Solutions for the Chemical Industry
Interflex provides comprehensive solutions for access control, visitor management, time recording, and workforce scheduling – specifically tailored to the requirements of the chemical sector.
Secure critical infrastructure now!
The chemical industry is one of the essential sectors and part of critical infrastructure. It produces base materials for nearly all industries – from pharmaceuticals and automotive to energy and consumer goods. At the same time, its facilities, processes, and substances make it particularly sensitive in terms of safety. Whether chemical park, laboratory, or production site: operators face the challenge of reliably protecting their locations, complying with legal regulations, and ensuring efficient processes for employees and external partners.
Why Comprehensive Solutions Are Indispensable Today
Chemical companies are under pressure to reliably implement legal requirements such as KRITIS, NIS2, BImSchG, the Occupational Safety Act, and IEC 62443. Handling hazardous substances and complex production processes demands the highest level of physical and digital security. The risk of sabotage, theft of hazardous materials, manipulation of production processes, cyberattacks on connected systems, or internal security breaches is real – and can have serious consequences. Access control, visitor management, and evacuation concepts are essential to minimize these risks.
Typical safety-critical areas include:
- Hazardous material storage and production facilities
- Laboratories and research institutions
- Tank farms and energy supply facilities
At the same time, demands on modern work organization are increasing: flexible shift systems and working time models, legally compliant time recording, and dynamic workforce scheduling for optimal resource utilization are now just as crucial for efficiency and safety.
| Industry | Services |
|---|---|
| Pharmaceutical Chemistry | Active ingredient development and drug production, regulatory affairs and quality management, contract manufacturing and analytical services |
| Specialty Chemicals | Formulation of customized chemicals (e.g. additives, paints, coatings), application development for industrial processes, technical consulting and innovation services |
| Basic Chemicals | Production of base chemicals (e.g. acids, solvents, polymers), supply for further processing in other industries, large-scale plant operation and process optimization |
| Food Chemistry | Development of additives and flavors, food safety and quality testing, packaging and preservation technologies |
| Construction Chemistry | Production of construction additives (e.g. sealants, adhesives, concrete additives), material testing and environmental compatibility, product development for the construction industry |
| Cosmetic Chemistry | Formulation of care products and active ingredients, safety assessment and approval, packaging development and sustainability |
| Biotechnology | Bioprocess development and fermentation, gene and cell technology, diagnostics and active ingredient screening |
| Adhesives and Plastics | Polymer development and compounding, adhesive technologies for industrial applications, recycling and sustainability solutions |
How Interflex Solutions Support Your Requirements
Addressing these requirements with integrated solutions not only enhances security and legal compliance but also improves efficiency in workforce management and resilience against incidents and cyber threats. Interflex offers modular solutions that significantly strengthen security, efficiency, and compliance in chemical companies. Whether access control, visitor management, evacuation, or time recording – all systems are tailored to the needs of safety-critical areas such as hazardous material storage, laboratories, and production facilities.
Physical Security and Access Control:
In the chemical industry, hazardous material storage, laboratories, and production facilities must be reliably protected against unauthorized access. With IF-6040, you can manage access flexibly and role-based – for both internal and external individuals. Access events are logged in an audit-proof manner, and sensitive areas are reliably secured.
Secure Processes for Visitors and Suppliers:
In the chemical sector, managing external individuals such as suppliers, applicants, or business partners in a controlled manner is essential. With the IF-6040 platform and the visitor management module, Interflex offers a solution that maps visitor processes efficiently, securely, and site-specifically. Access can be individually controlled, safety instructions digitally integrated, and all activities seamlessly documented.
Efficient Processes Without Manual Administration:
Access rights, visitor badges, and working time data are centrally managed and consolidated on a single software platform. This simplifies and optimizes operational workflows, saves time, and increases transparency – a benefit for HR, IT, facility management, and security teams.
Prepared for Emergencies:
In critical situations, the system also supports dynamic evacuation management, providing real-time information about who is currently on-site. This enables targeted and rapid evacuations and helps fulfill documentation requirements for authorities.
Optimized Business Processes:
With its time recording solution, Interflex provides a reliable foundation for meeting legal requirements. As a certified SAP partner, seamless integration with SAP HCM and SuccessFactors is ensured. For companies without SAP integration, working time data serves as the basis for efficient workforce planning. Qualifications and availabilities can be taken into account, shift schedules flexibly designed, and resources optimally managed. Employees are actively involved in the planning process – boosting productivity and enhancing satisfaction.
Solutions with Interflex –
Your All-in-One System for Various Use Cases:
Access for Authorized Personnel Only
Access to hazardous material storage and other safety-critical areas must be strictly regulated and transparently documented – especially in zones involving explosive substances or sensitive production processes.
