Security System Manufacturers – Monitor All Facilities

Jon Jones ● Oct 27 ● 16 min read

Finding the right security resources is necessary for a safe working environment in manufacturing plants. After all, no industry is exempt from security threats. Integrated security systems ensure both employee safety and industrial safety. Having a security system for manufacturers prevents theft, misconduct, and vandalism all while ensuring a safe and productive working environment.

Thus, it is important to choose the right security system for manufacturers to ensure safety. Such security systems should include surveillance cameras for both indoors and outdoors, environmental sensors, access control, and alarms systems. At Monarch, we’re here to help you choose the right products for the manufacturing security solutions at your plant.

Why Is A Security System for Manufacturers Important?

With the security devices offered by Verkada for manufacturing, you can protect your staff, products, and property. Consider the following advantages of a Verkada security system for manufacturers.

Track Inventory Loss

Advanced physical security solutions, such as those offered by Verkada, allow one to pinpoint when exactly an incident occured. Essentially, teams can search camera footage with filters (i.e., look for a specific clothing color, a face, or simply motion). A security system for manufacturers that include surveillance cameras and access control allows one to easily and quickly track inventory loss.

Building Insights

Another benefit to advanced manufacturer security systems is access to building insights. For example, the SV11 Environmental Sensor provides heat maps, people counting, an assessment of floor traffic, and suggestions to improve employee productivity and safety.

Deter Threats

A third benefit to a security system for manufacturers is that it deters potential threats – including angry employees, vandalism, and theft. With the cameras and sensors offered by Verkada, you can receive real-time alerts for activity that could indicate unusual behavior. You can then quickly share live footage or archived events with the appropriate authorities.

All in all, a Verkada security system for manufacturers provide one with several benefits including: tracking of inventory loss, insight on building analytics, and deterrence of potential threats.

A Security System for Manufacturers With Verkada

If you’re going to invest in a security system for your manufacturing plants, then you’re not going to want devices that are difficult to install, maintain, and use. Rest assured that Monarch has your back. Verkada devices stand out from the rest because they provide an advanced, AI-driven security environment. Consider the following features that make all cloud-based devices of Verkada unique:

• Solid-state Storage (SSD): No NVR, DVR, or server is required. This means you pay for what you use – and that’s all. Moreover, this reduces any extra overhead operations and the expenses they come with!
• Regular, Automatic Software Updates: No need to worry about if your devices are working properly or are up-to-date with our Verkada devices.
• Simple Plug-and-Play Install: Just a standard Ethernet cable is required for the cameras to be brought online and fully operational within minutes.
• Unlimited Storage on Camera and Cloud: Reduce your facilities’ liability risk with unlimited cloud archiving offered by Verkada cameras.
• Unlimited Users Allowed: Authorize admins access to an unlimited number of users.
• Accessible Anywhere, Anytime: Access archived or live feed videos on any device or browser
• Live Alerts: Receive instant alerts in any meaningful event.
• Infinitely Scalable: No matter how many manufacturing plants you seek to monitor, we can help you keep everyone on the same page
• 10-Year Warranty: Rest assured that your money is well protected.

Security Cameras for Multiple Manufacturing Plants

Security cameras are critical for a security system for manufacturers. After all, industrial plants are commonly threatened by violence, theft, vandalism, and trespassing. Hence, having security cameras would allow one to monitor their manufacturing plants remotely and around the clock. As such, security cameras enhance security, quality control, and production visibility. No matter the amount of facilities you seek to keep safe with a Verkada security system, you can monitor them all on one single platform – Verkada Command.

Design and Features

Verkada offers technology that is secure and easy to use. The set-up is simple: once a device is installed, it is online and fully operational within just a few minutes. Moreover, the security cameras offered by Verkada do not depend on NVRs. So, you can store up to 365 days of quality footage locally. Furthermore, you can store clips in the cloud indefinitely, so you can easily share archived events when needed. Additionally, the devices of Verkada update automatically.

Other features of our security cameras include the following:

• Live access feeds: Monitor access-based activity.
• Floor plans: Respond to incidents with real-time motion plotting.
• People and Vehicle Analytics: Search for individuals by clothing color or search for vehicles by color, make, or even license plates due to Verkada’s advanced search filters.
• Time lapse: Watch a day of footage in under 30 seconds with timelapses.
• Live links: Share secure access to footage or camera feeds with authorized users via SMS or link. You could also limit the duration of time that viewers can access the footage. The option to add, edit, or revoke user access is also available.

Furthermore, Verkada offers security cameras that are thoughtfully designed for a security system for manufacturers. The cameras have a durable design, firmware signing, and can detect tampering. We offer a variety of options to meet your security needs for your several manufacturing plants including: the Verkada Indoor Dome Series, the Verkada Outdoor Dome Series, the Verkada Bullet Series, the Verkada Mini Series, and Verkada Fisheye Series.

