Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt. Ltd. (SRK) is the leading diamond manufacturer in Surat, India. The company processes more than 720 thousand carats of rough diamonds annually and owns the world’s largest and most progressive diamond processing facility. Protecting these diamonds that range in value from thousands to mill
Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt. Ltd. (SRK) is the leading diamond manufacturer in Surat, India. The company processes more than 720 thousand carats of rough diamonds annually and owns the world's largest and most progressive diamond processing facility. Protecting these diamonds that range in value from thousands to millions of US dollars from internal theft or loss requires a very thorough approach to security.
During construction of their new state-of-the-art, six-story diamond plant, SRK set up a fully IP-based video surveillance system to leverage a new network and infrastructure. However, According to Santosh Kamble, Managing Director at NexGen Integrated Systems Pvt. Ltd., the Genetec-certified integrator for SRK, “The initial IP video software SRK selected was only able to support 40-50 cameras per server. In growing the system, SRK had to decide whether they would spend a lot more money on servers or change the software to one that would provide greater network efficiency.”
Looking for a more cost-effective solution for long-term growth, SRK choose Genetec Security Center which unifies IP video surveillance, access control and license plate recognition in one platform.
Today, Security Center has been fully deployed and its video surveillance system, Omnicast is managing over 1100 IP cameras across three buildings: the new factory in Surat and the two SRK headquarter buildings. A total of about 930 IP cameras are spread through SRK's new diamond processing plant, suggesting over 100 cameras per floor. The remaining cameras cover both buildings at the main headquarters in Mumbai, with approximately 100 cameras each.