Greater security in industry thanks to digital locking technology!

Are you looking for a system where you no longer need to worry about lost keys and huge bunches of keys? Would you like a system that allows your employees to access their work areas with a single locking medium, but which can also open the warehouse and recreation areas while cleaning staff are only permitted to enter your premises at certain times? 

A digital locking system such as the SimonsVoss System 3060 can provide a convenient solution to what mechanical locking systems are barely able to offer. 

Such a system offers much more than merely opening and closing doors. A smart access system gives you an intelligent, flexible approach to handling gates, barriers, floor access authorisations in lifts and even approval to start up vehicles such as forklifts.

There is a great deal of coming and going in the automotive sector and not only in the literal sense of the word. Automotive companies contain a wide variety of departments – from planning and design through to production and quality assurance. In each department, locking authorisations must be optimally matched to duties to ensure that planning documents, for example, are subject to maximum confidentiality while access to the right parts is guaranteed in production at all times. The use of digital locking technology is recommended so that a quick response can be made in cases of doubt.

Access control requirements are just as complex as machines and systems. There is a need to ensure that every employee has access to the rooms they require at all times and can work there as specified in their authorisations. Digital access control can be used to regulate additional authorisations in this respect: for example, even machines can be equipped so that only those who have a suitable digital access medium can start them up. This is just one of the many advantages of using a SimonsVoss locking system.

When we think of the chemistry industry, explosive materials and well-secured research laboratories immediately come to mind. It is thus clearly evident that the chemical industry is one sector where a greater need for security is essential. Access to research materials should thus be restricted to a limited group of users and access control must ensure that locking media can be blocked immediately in the event of loss. In security sections such as those found in the chemical industry, in addition to issuing access authorisations, it is also important that accesses can be logged and are immediately recorded if unauthorised access attempts are made . A system like System 3060 makes all this possible.

Compliance with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) guidelines is an important pillar in pharmaceutical quality management. Digital locking technology can make an important contribution to complying with these guidelines by ensuring that only appropriately trained personnel have access to relevant areas. Certain equipment needs to be unlocked first before use and only a few, rigorously selected persons can enter restricted access areas. A flexible response can be given in the event of anomalies with locking devices operated via software if necessary.

The food and beverage industry is another very sensitive sector where locking technology plays an important role. What damage will be caused if a spoilt batch of perishable food reaches the market, for example? Among other things, monitoring systems must ensure that cold stores are always closed and that the strict HACCP guidelines are met in production. In addition to allocating access authorisations exactly as required, a digital access control system can also help by reporting when a door is open for an unusually long time. This is a very important consideration for cold stores, for example.