page 4 Emmi looking to the future – and relying on CardLink Emmi opts for a flexible, cost-optimized and expandable access control system and chooses Kaba as supplier. CardLink leaves the Emmi Group plenty of scope for further growth. page 8 From Mariachi via boxing to Disney on Ice In the Mexico City Arena, a Kaba system ensures safe access for more than 22,000 visitors. page 12 5-star locking system Giardino Mountain in St.Moritz chose Kaba as its partner right from the start for the access system. Convenience and user-friendliness are the most obvious benefits. Security update No 47, Edition 1/2013
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Emmi looking to the future –and relying on CardLinkEmmi opts for a flexible, cost-optimized and expandable access controlsystem and chooses Kaba as supplier. CardLink leaves the Emmi Groupplenty of scope for further growth.
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From Mariachi via boxing toDisney on IceIn the Mexico City Arena, a Kaba system ensures safe access for morethan 22,000 visitors.
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5-star locking systemGiardino Mountain in St.Moritz chose Kaba as its partner right fromthe start for the access system. Convenience and user-friendlinessare the most obvious benefits.
SecurityupdateNo 47, Edition 1/2013
Producing solutions that satisfy customers’ needs – that’s our
job. We always have to keep one step ahead in our develop-
ment work, so we can fulfil their requirements in the future
too. This is why we have our own internal worldwide network of
developers, and why we are always looking for opportunities to
collaborate with researchers and universities. We develop solu-
tions and products that deliver clear added value for custom-
ers and users. Three examples:
Emmi, one of the most innovative premium dairies in Europe,
grew strongly last year and is pursuing a long-term expansion
“We see innovationas a mandate from ourcustomers”
ImprintPublisher Kaba Management+Consulting AG, 8153 Rümlang (Switzerland), www.kaba.com. Editor Kaba Corporate Communications. Photography Emmi Group(pp. 3–7), Arena Ciudad de México (p. 8), Giardino Hotel Group (pp. 3, 12–13), Snoozebox (p. 19), Hahn Group (pp. 20–21), Matthias Schönhofer (p. 24), The Hong-kong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (p. 24), Caleffi Group (p. 25), Gras Savoye (p. 25), Cour des Comptes (p. 26), Seisenbergklamm (p. 27), Ursina Schwarz(p. 34). Cover Mexico City. Reproduction is subject to permission from Kaba. Security update is published in spring and fall in English, German, Spanish andChinese.
Kaba®, Com-ID®, Ilco®, La Gard®, LEGIC®, SAFLOK®, Silca®, etc. are registered trademarks, CardLinkTM, TouchGoTM, PowerStarTM, etc. are trademarks of theKaba Group. Due to country-specific constraints of marketing considerations, some of the Kaba Group products and systems may not be available in everymarket.
strategy. We have implemented an access solution for Emmi
that can grow along with the business. It gives the company
the flexibility it needs, and future-proofs its investment.
It’s an understatement to say that Mexico City is a lively place.
The city offers a huge variety of leisure activities, boasts a very
diverse theater scene, and is now also home to the largest
indoor arena in North America. The complex includes bars, res-
taurants, a shopping center and a hotel. Kaba has made sure
that visitors have easy access to all the facilities on offer.
The Giardino Mountain Hotel in the Swiss Alps is dedicated to
the ultimate in luxury. Thanks to the Kaba CheckIn hotel solu-
tion, it’s easy for staff to manage the guests’ access badges and
reprogram them whenever necessary. The hotel and its guests
very much appreciate the convenience, reliability and design of
Kaba’s access solution.
What do you think?
Once again, you will find a short questionnaire in the middle of
this edition of Security update. We really want to keep improv-
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Andreas Häberli, CTO Kaba Group
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p. 8From Mariachi via boxing to Disney on IceIn the Mexico City Arena, a Kaba system ensures safe accessfor more than 22,000 visitors.
p. 125-star locking systemGiardino Mountain in St.Moritz chose Kaba as its partner right fromthe start for the access system. Convenience and user-friendlinessare the most obvious benefits.
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Taschkent’s new architectural jewel 10Uzbekistan’s capital has one of the most modern footballstadia in the world. Access to it is controlled by an integratedKaba system.
Our brand promise “Beyond security” 11Two words express what the Kaba mission is.
