 26260010, Fax : 011 - 26260100

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lans to develop civic amenities in areas within 1 km from either side of the Outer Ring Road and the 12 urban nodes identi�ied in the extended master plan cleared by the state government recently. This project will be implemented using different modes like pure government funding, PPP Mode and pure private models.

Location : Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) Mr. Neerabh Kumar Prasad, Metropolitan Commissioner Ramakrishna, PRO, Block ‘A’, District Commercial Complex, Tarnaka, Secunderabad - 500017.

Andhra Pradesh.

Tel : 040-27003313, Fax : 040-27001880, M: 09849909799,

P

lans to improve water supply system in the municipality limits.The corporation has allocated 15.66 per cent of its budgetary provision for 2013-14 in this regard.

Location : Rajkot, Gujarat Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) Mr. Ajay Bhadoo, Commissioner V C Rajyaguru, Head-Water Supply Department, Dhebarbhai Road, Rajkot, Gujarat.

Tel : 0281-2239973, Fax : 0281-2224258,

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23

AVP SOLUTIONS

AVTECH

25 52-53, Booktet(46) & Bookmark

43 101

AIFM 2013

63

CHHATARIYA RUBBER & CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES

10

K.V. FIRE

59

KESHKAMAT & COMPANY

57

DECORATIVE PRODUCTS

125

F FAVOURITE SAFETY PRODUCTS FIRE INDIA 2013 FIREFLY FIRE PUMPS PVT. TLD. FIRETECH INDIA 2013

121 71

13

LIBERTY SHOES LTD

55

LOBA CHEMIE PVT. LTD.

95

61

FLIR SYSTEMS INDIA PVT. LTD.

17

19

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SAFEX FIRE SERVICES LTD.

20

SAMRIDDHI AUTOMATIONS PVT. LTD

IFC 83 & 85

NEWAGE FIRE PROTECTION INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD.

27

NSK (INDIA) AUTOMATION PVT LTD

37

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11

SOLUS SECURITY SYSTEMS PVT. LTD.

35

SUMIP COMPOSITES PVT. LTD.

77

SURE SAFETY (INDIA) PVT. LTD.

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MAGNUM MEDICARE PVT. LTD.

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M 33

RAMANA SAFETY AND SYSTEMS (I) PVT. LTD.

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VIJAY SABRE SAFETY PVT. LTD.

93

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PAARTH VALVES PVT. LTD.

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PELICAN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES INDIA PVT. LTD.

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XYLEM INDIA

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