How to integrate cutting-edge rotary turnstiles with loss prevention systems?

一,Two lines of defence for physical protection and technical identification: building infrastructure to prevent loss
1. A fully enclosed enclosure to stop illicit paths
The full-height rotating gate has a 304 stainless steel box and an enclosed fence that is 1.2 to 2.2 meters high. This makes a physical barrier that keeps people apart. Its 15° anti-reverse system and hydraulic shock absorber movement can make sure that "forward authorised passage, reverse instant locking" happens. This stops anybody from climbing or drilling their way in. For instance, permit grading management made it possible to identify VIP customers with 99.9% accuracy after putting the SA101 full height turnstile in a high-end shopping mall in Shenzhen. At the same time, third-party workers like cleaning and logistics were given temporary access licenses, which cut down on unauthorised area intrusions by 85%.
2. Multi-modal identification technology correctly catches mistakes
The turnstile uses multiple ways to verify identity, such as IC cards, QR codes, facial recognition, and fingerprint recognition. It can also work with the mall's membership system and the employee attendance system. When clients don't pay or leave stuff behind, the system will automatically lock the gate and sound an alarm. A shopping mall in Shanghai was able to stop three gangs of thieves who were known for stealing by using turnstiles with AI facial recognition and POS system data. These turnstiles were able to correctly identify 92% of the time when someone was acting strangely. Also, the gate has a built-in anti-pinch sensor and anti-buffer mechanism that can automatically rotate and lock when it detects unauthorised flushing, stopping aggressive entry.
二,Full process loss prevention and control: closed-loop management of everything from the flow of goods to the behaviour of employees
1. Entrance control: get rid of dangers at the source
The electronic price tag system and the rotary gate are connected so that pricing and stock levels are always up to date. When clients bring things that haven't been scanned into the gate channel, the system locks the objects' locations using UWB positioning technology and connects to surveillance cameras to record their movements. A smart mall in Hangzhou cut the number of missed scans from 3.2% to 0.5% after using this method. They made more than 2 million yuan a year by preventing losses. The gate can also recognise the employee's work license plate permissions, which stops those inside the company from using their positions to steal items from the warehouse.
2. Exit interception: the last step in smart loss prevention
The intelligent shopping cart system and the rotating gate work together to make a "payment passage" closed loop. The RFID chip in the shopping cart sends the payment information to the gate control system when the customer finishes the self-service checkout. The channel indicator light goes from red to green, and the gate rod unlocks on its own. If the system finds things that haven't been paid for, it will sound an alarm and close the gate. It will also send strange information to the security personnel's cell phone. Lianhua Huashang Group has improved the efficiency of its checkout by 40% and cut the cost of manual loss prevention by 60% since putting the technology in its stores.
3. Optimising for specific situations: Finding the right balance between safety and experience
For some populations, such mothers and babies, people with disabilities, and so on, the turnstile can be set up with a wide channel mode (channel width > 900mm) or a backup channel. For instance, a shopping centre in Chengdu has put up buttons for people with disabilities to use next to the gate. When a disabled person presses the button, the gate will slowly turn to a horizontal position to keep people from running into it. The system also keeps track of the traffic data for certain groups, which helps improve the flow design of retail malls.
三,Data-driven loss prevention decision-making: going from making decisions based on facts to making smart predictions
1. The passenger flow heat map helps predict risks.
The turnstile's built-in counting sensor can correctly count the number of people passing through in each region and at different times, and it can make a three-dimensional heat map. A shopping mall in Shanghai looked at gate data and noticed that the number of people in the jewellery area was higher than normal from 3 to 5 p.m. on weekends. They quickly sent security guards and changed the angle of the video cameras, which stopped three possible thefts from happening. According to the statistics, allocating security resources based on data has cut the time it takes to respond to events by half.
2. Analysing behaviour patterns to find unusual signals
When paired with AI algorithms, turnstiles can model and study the pace, stride, dwell duration, and other traits of people walking by. For instance, a shopping mall in Shenzhen put up a gate with behaviour recognition and discovered that a consumer had frequently walked through the high-priced goods area without buying anything. The system automatically flagged him as a high-risk person and sent him to the security centre. The cops arrested the customer once they discovered out he was a frequent thief.
3. Making profiles for members to help with marketing and stopping losses
The turnstile collects information on members, such as how often they come, how long they stay, and what they like to eat. This information may be added to the CRM system to create a complete customer profile. Based on gate data, a high-end shopping mall in Beijing groups its most valuable members into three groups: "regular customers," "holiday customers," and "promotional customers." It then sends them personalised discounts. At the same time, the system found a member who often took things that weren't paid for out of the warehouse. Their membership was revoked after a manual check to stop more losses.
4. Industry Trend Outlook: Technology Fusion Changing the Way We Think About Loss Prevention
As 5G, digital twins, and blockchain technologies improve, turnstiles are changing from simple devices to smart terminals. For instance, a tech company in Guangzhou has created a "seamless access gate" that employs millimetre wave radar and UWB location technology to fully track "leaving traces of people and evidence of incidents." This gives mall damage prevention a stronger technical boost. In the future, rotary turnstiles will work closely with technologies like the metaverse and Web3.0 to create a virtual real combination of loss prevention systems. This will help mall security control become smarter and more precise.
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