Verkada Indoor Dome Series

The Verkada Indoor Dome Camera is designed for indoor, high-traffic areas. It is the perfect general-purpose security camera. There are three versions of this camera: CD42, CD52, and C62.

	CD42	CD52	CD62
Type	Indoors	Indoors	Indoors
Image Resolution	5MP	5MP	4K
Type of Lens	Fixed, with 3x Zoom Digitally	Zoom, with 3x Optical and Digital Zoom	Zoom, with 3x Optical and Digital Zoom
Standard Retention	Up to 365 Days	Up to 365 Days	Up to 90 Days
Standard Storage	Up to 2TB	Up to 2TB	Up to 2TB
Audio	Yes	Yes	Yes
IR Range	15m	30m	30m
Rating	IK08	IK08	IK08

The Verkada Outdoor Dome Series

The Verkada Outdoor Dome Series is both weather- and tamper-resistant.  Its capabilities function well even in areas with limited bandwidth and connectivity. They are perfect for monitoring the parking lot and the exterior of buildings (e.g., to capture key license plates). There are three versions of this camera: CD42-E, CD52-E, and C62-E.

	CD42-E	CD52-E	CD62-E
Type	Outdoors	Outdoors	Outdoors
Image Resolution	5MP	5MP	4K
Type of Lens	Fixed, with 3x Zoom Digitally	Zoom, with 3x Optical and Digital Zoom	Zoom, with 3x Optical and Digital Zoom
Standard Retention	Up to 365 Days	Up to 365 Days	Up to 90 Days
Standard Storage	Up to 2TB	Up to 2TB	Up to 2TB
Audio	Yes	Yes	Yes
IR Range	15m	30m	30m
Rating	IK10 & IP67	IK10 & IP67	IK10 & IP67

The Verkada Bullet Series

The Verkada Bullet Series is ideal for long range, outdoor surveillance. It is built to withstand harsh environments. The Verkada Bullet camera is available in two lens types: wide angle and telephoto. There are four versions of this camera: CB51-E, CB61-E, CB51-TE, CB61-TE

	CB51-E	CB51-TE	CB61-E	CB61-TE
Type	Indoor and/or Outdoor	Indoor and/or Outdoor	Indoor and/or Outdoor	Indoor and/or Outdoor
Image Resolution	5MP	5MP	4K	4K
Type of Lens	Zoom, with up to 3x Optical and Digital zoom	Telephoto Zoom, with 8-20mm focal length	Zoom, with up to 3x Optical and Digital zoom	Telephoto Zoom, with 8-20mm focal length
Standard Retention	Up to 2TB	Up to 2TB	Up to 2TB	Up to 2TB
Standard Storage	Up to 365 Days	Up to 365 Days	Up to 90 Days	Up to 90 Days
Audio	–	–	–	–
IR Range	30m	50m	30m	50m
Rating	IK10 & IP167	IK10 & IP167	IK10 & IP167	IK10 & IP167

The Verkada Mini Series

The Verkada Mini Series offers both flexibility and enhanced resolution for clear footage. The Mini Camera is a compact size that can fit any space, anywhere indoors. There are three versions of this camera: CM41-S, CM41, and CM41-E.

	CM41-S	CM41	CM41-E
Type	Indoor	Indoor	Outdoor
Image Resolution	5MP	5MP	5MP
Type of Lens	Fixed, with up to 3x Digital Zoom	Fixed, with up to 3x Digital Zoom	Fixed, with up to 3x Digital Zoom
Standard Retention	Up to 90 days	Up to 365 Days	Up to 365 Days
Standard Storage	Up to 385GB	Up to 2TB	Up to 2TB
Audio	–	Yes	–
IR Range	N/A	15m	15m
Rating	N/A	IK08	IK10 & IP67

The Verkada Fisheye Camera

The Verkada Fisheye Camera provides a panoramic view of the entire property – both indoor and outdoor. This camera allows for total surveillance coverage. Thus, it is ideal if you are purchasing many cameras for different manufacturing facilities as part of your security system.

	Fisheye CF81-E
Type	Indoor and/or Outdoor
Image Resolution	12MP
Type of Lens	Fixed, with 3x Digital Zoom
Standard Retention	Maximum of 90 Days of Standard Quality Retention
Standard Storage	Up to 2TB of Onboard Storage
IR Range	20M
Angle of View	180°
Rating	IK10 and IP67
Audio	Yes
NDAA Compliant	Yes
Analytics	Ambarella Chipset for People and Vehicle Analytics
Viewing Modes	Panoramic; Four–Way Split; Pan-Tilt–Zoom

The Verkada Fisheye Camera (CF81-E) is an ideal security camera for a security system for manufacturers. With the option to switch between circle, ePTZ, 2-view, 3-view, or 4-view modes on the CF81-E, you can do away with the need for multiple camera installations. This is especially important in manufacturing plants where there is so much area to cover in surveillance. You can also take advantage of features like digital pan-tilt-zoom to increase coverage and lessen blind spots.

