by Liz Karson | Nov 3, 2023 | Guard Booth
ECI installed a new guard booth this year for Target’s Distribution Center on Chicago’s south side. Pictured above is the view as one enters the facility. Notice the large open glass views on all three sides. Bug screens are included on the sliding windows on both the...
by Liz Karson | Oct 20, 2023 | Slide Gate Operators
Earlier this year ECI was called to Woodhaven Lakes in Sublette, IL for an unusual application. Owners wanted to automate access and egress for their fenced and gated recycling area. We added two DKS™ DoorKing® 9150 Slide Gate Operators for the new gates. We were...
by Liz Karson | Oct 13, 2023 | Control System Integrators, Electrical Contractors
For the last two weeks I have written about vehicle access control equipment we installed at a facility for the City of Zion, IL. I started with an article about slide gate operators entitled “New Slide Gate Operators For City of Zion Parking Facility”. These...
by Liz Karson | Oct 6, 2023 | Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
Last week I wrote about new slide gate operators we recently installed for a City of Zion facility that houses emergency vehicles, snow plows, etc. I wanted to show you some of the additional equipment included in that installation. I will start with the Rosslare...
by Liz Karson | Sep 28, 2023 | Slide Gate Operators
Earlier this year ECI was called up to a City of Zion facility where we installed two Nice/HySecurity SlideSmart™ HD slide gate operators. This location houses emergency vehicles, snowplows, etc. Pictured above is the west slide gate and post mounted slide gate...
by Liz Karson | Sep 21, 2023 | Slide Gate Operators
Last week I wrote about an installation: “Hines VA Hospital Replaces Magnetic Automatic Barrier Gates”. ECI finished a project for the Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital in Hines, IL as a subcontractor. We replaced much of the equipment we originally...
by Liz Karson | Sep 14, 2023 | Automatic Barrier Gates
Late last year ECI completed an extensive project at the Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital in Hines, IL as a subcontractor. (The hospital is located just north of the Brookfield Zoo if you are not familiar with it.) We updated much of the equipment we...
by Liz Karson | Sep 7, 2023 | Automatic Barrier Gates
ECI was recently called out to replace two barrier gate operators for a gated residential community near Rockford, Illinois. Two replacement DKS® DoorKing® 1601 barrier gate operators are shown in the image above. There is a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)...
by Liz Karson | Sep 1, 2023 | Slide Gate Operators
Last week we wrote to you about work we did relocating Nice/HySecurity slide gate operators at the Plumbers Local 130 UA headquarters in Chicago. That article was entitled “HySecurity Slide Gate Operators Moved At Chicago Parking Lot”. As part of the extensive...
by Liz Karson | Aug 24, 2023 | Slide Gate Operators
Last year ECI was called to the Plumbers Local 130 UA headquarters in Chicago for some finishing work in their upgraded parking area. Shown in the image above, and to the right, is one of the Nice/HySecurity SlideDriver™ operators, this one relocated at the parking...