Secure Storage Vertical Carousels

Customers have trusted White Systems vertical carousels to hold everything from diamonds to dollars, computer chips to casino chips. With security options ranging from simple locking doors and electrically activated deadbolts to advanced access systems including automated single access and mini-doors, magnetic strip swipe card readers, and biometric security devices, White has a security system available to meet even the most stringent requirements.

Product Theft or Loss

According to the US Chamber of Commerce, employee theft adds up to $50 billion dollars a year and accounts for 20% of all business failures. Manufacturing companies, distributors, retailers, and any type of business that deals with tangible products are vulnerable to employee pilferage. To help fight this problem the National Federation of Independent Business recommends that "Ongoing systems must be put in place for tracking inventory from the moment it is ordered, through arrival, storage and ultimate shipment, use or disposal."

Privacy Protection

By enacting HIPAA and the GLB Act, the Federal Government has established that businesses must protect an individual’s health and financial information. As a result, healthcare and financial industries are implementing security measures guarding against unauthorized access to protected documents and records.

Layers of Security

For businesses serious about theft prevention and privacy protection, the obvious first step is to secure facility entryways and exits. The next step should be to secure inventory, documents, and records. White Systems Vertical Carousels provide an efficient means to store and control access to valuables and confidential documents.

Vertical Carousel Secure Storage

A vertical carousel is an automated storage and retrieval device consisting of a series of carriers (pans) mounted on a vertical closed-loop oval track, inside a metal enclosure. Product is stored fully enclosed in the carousel.

White Systems vertical carousels offer three levels of security. The first level incorporates a single point of access that can be locked by key. This system allows full access to the entire contents of the carousel and requires the operator to manually close and relock the carousel door after use.

The second level uses a single opening with an electrically operated lock. The carousel can be configured with either manual or automatic door operation. Access is gained through the use of a password, magnetic swipe card, or biometric device. Pans cannot rotate until the door is shut and automatically locked. The advantage of this system is that it limits access to only one pan and tracks the identity of the carousel operator.

The third level of security employs electrically operated locks and restricted access mini-doors. Normally, when the main access door is open, the entire contents of a carousel pan are available to the operator. When the main access opening is fitted with mini-doors, the operator can access only an individual compartment or tray. The carousel can be configured with either manual or automatic door operation. Access is gained through the use of a password, magnetic swipe card, or biometric device. Pans cannot rotate until the door is shut and automatically locked. The system tracks the identity of the carousel operator.

In addition to access control, White Systems Vertical Carousels can be equipped with Spectrum Advantage inventory control software and built-in bar code, RFID, or IR tag readers to help keep track of inventory.

Secure Storage Benefits