Flexible locking system for the 2012 SummerOlympics 14A locking system for thousands of athletes.
Travelling through Uzbekistan at 250 kph 16
Kaba keeps mobile hotels safe and secure 19
The right solution for every door 20
The first Winter Olympics in the subtropics 22
Spotlights 24
What is Kaba ARIOS – security for RFID systems 28
Products 30
News 34
p.4Emmi looking to the future – and relying on CardLinkEmmi opts for a flexible, cost-optimized and expandable access con-trol system and chooses Kaba as supplier. CardLink leaves the EmmiGroup plenty of scope for further growth.
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Emmi looking tothe future – andrelying on CardLink
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The Emmi Group has been growing for many years. Whichis why the producer of dairy and fresh products opted for aflexible, cost-optimized and expandable access controlsystem supplied by Kaba. Twelve locations have been fullyintegrated, with others to follow. CardLink leaves the EmmiGroup plenty of scope for further growth.
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maintaining its market leadership in Switzerland and achieving
targeted growth abroad.
Thinking of tomorrow today
This robust growth presents a number of major challenges to
the Emmi Group. In particular, the Group-wide IT infrastructure
with its various component systems needs to be flexible to keep
pace with changing requirements. One example of this is the
networked access control system. When the Emmi Group com-
missioned Kaba to design the access solution, the task was
clear: to plan for tomorrow already today. “For the Emmi Group,
the main issue, besides security, was the need to protect their
capital assets,” says Roger Bregenzer of the Kaba sales team,
recalling the beginning of the project.
The access solution implemented by Kaba can grow as the Emmi
Group grows and is therefore a lasting solution. All the compa-
ny’s local access control systems are networked with each other
and can be expanded in a flexible manner. Furthermore, new
production locations can easily be integrated into the system
whenever necessary — without disrupting production. “When
Kaba integrated our Ostermundigen plant, we did not even
notice the switch and the system being incorporated into the
network,” confirms Martin Loosli, System Administrator at the
Emmi Group. That is important, since any disruption of produc-
T he Emmi success story began 106 years ago. In 1907,
62 central Swiss cooperatives banded together to set
up the Lucerne Milk Association, or MVL in short. In
1919, the MVL took over the Neuhüsern cheesemak-
ers’ cooperative in Emmen. From this place name, the brand
name “Emmi” was derived, and applied for the first time in 1947
to soft cheese and yoghurt products. In 1993, the Lucerne Milk
Association decided to separate its activities as an association
from its commercial activities, resulting in the establishment of
Emmi AG. Today, Emmi is the leading Swiss producer of dairy
and fresh products and counts as one of the most innovative
premium dairies in Europe.
Strong brands, popular products
The Emmi Group develops and manufactures its products in
Switzerland and markets them worldwide. Its full range is enor-
mous: Under the Emmi brand it sells yoghurt, muesli, fondue,
cream, and butter, under the Kaltbach brand cave-aged cheeses
such as Emmentaler or Gruyère, and under the Caffè Latte
brand milk-based beverages with perfectly roasted and freshly
brewed coffee. In addition, it markets a number of well-being
products, such as Aktifit and Benecol.
The Emmi Group has seen strong growth in recent years and
pursues a sustainable growth strategy with the objective of
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tion can soon become very expensive.
The project team was finished after only
three weeks, in which time the Kaba exos
9300 access system was seamlessly tied
into the existing IT environment.
Easier, more convenient and
more secure
The flexible system can be expanded
almost without limit. Thanks to the Card-
Link function, stand-alone doors without
a cable connection and online doors with
a cable connection can be operated using
the same access control system. All data
are configured in a single user interface
and need to be entered only once. This
makes it much easier to administer the
system, i.e. to manage personnel data,
modify access authorizations, replace
lost ID cards or issue visitor passes.
Access authorizations for doors without
a cable connection are saved on the ID
card and verified directly on site by the
stand-alone component.
The unique validation procedure checks
whether these access authorizations are
valid every time the ID card is used. If an
authorization needs to be updated, the
system signals this to the user there and
then at the door. Cards can be updated
easily and conveniently at the card reader
or via computer using the system oper-
ator’s desktop reader. The new access
authorizations are then simply transferred
from the card. In this way, the stand-alone
component always has the latest data, even
though it is not networked.