Three different view modes are supported by the CF81-E. You can customize the view mode to meet the requirements of the install location.

• 180° Panoramic: A wide-angle view that is ideal for an open area or a corridor.
• Four-way split: Use a single camera to watch four distinct fields of view.
• Pan-tilt-zoom (ePTZ): Provides a panoramic, all-encompassing view of your environment.

Verkada Camera Options

Panoramic

Panoramic is the first view mode of the fisheye camera. The camera will have a 180° horizontal field of view in this mode. The camera can be tilted to adjust the fields of view to your preferences.

Four-Way Split

Four-Way Split is the second mode of the fisheye camera. You can monitor four distinct areas all at the same time using the Four-Way Split mode. It’s especially useful for monitoring an outdoor corner, a hallway intersection, or when replacing multiple cameras with one. Site administrators can adjust the Four-Way Split’s angles to better suit their needs and maximize the fields of view.

Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ)

Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) is the third, adaptable mode of the fisheye camera. You can choose to display the video feed in Pan-Tilt-Zoom as a 360° view, a tiles view with various angles, or by using your digital PTZ functionality to pan, tilt, and zoom around the image.

	180° Panoramic	Four-way Split	Pan-Tilt-Zoom
Privacy Zones	Y	Y	Y
People Counting	Y	Y	–
People Analytics	Y	Y	–
Vehicle Counting	Y	Y	–
Vehicle Analytics	Y	Y	–
Crowd Alerts	Y	Y	–
Motion Alerts	Y	Y	Y
Motion Search	Y	Y	Y
Audio	Y	Y	Y

Benefits of Security Cameras

Overall, there are many benefits to having security cameras at your multiple manufacturing facilities. Consider the following:

• Remote Access: Security and surveillance teams can keep tabs on the facilities from anywhere on any device with security cameras. This is useful if you seek to monitor different manufacturing plants all at once.
• Incident Resolution: Footage captured by surveillance cameras allow security teams and the authorities to quickly investigate crimes if they do occur. Security cameras can help them track any inventory loss. 
• Protection of Staff and Guests: With security cameras being part of a security system for manufacturers, the risk of an incident decreases. This boosts employees’ sense of safety.
• Continuous Monitoring: Security cameras can capture all activity and incidents – even outside of working hours. This ensures that no critical footage is missed or lost.
• Deter Theft and Robbery: Cameras help security officials prevent crime such as vandalism, assault, theft, or other malicious behaviors.

Access Control

Another important aspect of a security system for manufacturers is access control. In essence, access control enables the plant managers to regulate who has access to specific parts of a manufacturing facility. Additionally, managers can keep tabs on who enters and exits particular locations. Furthermore, access control prevents theft and vandalism by keeping unauthorized employees away from operations. Lastly, for maximum efficiency, access control allow employees to move around rapidly.

Access Control for Organizations: Key Features

With Verkada devices, security is made easy! Consider the following key features of Verkada’s access control:

• Seamless Video Integration and Analytics
• Infinite Scalability
• Cloud-Based Software and Management
• Integrate the Access Controller with Any Existing Cards and Readers
• 10-year Warranty on Hardware
• Verkada’s Pass App: Touchless Access Capability with Bluetooth

Verkada’s AC41 Door Controller

With Verkada’s AC41 Door Controller, clients may bring plug-and-play ease to managing doors and access throughout their facility. In other words, as soon as you install the AC41 Door Controller, it is ready to use within minutes. Our Access Controller can easily integrate with any existing door hardware and readers.

With our Command platform, you can easily manage your doors once they are connected to the network. On the Command platform, you can effortlessly manage building access, scheduling, and users. You also save time adding users on the platform since employees are seamlessly configured, onboarded, and offboarded. This is because of the integration with active directory platforms.

Additionally, you can easily connect your Access Controller with your cameras using Verkada Command to provide real-time video analytics on access-related events. Thus, you are able to not only view what is happening at your organizations’ points of entry, but also take proactive action for any significant occurrences.

Verkada’s AD32 Door Reader

The AD32 Door Reader is yet another device that allows you to control access to your manufacturing facilities’ entry points. This door reader supports low and high frequency card formats as well as mobile devices that have the Verkada Pass app. Furthermore, the AD32 Door Reader comes in two different options: the Mullion Mount Plate and the Single Gang Mount Plate. Both options allow for customized installs.

