Automated Sliding Gate Operator Help Control Access During Covid
Charles "Chuck" Duda
Vehicle Access Control Systems & Security | Entry Control Integrators | Parking Access & Revenue Control | Anti-Terrorist Equipment | Service & Maintenance | Turnkey Installations To Lower Investments & Raise Convenience
At the onset of COVID, ECI was called to a north Chicago suburban location doing medical research and treatments. We were given the task of automating a designated gated entry point to the site. This enabled management to monitor everyone entering the site. Thus they could ensure everyone had or would go through a vigorous COVID check.
As part of a turnkey installation, we installed a Nice/HySecurity SlideSmart? DC15 chain drive slide gate operator. The operator can also be powered via solar when an electrical source is not available.
Additional furnished and installed equipment included the yellow protective bollards, the concrete pad the operator sits on, a vehicle detector loop and gate edge guards. The detector loop is the gray rectangle shown in the pavement in the middle of the image shown above. The loop senses a vehicle trying to exit. It then relays the gate operator to open the gate.
A black photo-electric beam is shown in the image below attached to a gate post. The beam relays the gate operator once a vehicle has cleared the area and the beam is restored to a closed position. The operator then closes the gate.
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ECI provided all electrical runs and connections to equipment and conduit. We did pavement cuts as well as sealing.
?There were several challenges, but we were able to meet the customer’s expectations. Because of the pandemic we were dealing with an extremely tight deadline from start to finish. We also had to work in a high-traffic area since all vehicles were routed through this single checkpoint. We managed to work alongside security personnel tasked with controlling access to the site until the installation was completed.
Nice/HySecurity boasts of the reliability of these sliding gate operators, long life, the optional settings, ease of programming, and low required maintenance. A five-year warranty is standard.
These commercial grade slide gate operators are rated to move gates up to 40 feet long that weigh up to 1,500 pounds. The operators come with standard UPS backup batteries with an option for extended battery life. Two output relays are included and an optional relay board can supply eight more outputs.