Commercial Weather Alert System

Toyobo Kureha America Co., based in Cincinnati, OH, is a leading manufacturer of high-quality filtration media. Following a series of severe storms in the region, the company contacted Visiplex in search of a reliable public address paging system with automated weather alert capabilities to cover the company’s 100,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility.

The system requirements included clear voice coverage over loud machinery noise, automatic activation of pre-programmed emergency voice messages during NOAA-issued tornado warnings, and a scalable, wireless design to support future system expansion as the facility grows.

Visiplex’s commercial weather alert solution consisted of a VS4810 wireless paging base station, interfaced with a VS3042 National Weather Service monitoring radio, for the main office, and three sets of VNS2214-8 wireless, High-Power PA Horn speakers to provide full indoor/outdoor audio coverage.

The proposed system was easy to install and operate. When the VS3042 monitoring radio detects a weather alert, it activates the VS4810 paging encoder to send an activation signal to all wireless horn speakers to play a pre-recorded Severe Weather Alert message throughout the facility. During everyday activities, the system provides instant voice messaging capabilities.

The proposed commercial weather alert system is fully wireless, eliminating the need for costly wiring between different building areas and requiring only an AC outlet for each controller.