Engineered systems for connected, secure facilities.
We design, install, program, and support enterprise low-voltage, physical AI, and network infrastructure for the facilities that can't afford downtime. From cabling to cloud.
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Substance, not slogans.
NDAA Section 889 compliance
Cameras and network equipment sourced from NDAA-compliant manufacturers — Axis, Hanwha, Avigilon, Verkada — and documented for federal procurement.
NICET-aligned engineering
Fire-alarm, life-safety, and security designs reflect NICET principles for spacing, layout, and submittal documentation.
BICSI-aligned cabling
Structured-cabling installs follow BICSI ITSIMM / TDMM practices for bend radius, dressing, labeling, and end-to-end testing.
UL-listed central-station monitoring
Verified-response intrusion and fire monitoring through a UL-listed central-station partner accepted by major insurance carriers.
Compliance-aware deployments
HIPAA, NERC-CIP, FIPS, TSA, and FCC requirements mapped into project design, retention policy, and audit documentation.
Physical security, networking, and AI — engineered as one system.
"Low voltage" used to mean a tradesman with a roll of cable and a few cameras. It doesn't anymore. Modern facilities run on integrated systems where surveillance, access control, life safety, networking, and physical AI all live on the same engineered infrastructure — and the gap between them is where most operational problems live.
ZEI is built around closing that gap. Every project is designed by engineers, deployed by experienced technicians, and supported by the same team that built it. Hardware is selected for service life and compliance, not vendor markup. Networks are segmented properly. Code lives in your repo. Documentation is delivered as part of the project, not after it.
Twelve modules. One ecosystem.
Comprehensive low-voltage and physical AI solutions, designed to integrate seamlessly and scale with your facility.
Built for the environments we know.
Each industry gets its own architecture, compliance posture, and operating model. Pick yours.
Designed, deployed, programmed, and supported by engineers.
Every project follows the same engineering-led sequence — no surprises, no abandoned commissioning, no "it's done when the cable's pulled."
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Discover
Site survey, stakeholder interviews, risk assessment, and existing-system audit. We measure before we recommend.
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Design
Engineering-led system design with CAD drawings, equipment lists, network and power requirements documented before purchase.
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Deploy
Cabling, hardware install, programming, integration, and acceptance testing — clean, labeled, documented.
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Support
Preventive maintenance, 24/7 monitoring tiers, change management, and a single point of contact for the long term.
From field device to command center.
The systems we deploy are end-to-end: edge sensors, structured cabling, switching, power, identity, analytics, and operations. None of it works in isolation, so we don't design it that way.
- Engineering leads the design phase — not just the install — with practices aligned to NICET and BICSI design principles.
- Hardware chosen for service life and compliance, not vendor markup.
- Networks segmented properly: surveillance, access, A/V, and corporate on isolated VLANs.
- Documentation as a deliverable: as-built drawings, IPAM, runbooks, and admin training.
Physical security meets AI.
Modern analytics turn cameras from passive recorders into intelligent sensors that classify objects, surface anomalies, and surface real events — privacy-aware by default, human-in-the-loop on consequential alerts.
Learn about Physical AIBuilt from the field.
Engineering deep-dives, compliance guides, and case studies from real deployments.
The 2025 Guide to NERC CIP-014 Physical Security Mandates
Thermal vs. Optical: Choosing the Right Sensor for Substations
Stopping Copper Theft: How Radar-Based Detection Cut Substation Losses by 98%
Integrating Legacy SCADA with Modern VMS
Server Room Cable Management 101
The End of Keycards?
Let's build your system.
Tell us about your facility. Our engineering team will design a system tailored to your security, connectivity, and automation requirements.
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