Taiwan Galvanizing × Cupola360: Panoramic Vision for AI-Enabled Factory Safety

Improving safety compliance and process visibility across high-risk galvanizing operations.

Taiwan Galvanizing Technology Co., Ltd. operates in a demanding industrial environment where worker safety, process visibility, and production control are all critical. Hot-dip galvanizing involves heavy materials, lifting operations, process tanks, temperature control, and strict safety requirements across the factory floor.

To improve site visibility and support safer operations, Taiwan Galvanizing deployed 16 Cupola360 RX1000P panoramic cameras across key factory areas. The system works with Synology NAS and third-party AI detection to support wide-area monitoring, safety recognition, and process awareness.

The Challenge: Safety and Visibility in High-Risk Manufacturing

In hot-dip galvanizing and metal processing environments, safety risks can come from multiple directions at the same time. Workers move through production areas, materials are lifted and transported, and process tanks must be monitored under specific operating conditions.

Traditional fixed-view cameras can capture selected angles, but they may not provide enough context across large production spaces, entrances, exits, crane operation areas, and process zones. When teams need to review an event or confirm whether safety rules are being followed, fragmented camera views can make the process slower and less complete.

For this type of industrial site, monitoring needs to go beyond passive recording. The factory needs a way to improve visibility, support safety compliance, and connect visual information with production conditions.

The Solution: RX1000P Panoramic Cameras with NAS Integration

Cupola360 RX1000P panoramic cameras were installed across the factory to monitor important areas such as entrances, exits, production zones, and process-related spaces. With 360° panoramic coverage, each camera can provide wider visibility and help reduce blind spots compared with traditional fixed-angle views.

The cameras are connected with Synology NAS for video storage and management, creating a practical foundation for factory monitoring and event review. This setup allows the factory to retain panoramic visual records while supporting integration with additional AI and operational systems.

AI-Enabled Safety Detection with Third-Party Systems

By integrating Cupola360 panoramic cameras with third-party AI detection, the factory can support safety-related recognition such as helmet and safety vest detection in designated areas.

Cupola360’s role is to provide the panoramic visual layer. The wider scene view helps give AI systems and operators more complete visual context, especially in areas where people, equipment, and production activities overlap.

When PPE requirements are not met, the integrated system can support alerts and follow-up actions, helping factory teams strengthen daily safety compliance.

Crane, Material, and Process Area Monitoring

The system also supports visual monitoring around crane and material handling areas. In production environments where suspended materials, lifting angles, and worker movement may overlap, 360° visibility helps operators better understand the relationship between equipment movement, people nearby, and production zones.

The panoramic visual layer can also be displayed together with process information from existing or third-party systems, such as tank conditions, concentration, iron ion levels, and temperature. This helps teams review visual context alongside production parameters and make more informed operational decisions.

Note : This diagram is a conceptual camera layout for reference only and does not represent the actual factory deployment plan.

From Factory Monitoring to Digital Transformation

For Taiwan Galvanizing, panoramic vision supports more than factory surveillance. It creates a foundation for safer production monitoring, AI-assisted safety checks, process visibility, and event review.

By combining panoramic video, NAS storage, third-party AI detection, and process information, the system helps teams monitor operations from production workflow to safety compliance. Over time, this type of visual and operational data can support improvements in process optimization, waste reduction, energy efficiency, and digital transformation.

Note

Cupola360 provides the RX1000P panoramic camera and visual integration layer in this deployment. NAS storage is supported through Synology, and AI detection is provided by a third-party AI partner.

Key Highlights

• Deployed 16 Cupola360 RX1000P panoramic cameras
• Integrated with Synology NAS for video storage and management
• Worked with third-party AI detection for helmet and safety vest recognition
• Monitored entrances, exits, and key production areas
• Improved visibility around crane and material handling zones
• Displayed panoramic views together with process-related data such as concentration, iron ion levels, and temperature
• Supported factory safety, event review, and process visibility

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