The annual production of San Pellegrino, established in 1899 and now owned by Nestle, exceeds 500 million bottles. Most of these bottles are transported by trucks and other large vehicles, and so it is particularly important for the Italian company to make sure that only authorised vehicles enter the site of the company.

In order to realise vehicle access control at the entrances and exits of the site, Nedap’s Transit Ultimate readers were installed. This high-end reader identifies vehicles and its drivers at distances of up to 10 metres.

Nedap’s patented Prox-Booster solution is used for vehicles that only need to get access when occupied by an authorised driver. The long-range vehicle identification tag ensures that only valid combinations of drivers and vehicles get access. It is the perfect solution when vehicles are used by different drivers. The Prox-Booster supports reading of the standard 125kHz EM card, which is the existing driver credential applied for access control throughout the site. The Prox- Booster is used for vehicles owned by San Pellegrino, to monitor driver and truck combinations. Besides the Prox- Booster, the Window Button Switch is used for identification of vehicles that get occasional or temporary access to the site. This tag is designed for applications where the driver determines the time and distance of the identification (user activation).

Once the vehicle and driver are identified by the Transit Ultimate, the access management system of Microntel makes sure the barrier opens after verifying if the combination is authorised. Every activity is then registered in a log file for data processing. The security staff can monitor all handling activities.

The combined access control solution of Nedap and Microntel offers a better control of all vehicles entering and leaving the secured sites. As a result San Pellegrino knows exactly who has access and when. Drivers enjoy the comfort of fast procedures when arriving at the gates in order to pick up a cargo or depart with a vehicle full of bottles.