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It gives us great pleasure to announce that Guardian24 has been selected as this year’s winner of the prestigious Award for LONE WORKER SOLUTIONS 2014, an independent Award scheme that is sponsored by Security Industry E-Mag and acknowledged both in this country and abroad. Having built-up an enviable reputation as a supplier of innovative and cutting edge security solutions to the UK Lone Worker market, Guardian24 is no stranger when it comes to receiving accolades, as the company was voted outright winner of the IFSEC 2013 Lone Working ‘Product of the Year Award’. Achieving this second prestigious Award serves as a distinguishing factor, ranking the company amongst the best in its’ field, as well as serving as a seal of approval to prospective clients.
The HSE define lone workers as ‘those who work by themselves without close or direct supervision.’ It is estimated that 6.8 million people in the United Kingdom are lone workers, which is 22% of the 31.2m UK working population. Lone Worker Security is a vital issue within every level of an organisation. Tens of thousands of lone workers are abused, attacked or victims of an accident in the UK
every year*; with employees carrying out jobs where social contact with the general public is commonplace being particularly at risk.* Legally, a lone worker should not be put at any greater risk than any other employee. It is the employer’s duty to assess the risk to their staff and take appropriate measures to reduce it. An employer who has failed to take account of a foreseeable risk can be deemed to be negligent; with the cost of an investigation into a physical attack running into tens of thousands of pounds and potentially being prevented from trading. Receiving abuse or being faced with a disproportionate level of risk as part of your job is unacceptable. Security Industry E-Mag is delighted to recommend Guardian24, a market leading Mobile Personal Safety Solution which can be used on a wide range of devices such as a BlackBerry® smartphone, iPhone, Android smartphone, Windows PDA, Mobile Phone or specialist Mobile Worker Panic Alarm Device. Most mobile workers are generally employees or representatives who are either isolated in their working/office environment or who work unsupervised outside a shared office. BS8484 accredited, the Guardian24 solution is designed to help protect mobile, field and remote workers. Providing a Personal Emergency Response Service to vulnerable lone workers in all sectors of the marketplace, Guardian24 allows users to log their whereabouts, leaving details of their location and the expected duration. Should their safety be compromised the user can discreetly press a panic alarm (even if the keypad is locked) on a chosen device to summon emergency assistance. If an activity over runs Guardian24 will automatically call the lone worker to verify their safety. If the lone worker cannot be reached a nominated respondent will be notified informing them of the over run activity. At this stage an agreed protocol will be followed to verify the
Works with Blackberry, Android, iPhones, Windows PDA & Lone Worker Devices lone worker’s safety and location. Should the lone worker feel that their safety has been compromised at any time they can press a dedicated hot key on a chosen lone worker device to summon emergency assistance. As the first technology-based solution to address the Lone and Mobile worker market in the UK, Guardian24 was the brainchild of the company’s co-founder and CTO Paul Donnelly, who was an early innovator in the industry. Having evolved over time, today the Guardian24 system has become the industry flagship and the best-in-breed that others seek to emulate. The success of Guardian24 is further highlighted by the fact that the company’s subscriber base now exceeds 33,000 users; within approximately over 400 public and private sector organisations across the UK and Ireland. In a recent interview Leona Mills, the company’s Marketing Manager explained: “Our service delivers an effective solution right now, and more importantly will continue to do so into the future as new features are created and released. Among our customers are Local Authorities, Healthcare Services, Housing Associations, Central Government
(bring your own device) being increasingly encouraged by employers. In order to meet the increased adoption of BYOD strategies within organisations, Guardian24 has further extended its longstanding approach to deliver the service on the broadest possible range of devices. Key to securing this Award was the company’s continual commitment to Research & Development, evident when Guardian24 recently launched its’ fully functional G24 Apple iPhone application and service; giving iPhone users the opportunity to download an Apple Store App, enabling them to take advantage of the full capabilities of Guardian24 on their device.
