Essen 2012

The bi-annual Essen Security exhibition has now closed for another 2 years.

Boasting a huge array of Halls and technology to visit, surely Essen has now rightfully claimed its title as THE Security Exhibition to visit ahead of rivals such as IFSEC?

Essen security show

Spread over 11, yes that’s 11 Halls, Essen needed a transport system of its own inside just to get us from hall to hall !

Talking of transportation, the travel system, namely the hugely efficient DB Train system, delivered us on time every day – if the platform board showed 1 minute until the next train, 1 minute it was!

Anyway, back to the show.

Notable massive stands (or booths as our European friends referred to ) were Bosch, Honeywell, Siemans.

Bosch had their representation of an aircraft, complete with actual airline seats to sit and listen to the presentations! Rumour has it (and only rumour because we weren’t invited!) that all visitors to their stand (oops, booth) were taken out to the back of the Bosch area and treated to a full 3 course cooked lunch!!! Now that is customer care!

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Interesting that their flagship new MIC 550 was represented by one, solitary lonely looking model on top of one of their product podiums…….

The British contingent were represented in the BSIA section by the likes of GJD with their HD CCTV lighting solutions, Elmdene and NVT. Also present for the first time at ESSEN was 360 Vision Technology, brave guys taking their range of Predators into the back garden of Bosch MICS!!!!

Talking of 360 Vision, they certainly flooded their stand with multiple-coloured Predators! Gold, orange, green and JCB Yellow ensured that sun glasses were needed for this UK manufacturer!

Into Hall 2 and the mighty Geutebrueck had an amazing stand – packed with staff and visitors it seemed for the full 4 days!

Some great video Analytics were observed over at the UDP Technology stand – fully expecting these guys to be taking the UK by storm real soon with their very clever technology!

MP was represented amply by the usual guys – Arecont and Avigilon had excellent displays.

We spotted  Todd Rockoff  at the show as well spreading the word about HDcctv . Keep watching this space for more news from Todd soon.

Visitors attending the show were from far flung regions – talking with some of the exhibitors, they had seen good quality leads from US, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and of course the main Euro regions – affirming Security Essen’s status as a truly International show.

It therefore must beg the question, with such a high quality show held only every 2 years, is there now room for a smaller, certainly less well presented IFSEC anymore in the UK? We paid fairly low airline fares to Dusseldorf, stayed in a clean, functional but inexpensive hotel (compared to London or Birmingham hotels) and travelled effortlessly, cheaply and efficiently on excellent transport to and from the halls.

Our opinion? Security Essen is the show that is worth visiting……and waiting for!

Success of the Predator ruggerdised CCTV camera – interview with 360 Vision Technology

We’ve blogged on the Predator from 360 Vision before, but when the opportunity came along to discuss the product further, we grabbed it while we could!

Here we ask Mark Rees, Business Development Director for 360 Vision, what are the reasons for current and future successes with the range.

1: So how are sales of the Predator camera range despite the current economic climate?

Mark: we launched Predator CCTV camera back in late 2010 as an addition to our already established PTZ Dome range. Predator was always going to take some time to get established as the economy was still in difficulty and public spending was being cut in many places appropriate to the product – Predator is a ruggedised and overt PTZ, designed perfectly for town centres, local authority trouble spots and anywhere where a ‘cctv presence’ is necessary. We just found that money was tight so we decided to diversify.

Introducing the White Light (more later) brought us into more deterrent applications and the Thermal Predator particularly gave us an excellent tool for markets abroad.

We now supply in excess of 200 Predators a month all over the world!

White light Predator camera

2: Where are Predators being sold then?

Mark Well, just last week we took an order from a customer for a series of Predator CCTV cameras to be installed on the Kenyan Railway system….another order was for a customer in the US using them into the Oil industry. We are also extensively quoting for projects in the Middle East now in applications such as Oil fields and Border control.

3: Middle East? How?!

Mark This year we attended the superb Intersec expo in Dubai. We were sceptical at first – new region, new client base – but we were delighted with everything about the show. We came away with over 150 very strong project leads and the reception for our products was amazing.

4: Which of the  Predator cameras grabbed their interest then?

Mark The Thermal Predator was well received, we are unique (and patent pending) in that we offer a 640 high resolution thermal core (our competition currently offer 320 maximum) and in addition, we can offer IR and WHITE LIGHT on the combined Thermal and Analogue Predator camera.

Also, we used the show to present our final stage concept, ATEX Predator. This allows us to tie the product into the protected and intrinsically safe Oil, Petroleum and Gas industries – huge in the Middle East! ATEX Predator in Class I & II certification during late Summer 2012

5: Tell us about the White Light and why it has worked well for the range

Mark White Light Predator has surprised and amazed us as to the take up. For the first time since launch, we are seeing a small decline in our established PTZ Dome sales and instead, a transfer to the White Light Predators.