Suitable Solution:
- IF-6040 as a Central Platform for Access Control: This solution enables cross-organizational, role-based assignment and audit-proof management of access rights – aligned with your security zones and the responsibilities of authorized, trained personnel.
- Modern Authentication Technologies: Secure identification of authorized individuals is ensured through state-of-the-art badge technologies based on RFID (LEGIC advant or Mifare DESFire EV3), terminal solutions with PIN code entry, and mobile credentials with multi-factor authentication via smartphone.
- Biometric Methods: For maximum security, biometric solutions such as fingerprint, iris, facial, or hand vein recognition can be integrated.
- Online Access Solutions: Interflex access terminals provide maximum control over door monitoring, with automatic alerts in case of tampering, break-ins, or security incidents.
Your Advantages:
- Protection against accidents and sabotage in critical facilities, as well as theft of hazardous substances.
- Audit-proof documentation of all access events.
- Seamless integration with existing systems such as hazardous material management, video surveillance, and building automation.
- Scalable, flexible security architecture that meets both physical and digital requirements.
- Support in meeting legal regulations and industry-specific standards such as IEC 62443 and ISO/IEC 27001.
Secure Access for Visitors and Service Providers
In chemical companies, external individuals such as visitors, suppliers, and maintenance professionals enter safety-relevant areas on a daily basis – including laboratory zones, hazardous material storage, and production facilities. A structured and secure access control system is essential to minimize risks and streamline internal processes.
Suitable Solution:
- Visitor Management with IF-6040: This module seamlessly integrates visitors into your access control system. It enables a secure visitor process from pre-registration and safety briefings to ID checks and self-service kiosk solutions – relieving your reception staff and improving efficiency.
- Invitation Portal for Service Providers: External service providers who regularly access your site for maintenance or repair work can independently enter, register, and manage their personnel data. This saves time, reduces errors, and increases transparency.
- Access Control via License Plate Recognition: For controlled vehicle access to your premises, you can grant special permissions to visitors and service providers for barrier entry and parking – ensuring full control over all vehicles entering the site.
- Evacuation Management: In emergencies, the IF-6040 evacuation management module provides a dynamic real-time overview of all present individuals and visitors, enabling fast and targeted evacuation procedures.
Your Advantages:
- A central platform and single source of truth for access control, visitor management, and evacuation processes
- Relief of internal resources such as reception and site security through digital workflows
- Complete and transparent logging of all access events for audit purposes
- Increased safety and compliance for visitor access (entry only to approved areas)
- Professional visitor guidance and optimized processes – even during peak visitor volumes
Time Recording and Workforce Scheduling
In the chemical industry, precise working time data is essential – whether for managing complex shift systems at production sites or for planning safety-critical operations.
Suitable Solutions:
- Flexible Time Recording: With the web-based IF-6040 Time solution, employees can conveniently record their working hours via smartphone, tablet, or laptop – ideal for flexible work models and decentralized locations.
- Stationary Terminals: For industrial environments, Interflex offers robust, offline-capable terminals for on-site time recording – reliable, durable, and easy to use.
- Optimized Workforce Scheduling: With the Employee Self-Service feature of IF-6040, employees can record their working hours, request leave, or swap shifts independently – relieving HR departments and promoting personal responsibility. At the same time, the integrated workforce scheduling enables flexible and qualification-based shift planning, aligned with availability and production requirements.
Your Advantages:
- For SAP-connected companies: Recorded time data can be seamlessly integrated into SAP HCM or SuccessFactors, providing a solid foundation for payroll, legal documentation, and strategic HR decisions.
- For companies without SAP integration: Time recording data serves as the basis for integrated workforce scheduling with Interflex – including automated shift planning, qualification management, and compliance with legal requirements.
- Reliable, transparent data foundation for business processes and decision-making – including cost management, health and safety, resource planning, and production.
- Greater employee satisfaction and autonomy through flexible working time arrangements.
- Scalable solution that can be flexibly adapted to different work environments and safety requirements.
Secure your business:
5 steps to a reliable access control system
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Development of a tailor-made security concept
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Installation and configuration of the components relevant to you
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Training for safe use of your system
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Regular and reliable service and support
Your Advantages with Interflex
Industry Expertise
Extensive experience with solutions for complex environments in the chemical industry – from hazardous material storage to multi-site operations.
Comprehensive Solutions
Access control, visitor and evacuation management, time recording, and workforce scheduling – all on a single platform.
Scalability and Flexibility
Suitable for medium-sized businesses as well as global chemical corporations. Solutions adapt to your requirements, structures, and processes.
Compliance Assurance
Support in meeting legal requirements such as KRITIS, NIS2, BImSchG, the Occupational Safety Act, and industry-specific standards (e.g. IEC 62443).