“A unitary access solution saves alot of time, and its consistentprocesses guarantee reliableoutcomes. That cuts costs.”Pius Rösch, Head of Security, Emmi Group
S ince the Mexico City Arena was first opened in late Feb-
ruary 2012, it has hosted performances by Santana, Lin-
kin Park and Maroon 5, among others, as well as the
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the
Monster Jam Truck Show and Disney on Ice.
600 visitors in just one minute
22,300 is a lot of people. Especially when they want to find their
seats in a hurry. A+I, our sales partner in Latin America,
designed an access system with 44 tripod barriers, seven dou-
ble tripod barriers and twelve half-height swing doors for wheel-
chair users or people with children’s buggies. The system checks
in up to 600 spectators per minute, so that the whole hall can
be filled within 36 minutes. The system is simple and efficient:
visitors insert their tickets, each bearing a bar code, into the
electronic readers, the computer checks the access entitlement
and releases the barrier.
Because the Arena complex also houses a hotel with 126 luxury
suites, a number of bars and restaurants and a shopping center,
the system controls access to all the separate areas. So, for
instance, admission to the suites is via fully automated revolv-
ing security doors. A computer carries out real-time checks on
access authorizations and compares them with the database.
From Mariachivia boxingto Disney on Ice
In the Mexico City Arena (Arena Ciudad de México), NorthAmerica’s largest indoor arena, a Kaba access systemensures that up to 22,300 visitors can enter and exit safely.
“We have chosen Kaba and theintegrator Human Factor becauseof their experience when it comesto cost-effective alternatives, highperformance, world-class tech-nologies, punctual delivery,immediate response and tailoredsolutions for clients. The accesscontrol system designed for thearena fulfills the requirements ofa high-caliber venue.”
Miguel Ángel Murillo, COO of Superboletos
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The on-the-pitch success of Bunyodkor
Tashkent meant that the club soon out-
grew the old stadium. So, on 13 November
2008, work began on the construction
of a new ground designed to hold up to
34,000 spectators.
In spite of a number of difficulties, such
as the collapse of one general contractor,
the country’s president Islam Karimov
was able to formally open the new sta-
dium on 28 September 2012. With its
futuristic roof design consisting of back-
lit sail-like structures giving it the appear-
If you think of Uzbekistan, football scarcely springs to mind. Thatcould soon change. The capital Tashkent now has one of themost modern football stadia in the world. Access to it is controlledby an integrated system implemented by Kaba.
By adding the “Beyond security” tagline to its logo, Kaba is making a brandpromise, i.e. that the customer should get more than “just” a security solution.The introduction of the promise around the world will help make people’sperceptions of Kaba simpler and more accurate.
The 2012 Olympic Games in London are well and truly over, but memoriesremain of the breathtaking opening and closing ceremonies, and the manyoutstanding performances of the athletes. Kaba is proud to have playedan important role at the 2012 Games.
Flexible lockingsystem for the 2012Summer Olympics
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Travelling throughUzbekistanat 250 kph
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W hen the Talgo 250 acceler-
ates, the villages, fields
andwoods begin to rush by
in a blur. Since 8 October
2011, the Spanish-built high-speed train,
which on some stretches of normal track
can travel at speeds of up to 250 kilome-
ters per hour (kph), has linked Uzbeki-
stan’s capital, Tashkent, with its third city,
Samarkand. Between the two lie 344 kilo-
meters and four provinces (Tashkent,
Syrdarya, Jizzakh and Samarkand). Yet
the Afrosiyob, to give the train its official
name, takes just under two hours – half as
long as the journey used to take. Once all
stretches of the line have beenmodified to
take high-speed traffic, the journey time
will become even shorter.
Fast trains for rail routes with lots
of bends
The Talgo 250 was developed and manu-
factured by Patentes Talgo in Las Matas,
near Madrid. The company specializes in
producing trains that can travel faster on
routes containing lots of bends – routes
of the kind that occur very frequently
in Spain. To achieve this, the engineers
reduced the mass of the locomotives and
carriages and improved their bogie
design. Today, trains made by Patentes
Talgo operate principally on the highly
developed rail networks of Europe and
North America. For instance, until the
December 2012 timetable alterations, the
Talgo train Pau Casals operated as a luxu-
rious hotel train and sleeper service, link-
ing Zurich and Barcelona Estació de
França three times a week in 16 hours.
