Performance Highlight:

Perimeter Guarding & Fencing

NPSG has been tested at the highest standards in the e-fulfillment industry installing approximately 90% of the perimeter guarding and fencing for a Major e-Retail Fulfillment Corporation since 2015.

In late 2017, a major e-retail fulfilment company, referencing ISO 13857, decided to update its specifications for perimeter guarding - the fencing that separates and protects employees from robotic inventory systems. Going forward, the company required that any vendor supplying perimeter guarding develop a design fully compliant with both the company’s own requirements and ISO standards.

NPSG assembled a dedicated team to deliver this project and develop a design specification that met the client’s requirements. Key components of the project included:

CAD-based fence layout design: Collaborating with Macgregor Architects, NPSG developed the perimeter guarding layout using a CAD system.
Impact testing: All points where a robot could potentially breach the perimeter required rigorous impact testing. NPSG established dedicated testing areas in its Kennesaw and Reno warehouses to carry out these trials. Sections of the fencing and its components were tested to ensure they remained within tolerance, with results digitally recorded to demonstrate compliance.
REACH compliance: All materials used in the fencing installation needed to meet REACH standards – a European chemical regulation that the client was adopting globally. NPSG submitted samples of all fencing components to an approved test facility to confirm full compliance.

Ultimately, NPSG’s design was selected as the standard for all projects. Going forward, any robotics project utilising perimeter guarding must use NPSG’s specification, regardless of whether NPSG is acting as the installation partner.