Brickcom provided Scorpio a total IP surveillance system solution that provides significant savings on system costs and installation while offering excellent video quality and remote access. With 77 IP cameras and a PC-NVR, the Brickcom IP surveillance system offered a reliable and economic video solution which can be easily navigated and managed both onsite in Cambodia and remotely from their HQ in Taiwan.

There are a total 75 Brickcom FB-100Ap and 2 FD-100Ap cameras installed throughout the 150,000 square metres of the Cambodian site to monitor the production facilities, warehouse, and office buildings. Brickcom cameras are equipped with a megapixel sensor which delivers high resolution, real-time video at up to 30fps. Each IP camera was connected to the local network by a standard Ethernet RJ-45 cable, ensuring a reliable connection and uninterrupted video surveillance.

Other than the cameras and NVR, Brickcom utilised other devices and accessories to maximise protection together with their surveillance system. With outdoor enclosures and IR-LEDs, the FB-100Ap cameras are protected from all weather conditions and ensure clear and smooth real-time digital images even in low light situations. Door magnetic sensors and siren alarms are used to protect the key entrances into the site facilities. The sensors and alarms are connected to the cameras’ DI/DO terminals and programmed to operate only during scheduled times. With the schedule control built into the cameras, no external timers were needed.

Due to the large scale of the site, Scorpio needed a central management system (CMS) to provide efficient control and navigation of its 77 cameras at the site. Brickcom's CMS implemented an interactive eMAP to display the locations of cameras. A PC-based Network Video Recorder (NVR) is used to manage the camera recording schedule and recorded video from the 77 cameras. To maximise data storage efficiency, the Brickcom PC-NVR offers four flexible recording options: continuous, schedule, motion, and alarm. Paired with Brickcom’s IP network cameras, the CMS and PC-NVR offer user friendly tools to manage and control the Cambodia factory and to access into the system remotely from the HQ in Taiwan.

With a workforce of over 20,000, Scorpio were previously concerned the most about the employee productivity and hand-lifting issues. Since the installation of the surveillance system, Scorpio management has been able to monitor the entire manufacturing activity from production to warehousing. This has resulted in increased production and a reduction in theft of valuable property from the factory, such as fuel and leather. And, thanks to remote accessible function, Scorpio management and shareholders are now able to efficiently manage and view their factory from sites far away from the headquarters through internet.

According to Brickom the effectiveness of the design and installation of the new system at the Scorpio factory in Cambodia has been regarded as a successful example of large-scale surveillance by the Scorpio management.