Talking with installers, it makes perfect sense now. Historically, they would install additional lighting to aid the cameras, be it IR for covert or external security lighting for more overt site protection.

With White Light Predator, up to 125m of high intensity White Light LED beam travels with the Predator – almost like a searchlight ! So, if an intruder was spotted, then he/she would have to be incredibly determined or incredibly stupid to continue their activities whilst illuminated!!

Remote Video Monitoring stations have embraced the concept too – it aids their staff in both the additional illumination, but also complementary to the voice annunciations they can make – to be able to say ‘you in the red jumper and blue trousers’ is a powerful message – yes, White Light also gives the ability for colour CCTV images at night, which again, is a big advantage for the quality of recorded evidence.

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6: How expensive are your IR & White Lights to run and maintain?

Mark because they are all based on high quality LED technology, they are very long lasting, low power consuming and very easy to maintain and replace. I can recall supplying conventional IR lamps way back and the cost to replace their bulbs was extortionate, along with the sometimes short life! LED is a massive step forward.

7: we hear about this ‘Any colour, any quantity’ statement, what does that mean?

Mark It’s a tongue in cheek jibe to our competition – we know a really large manufacturer is not able to provide custom paint finishes unless the quantity is sufficient to alter a large production run. Even though we are selling Predators monthly in the hundreds now, we still offer the facility for the customer to request a specific RAL colour and we will provide it, any quantity!

This is important where the end user is concerned about blending into the surrounding area – we have produced colours for National Trust, Quarries, Woodland and even a JCB Yellow! We even took a stunning Gold Predator to Dubai to show that we really can produce ‘any colour’ !

8: So what about the future of Predator? What developments?

Mark currently right now, we have a stunning Megapixel camera block, with 28x optical zoom ready to deploy inside our IP Predator. All our range has an IP option which again, is currently unique amongst our competitors.

We are looking at Thermal additions with some seriously cool features that will diversify our activities further, but I cannot reveal those just yet!!

And with the ATEX, the materials we are using means we an offer a Stainless Steel version Predator which opens us up to ballistic arenas as well!

9: Integrated CCTV thanks you for your time and looks forward to reporting more on your Predator CCTV camera updates in the future!

Mark you’re welcome !

Many thanks to Mark for a brief insight into the Predator. Being a UK product, built, tested and supported, means that UK based installers benefit from a more ‘local’ company. Here at Integrated CCTV, we think buying British is essential in these difficult economic times, so support British and give the Predator a try!

Thermal CCTV images. Just fantastic

Thermal CCTV is the ultimate tool for central stations. It is also the ultimate tool for end users who a) want to reduce crime and b) want to reduce costs.

By using a combination of thermal CCTV and central station monitoring solutions the on site aspect of  security can be removed saving many thousands of pounds a year for the end user and allowing manned guarding to be re-deployed to more effect.

Check the video out and let us know if you want to save money.

CCTV 2012 predictions and trends. Have they come true?

https://www.integratedcctv.co.uk/2011/01/01/cctv-predictions-for-the-coming-year/

CCTV 2012

Back in January we published an article about some of the technologies and changes we thought mat effect the CCTV industry. Check out the blog and see if you think any of our predictions have come true. We will be doing the same for Jan 2012. If you sell innovative CCTV equipment that you think will Make a difference to CCTV systems in 2012 then let us know and we will publish your thoughts and comments as well as details about your CCTV products.

CCTV 2012

So will it be the white light Predator camera or perhaps the Everfocus HDcctv DVR or even any HD SDI DVR products and solutions that will be released in 2012?

HDcctv UK CCTV 2012

Will the shortage of hard drives effect CCTV in 2012. There is a school of thought that think it may have a more profounf effect than we currently realize.

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lets us know your predictions for 2012

Thermal CCTV and white light deterrent all in one Predator CCTV camera

The growth in Thermal CCTV is exciting. We know this technology will only get cheaper now as more camera manufacturers bring thermal CCTV to the market place. One UK CCTV manufacturing company though are already streets ahead. 360 vision Technology have the Thermal Predator camera, a brilliant design and a camera making headlines within the industry. Now however we have thermal CCTV combined with a fantastic deterrent feature………. its called the white light Predator camera.

White light Predator camera
By combining Thermal with white light, operators are able to track potential intruders with thermal technology before capturing video and deterring the intrusion by switching to white light. It really needs to be seen to truly appreciate the potential of this product.
We can however tell you that you wont be disppointed. This is one product that once seen is never forgotten and if you specify or sell CCTV products it is must have on your portfolio.

Thermal CCTV
Thermal CCTV is here

360 vision say “Utilising the Super Bright White Light LED from the Predator Dual IR & White Light, we can now offer Thermal, White Light and Ultra low light Analogue in one, unique unit!
With Predator Thermal WL, White Light LED will illuminate to distances of 50m, turning low or zero light images into sharp and vivid full video colour images!”


Contact us for information and how you can resell the thermal/white light Predator CCTV camera.