Customer Deployments - Water Gremlin Company

Water Gremlin Chooses Xirrus Over All Others




Water Gremlin Company was founded in 1949 and is a world leader in the design and manufacturing of various recreational and lead products from fishing sinkers to battery terminals. The 160,000 square foot facilities in St. Paul, Minnesota is used to manufacture, store, and distribute products worldwide and operates 24 hours per day with 300 workers.


Requirements
  • Cost effective deployment remaining within target budget
  • Pervasive network connecting wireless MES stations tied to ERP system for tracking materials and products from manufacturing through shipping
  • Perform through multiple cinder block walls, varying ceiling heights, large high voltage die cast machines and 30 foot high steel shelves filled with pallets of lead products.
  • Future proof, scalable Wi-Fi to support changing demands and growing facility

Solution
  • Six XS4 (4-radio) Wi-Fi Arrays

Benefits
  • Pervasive and seamless 802.11a/b/g coverage and roaming throughout entire facility
  • Significant cost savings, ease of deployment and less equipment needed
  • Entire network ready in hours, rather than weeks
  • Only six devices required to blanket the 160,000 square headquarters compared to 19 competitor devices
  • Support of Xirrus customer service including site survey and access to the technical team

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