Transform Safety for Pilkington’s Manufacturing Plants with AI Pedestrian Proximity Detection Systems

Support your corporate mandate for AI camera-based pedestrian detection while enhancing OSHA compliance and operational efficiency across all Pilkington facilities.

Overview

Operating high-demand glass manufacturing facilities brings unique challenges: meeting corporate safety mandates, ensuring OSHA compliance, and maintaining operational flow while protecting personnel. With warehouse and manufacturing plant injury rates at 4.8 incidents per 100 full-time workers and unauthorized access increasing accident risks by up to 40%, safety isn’t optional—it’s essential.

For Pilkington’s expanding operations, achieving comprehensive pedestrian protection while maintaining compliance is crucial for sustainable growth.

Whether managing a single facility or multiple sites, Powerfleet helps you meet corporate safety mandates while enhancing efficiency and reducing liability and costs.

Challenges We Can Overcome Together

Pedestrian Safety in High-Density Environments

Problem: Meeting Pilkington’s corporate mandate for AI camera-based pedestrian proximity detection systems while maintaining OSHA compliance requires a reliable solution that can be implemented consistently across your high-traffic manufacturing facilities.

Solution: Powerfleet’s AI-powered Pedestrian Proximity Detection system works in conjunction with our Forklift Gateway and Speed Manager solutions to:

  • Provide real-time driver notifications of potential hazards
  • Identify and monitor caution and danger alert zones
  • Capture detailed event data, including breach location, time, and driver ID
  • Automatically slow forklifts when alert zones are breached
  • Track and analyze near-miss incidents for proactive safety management

OSHA Compliance and Risk Management

Problem: Meeting OSHA compliance requirements is crucial, but lengthy or disorganized processes can hinder adherence. Manual compliance tracking increases the risk of violations and associated fines by up to 50%.

Solution: Powerfleet streamlines and automates compliance workflows through:

  • Digital safety checklists and automated reporting
  • Access control based on operator certification
  • Real-time monitoring of safety metrics
  • Comprehensive incident documentation
  • Automated compliance verification and reporting

Labor Challenges and Efficiency Strain

Problem: Skilled labor shortages in glass manufacturing put pressure on your resources, forcing you to rely on less experienced workers to meet business goals. Labor accounting for 50-70% of warehouse budgets increases safety risks, impacts productivity, and affects overall business health.

Solution: Powerfleet’s Unity platform delivers real-time data and insights to optimize workplace safety, improve efficiency, and increase productivity. Our system enables you to:

  • Manage equipment access based on driver certification and identification
  • Track vehicle usage patterns and identify workflow bottlenecks
  • Generate automated efficiency reports and analytics
  • Monitor operator behavior and provide targeted training

By optimizing safety and utilization levels, you’re better positioned to attract and retain quality employees while maximizing operational efficiency.

Maintenance and Equipment Reliability

Problem: Unplanned equipment downtime leads to operational delays, increased costs, and risks to your company’s reputation. Manual maintenance tracking across multiple sites and OEMs creates inefficiencies and increases the likelihood of missed service intervals.

Solution: Powerfleet equips you with a proactive and preventive maintenance approach that:

  • Leverages real-time usage hours and predictive analytics
  • Monitors critical metrics like battery health and engine hours
  • Identifies potential maintenance issues before they cause breakdowns
  • Ensures optimal service scheduling across your fleet
  • Extends equipment lifecycle and maximizes uptime

Mixed Fleet of Various OEMs

Problem: It’s common to have a mixed fleet of powered industrial vehicles across various OEMs. However, manually gathering, monitoring, and interpreting data from multiple systems results in incomplete insights, biased decisions, and operational inefficiencies.

Solution: Powerfleet’s OEM-agnostic platform, Unity, does the heavy lifting for you by:

  • Ingesting data from all your disconnected data sources, including IoT devices, sensors, OEMs, and business systems
  • Transforming the collected data into actionable insights
  • Enabling you to make more informed decisions based on comprehensive data analysis
  • Providing the confidence to expand Pilkington’s fleet in a way that benefits your operation
  • Offering a unified view of your entire fleet, regardless of the mix of equipment brands and models

Manual Data Processes

Problem: Manual data collection and reporting across multiple Pilkington facilities creates inconsistencies and delays in decision-making. This fragmented approach makes it challenging to consistently implement and track corporate safety initiatives and standardize best practices across locations.

Solution: Powerfleet’s data-agnostic Unity platform centralizes and automates data management across all your facilities by:

  • Consolidating data from all warehouse operations into a single dashboard
  • Automating report generation for compliance and performance metrics
  • Standardizing KPIs across all Pilkington locations
  • Enabling real-time comparison of facility performance
  • Facilitating the sharing of best practices between locations

Purpose-Built Solutions for Multi-Site Operations

Forklift Gateway (VAC)

Already proven successful at your Laurinburg facility, our gateway solution provides automated tracking and monitoring, access control and operator management, impact detection and reporting, and real-time safety alerts that complement your pedestrian protection initiatives.

AI-powered Pedestrian Proximity Detection System

This advanced vision system supports Pilkington’s corporate mandate and is already protecting workers at your Laurinburg facility. Our AI-powered cameras detect and alert potential hazards, provide audible and visual warnings, capture comprehensive event data, and enable proactive safety management across your enterprise.

Digital Video Recorder

Explicitly designed for forklifts and industrial equipment, our DVR features up to four camera integrations, continuous operation recording, automatic event capture, and integration with the Forklift Gateway.

Unity Platform

Our OEM-agnostic platform facilitates rapid integration with IoT devices and third-party business systems. It creates a data highway that drives AI-powered insights for informed decision-making across all your locations, supporting consistent implementation of your safety mandate.

Unity APIs

Our Unity APIs offer secure, customizable integration with your existing systems. Leveraging REST principles and OAuth2 authentication, these APIs provide a standardized, reliable way to exchange data, automate synchronization, and gain real-time insights across your operations.

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