The company has taken the decision to provide an exclusive insight into its quality control secrets in a newly-released video.
The film showcases a number of additional quality tests implemented for 2012 to ensure the highest levels of performance, consistency, durability and reliability from lighting that can be relied on when it’s most needed.
Raytec recently employed a new quality manager, Jim Moran (who has a wealth of experience in implementing new procedures), specifically to streamline the manufacturing process and standardise production.
“High quality CCTV systems demand high performance and reliable lighting” explained Moran. “We manufacture over 1,000 products every week, each one going through tough quality regimes to test its performance at extreme levels so that our customers receive products of the highest standards”.
You can watch the new video at the foot of this article.
Raytec IR powers video analytics
Meantime, RayMax infrared LED lighting has been installed at the heart of an advanced CCTV security solution featuring the latest intelligent scene analytics.
The lighting scheme was designed and installed by CCTV specialist ‘The Wire Guys’ based in Toronto, Canada. Deploying lighting allowed the CCTV system to deliver intelligent security at a previously vulnerable three-acre construction storage yard in East Pennsylvania, USA. No light equals no video analytics!
Used in conjunction with smart HD/megapixel camera technology from Video IQ, the infrared lighting allows the analytics of the CCTV system to work to the highest of standards at night. The RM200 Platinum units provide “crisp clear images” with an even spread of illumination: the camera system can then automatically detect people and vehicles up to 300 metres away and trigger an alert whenever a target object enters the protected area.
Crucially, the addition of lighting also helps to eliminate false alarms.
In-built video analytics and storage
Video IQ megapixel cameras differ from traditional cameras because they have in-built video analytics and storage. They’re designed to only detect three objects – people, vehicles and boats. With a very noisy image caused by insufficient light on scene, the camera system may struggle to detect and differentiate between objects.
“Reliability and problems with false alarms have long been drawbacks with this kind of intelligent video system,” said Michael Miller, director of The Wire Guys. “The analytics work so well in this instance because of the HD images captured by the camera system using the high performance RayMax infrared lighting.”
Miller added: “There are further smart advantages if the user wishes to integrate Video IQ cameras with Raytec White-Light illuminators at night for colour CCTV.”
The cameras detect objects based on size, shape and colour. When using White-Light LED technology, all three search criteria are possible and it becomes easy to find target objects – such as a red car/a man with a blue jacket.
“At this site we have really harnessed the full potential of smart CCTV,” enthused Miller, “making use of the latest camera and lighting technology. This enhanced level of detection capability, and resistance to false alarms, has really improved security and safety for the construction company, in turn putting the site owners fully in control.”
Kristen Seguin, the national sales manager for Raytec in the Americas, stated: “CCTV systems such as Video IQ installed by specialists like The Wire Guys are now are getting much smarter and better at protecting people. Raytec LED lighting allows these systems to remain smart during the vulnerable hours of darkness.”
Raytec launches Vario illuminators
Raytec’s new range of Vario illuminators will be on sale in February, with its component models expected to “re-define CCTV lighting” thanks to a host of new features and benefits.
Vario illuminators allow end users to adjust the output angle of an illuminator on site to a precise and pre-defined angle through a sophisticated optical system. A standard Vario kit includes interchangeable lenses to deliver angles of 10, 30 and 60 degrees out of the box (enough flexibility to cover most applications). Other angles are available on request.
Vario illuminators achieve longer illumination distances and allow cameras to produce better images than traditional LED illuminators thanks to an enhanced even illumination system (EEI). The EEI system delivers a highly diffused, elliptical beam shape to deliver more light where it’s needed, thereby generating both longer distances by minimising light wastage and reducing overexposure of foreground objects.
An optional hand-held remote control is available for Vario. A single remote can operate multiple units and delivers access to advanced features including an on-board status system to report the operational status of the illuminator. With set-up from ground level possible, the remote control makes installation quicker, easier and safer.
Vario illuminators are available in infrared and White-Light and are powered directly from 12-24 V.
