Running a manufacturing operation means juggling a thousand moving parts—literally. Between managing production schedules, coordinating multiple shifts, and keeping your workforce safe, manufacturing security might feel like just another item on an endless to-do list. You might be tempted to think that if you’ve got a fire alarm and a burglar alarm, what more do you need?
Manufacturing Facilities are Built Different
Your facility isn’t like typical office buildings. Manufacturing environments present unique challenges that cookie-cutter security solutions aren’t designed to handle.
As a manufacturer, you might be running extended hours or operating around the clock with multiple shifts coming and going. Your facility could include everything from dusty production floors to climate-controlled clean rooms, sometimes under the same roof. You’re managing vast square footage, tracking valuable inventory, and coordinating vendor deliveries at all hours.
A security system built for a retail storefront or corporate office isn’t going to cut it. You need solutions engineered for the realities of manufacturing, systems that can handle the dust, the humidity, the temperature swings, and the sheer scale of industrial operations.
Building the Right Manufacturing Security System
The right manufacturing security solution takes the time to fully understand how your business runs day to day and month to month. That means understanding your vendor delivery schedules and building access points, knowing where your most valuable inventory is stored and under what conditions, and understanding how people like employees, temp workings, vendors, customers or other visitors move through your facility.
At Wellington, we work with manufacturers of all types in Minnesota, and we understand that each facility requires a custom approach, and each facility has its own set of unique security challenges. And whether you’re a facilities manager, director of operations, or a other critical role, you have a lot on your plate when it comes to keeping the facility secure and running smoothly.
The good news is that a custom-designed integrated system can take a lot of the stress of security management off your mind.
Understanding Security Challenges in Manufacturing Environments
Break-ins, vandalism, and false alarms drain your time and resources. An integrated security system with 24/7 off-site monitoring means faster police response when threats are real and fewer middle-of-the-night phone calls when they’re not. Our monitoring team verifies threats before dispatching emergency services, saving you from the frustration and cost of false alarm responses.
Unauthorized access to your facility, sensitive data, or inventory represents a constant risk. Access control systems let you customize and monitor keycard and keyless entry throughout your operation. Access control lets you restrict access to specific areas, while allowing designated people to easily access the space. Access control systems allow you to lock specific access points, like side doors, to your facility during the day, while allowing your employees to badge in and out. Plus, access control also gives you detailed audit trail reporting that tells you exactly who went where and when.
Property damage and personal injury claims can be expensive and time-consuming to resolve. With remote access to live and recorded video, you can quickly pinpoint events and review footage to verify what actually happened. And because your surveillance footage is only useful if the manufacturing security system is working, our proactive monitoring services and preventative maintenance checks on camera function and video recorder health automatically, so you’re never caught without the evidence you need.
Mechanical systems failures can endanger both your operations and your people. Integrated sensors measuring water levels, carbon monoxide, out-of-range temperatures, and other critical conditions provide early warning before small problems become catastrophic ones.
Outdated communication systems slow everything down. By replacing outdated telephone lines with modern cellular technology, you can reduce monitoring costs, increase transmission speed, and enable mobile apps that put control of your security system in your pocket. Plus, when your network runs over cellular, even if the internet goes down or you experience a power outage, your security system will continue to function and you’ll still have coverage.
Your Manufacturing Security, Anywhere You Need It
Managing an industrial facility means you’re not always at your desk, or even on-site. We understand the need to have data that goes where you go. Which is why our security systems all work together and seamlessly integrate with our Virtual Keypad app so you can view cameras and control your system from anywhere.
Peace of Mind with Manufacturing Security
Having the right manufacturing security solution is critical for the health and safety of your facility, and it’s just as important to partner with a company that understands the needs and challenges facing your facility.
We create custom-designed security solutions for manufacturing facilities all across Minnesota and we’d love to show you how hassle-free security management can be.
We offer free security audits for Minneapolis-area facilities. Our experts will walk through your site, identify vulnerabilities, and recommend solutions tailored to your specific needs. Contact us or give us a call at 612-822-4094 to schedule your free audit.
Wellington Security Systems is a trusted commercial security systems partner serving customers in and around the Twin Cities metro for over 40 years, specializing in burglary systems, access control, surveillance cameras, and fire alarms. For more information or a free security audit for your business, contact us today.