by Liz Karson | Oct 11, 2024 | Turnstile Barrier Gate
ECI installed two Boon Edam Turnlock 200 full-height turnstiles in New Berlin, WI, just west of Milwaukee. One turnstile leads from the lobby entrance and the other is at the employee access. Both feature storefront glass side panels and doors for handicap access. The...
by Liz Karson | Oct 4, 2024 | Vehicle Detector Loops
Last week I wrote about ECI’s recent work at the Joliet Job Core Center. We replaced the two barrier gates at the entrance with Nice/HySecurity StrongArmPark™ DC 10 automatic barrier gates. You can read the story at “HySecurity Automatic Barrier Gates At Joliet...
by Liz Karson | Sep 27, 2024 | Automatic Barrier Gates
ECI was called to the Joliet Job Corps Center recently to upgrade the vehicle access control equipment at the guard house at the entrance to the facility. One of the newly installed Nice/HySecurity StrongArmPark™ DC 10 automatic barrier gates is shown at the access...
by Liz Karson | Sep 20, 2024 | Guard Booth
ECI recently furnished and installed the Porta-King guard booth pictured above in a Western Chicago suburb. Because of the lead time needed to deliver a custom shelter, a temporary rental guard booth (as shown below) was used at the location. The permanent booth...
by Liz Karson | Sep 13, 2024 | Automated Slide Gates
Two weeks ago, I wrote about work we had done for the Channahon Police Department: “Linear HSLG Sliding Gate Operator for Channahon Police Dept.” In addition to the sliding gate operator pictured above (black box far right outside of fence), we mounted and installed...
by Liz Karson | Sep 6, 2024 | Automatic Barrier Gates
ECI has been working with owners of a Schaumburg, Illinois office building since early 2021. At that time, we reworked a previously installed series of automated barrier gates for the building’s parking garage. We modified the existing configuration and were able to...
by Liz Karson | Aug 30, 2024 | Slide Gate Operators
ECI was recently called to the Channahon Police Department to install a Linear HSLG sliding gate operator (large black box shown above mid-center). Dual high and low photoelectric beams and edge sensors were included as entrapment devices. These stop and reverse the...
by Liz Karson | Aug 23, 2024 | Telephone Access Control
Over the past two weeks, I have written about an ECI project at Greif Packaging in Alsip, Illinois. The equipment previously discussed included several HySecurity SlideSmart™ HD25 automatic sliding gate operators. Stacking photo-electric beams and edge sensors are...
by Liz Karson | Aug 16, 2024 | Vehicle Access Control
I wrote last week about an extensive project ECI was involved with at Greif Packaging in Alsip, Illinois. The image above shows a number of devices included in the vehicle access control system we installed. I also want to point out the care and detail, as well as...
by Liz Karson | Aug 9, 2024 | Slide Gate Operators
I wanted to present these before and after pictures for a portion of an extensive project ECI was involved with at Greif Packaging in Alsip, Illinois. The total project included providing a completely operational perimeter security system (new fencing and gates...
