How Wireless Clocks Assist with a Facility’s Safety

Supervising and managing a large facility is no walk in the park, especially when you begin to list the countless efforts that must all come together unceremoniously to make sure operations of the facility run efficiently. Large facilities, like hospitals, schools and universities, or businesses, need numerous amounts of these tasks to all come together. Many little things that people take for granted, such as waste management and maintenance work are vital to daily operations.

Perhaps one of the most important jobs of a facility manager, however, is the maintenance of a building’s security system. The safety of a building, and more importantly the people within the buildings, is a task that is always on top of the to-do list. A lack of preparation or awareness could cause catastrophes for not only the business but harming of the safety of the people that liven up the facility. In addition to security systems, another great product installation that aides in safety is a Sapling wireless clock system. Not only will the building operate more efficiently through synchronized time, the building’s security system will become considerably simpler to manage.

A Sapling wireless clock system attains its accurate time from a master clock, which transmits the signal to each individual clock within the system. Furthermore, the master clock is able to automate security systems throughout the building. The master clock has scheduling capabilities which allow a facility manager to consolidate the building’s security system with the wireless clock system. This alleviates the duties of setting alarms or locking doors from humans, which can be subject to error.

Adding a Sapling wireless synchronized clock system into your operations will greatly increase your facility’s and employee’s safety. No short cuts can be taken when people’s safety is the subject matter; there is no value that can be placed on human safety. A Sapling wireless clock system not only improves operational efficiency, but can help increase the high valued and much needed safety and peace of mind for all involved.

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Sapling Time Zone Clocks: Corporate Function & Style

Sapling Time Zone Clocks feature 5 to 7 clocks corresponding to different locations’ time zones, adjacent to one and other on a lightweight aluminum extrusion. Both digital clocks and analog clocks are available options. It is possible to mix and match digital and analog clocks within a single Time Zone Clock System. The Time Zone Clocks are available with the Sapling Wired Clock System, Wireless Clock System, IP Clock System, and Talkback Wireless Clock System.

It is advantageous for any business to always put its best foot forward. Every time a new potential employee or customer walks into your place of business every aspect of the office’s appearance helps shape their perception of your company. There is no better way to convey a professional business environment than with the new Sapling Time Zone Clock. Time zone clocks convey the message that your company has a strong national, or international presence, depending on the cities you choose to include. Integration with a Sapling Synchronized Time System ensures that all clocks react accurately. Analog clocks will have synchronized second hands, and digital clocks will change minutes and seconds simultaneously. Aside from their aesthetic benefits Sapling Time Zone Clocks also provide functional advantages in a corporate setting.

Today the world is much smaller thanks to the proliferation of the internet and modern technology. Even though at times it can feel like we are instantly connected anywhere in the world time zones remain a hurdle for national and international business. Sapling Time Zone Clocks help employees remain cognizant of time differences. Time zone clocks act as a quick reference point to help employees schedule phone meetings, video conferences, and flights outside of time zones with relative ease. Sapling Time Zone Clocks can also help avoid contacting customers at inappropriate times. With a time zone clock you no longer have to worry about accidentally waking up a valued customer who is located on the other side of the country. Keep style and function ingeniously in sync with the purchase of Sapling Time Zone Clocks.

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The Balancing Act: Education

The Balancing Act Series will delve into how Sapling’s synchronized clock systems can help professionals in several different industries better balance their daily tasks.

Educational facilities can become chaotic at times with all of the different activities transpiring throughout the day. Maintaining a certain level of organization can be challenging for the faculty and staff of any school. Daily operations becomes one big balance act for the staff, and even for the students. Teachers in a high school, for example, must balance all of their daily tasks in order to remain on schedule.

Being efficient in time management is a huge asset that can contribute to a much smoother work week for an educator. Teachers must construct a lesson plan, maintain regular office hours, set deadlines, and grant extensions, among many others. Balancing these requirements can be a weary task, and in order to complete them, an effective time management strategy must be deployed. This begins with the installation of a synchronized clock system.

A synchronized time system is a system of clocks within a facility receiving accurate time updates from a master clock. The master clock is able to receive the updated time from an NTP server or GPS, and distributes it among the secondary clock. Sapling manufactures different types of innovative synchronized clock systems, including Wired, Wireless, IP and TalkBack. Sapling’s systems are seen in schools across the country, and assist in helping educators balance their work load every day.

