by Liz Karson | Feb 9, 2024 | Slide Gate Operators
Last year ECI was called to complete a new slide gate access control installation for Campanella & Sons, Inc. in Wadsworth Illinois. A new gate (see image below) was added to the property, and we furnished and installed a DKS™ DoorKing® 9150 Vehicular Slide Gate...
by Liz Karson | Feb 2, 2024 | Turnstile Barrier Gate
ECI furnished and installed the three Hayward waist high turnstiles (pictured above) at a site in a southern suburb of Chicago. This was at an employee entrance. Waist-high turnstiles are also known as tripod turnstiles, since they turn one-third of a revolution at a...
by Liz Karson | Jan 26, 2024 | Guard Booth
This is the third in a series of articles I’ve written about the first of three ballistic resistant guard shelters (by Porta-King) ECI recently installed in a Chicago suburban location. The guard booth in the image above is shown at the egress lane. Also shown is an...
by Liz Karson | Jan 18, 2024 | Guard Booth
I want to continue to share the story I began last week about the installation of a “Level 4 Ballistic Resistant Guard Booth Newly Installed” in a secure Chicago suburban location. The guard booth, supplied by Porta-King, is a testament to ECI’s unwavering...
by Liz Karson | Jan 12, 2024 | Guard Booth
ECI is currently involved in an extensive project at a Chicago suburban location. The company is adding level four ballistic resistant guard booths at three locations. One of the new guard shelters is (pictured at the left) at an access and egress point that is being...
by Liz Karson | Jan 5, 2024 | Automatic Barrier Gates
Earlier this year, ECI was tasked with solving an unusual security issue at an office building in Schaumburg, IL. As described in a previous article, trespassers were entering the property after hours and using the driveway for unauthorized activities. To secure the...
by Liz Karson | Dec 29, 2023 | Turnkey Vehicle Access Control Project
In our article last week, I discussed installation of automatic barrier gates at an office building in Schaumburg, IL to control trespasser access after-hours. You can read the article at “Magnetic Barrier Gates Control After Hour Access in Schaumburg.” Attention to...
by Liz Karson | Dec 22, 2023 | Automatic Barrier Gates
ECI was called out to a new eight-story office building in Schaumburg, IL just about three years ago. At that time, I wrote about our work at “Vehicle Access Control Remedied At Schaumburg Parking Garage.” We reconfigured the previous installation of automatic barrier...
by Liz Karson | Dec 15, 2023 | Turnkey Vehicle Access Control Project
Earlier this month I wrote a blog article entitled “HySecurity HD25 Now Automatically Opens and Closes This Gate.” It contained an image of the entry/exit gate at an auto storage facility in Hammond, Indiana. In the article I mentioned that this was a turnkey...
by Liz Karson | Dec 8, 2023 | Swing Gate Operators
Late last year ECI installed four swing gate operators for access and egress lanes at this large parking facility in Waukegan, IL. We also added the vehicle detector loops. Pictured above are two of the LiftMaster CSW200UL swing gate operators at one of the dual...