bodies, NHS Trusts, Educational Institutions, Charities, as well as many Financial Services, Insurance, Construction, Security and Retail organisations.” Guardian24 is widely acknowledged to be the UK market leader; with its’ innovative solution being recognised as the most flexible and responsive for users, as it uniquely allows every user to access the service from 2 lone worker devices. Having led the movement to specific BlackBerry and Android lone worker systems over 6 months ahead of the market, Guardian24 conceives, designs and develops in-house; drawing on the skills of a highly dedicated technical team who evolve the service as new technologies emerge and customer needs change. With new research by IDC revealing more than two thirds of employees are already doing some of their work outside the office each week, it comes as no surprise to learn that mobile devices are becoming more integrated into the work flow of a normal day; with BYOD
The company’s philosophy to extend and develop the range of innovative products it provides is further highlighted by the fact that Guardian24 goes beyond providing revolutionary solutions for Lone Workers, having also added to its product range cuttingedge advanced integration capabilities with workflow management and mobile working platforms on smartphones and tablets. Commenting on receiving this Award, the company’s CEO Henry Woods went on to say: “We are very pleased to receive this award from Security Industry Magazine. Industry awards are an important part of the buying process; it’s helpful for customers who are trying to make complex buying decisions to see that an independent expert has evaluated some of the choices available and can make some clear recommendations. Awards play an important part in that process. Everyone in our industry agrees that our
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market is expanding quickly. More and more companies and organisations are becoming aware of the need to protect people from accidents, illnesses and attacks or aggression that may happen during their working time. The Health and Safety Act, the Corporate Manslaughter act, best ethical practice and plain old common sense all determine that when an employee is in trouble, the employer has a duty of care to have some processes and solutions in place to minimise the risk. Security Industry Magazine has really understood our position very well; this market is no longer about small numbers of high-risk employees like social workers and visiting nurses; these days it’s about all those people - over 10billion worldwide, according to IDC who use laptops, smart-phones, tablets to do their work while on-the-road. All those people showing houses, driving vans, managing forestry, collecting rent, delivering summonses, issuing tickets, providing home-healthcare and countless other occupations and professions are all at risk. Some are at much greater risk than others, and the solutions that an employer deploys should be matched to that varying risk-level. Not everyone has to be given an
expensive dedicated device to use when working alone - many can simply have an app on an existing smart-phone or tablet which allows them to call for help in the unlikely event that something awful happens. But if something awful does happen, then the service behind the app has to be bullet-proof. It has to work every time. This is the dual approach that Guardian24 has invested heavily in over the last 24 months; a comprehensive, reliable and reassuring personal safety service that employees can access quickly and easily at any time through a wide range of suitable devices, and the ability to integrate Guardian24 into other apps that staff may already be using on their devices. It’s very gratifying that Security Industry magazine has so clearly understood our strategy and recognised us accordingly”
* Source: Attack Statistics taken as an average for 2008/09 from a variety of sector sources including the NHS, Retailers against crime, and Inside Housing
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VISION BASED SECURITY SOLUTIONS 2014 AWARD WINNERS
The Senior Management team of Security Industry E Magazine are excited to announce the deserving recipients of the ‘Vision-based Security Solutions Award 2014’ as, Visio Ingenii. Luton-based, Visio Ingenii holds a passion to introduce next generation machine vision based technology solutions to the defence, security, transportation, medical and retail industries.
