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Österreichische Post AG 04 • 2016 Info.Mail, postage paid Ice and fire: ski lift fire protection © Saalbach, Mirja Geh 2–3 SecoNEWS 4–5 SecoPROJEKT 6–9 SecoCOVER 10 –11 SecoREPORT – Editorial – Antolin: deployment in half – Ice and fire: – New paths in – CUBUSplus: Schrack Seconet the time thanks to remote access ski lift fire protection product management still at the top of its game in – Pergine: VISOCALL IP provides – Lech am Arlberg: – Our new product managers fire detectors ideal solution to hospital a pioneer in skiing with – MEDICA: a modern patient – Fire protection for Hankook the latest in fire protection room and visitor-magnet tyre plant in Hungary COMPETENCE WORLDWIDE Customer magazine for Fire Alarm, Communication and Security Systems of Schrack Seconet AG EDITORIAL Dear customers and business associates, The central topic of the current age is undoubtedly digitalisation. This involves changes to what is required of our products, such as aspects relating to equipment operation. For example, we are currently expanding the range of operator options for mobile end devices in line with the “mobile first” principle. Take a look at pages 10/11 for more on the strategic focus of our products in an interview with Thomas Kern, who will be assuming overall responsibility for our new product management focus in 2017. The reordering of product management is happening at the same time as a couple of our long-standing employees go into retirement. On behalf of all my colleagues, I would like to thank Maximilian Strohmeier CUBUSplus: Schrack and Edwin Fisar for their work over the decades to expand and successfully lead the central areas of our company. They have been Seconet still at the top of reliable and expert points of contact for many years and will now be placing their duties its game in fire detectors in the hands of their successors. There is an overview of the new product management department on page 11. he best just got better: Schrack enables mixed operation of old and new Thanks to exciting projects and amazing Seconet presents the latest detectors. If required, older components successes, the present financial year has Tgeneration in detectors – can be successively replaced by newer flown by yet again. Now it’s winter, people’s CUBUSplus. More advanced generation parts, which will surely please thoughts may be turning to skiing, and technologies ensure fires are detected installers most of all. you’re sure to come across a Schrack Seconet even quicker and more precisely. A product as you take to the slopes – lift definite plus for safety! Announcements in 15 languages stations across Austria are equipped with our fire detection and fire alarm systems. The CUBUS family has The selection of optional Under which extreme conditions due to high long counted amongst the announcement languages has altitude and wide temperature fluctuations forerunners of the fire detector also been expanded, with a our devices must operate and how we master world. Now, they’re even choice of 15 languages in total. them with our CUBUS detectors you can better. The new generation of CUBUSplus There are now a total of eleven additional read in our main story from page 6 onwards. ensures a higher level of safety and complies available languages in addition to English, To close, I would like to wish you a with standard EN 54-29. “Thanks to even German, Italian and French. A variety of pleasant Christmas break and l look forward more intelligent algorithms and integrated texts provide specific instructions to ensure to further successful collaboration in the assessment of smoke and heat criteria, the quick and appropriate New Year! new multiple-sensor detectors can achieve actions in the new levels of precision and reliability – event of an Yours sincerely, whatever the danger posed. Fires can alarm. be detected more quickly and deceptive alarms are minimised”, emphasises Product Manager, Christoph Karl. This provides operators with clear Wolfgang Kern advantages: unnecessary visits by the fire brigade, needless evacuations and interruptions to operations can be avoided, IMPRINT: Editor, owner, publisher: SCHRACK SECONET which leads to cost savings. “The new © Karl Grabherr AG, Security and Communication Systems, Eibesbrunnergasse 18, A-1120 Vienna • responsible for the contents: Schrack detectors can also be used in conjunction Seconet AG, Rosa Maria Seilerbeck, Tel.: +43 1 81157, Fax: with existing systems. We are continuing L “The new detectors feature an +43 1 81157-222, [email protected], www.schrack- unparalleled level of precision seconet.com • layout: Atelier Mayer • text: Schrack Seconet to advance the principle of forward and AG, kropf kommunikation • production: Bernsteiner Print and reliability.” Company GmbH • place of publication: Vienna. backward compatibility”, says Karl. This 2 COMPETENCE SecoNEWS MEDICA: a modern patient room and visitor-magnet INFO chrack Seconet presented a concept room to show © Karl Grabherr L how high-tech equipment can support safety, well- An