The Single Gang Mount Plate is a common card reader format that can replace existing reader mounts or be used on traditional installations. The thinner Mullion form factor has a sleek design and can be used in smaller spaces such as door frames.

Verkada Access Control

Features

Verkada access control offers easy-to-use solutions for the entire manufacturing plant. Consider the following features of Verkada access control:

• Real-Time Monitoring: View what is occurring throughout the entire plant since Verkada seamlessly integrates access control with video security.
• Filter Events: Quickly find and respond to access events like tailgating in real time on your dashboard.
• Remote Administration: Securly manage doors, schedules, and settings from your chosen device with cloud-based access control. You can create schedules that ensure doors are locked when needed and are secured.
• Lockdown: Lockdown is a cloud-based feature that allows administrators to lock doors with one tap to ensure the safety of employees
• Digital Keycards: Use cellphones to unlock doors with a single tap.

Alarm Systems

Alarm systems are another important component of a security system for manufacturers since they deter unauthorized intruders and reduce the risk of theft and other issues that occur during a break-in. Moreover, alarm systems effectively and efficiently alerts the command center and contacts authorities. This allows everyone to become quickly aware of any potential danger so that the necessary precautions are taken. Hence, alarm systems protect both the people and property of manufacturing plants.

There are many important features to Verkada alarm systems that ensure safety and security. For example, the alarm systems have 24/7 professional monitoring, emergency dispatch capabilities, and are cloud-managed.

Environmental Sensors

Verkada environmental sensors allow one to easily monitor the health and safety of manufacturing plants. These sensors can detect: the temperature and humidity, vape, the air quality, noise levels, motion, particulate matter (PM 2.5), and total volatile organic compounds (TVOC) . This information can be used to ensure safety and security by providing important measures that affect worker health.

Design and Features

The SV11 has an exterior layer made of stainless steel that has been photochemically etched, followed by a number of sensors that collect and present data. Hence, Verkada’s SV11 tracks changes in the breakdown of chemicals in the atmosphere using the onboard sensors. The Vape Index, a ranking of the chance of vaping/smoking on a scale of 1-100, is derived from the data collected by these sensors.

Furthermore, the SV11 boasts a plethora of other features that make it one of the most popular environmental sensors to a broad range of industries. Consider the following distinguishing features:

• One Cloud-Based Software Platform: Access all sensor data from the Command platform and compare it to a timeline to get a complete picture of when these occurrences occurred. Individuals can also connect any sensor to a Verkada camera, correlating video with sensor-based data. Overall, this offers a layer of visual evidence to help people grasp what happened.
• Easy Visualization of Data: Easily view and understand environmental data thanks to color-coded sensor readings and data representations.
• Customizable Thresholds: Set custom alert thresholds to receive real-time messages via SMS and email.
• Sensor-Based Alerts: Receive an alert whenever an anomaly is discovered. Alerts are issued through SMS or email to pre-selected individuals and security so that they may respond quickly.
• Alert Configuration: Use custom alerts to reduce needless messages over the weekend and after work. Verkada’s technology allows each user to specify the hours and days of the week that they’d like to receive alerts.

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Benefits of the SV11 Environmental Sensor for Manufacturing Security Solutions

Still not sure how an environmental sensor ensures secure manufacturing? Consider the following benefits:

• Monitor changes in temperature or humidity to reduce product damage
• Measure the air quality to ensure healthy air quality for employees
• Measure VOC emissions to prevent adverse health effects (e.g., from new coats of paint)
• Monitor the environment to ensure measurements are in line with state laws and compliances.
• Monitor the temperature to protect expensive equipment and products.

Why Choose Verkada for a Security System for Manufacturers?

(1) Easy Install and Use

Verkada offers an integrated security platform that protects people and property, ensures quality control, and maximizes operational productivity. We offer new standards for security. For example, our devices are easy to install, use, and maintain. All of our products have a plug-and-play design meaning that our devices are online within minutes of installation without any configurations on your part. Moreover, you can easily access any device of your organization from any browser or device of yours. Lastly, our products are designed to have automatic security and software updates in order to reduce maintenance overhead

(2) Guaranteed Scalability

The security systems offered by Verkada do not depend on servers or networks. Thus, we are able to guarantee centralized device management. In other words, you can manage all of your devices across the manufacturing plant on one single cloud-managed platform. Moreover, our security systems have unlimited cloud archiving, making it simple to store and organize critical footage.

(3) Secure from the Beginning

All devices from Verkada are secure by default. Our security systems have end-to-end encryption. In other words, only authorized, inbound connections are accepted and able to access data.

At Monarch, we’re here to help you implement manufacturing security solutions that work for you.

Explore All Security Options Updated: Oct 27