A prestigious project for Uzbekistan
In the Afrosiyob, Uzbekistan has the first
high-speed train to run in Central Asia, a
region which (as defined by Unesco) also
includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia,
The Afrosiyob is the pride of Uzbekistan. This high-speedtrain service links Tashkent, the country’s capital, andSamarkand – in only two hours. The State railwaycompany has purchased two Talgo 250 sets, expandedthe rail network and modernized the stations in bothcities. Kaba has supplied the electronic security barriersthat control access to the platforms.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajik-
istan, and Turkmenistan. Although a
number of Talgo sets also operate in
Kazakhstan, these are pulled by Chinese
four-axle electrical locomotives with a
top speed of 200 kph. Compared with
the other countries of Central Asia,
Uzbekistan is technologically advanced
and a leader in many areas. As such, a
project like the Afrosiyob is an important
way of boosting the prestige of this
young nation.
Free to go – whatever the gauge
The Talgo 250 sets acquired by Uzbekistan are delivered ready-
made from Spain. The two Afrosiyob trains running daily
between Tashkent and Samarkand since May 2012 are made up
of two power cars, eight passenger carriages, and a buffet car.
The trains are divided into three classes – Economy, Business,
VIP – and can seat up to 257 passengers with plenty of space.
The sets have variable-gauge axles and can automatically switch
gauge from 1,435 millimeters to 1,668 millimeters. This will be an
important capability if the Central Asian countries ever decide to
develop and expand their high-speed rail network – for instance,
to connect with the Arabian Sea, since the region currently has
no direct access to the world’s maritime routes.
Kaba system controls access at railway stations
In parallel with the development of the line between Tashkent
and Samarkand, the terminals at either end needed to be mod-
ernized. To control physical access to the platforms, the State
railway company Uzbekistan Temir Yo’llari opted for half-height
electronic barriers supplied by Kaba. The control technology
allows for safe and convenient passenger access even at high
throughput rates. With the L-shaped sensor corridor separating
out each passenger so that the system can tell immediately if a
second person enters at the same time in an attempt to outwit
the system – a feature that was very important to Uzbekistan
Temir Yo’llari. In addition, because they are made of strong, low-
maintenance stainless steel, the half-height barriers blend
inconspicuously into the station architecture, and their motor-
driven operation guarantees them a long useful life, even out-
doors. Following positive initial experiences, in August 2012 the
State railway ordered a further eleven electronic barriers for the
two stations, including four of the wider, 900-millimeter design
Kaba keeps mobilehotels safe and secureThe innovative Snoozebox concept has already provided portable, temporaryhotels at Formula 1 events and the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Securityis provided by one of Kaba’s premium hotel locking solutions.
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The right solutionfor every door
W ith more than 1,100 associates, Hahn Group is one
of Germany’s largest motor vehicle dealers. A fam-
ily firm founded back in 1919, it has grown from a
small vehicle repair workshop into a Group with 24
branches in the Stuttgart region with headquarters in Fellbach.
The brands it deals in are Volkswagen, Volkswagen Commercial
Vehicles, Audi, Porsche and Škoda. To guarantee the best pos-
sible service quality, Hahn branches are continuously developed
to ensure they remain modern customer centers. Over the past
16 years, Hahn Group has invested more than EUR 70 million in
refurbishments, extensions and additions to its dealerships.
Flexible system
Hahn Group’s steady growth and continual acquisition of new
branches have had implications for the security systems
deployed by the Group companies, creating an urgent need for
standardization. “It got to the point where we had 37 premises
that needed to be locked up, with around 1,600 keys and 1,500
doors,” explains Thomas Wöhrle, head of Premises and Energy
Technology at Hahn, describing the situation before the security
systems were reorganized. Problems were bound to arise when-
ever keys were lost, employees transferred location or external
service providers (tradesmen, suppliers, etc.) needed access,
The next Winter Olympics will take place in Sochi, a bathingresort on the Black Sea. In just a few years, the organizers haveredeveloped the area’s entire infrastructure. Kaba hasdesigned and installed the physical access control systemsfor a number of important facilities.