entirely new trade fair concept: Schrack Seconet at MEDICA in Dusseldorf. S being and recuperation in hospital rooms. It could be experienced first-hand at MEDICA. support point to provide an accurate impression of the seamless The future of the hospital room was the focus of Schrack coordination of various components. There were live Seconet’s concept for this year’s Medica trade fair appearance. demonstrations of patient and nurse terminals, multimedia High-tech solutions are becoming an ever more important options including TV and Internet services, as well as component: they enable patients to complete activities SecurWATCH IP, a system for locating and safeguarding independently without requiring extra help, ensure safety and disorientated patients. provide a wide range of communication and entertainment options. One cable providing a wealth of solutions Innovations in efficiency and comfort The convergence of various systems is a central topic and Schrack Seconet has made great strides. One single The communication system becomes the core component network can be used to realise a complete communications and enables the use of a wide range of system. A whole range of functions can control and entertainment functions. be provided by laying a single cable and “What began as a simple nurse call system, the integration of several systems on one is today the central control tool in hospital platform reduces overall investment and rooms. With VISOCALL IP, patients can enables operational savings. A variety of now not only call nurses from their bed, components for entertainment solutions, but also control the window blinds, select billing systems and fire alarm systems their food, coordinate treatment sessions, can all be integrated very easily. surf the web and much more. Thus, our systems not only help ensure patients In addition to the fully equipped are safeguarded, but also provide hotel- patient room, Schrack Seconet also level comfort and facilitate efficient presented the newest developments of communication”, emphasises Christian the VISOCALL IP system at MEDICA: Wimmer, Head of Product Management this redundancy concept has been fully for communications systems. © Karl Grabherr implemented down to the last detail and L From their bed, patients can make its intelligent routines ensure the highest All the latest technical solutions could use of a wide range of offers, as could be seen live at MEDICA. levels of failure protection. A new RFID be experienced first-hand at MEDICA in terminal for patient rooms will also Düsseldorf. The joint stand shared with provide important relief – doctor and Securiton GmbH featured a complete patient room and nurse nurse attendance information can easily be recorded and displayed using contactless chip cards. Performed services and treatments can also be documented automatically, which will be very welcome in these times of burgeoning bureaucracy. Successful appearance at the trade fair Christian Wimmer on the overall success of the trade fair: “Our new trade fair booth concept featuring a fully-equipped hospital room fully proved itself during its first fair appearance. We gained lots of new contacts and garnered a great deal of © Karl Grabherr interest in the latest developments to VISOCALL IP from the L There were face-to-face talks with visitors to discuss the latest changes international specialist audience.” to VISOCALL IP – from the redundancy concept to RFID terminals. WORLDWIDE 3 SecoPROJECT L Fire inspector Nicholas Bauer, Antolin (formerly Antolin: deployment in half the Magna): the tablet in the fire brigade truck provides detailed time thanks to remote access information on the current deployment. ntolin in Ebergassing has halved the time it takes now contains information on the fire zone and even the detector to process a fire alarm – from 30 to just 15 minutes. in question, which ensures the emergency staff are far better INNOVATION A This was made possible by remote access to the informed. All the information is also sent to a tablet in the fire alarm system and a new, central alarm management fire brigade truck. “Our premises span 70,000 m2. The system. overview on the tablet enables us to immediately determine where we have to go and helps us navigate more rapidly”, Antolin Ebergassing produces plastic and fabric interior explains Bauer. furnishings for premium car manufacturers. Their automotive plant was formerly part of Magna Interiors but, as of one Real-time access via tablet year ago, is a member of Spain’s Grupo Antolin and employs 28,000 people in 26 countries. The tablet is also taken to the site of the incident and, via The plant fire department in Ebergassing is deployed the IACmobile app, enables remote operation of the fire alarm around 30 times a year, primarily due to smoke formation control panel wherever you are on company premises. “Once at during plastics processing. Each machinery standstill costs the incident, we can use the tablet to turn off the sirens to help money and the injection moulding systems may need to warm us better communicate.