Translating to Vision Intelligence in Latin, Visio Ingenii’s chief objective is to improve security and safety, making intelligence more powerful than ever before, but most importantly more relevant and timely. The company’s dedicated team of professionals have worked on several end user security applications meaning that Visio Ingenii’s experts are fully aware of security and information challenges from
day-to-day retail, to senior leaders in intelligence and combat troops on the front line. This valuable experience, combined with years of research enables Visio Ingenii to build innovative software and hardware solutions to combat today’s challenging vision conditions. Receiving the Security Industry E Magazine award reaffirms
VISION BASED SECURITY SOLUTIONS 2014 AWARD WINNERS Visio Ingenii’s commitment to improving security the world over. Commenting on the company’s recent success, Vision Ingenii’s Dr. Nagachetan Bangalore (CEO and Chief Scientist) said: “We have started 2014 with an exciting journey of productising and commercialising years of innovative machine vision research into products that can be used in various industries and platforms.” In recent years, national and public security has become more of a major concern for many countries. Visio Ingenii understands that the delivery of accurate and robust solutions are the most critical aspects in providing an effective and comprehensive computer vision solution. The company’s state-of-theart integrated technologies provide cutting edge solutions to complex machine vision requirements and can be tailored to meet the needs of a wide range of industry applications, including: Detection & Monitoring Real time detection and monitoring of indoor/outdoor suspicious activities in both day and night scenarios, covering the movement of vehicles, people, fire and smoke. Intelligent Object Tracking & Recognition
VISION BASED SECURITY SOLUTIONS 2014 AWARD WINNERS Multiple object recognition tolerant to varying lighting conditions and cluttered environments; augmented reality and face recognition systems. Tracking Visio Ingenii technology tracks dynamic objects on both dynamic and static cameras tolerant to varying lighting and weather conditions - rigid object, people and face recognition capabilities. Visio Ingenii also provide revolutionary solutions in Border security, Automatic video surveillance, Security forensics, Behaviour analysis, Automatic image analysis, People tracking and much more. Explaining the company’s evolution, Dr. Bangalore said: “At VI, we believe in ‘Being Different’. We started as a modest team of machine vision researchers and developers with a passion to prioritise accuracy and reliability in our products and solutions along with a focus on matching niche customer requirements.” With practical know-how, core intellectual property and integrated framework, Visio Ingenii’s end-toend solutions, designed to support any industrial needs have led to the company’s excellent track record for
VISION BASED SECURITY SOLUTIONS 2014 AWARD WINNERS providing solutions for high end mission critical and technically complex projects. A small medium sized enterprise, Visio Ingenii are able to respond quickly to customer queries and can even provide no obligation free consultation time to better understand the project requirements and specifications of their customers. The company believes in the importance of establishing meaningful collaborations and have formed partnerships with customers and global suppliers in order to assist the company in the delivery of enduring integrated solutions to key industries worldwide. Visio Ingenii also support organisations with their research and development activities. “We have an extended R&D team assisting in transforming concepts and bespoke customer requirements into commercial prototypes and products” concluded Dr. Bangalore.
For further information, please call Visio Ingenii on 01582 488 763, email enquiries to contactus@visioingenii.com or visit the company’s website at www.visioingenii.com
Manufacturer of servo drives, systems and bespoke engine The Senior Management team of the Security Industry E Magazine are delighted to announce the deserving recipients of the annually presented, Supplier to Industry Award for 2014 as global company, Infranor. The Award recognises the Infranor’ s dedication to supplying an evolving industry with the latest in cutting edge product solutions within the slotted and slottless motor sector. On receiving the Security E Magazine’s Award, Infranor’s Managing Director, Adrian Hazelwood commented: “It is rewarding for our Company to be recognised by our customers and the market place in general. For us the result of our hard work must always be a happy customer, however it is very special to be recognised by an industry journal as our effort, time and the financial investment we make to improve motor reliability, performance and flexibility that a continuously changing market needs is often unnoticed. This award is a result of pure teamwork, our customers trust us to find a solution and we use our expertise within our Motor and Drive factories
Ruth Nicoll receives a Security industry Award for 2014
to not only meet but in most instances surpass the customers’ needs and desires. For me to receive the award on behalf of a dedicated team that stretches across the globe is very satisfying, it confirms that our business model, work ethic and skill sets are correct.” Many design engineers working in the field of motion control are familiar with slotless motor designs, but may wonder if these specialised motors signifcantly improve machine performance. In many cases, they can. Slotless motors offer more torque per frame size, produce more power, run smoother and achieve higher speeds than their slotted counter parts. Following is a closer look at
