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New Vehicle Detector Loops And Electrical Infrastructure

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...

HySecurity Automatic Barrier Gates At Joliet Job Corps Center

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...

New Guard Booth Installed At Western Chicago Suburban Site

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...

Digital Keyless and Radio Entry System for Gate Control

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...

Magnetic Automatic Barrier Gates LED Illumination Makes A Difference

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...

Linear HSLG Sliding Gate Operator For Channahon Police Dept

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...

Cellgate 410 Advanced Telephone Entry System At Greif Site

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...

Devices That Help Complete This Vehicle Access Control System

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...

Auto Sliding Gate Operator And Peripherals Upgraded In Alsip

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...

High Security Sliding Crash Gate At Chicagoland Data Center

by Liz Karson | Aug 2, 2024 | Sliding Crash Gates

Last year ECI furnished and installed a new cantilever sliding crash gate (pictured above) at the exit lane for a data center in the greater Chicagoland area. You can faintly make out the pavement marks for a vehicle detector loop in the foreground. A close-up view of...
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