A synchronized clock system from Sapling will ensure all of the bells in a facility are activated at the same time. This will help minimize late students, which can lead to an easier transitions for teachers. With the entire school on the same, synchronized time, teachers can meet with students punctually during office hours. Synchronized clocks can lead to better time management for teaching professionals, which can help them to delegate their tasks efficiently and balance their hefty workload with more simplicity.

Sapling’s synchronized clock systems have been helping teachers balance their daily operations since the company’s conception over two decades ago. The innovative clock systems of Sapling have been pioneers in the clock industry.

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The Many Faces of Sapling Analog Clocks

When equipping a Sapling synchronized time system a customer has many choices to make. Sapling offers four systems, each with a multitude of options to choose from. After choosing a system the next step is to decide whether you want analog clocks, digital clocks, or a combination of the two. Analog clocks are an excellent choice for many different types of facilities. Sapling offers analog clocks in different models for each of our reliable systems. The variety of systems equates to a need for different power sources; our analog clocks can be powered locally, over Ethernet, or by battery.

Depending on the owner’s preferences Sapling analog clocks can vary quite a bit in terms of appearance. Possibly the most visibly obvious choice a customer must make when ordering an analog clock is shape. Sapling offers all of their analog clocks in both round and square options. Round clocks are available in two sizes: 12″, and 16″. Square clocks are available in two sizes: 9″ and 12″. Aside from size and shape, Sapling also offers design options for analog clocks. Customers can choose from two standard dials or six specialty dials. Sapling also offers the option of a custom dial, which allows the customer to have a name, logo, or image of their choice printed on the dial. In terms of color Sapling offers black and white analog clocks, with the option of color customization available. The last customization option for Sapling analog clocks are the hands. Sapling offers three specialty hand options in addition to the standard hands.

The availability of custom and specialty options  gives you the power to make your system all your own. Our quality analog clocks will look great in any facility, while providing the accuracy Sapling has become synonymous with. Keeping appearance and accuracy ingeniously in sync, that’s just part of The Sapling Advantage!

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Keeping Facility Maintenance in Check with Sapling TalkBack Wireless Clocks

Facility management can become an enormous task for anyone. There are so many factors to consider when having to manage the equipment in a venue. Facility managers are associated with many different types of facilities, including schools, stadiums, convention centers, offices, shopping complexes, hospitals and many more. One of the major issues that facility managers undertake is making sure the equipment, in whatever venue they are managing, is working properly.

Facility managers and their staff must keep an eye on the clocks placed throughout a building. This can easily become a daunting task if you are managing a large facility with many, many clocks. What if the clock batteries die, or Daylight Saving Time occurs, or the clocks aren’t displaying the same time? These are just a few of the issues that could arise and spur maintenance into action.

Sapling can help solve these issues with the installation of a TalkBack wireless synchronized clock system. This technologically-advanced system gives the secondary clocks the ability to report back their status to the master clock. This allows the facilities managers to easily pull this information about the clocks located throughout the entire facility.

With a TalkBack system from Sapling, facility managers are able to conveniently receive status updates from their synchronized clocks. The TalkBack system enables the user to receive e-mail updates about the clocks regarding information like:

  • Battery strength
  • Signal strength
  • Mechanical or display strength.

The TalkBack wireless clock system gives facility managers the upper hand on maintenance. With the addition of TalkBack technology, facility managers can have all of the updated data they need about their synchronized clock system right at their fingertips. The TalkBack technology from Sapling is on the forefront of innovation in the synchronized clock industry and this innovation allows facility managers to better control their environment, thus improving their facility as a whole.

For any additional questions on The Sapling Company and their Wireless Synchronized Clock System with Talkback Technology, please do not hesitate to contact us!

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Prioritize With Sapling

The top priority in any hospital is the care and safety of their patients. Healthcare facilities strive to give their patients the best possible care while under their supervision. Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who are working in the facility do their best to make sure the patients are well taken care of and have a comfortable stay. With so many different events going on simultaneously at a hospital, the staff must remain vigilant. Critical situations are seen on a daily basis and healthcare professionals are expected to deliver the best possible results during these moments.

