In recent months the increase in theft of valuable copper cable has grown to epidemic proportions.
The rise in the world price of copper is reported to be the underlying reason. The scrap value of copper is now so attractive that thieves will put themselves at enormous risk in order to make significant gains. Although it is hard to believe, there have been many reported incidents in which thieves have literally cut through a live high-voltage cable.
The problem caused by this cable theft is huge. The owners of property and infrastructure affected by this crime suffer losses that far exceed the value of the cable stolen. Not only must the cable be either repaired or replaced but in the period whilst this is organised the facility will be shut down. Amongst others quarries and railways and electricity substations have reported a very worrying increase in this crime.
Tag Guard Systems has responded to this concern by developing a new power loss detection system to raise an alarm if the cable is broken. The system can be deployed at very short notice and is a highly effective and economical solution. The system can be deployed on a wide variety of different cables and voltages. Currently Tag Guard Systems is working with a major UK quarrying company to help reduce their losses. In one case a quarry was attacked and short lengths of several adjacent cables were removed. The shutdown period and the repair costs to the cables resulted in losses approaching £100,000 for this one single incident!
Tag Guard Systems operates throughout the UK and has representatives in the Benelux region of Europe. For enquiries about the services offered and the other services including plant and vehicle management and tracking systems and lone worker protection systems please contact the company.
Under Vehicle Surveillance Systems (UVSS)
WM Robot’s Under Vehicle Surveillance System (UVSS) provides security and Law Enforcement personnel.
With a fast and effective method of viewing the underside of vehicles by providing the operator with a clear, high resolution color image of the underside of the vehicle within seconds of the vehicle having been driven over the scanner. Multiple scanners and displays network together for high volume traffic.
Key Features and Benefits
- Traffic continues to move.
- Increased safety to security personnel due to remote operability of the system.
- Storable images for secondary high resolution inspection and past/current picture comparisons of car and driver.
- Can utilize up to four independent scene cameras.
- Can match vehicle ID to Driver’s picture ID.
- Optional License Plate Reader can tie into employee or government databases as allowed by law.
- Much less expensive than inspection wells.
- Mobile unit sets up in less than a 1/2 hour.
- Software is easy to setup and use.
- Color System reveals more than B/W.
- Static Mounted system allows higher pass speeds.
- All sizes of vehicles can be scanned by either Mobile or Static Mounted Systems.
WM Robot’s Under Vehicle Surveillance System (UVSS) provides security and Law Enforcement personnel.
With a fast and effective method of viewing the underside of vehicles by providing the operator with a clear, high resolution color image of the underside of the vehicle within seconds of the vehicle having been driven over the scanner. Multiple scanners and displays network together for high volume traffic.
Key Features and Benefits
- Traffic continues to move.
- Increased safety to security personnel due to remote operability of the system.
- Storable images for secondary high resolution inspection and past/current picture comparisons of car and driver.
- Can utilize up to four independent scene cameras.
- Can match vehicle ID to Driver’s picture ID.
- Optional License Plate Reader can tie into employee or government databases as allowed by law.
- Much less expensive than inspection wells.
- Mobile unit sets up in less than a 1/2 hour.
- Software is easy to setup and use.
- Color System reveals more than B/W.
- Static Mounted system allows higher pass speeds.
- All sizes of vehicles can be scanned by either Mobile or Static Mounted Systems.
Don’t use mirrors or inspection wells.
- Mirrors: Stop Traffic.
- Don’t show complete underside.
- Risk lives of security personnel.
WM Robot’s Under Vehicle Surveillance System (UVSS) provides security and Law Enforcement personnel.
With a fast and effective method of viewing the underside of vehicles by providing the operator with a clear, high resolution color image of the underside of the vehicle within seconds of the vehicle having been driven over the scanner. Multiple scanners and displays network together for high volume traffic.
Key Features and Benefits
- Traffic continues to move.
- Increased safety to security personnel due to remote operability of the system.
- Storable images for secondary high resolution inspection and past/current picture comparisons of car and driver.
- Can utilize up to four independent scene cameras.
- Can match vehicle ID to Driver’s picture ID.
- Optional License Plate Reader can tie into employee or government databases as allowed by law.
- Much less expensive than inspection wells.
- Mobile unit sets up in less than a 1/2 hour.
- Software is easy to setup and use.
- Color System reveals more than B/W.
- Static Mounted system allows higher pass speeds.
- All sizes of vehicles can be scanned by either Mobile or Static Mounted Systems.
Don’t use mirrors or inspection wells.
- Mirrors: Stop Traffic.
- Don’t show complete underside.
- Risk lives of security personnel.
- Don’t have reviewable image for comparison.
Inspection Wells:
- Are very expensive.
- Stop Traffic.
- Don’t have reviewable image for comparison.
- Risk lives of security personnel.
