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Durability in design is everything

The mining industry is no bakery. The harsh environment, extreme weather, iron machinery and tools are a daily reality, yet many of the technologies used are designed with the same materials and principles for kitchen products. Flimsy plastics, thin glass and fragile composites line most of the supposed high-end technology produced for one of the toughest industries in business.

Invixium’s designs and subsequent manufacturing are real-world-centric. In other words, the focus is on solving problems, not moving product. And, while its flagship TITAN is the most advanced biometric solution on the market, it has set a new standard with respect to ruggedness and durability in the industry as they continue expanding a global list of installations. From prestige plants such as South Africa’s Eastern Platinum Limited and Jordan’s JUMCO, TITAN has become mining’s new access control and workforce management solution du jour.

The simple reason for TITAN’s proliferation in the market may be simple, design so durable a literal 5000-pound truck driving over it did not leave a scratch (and they have the video to prove it). However, the design and development process behind its production is so complex it would make your hard hat spin. Marketed as multi-modal, multi-factor, and multi-purpose, the solution offers a multitude of features ranging from accurate face, fingerprint or finger vein authentication, temperature screening, no-mask detection, modern connectivity and a myriad of RFID and mobile credential capabilities. But it is TITAN’s extreme durability (starting with its solid metal exterior) that’s at the forefront of its appeal to global mining and why its popularity has spread across the industry while also landing in prestigious technology and business hubs like MIT, Amazon, Dubai’s MOTF and Shell.

Mining for a solution

Beyond the primary access control and workforce management gaps, what else does a mining enterprise need in their biometric system?

• Efficient employee access: Because time always = money.

• Durability: Weather and high impact are daily, and so too are the maintenance requirements if the right solution isn’t in place.

• Workflow simplicity: An intuitive user experience is always a breath of fresh air.

• Robust integration: Security networks can be mired in complexity; integration does not need to be.

• Touchless authentication: COVID may be over, but health standards and potential risks never are.

Hannelie Hanson, General Manager at Eastplats Mine was quoted as follows:

“There has been a revolution when it comes to face recognition in the rugged industry of mining, as fingerprints have obvious issues with the time it takes to wash hands before touching a delicate sensor. Invixium’s products are quick and accurate, even in our mine, and the Enhancement Kit’s temperature screening reduces the number of steps it takes for a person to get to work safely and with ease.”

Read about Invixium’s rugged access control for Jordan’s First Uranium Mining Plant at www.securitysa.com/*invix1; and about Eastplats installing Invixium touchless temperature screening at www.securitysa.com/*invix2.

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