Pepsi's bottling plant, VBL, bets on IP surveillance to securize its facilities

Vivotek solutions implemented have eliminated the problems posed by analogue security systems, improving the quality of captured images and the field of view (Fov).

Varun Beverages (VBL) is one of the largest franchises, outside the U.S., of carbonated soft drinks (BGC) and non-carbonated beverages (Bnc) marketed under pepsiCo-owned brands. Produces and distributes a wide range of GCCs, as well as a wide selection of BNC, including packaged drinking water.

PepsiCo BGC brands produced and sold by Varun Beverages include Pepsi, Pepsi Diet, Seven-Up, Mirinda Orange, Mirinda Lemon, Mountain Dew, Seven-Up Nimbooz Masala Soda, Seven-Up Revive and Evervess Soda. Similarly,, the BNC section has brands such as Tropicana Slice, Tropicana Frutz (lychee, apple and mango), Seven-Up Nimbooz and Aquafina brand packaged drinking water. The company also franchises Ole's brand of PepsiCo products in Sri Lanka..

With the intention of ensuring operational safety and efficiency, Varun Beverages implements analog surveillance solutions in multiple areas, which have not served to prevent the thefts that occurred in the company. In addition, this system did not provide optimal image quality and the coverage area was limited. These drawbacks affected the day-to-day operations of the company..

Analog surveillance solutions were implemented to control machine maintenance, daily manpower and operations. However, blurry, low-quality images made it difficult to meet the project's original goals. Facial recognition was difficult and activities in some areas at a distance were not clearly visible..

To end this series of inconveniences, the company decided to renew its surveillance system and implement an IP solution.

Vivotek And Network Technology identified the technical failures the company was experiencing, as well as the shortcomings of analogue surveillance within the context of modern threats. The company suffered losses as it was difficult to keep an eye on the products coming in and out.. Labor inefficiency caused the return of products, due to poor packaging, which damaged the image of the brand in the market. Varun Beverages required highly reliable solutions, accurate and consistent performance.

After analyzing the situation, Vivotek and Network Technology proposed a complete end-to-end solution of general surveillance at various checkpoints in the plants. They identified the right models for the different needs of the company with the isolation of the cameras in multiple locations depending on the sites.

The fisheye camera with surround vision of 360 degrees and 5 RESOLUTION MP FE8180, the robust high-speed dome type and Full-HD SD8363E, fisheye with vision of 180 degrees and 3 CC8370-HV Special Resolution MP, the fixed dome of 2 MP resolution and IR illumination with range of 15 meters FD8169 and bullet type cameras IB8369 and IB8367.

All have been integrated into Vivotek's Professional Vast video management software, that enhances the cameras and improves the efficiency of their management.

The solutions were installed covering all the perimeter walls, loading and unloading areas and other critical areas. Once installed, their start-up was verified and the training of the personnel in charge of their operation was carried out..

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