by Liz Karson | Jan 9, 2020 | Parking Access and Revenue Control Systems
In 2016 ECI designed and installed a PARCS system for the Rockford Mass Transit bus terminal in Rockford, IL. We used the NetPark – Hamilton cloud based revenue and access control system for self parking. The barrier gates were supplied by HySecurity (now known as...
by Liz Karson | Jan 7, 2020 | Security Bollards
I have looked at the whimsical side of both fixed and automated traffic and perimeter security bollards several times in this blog column. I recently tracked down a Pinterest page called “Bollards” with 48 bollards from across the globe pinned on it, and I...
by Liz Karson | Jan 2, 2020 | Crash and Grab
Cycling Industry News reported just yesterday that a Langsett Cycles, a bicycle shop in England, was the scene of two ram raids within just a 48 hour period leading up to the recent Christmas holiday. The article was entitled: “Historic Sheffield bike shop...
by Liz Karson | Dec 31, 2019 | Counter Terrorism
Just last October we reported “Temporary Anti Terrorist Barrier | Kings Parade In Cambridge”. The city council in England then made plans to install a temporary barrier across this busy thoroughfare in an effort to prevent possible terrorists using...
by Liz Karson | Dec 27, 2019 | Automatic Barrier Gates
We installed the two automatic barrier gates shown above which were manufactured by Magnetic AutoControlS. It is part of the Loyola campus-wide Parking Access and Revenue Control System (PARCS) in Chicago. The picture shows the in and out barrier gates and their...
by Liz Karson | Dec 19, 2019 | Security Bollards
In continuing with the lighter side of security during the holiday season, here’s another video entitled “When Bollards Attack”. The opening sequence needs some clarification since it appears to merely be a street scene that could be almost anywhere in the...
by Liz Karson | Dec 17, 2019 | Automatic Barrier Gates
I literally stumbled across this humorous video which shows what can go wrong with errant barriers and some non-observant people. In light of the festive holiday season, I want to share it with you. At the beginning of the video, we see the totally incorrect way to...
by Liz Karson | Dec 12, 2019 | Automatic Barrier Gates
The above image shows two new boom barrier gates we recently installed on what might appear to be a residential gated community in Orland Park. The gates were, in fact, guarding a main thoroughfare for residents of a condominium association. The goal was to allow...
by Liz Karson | Dec 10, 2019 | Crash and Grab
The Australian Northern Territory provides police, fire and emergency services in the area located on the northern portion in the middle of the continent. Their jurisdiction covers over 500 thousand square miles of land. The department recently put out a request for...
by Liz Karson | Dec 5, 2019 | Entrapment Zones
Entrapment zones are areas near automated vehicular gate systems where people may be seriously injured if they are caught between a moving barrier gate and a fixed object such as a fence, post, wall or even where two gates meet. This is regardless of whether a...
