Philips Orăștie has over 15 years of presence in Romania, with business volume growing more than fivefold and annual revenue reaching €115 million. Today, around 1,000 employees operate across espresso machines and oral health product lines.
It is one of only two Philips coffee machine factories in all of Europe — a strategic asset for the company's worldwide consumer lifestyle division.
Hundreds of trucks enter the premises daily, delivering raw materials and shipping finished products. Management needed full visibility over every vehicle on-site and the ability to analyze logistics performance.
Philips Factory Orăștie — Industrial
Philips Factory Orăștie — Industrial
Philips needed complete tracking of all vehicles entering the premises — cars, staff vehicles, and delivery trucks — including dwell time monitoring. Management wanted to answer two key questions: Can truck loading times be reduced? Is there room to optimize fleet management?
Staff and management vehicles are registered in the Metrici Action List and gain automatic access — the barrier lifts the moment the plate is detected.
The database provides detailed analytics on how long each vehicle stays on-site, including delivery frequency per truck. One can see how often a particular vehicle delivers or picks up cargo each month.
The setup relies on one Hikvision LPR camera at the entry/exit gate for plate recognition, complemented by a second camera positioned for a wider field of view. At detection time, the companion photo reveals full vehicle details — make, model, and load status.
Metrici is fully integrated into Philips' security infrastructure and serves as the primary access control system. High-accuracy plate recognition combined with detailed vehicle analytics strengthens site security and eliminates unauthorized access, fraud, and cargo theft.
Every vehicle entering or leaving the factory is automatically identified and logged. Authorized vehicles pass through without delay, while unauthorized ones are flagged in real time.
Detailed database reports show how long each vehicle stays on-site and how frequently each truck delivers or picks up cargo — enabling data-driven fleet optimization.
Accurate plate recognition and comprehensive vehicle records make it nearly impossible for unauthorized vehicles to enter the premises or for cargo discrepancies to go unnoticed.
The companion camera provides a wider field of view and captures full vehicle details at detection time — make, model, and load status — giving security teams complete situational awareness.
This case study highlights how Philips Orăștie leverages Metrici's LPR technology to secure one of Europe's key coffee manufacturing facilities.
