H3iSquared - Communications, Surveillance and Detection Equipment

H3iSquared offers reliable substation hardened industrial Ethernet products such as industrial backbone communication switches, routers, wireless devices, serial device servers, industrial voice over IP phones (VoIP), industrial IP CCTV solutions and IP-based fire / smoke detection cameras.

Keeping the new IEC61850 standard in mind, H3iSquared offers training, breakdown support, design and products to fulfil a client's requirements to ensure they benefit from efficient systems and minimum downtime, adding to the safety of their process.

Communications equipment for industrial and utilities environments

H3iSquared is the official distributor in South Africa for Ruggedcom Industrial Strength Networks.

Ruggedcom solutions are IEC61850-3 compliant and include a wide variety of products, from backbone switches, routers, wireless and WiMax devices to serial devices servers, where each of these units can cater for industrial, utility, military or ITS environments. A serial device server will convert RS422/232/485 to IP.

IP camera management system

Industrial Video and Control (IV&C) is an IP camera management solution that integrates industrial IP cameras or analogue cameras converted to IP into any Scada or HMI. The benefits of visual confirmation on currently running processes is increased safety and security. IV&C is completely scalable based on your infrastructure and is capable of managing large networks of cameras. With LAN and WAN bandwidth control, camera deployment over existing infrastructures and remote monitoring are possible.

Video smoke detection systems

Fike is UL listed on its SigniFire™ video smoke detection system. Approved to the new UL 268B standard for video smoke detection, Fike's SigniFire is the only system in the world to have both the UL listing and FM approval.

Offered as a turnkey solution for video smoke, flame and intrusion detection, SigniFire is a state-of-the-art, camera-based detection system that visually detects the presence of smoke or fire at its source, independent of airflow in the area. SigniFire provides a critical advantage for early warning fire detection, identifying and reacting to fire situations in their earliest stages, helping to protect property and save lives.

Industrial voice over IP phones

GAI-Tronics is the leading manufacturer of industrial voice over IP phones. The phones are hazardous area intrinsically safe, which makes them suitable for industrial applications. All VoIP units are SIP compatible (RFC3261) and have features such as loud volume ring, background noise cancellation and can be powered with PoE.

Video surveillance systems for electric utilities

Systems With Intelligence (SWI) provides intelligent video surveillance solutions for the protection of critical infrastructure within the electric utility industry. SWI is a value-added systems integrator that has designed, assembled, and integrated various best-in-class components to offer a complete intelligent video surveillance solution tailored specifically for electric utility applications.

Using 'substation hardened' equipment and advanced video analytics technology, SWI's video surveillance solution provides highly reliable operation in harsh environments to ensure the electric utility's mission critical operations are effectively protected against outside intrusion and disruption.