Efficiency and Transparency
Automated processes, intuitive operation, and centralized control for HR, security, facility management, and IT.
Seamless Integration
Compatible with SAP HCM, SuccessFactors, and existing IT and building management systems.
Maximum Security
Reliable protection of personnel, the environment, and sensitive production areas.
Future-Proof Architecture
Modular, expandable solutions for optimal investment protection – available as cloud or on-premise systems.
Why KRITIS companies choose Interflex
Maximum security with minimum effort
With Interflex, KRITIS companies can manage their access and authorization processes digitally, automatically, and efficiently. Whether it's escalations, special approvals, or temporary access, clearly defined workflows ensure smooth processes and maximum security in everyday operations.
Legally compliant and auditable
All accesses, movements, and changes are documented seamlessly and in an audit-proof manner. This means you not only meet internal compliance requirements, but also legal requirements such as NIS2 or the KRITIS regulation – and are ready for audit at any time.
Flexible, scalable – and tailored to KRITIS requirements
KRITIS companies need solutions that can be seamlessly integrated into existing security and IT structures – without compromising availability or compliance. Interflex's modular systems are designed precisely for these requirements: scalable for growing infrastructures, flexible for individual processes, and future-proof with regard to regulatory developments.
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Chemical Industry
- How can chemical companies ensure that only authorized personnel access laboratories, production facilities, and hazardous material storage?
Strict safety regulations apply to sensitive areas such as laboratories, cleanrooms, and hazardous material storage. Access control systems enable precise, role-based management of access rights – including for shift workers, external service providers, and visitors. Integration into existing safety concepts and audit-proof documentation ensures compliance with legal requirements such as occupational safety guidelines, hazardous substances regulations, and KRITIS directives.
- How can visitor management be handled efficiently and securely – especially for short-notice access?
Visitors, suppliers, or external inspectors often require short-term access to safety-critical areas. Digital visitor management solutions enable fast and reliable registration, safety briefings, badge issuance, and access logging. This ensures controlled, documented, and GDPR-compliant access – even under heightened security requirements or during audits.
- What are the challenges of time recording in the chemical industry – and how can they be addressed?
Chemical companies often operate with complex shift models, collective agreements, and varying working time regulations. Inaccurate time recording can lead to compliance violations, incorrect payroll, and safety risks. Digital time recording systems offer mobile and stationary options, real-time data, and interfaces to HR and ERP systems. This ensures transparent documentation and legally compliant processing – even with high staff turnover or multi-site operations.
- What role do KRITIS and NIS2 requirements play in the security management of chemical companies?
Chemical companies are often classified as critical infrastructure. Compliance with KRITIS and NIS2 requires a high level of transparency and protection against unauthorized access – both physical and digital. Access control systems must not only manage entry to safety-relevant areas but also integrate with IT security solutions to minimize cyber risks and meet regulatory requirements.
- How can access and working times be transparently documented – especially for audits, authorities, and certifications?
Audits and certifications (e.g. ISO, GMP, REACH) require complete documentation of access and working times. Digital systems for access control and time recording enable automated reporting, audit-proof storage, and real-time analysis. This helps meet documentation requirements efficiently – while also optimizing internal processes.
- How can safety briefings and documentation obligations for temporary personnel be efficiently implemented?
Temporary staff such as maintenance teams, cleaning crews, or external inspectors must be briefed and documented before entering safety-critical areas. Digital visitor and access systems allow for the integration of safety instructions, automatic logging, and issuance of time-limited access rights. This reduces administrative effort and ensures compliance with legal requirements.
- What are the challenges in hazardous materials management – and how can access control help?
Handling hazardous substances requires the highest safety standards: restricted access, training records, complete documentation, and emergency protocols. Access control systems help restrict entry to hazardous material storage and laboratories to qualified personnel. Combined with visitor management and safety briefings, legal requirements such as the Hazardous Substances Ordinance, Chemicals Act, and internal safety policies can be efficiently implemented – significantly reducing the risk of accidents, misuse, and liability.
- What are typical security risks in chemical companies – and how can they be minimized?
Typical security risks in the chemical industry arise from the handling of hazardous substances, complex production processes, sensitive laboratory areas, and changing personnel. These include:
- Unauthorized access to hazardous material storage or laboratories
- Missing or incomplete safety briefings
- Undocumented access and working hours
- Lack of transparency regarding external companies and visitors
- Violations of legal requirements (e.g. Hazardous Substances Ordinance, Occupational Safety Act, KRITIS)
The access control and visitor management solutions from Interflex help to minimize these risks:
Through role-based access control, digital safety briefings, audit-proof documentation, and integration into existing safety and HR systems, a high level of control and transparency is achieved. This allows security gaps to be closed, liability risks to be reduced, and compliance requirements to be reliably met.