servo motors, eering the technology, plus realistic tips on evaluating whether or not your application could benefit from slotless motor. Slotted Servomotor Construction A traditional slotted brushless servomotor has a stator made of stamped metal sections called laminations that are stacked to form teeth. Wire is wrapped around these teeth; when current flows in the wire, an electric magnet is created in the stator. Permanent magnets are fixed to the rotor. As in slotted motors the permanent magnets in slotless servomotors are fixed to the rotor. However a slotless stator is built without teeth. Motor windings are wrapped around a temporary mould and then encapsulated to keep them in place. Eliminating the teeth yields many benefits. Application Benefits for Slotless Motors Higher torque is beneficial for most applications, more torque usually means higher acceleration and greater machine output. Additional torque also
means that a smaller motor may be used, which can save money. A motor that can run fast may be the obvious choice for high speed applications such as centrifuges. But faster speeds can also help reduce overall machine cost and help increase machine output. If the machine’s mechanics can handle higher speeds a faster move time is possible. If gear reduction can be selected to optimise torque at higher speed a smaller motor can be used, therefore saving money and weight. Additional power may also eliminate costly secondary mechanics that can shorten machine life and escalate maintenance. These motors have been used in Ordinance in feed systems as well as Linear and Rotational positioning systems, giving the product high torque and speed with modular construction and zero cogging all within a compact size. The Xtrafors Prime series is just one of the many exciting ranges of servomotors that are designed and manufactured in Europe and available from any of the global Infranor sales and Engineering teams. Drawbacks of slotless motors Despite their benefits slottless motors
have their drawbacks and are therefore not suited to every application. For any given size, slottless motors generally have larger diameter rotors, and because rotor inertia increases with the rotors diameter, inertia can increase significantly. Consider an application where load inertia is very low compared to motor inertia and high acceleration is required. In this instance, a slotted motor may be able to accelerate faster than a slottless one. If the slottless motor’s additional torque cannot compensate for the higher torque required to accelerate the system. A slottless motor may also be difficult to manufacture. The motor manufacturer may need to develop customer winding equipment because standard equipment does not do the job. If the choice is made to encapsulate the
motor windings in resin to enhance performance and create a more rugged motor, the motor manufacturer must have significant experience with resin materials and the potting process
itself. These manufacturing challenges could increase the cost for both manufacturer and end user. Application Benefits for Slotless Motors Higher torque is beneficial for most applications and is often the first thing an engineer seeks when choosing a motor. More torque usually means higher acceleration and greater machine output. Additional torque also means that a smaller motor may be used, which can save money (if the motor is part of a moving component, a smaller motor also weighs less and requires less energy to move.) A motor that can run fast may be the obvious choice for high speed applications such as centrifuges. But faster speeds can also help reduce overall machine cost and help increase machine output. If the machine’s mechanics can handle higher speeds a faster move time is possible. If gear reduction can be selected to optimise torque
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at higher speed a smaller motor can be used, therefore saving money and weight. Additional power may also eliminate costly secondary mechanics that can shorten machine life and escalate maintenance. Two specific applications illustrate indispensable slottless motor benefits. Grinding: Smooth motor motion (generated by slottless motors) is imperative as the cogging affected, can produce an undesirable finish on final parts. Battery Powered Designs: The higher efficiency and potentially smaller size of slottless motors extends operation. Our success in precision markets has been strengthened by the successful launch of the Xtrafors Prime series of zero cogging servomotors. These motors offer the latest technology in slotless design. These have been used in Ordinance in feed systems as well as Linear and Rotational positioning systems, giving the product high torque and speed with modular construction and zero cogging all within a compact
size. The Xtrafors Prime series is just one of the many exciting ranges of servomotors that are designed and manufactured in Europe and available from any of the global Infranor sales and Engineering teams. When asked about Infranor’s future developments, Adrian went on to say: “We must be very conscious that the steps we take forwards with technology is also plug and play with our current offering and solutions we provide, or at least be a minimum of application disturbance for our customers. We hate the word obsolescence and work hard to avoid it. We must also be aware of the world’s weakening material resources as we continue to develop, and as such new magnet, housing and winding technologies are at the forefront of our R&D. Ongoing developments are many and also in varying fields which is incredibly exciting as they all have their own exacting demands and challenges. We should remain customer focused and market driven. We can only ask our customers to watch this space as there are new core products close to release. As a manufacturer of bespoke solutions in servo motors and servo drives each day is amazing as another customer product is designed, developed, prototyped or shipped.”