If hospitals wish to alleviate some of the stress from the doctors and nurses, they could benefit from the installation of a wireless synchronized clock system from Sapling. A wireless synchronized clock system has many unique features that can assist the staff of a hospital while they are focusing on helping their patients.

A wireless synchronized clock system encompasses a master clock, which transmits the time signal to the secondary clocks that are spread throughout the hospital. Unique to Sapling’s system is the ability of the secondary clocks to both receive and transmit the time signal. This means that if a secondary clock is positioned a distance away from the master clock, the secondary clocks can provides the time to neighboring clocks providing an extremely reliable source of synchronized time throughout a hospital.

Having everyone in the hospital operate on the same, synchronized time can help in many ways. Medication can be delivered and major events, such as Code Blue, can be recorded with more accuracy. The staff will always be operating on the same, accurate time – there is no need to worry about the clock’s time drifting. If a hospital chooses a digital clock from Sapling, an Elapsed Timer can be connected to the clock. With an Elapsed Timer, a user can switch the display from the time to a count up or countdown display.

The Sapling Company has been manufacturing innovative time systems for over two decades. Our wireless synchronized clock system is among the most unique available today. Our secondary clocks are unlike any other, and can provide reliable, synchronized time to healthcare professionals in any hospitals. With the staff operating on the same, accurate time, patients can get the best treatment possible.

For any further questions about The Sapling Company, please contact us!

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Beat the Clock with Sapling’s TalkBack Technology

Depending on the size of your facility and how many buildings the company and/or organization occupies, you could have anywhere from 10 to 1,000+ clocks installed throughout. For a facility manager and his/her staff, that could potentially be a lot of clocks to keep an eye on. Not to mention, a whole slew of other equipment to monitor and issues that could arise within a company or organization at any moment.

Sapling has engineered a Wireless Clock System with TalkBack Technology in order to help facility departments easily monitor all the clocks within the system in order to avoid any major issues from occurring. Not only does Sapling’s Wireless TalkBack System provide all the secondary clocks with the most accurate time, this system also allows the secondary clocks to report their status back to the master clock. The secondary clocks can report back the following:

  • Current battery levels
  • Signal strength
  • Mechanical (analog) or display (digital) alerts
  • Last time the clock(s) received a signal

The clock system’s administrator can access all this information and so much more through Sapling’s master clock web interface. In order to gain access to the web interface, you must retrieve the IP address of the master clock (this is explained in detail in the master clock’s manual). Once the master clock’s IP address is located, you can type the address into a web browser of a computer that is connected to the same network as the master clock. By logging into the web interface and clicking on the TalkBack tab, there will be a list of every TalkBack Wireless clock within the system. This tab will give you the location of the clock (the clock system’s administrator will choose at the time of installation), and all the information needed to determine the status of the clocks within the system.

Sapling’s Wireless TalkBack System allows the system’s administrator to be in total control of the clock system. There is no need to wonder if the clock system is operating correctly; the facility department will have all the necessary information at their fingertips.

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The Ultimate Guide to the Time Zone Clock – Part 3

With Part 3 of the Ultimate Guide to Sapling’s Time Zone Clock, I’d like to highlight three industries that would benefit from the addition of a Time Zone Clock. Our Zone Clock can accommodate a wide range of industries, so if you’d like me to cover any other industries, please leave a comment or leave a message on our Facebook page!

Corporate Buildings

Now more than ever, it is easier for businesses and organizations to operate on a global scale. Partnering with another company, opening a satellite office, or selling to a customer on the other side of the globe will require you to know the time in your location and in the other locations you are working in. Adding Sapling’s Time Zone Clock to your facility can help with balancing your obligations with your international partners by displaying the time in those significant locations. For example, a company in the U.S. can open a satellite office in Australia in order to extend their global reach.  

Instances may arise when one person in the Australian office needs to contact a fellow employee in the PA office. Being able to quickly see the exact time in both locations will help these two offices work smarter.

Transportation Facilities

When you are traveling (especially internationally), being on time to catch your plane, train or bus is paramount. Whether it is an airport, bus depot or train station, transportation facilities that cater to international travelers would be helping all parties involved by installing a Zone Clock.

