Borer Data Systems & Clear Image

July 2006

Borer Data Systems is a UK manufacturer with over 30 years experience in the field of Access Control, Attendance Management, Alarm Monitoring systems and ID Badge Design.

Clear Image was awarded a contract to supply and fit CCTV and Access control to one of the largest picking warehouses in Europe. The company runs 3 shifts per day and wanted to allocate lockers to employees. The simple solution would have been to give each employee a locker, but between Borer and Clear Image, a better solution was created.

Lockers Web Interface. The screen displays a list of allocated and available lockers. The administrator is able to use the search tool to locate an employee's  locker.

Thanks to our technology, we can create one to many relationships between our devices. We could already do "static locker" allocation (fitted to the M6 Toll) but this project required many lockers, hundreds even, controlled by one Message Display Terminal, and the system automatically allocate the next free locker. Within a few weeks, the solution was drafted, and the Borer Dynamic Locker Solution was formed.

NISA Distribution warehouse

Instead of fitting one locker per staff member, they fitted 1/3 of the required amount, enough to cover a shift. When the employee presents their card to one of eight Message Display Terminals, the system will look for the next available locker in that bank, and allocate it to the employee.

The system will then only allow that user to access their allocated locker.  When it is time to leave site, at the end of a shift, by presenting a card at any of the "OUT" (off site) readers and exiting through the turnstile clears their allocation ready for the next shift. The locker will then be free for the next user. The amount of lockers, and access equipment deployed was considerably less than other solutions, which reduced the cost and relieved valuable floor space.

The system provides remote opening, indication of locker allocation and historical locker use through a standard web browser.

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