Mexico. In the face of rising labor costs and fierce competition, it is an urgent need for industrial parks to reduce costs while improving the efficiency of operations and, in the meantime, adopt the transformation of digitalization to increase competitiveness by taking advantage of advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR).
In Mexico, the industrial sector continues to grow. By 2018, 52 parks under construction, 76 under expansion and 31 in planning were counted in the national inventory. At the end of that same year, there were 516 industrial parks with approximately 51,768 hectares, considering parks in operation, expansions and projects under construction.1
Judging by the Mexican Association of Private Industrial Parks (AMPIP), industrial developers in Mexico must go beyond the purchase and sale of real estate, so it is necessary to evolve along with Manufacturing 4.0. Today there is talk of robotics, the internet of things, artificial intelligence and the cloud, but later we will hear about smart industrial parks, so technology must facilitate the efficient use of resources such as energy, water and waste.2
Industrial parks are usually highly populated workplaces, with large numbers of workers, vehicles and activity. To improve the protection of these areas, convenient and efficient detection of temperature and masks is of paramount importance, especially at these unusual times. In addition, a solution with continuous value for day-to-day operations will contribute to long-term production and more efficient management.
Being large and busy places, Hikvision offers a comprehensive and intelligent solution focused on four critical components: personnel management, vehicle management, merchandise management and site management. This solution not only improves safety, but also helps to perfect operational efficiency by adapting AI-powered functionality, and in this way building a safer and smarter industrial park.
Miguel Arrañaga, Pre-Sales Director of Hikvision states that each industry faces unique challenges, and that is why each solution must adapt to the specific needs in each scenario, as it is about using products that provide value to improve operational efficiency and make your workflow smarter, whether in small and medium projects that need only a few dozen devices or large projects that require thousands of them.
"We have a comprehensive IP system for productivity and security in industrial areas, warehouses, cargo areas, among others. They help provide Licence plate recognition (LPR), alarm activation and automatic event alerts with intelligent detection, including integrated IP products from IPC, NVRs and video management software. It is worth mentioning that our intelligent solution can create a reliable, fully compatible and flexible video platform for industrial parks."
Safety in specific areas in industrial buildings
Whether for the current parks or for the new industrial corridors, the firm provides devices for specific areas such as parking lots, warehouses, main entrance, work areas, control rooms, perimeters or campuses, to name a few.
The executive exemplifies with some of the brand's solutions:
1.- Outdoor infrared dome camera, which provides excellent visibility in low-light spaces and intelligent intrusion detection can automatically send an alert when a vehicle enters a restricted area.
2.- The indoor box camera with ultra-low luminosity DarkFighter technology and the large aperture HD lens provide a high-level, noise-free image in a dimly lit environment.
3.- Hikvision combines a fisheye camera (which provides a 360° panoramic view) with a 2MP PTZ (which captures high definition details), and integrates them perfectly. They work together through a click-and-zoom operation to offer a panoramic view and a very detailed image in the areas that the industrial park needs to secure.