For example, if a sales representative is traveling abroad for a trade show, knowing the time from the area they left and where they have just arrived can help the rep adjust from their long journey and prepare for any upcoming events they must attend.

Government Offices

Many countries have embassies as well as delegates and other various government officials, located all around the globe.  Placing Sapling’s Time Zone Clocks in all relevant offices can help these government ambassadors who are located in one country know what part of the workday their international colleagues are in.

For example, if there is a need for a wide scale conference call between government officials, planning the call to meet everyone’s schedule could become a difficult task. being able to glance at the Time Zone Clock can help planning such events much easier. Knowing the time in the relevant zones can help government officials operate more efficiently and effectively.

These are just three of the many industries Sapling’s Time Zone Clock can benefit. For more information on our Zone Clock, please visit our website or leave us a message.

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Time for Critical Network Operations

Time for Critical Network Operations

While precise time synchronization is necessary to satisfy compliance-based record-keeping, new applications for distributed and high performance computing have raised the bar significantly.

Cloud computing. Big data. Time-sensitive algorithms such as what is found in high frequency securities trading applications. They all require a carefully architected synchronization service integrated into network operations.

Spectracom supports the trends in enterprise networks toward accurate, high availability, scalable, and manageable timing and synchronization across all network clocks that may be distributed across a single rack all the way to global data center operations.

What’s New in Enterprise Timing

Time for Critical Network Operations

Be aware of the leap second, June 30

A leap second is a vulnerability to network clocks. Evaluate and analyze the effect of a leap second on your network timing applications. We can help.

Link to our “Leap Second Problem” video on YouTube
Time for Critical Network Operations

Simplify server routing with NTP over Anycast

High availability, scalability, simplicity; for large scale deployments, we make it easy.

Read the technical brief

Please contact us for more information on how these recent innovations can improve precision timing to meet these challenges and more for your application.

Spectracom SecureSync® GPS NTP Server

SecureSync® GPS NTP Server

The latest generation of Spectracom secure timing network appliance incudes the most comprehensive set of synchronization and management functions. A GPS-based high bandwidth NTP server is built-in. It is expandable to 4-port, 10/100/1000 MB, high performance PTP grandmaster, and GPS+GLONASS and integrated atomic clock technology.
Spectracom's VelaSync™10 GbE High Speed Time Server

VelaSync™10 GbE High Speed Time Server

Spectracom offers this unique configuration of TimeKeeper sync software, precision GPS timing technology and server hardware to provide high performance time sync over multiple 1 GbE (RJ-45) and 10 GbE (SFP+) network interfaces.
Spectracom's PresenTense Windows NTP Software

PresenTense Windows NTP Software

A suite of software tools for complete management of time synchronization across the elements of your network running Windows.

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Need Accurate, Reliable, and Secure Time Synchronization?

Spectracom's GPS Time Server/Master Clock

Spectracom’s NetClock 9483 is the solution, allowing you to synchronize critical systems and operations to coordinate emergency efforts with legally traceable time. The NetClock 9483 offers a versatile modular design that is fully NENA compliant and tailored especially for Emergency Communication Center applications. Our new Web User Interface is easy to use and provides intuitive status monitoring with simple set-up.

The 9483 can time-synchronize multiple separate networks. The modular design provides expansion card slots, one of which is the 3-network port GigE option card providing synchronization for up to four networks simultaneously. Cards can be added with the initial order, or in the future as system requirements change and evolve.

NetClock 9483 key features:

  • Synchronizes 9-1-1 systems, computer networks, CAD, radio consoles, VoIP, voice and video recorders, ANI/ALI, display clocks
  • Precision GPS time reference with OCXO oscillator for GPS back-up
  • Multi-network port card for separate, isolated networks
  • GLONASS receiver option improves signal acquisition in marginal GPS signal areas, reduces or eliminates signal interference and jamming, provides redundancy for the GPS system
  • Optional Dual- Redundant (AC/DC) power
  • Optional T1/E1 timing card
  • 5 year warranty
Spectracom's GPS Time Server/Master Clock- Data Sheet Spectracom's GPS Time Server/Master Clock

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