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Team KB heads to the mountains……

Brad and Jeremy recently returned from a foray into Colorado, working on our national install for Russell Stover’s candies.  Kenton Brothers was called in by the box candy giant to help with access control in their manufacturing and distribution centers located across 8 different states.  The company needed quicker access for their employees during shift changes, and the ability to control everything from company headquarters here in Kansas City.

We came through with optical turnstiles from Alvarado and S2 Enterprise level software management.   This state of the art, secure, bi-directional turnstile access control responds within 1/1000 second to credentials and uses ‘stacking’ capabilities during high user intervals.  This technology allows a user to present his or her credential (card), to walk through the gate, and  keeps the gate open for the next user to pass through; thereby eliminating the slow-down which occurs when the gates close after each individual user.

Add in S2’s Enterprise software, and you have a custom system with global site management all controlled and administered from their company’s headquarters.  Innovative thinking for an age old business still using small batch production to maintain the original quality of Russell and Clara Stover’s bungalow candies.   For innovative solutions to your access control challenges, whether you have one location or you cover the nation, contact Kenton Brothers in Kansas City at kbsales@kentonbrothers.com or 888-536-8661.

Oh…..enjoy the pictures sent from the mountains, and feel free to read the full case study on Russell Stover’s candies!

Electronic Access Control Benefits

During a recent focus group meeting between BOMA (Building Owners and Manger’s Association) and Ingersoll Rand, IR learned that 90% of BOMA tenants still use mechanical locks and keys to secure the interior spaces in their buildings.

While this is effective, budget friendly, and flexible we want to suggest a couple of reasons for adding an electronic access control component to your mechanical locks.

  • Audit trail
  • Lock-down capability
  • Ability to control access from any internet device
  • Better, more reliable control overall

By adding an electronic access system with S2 management software to your existing mechanical locks, you can easily change access for specific individuals from any internet device; instantly lock down the building in the case of a security threat; allow access to specific areas at specific times; receive audit trail information and alerts directly to your smart phone; and, instantly shut down access when needed.

Kenton Brothers has always been your go-to company for locks and keys.  Let us show you a solution that can enhance your mechanical locks by adding electronic access control with S2 management software.  Call us to set up an individual demonstration at 816-842-3700.

University Gets Upgrade in Access Control

Over the last fifteen years, Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri has invested a considerable amount of time and money in Blackboard, an education specific database platform for handling point of sale transactions for students, faculty, and staff.  The University recognized a need to integrate existing campus operations into a comprehensive, fully-networked campus wide ID, debit and access control system utilizing a single card/credential.

Kenton Brothers stepped up to the plate and installed a web based access control system called S2.  With its’ open architecture and ‘best of breed’ features, S2 was able to meet all of the university’s requirements to integrate with their infrastructure as well as incorporating into the university’s existing security management processes.  As an added bonus, S2 also integrates seamlessly with the university’s existing video management system, OnSSI.

Through custom programming, Kenton Brothers IP Specialists were able to create a software program which provides the ability for the entire system to come together, to add and remove people, to grant or revoke access, and to update smart card information all through a single interface.  If you have a unique security issue, give us a call at 816-842-3700 and we will develop a solution to fit your needs.

System Integration

The benefit of security and business process systems are dramatically increased if they are able to integrate seamlessly into existing tools. Kenton Brothers provides services that tie together best of class physical security and IP systems with common business process tools.

Local Historic University Ends Unwanted Disruptions with IP Access Control

Kansas City University of Medical and Biosciences is situated on a beautiful campus in our city’s historic Northeast.  It is the oldest medical school in Kansas City and is the largest medical school in the state of Missouri.  Being located in an urban setting, the university was having trouble with trespassers causing disruptions and with the need to keep students safe after dark.

Enter Kenton Brothers.  We designed a complete S2 access control system to work with the existing security cameras.  The system can be implemented and added to over time and can be operated entirely from web browser.  The system uses a card credential for access because the students and staff were already carrying a photo badge card which made the transition more familiar.

The campus is now secure, there are no more unwanted interruptions, and the system is expandable when the university is ready to add more security.  If you have access control needs, or have a particular security question, please give us a call at 816-842-3700.