by Liz Karson | Oct 27, 2020 | Counter Terrorism
I found an interesting article on Top Speed last week entitled “You’ll Probably Love Watching These Trucks Smash Into Anti Terrorist Barriers”. Its author, Kirby Garlitos, has had a passion for automobiles and speed since he was five years old. His...
by Liz Karson | Oct 22, 2020 | Turnkey Vehicle Access Control Project
I’ve written several times about ECI delivering ‘turnkey’ or completed installations for our clients. The latest article was “ECI Can Deliver Your Turnkey Vehicle Access Control Project” just a few months ago. In addition to the vehicle access...
by Liz Karson | Oct 20, 2020 | Crash and Grab
You already know how much I like sharing videos of ram raids with you. Here is a composite video of five ram raids (there are actually more than that) from across the Atlantic in the United Kingdom. The first crash and grab is interesting when a truck very gently...
by Liz Karson | Oct 15, 2020 | Guard Booth
Late last year ECI delivered and installed this massive 16,000 pound steel guard booth (picture above) for an auto group located in Matteson, Illinois. The 12′ x 24′ security booth was manufactured by Par-Kut International in nearby Michigan in this custom...
by Liz Karson | Oct 13, 2020 | Security Bollards
It has been several months since I last shared a video in our series of cars versus bollards. Although the above video has some repeats, I did find some new and interesting segments for you. The first segment is viewed through a foggy lens. It again shows a car...
by Liz Karson | Oct 8, 2020 | Automatic Barrier Gates
We have been reporting on the extensive work ECI completed at the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. Pictured here are additional examples of the extensive WPS Parking Access and Revenue Control System (PARCS) installed across the campus. Above we see the...
by Liz Karson | Oct 6, 2020 | Security Bollards
Late last month I came across this interesting, but controversial, article from UTV Ireland Limited entitled: “Using Bollards to Protect Your Hotel: A Guide”. It was written by Melissa Thompson and directed towards hotel owners. Melissa first lists a myriad of...
by Liz Karson | Oct 1, 2020 | Low Speed Vehicle Crashes
NBC News reported the above video available on YouTube “Vehicle Crashes Into Jewelry Store on North Michigan Avenue, Startling Passerbys | NBC Chicago”. ABC Eyewitness News also included a video in their article of the same event “Stolen car...
by Liz Karson | Sep 29, 2020 | Wedge Vehicle Barriers
Earlier this summer I wrote in a blog article here “Wedge Barrier Replaced On Wacker Drive in Chicago”. We replaced an existing wedge barrier with the Nice/HySecurity HydraWedge SM50 vehicle wedge barrier. I wanted to show you the smooth operation of the...
by Liz Karson | Sep 22, 2020 | Crash and Grab
Just yesterday I was reading an article “Ram-raiders steal $4k of cigarettes from Christchurch dairy” from a site called Stuff (in New Zealand). The dairy store was burglarized on Sunday by two crash and grab artists. The perpetrators used a car to plow through the...