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Gooch & Housego provides optical system design, engineering, manufacturing and supply chain management services. From sites in the UK and USA the company provides ITAR compliant components and assemblies for harsh environments to aerospace and defence contractors and system integrators. The company also has ISO:9001:2008 and AS9100:2009 Rev.C Quality Assurance accreditations. G&H’s expertise in solutions for the aerospace, defence and space markets revolves largely around integrated fibre optic component packaging and precision high tech optics. Renowned for both quality and innovation, their sub systems and components and are used for guidance and navigation (avionic, missile and satellite), optopyrotechnics and data comms. G&H’s precision optics, fibre optics - and additionally acousto-optics, electrooptics, optical radiation measurement
instrumentation and nonlinear optics - are used in applications as diverse as: • Avionic data comm • Battlefield simulation systems • Cockpit display testing • Electronic warfare/countermeasure systems • Interferometric measurement • Satellite telecoms • Space ignition systems • Target designation and range finding systems Established nearly 70 years ago in Ilminster, Somerset, the name Gooch & Housego has become a global force in photonic design and manufacturing, managing customers’ project from conception to completion. From it’s origins as a craft-based optical engineering company, G&H has undergone a transformation over the last twenty years through a policy of acquisition of the best-inbreed in individual technology areas, into a global high-technology photonics business. Today, Gooch & Housego comprises six manufacturing sites in California, Ohio and Florida in addition to its three UK facilities located in Ilminster, Glenrothes and Torquay. The company also has sales offices in France, Germany, China, Japan and Singapore as well as global representation by distributors.
Aerospace & Defence Based upon fibre optic and precision optics
technologies, G&H provide guidance and navigation components for ring laser gyroscope, fibre optic gyroscope inertial navigation systems and opto pyrotechnic sub assemblies for space ignition systems. These navigation and opto pyrotechnic components meet the requirements of a variety of end markets including those of the civil and military aircraft, missiles, satellites and space exploration sectors, with products used extensively by US and European avionic, defence and space organizations. Organisations operating in the defence sector call for ‘real value’ in order to sustain a wide array of platforms. This provides G&H with strong opportunities for photonics as a superior replacement for many existing technologies. In line with the company’s evolution, G&H have constantly developed fibre optic and semiconductor laser technology with the benefits of reliability, small size and lower cost of ownership. G&H’s commitment to R&D and Quality Assurance and its expertise in key essential technologies make it the partner of choice for any aerospace and defence supplier wishing to work with the world’s leading photonics engineering company. Whether it be volume manufacturing of a single critical component or development of a complex prototype, G&H is well positioned to meet and exceed supply
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expectations. Customers include leading suppliers to US and EU defence procurement programmes as well national space agencies such as NASA and ESA and leading satellite technology companies. The company strongly believe that space photonics will revolutionize satellite communication through enabling broadband satellite connectivity, in the same way that fibre-optics revolutionized terrestrial networks. Latest technologies will feature lower mass and power consumption whilst maintaining critical performance capabilities for satellite, satellite communication and onboard satellite data processing and routing. Fibre Optics With an unparalleled reputation in endto-end fibre optic systems, G&H develops high quality, active and passive fibre optic components and optical modules, which are extensively used in harsh environments for terrestrial, marine, space and aerospace in addition to industrial and life science applications. The company’s current crop of revolutionary technological developments include: • Highest performance fused fibre couplers and high power combiners. • High speed detectors – ripple free, linear response from DC to 20GHz. • High power, single-mode fibre coupled
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lasers up to 700mW power. Ruggedized high power, high bandwidth DFB and DBR lasers Benchtop controllers with USB or touchpad interface control. Fibre optic assemblies Acousto–optic fibre coupled devices for perimeter and pipeline monitoring applications. Design and packaging services – high reliability components for use in undersea, avionic and space environments.
Precision Optics G&H provide precision optical technology and design capability for most of the major defence suppliers, including components and assemblies for missiles and fibre Optics in space / satellite photonics and avionics. Precision optical components and complex assemblies fabricated from optical materials covering the visible band through to the far infra-red are used by our high profile customers in: Laser Target Designators, target locators, missile seekers where high: performance, reliability and stability are critical to achieve the performance edge required.
For further information, please contact Gooch & Housego on 01460 256 440, email inquiries to sales@goochandhousego.com, or visit the company’s website at www.goochandhousego.com.