by Liz Karson | Oct 5, 2017 | Automatic Barrier Gates
Late last year ECI was able to present St. Ignatius College Prep School in Chicago with a solution to a pressing vehicle access security challenge. School administrators wanted to control vehicle access and egress traffic for a circular driveway area (as pictured...
by Liz Karson | Sep 28, 2017 | Vehicle Access Control
I stumbled upon this interesting application of vehicle detection loops earlier this month. The article was titled: “Somers High School Traffic Light Up and Running”. The local department of transportation (DOT) installed a new traffic light regulating vehicle traffic...
by Liz Karson | Sep 22, 2017 | Automated Slide Gates
We generally install automatic vehicle gates to limit access in and out of restricted or secured areas such as business and military compounds, storage and staging areas even residential communities. Some, such as the slide gate may also be used to control pedestrian...
by Liz Karson | Sep 19, 2017 | Guard Booth
ECI installed a new guard booth for Clayco (general contractor) at the Project Ocean in University Park, IL earlier this spring. The booth itself, the concrete pad and electrical power was supplied by others and ECI did the installation and hookup. The guard booth is...
by Liz Karson | Sep 14, 2017 | Counter Terrorism
Channel News Asia reported earlier this week the Singapore parliament introduced but tabled legislation to bolster anti-terrorism protection. This Asian sovereign city-state is officially know as the Republic of Singapore. You can read the entire article with details...
by Liz Karson | Sep 12, 2017 | Parking Access and Revenue Control Systems
An entry terminal is an integral part of an automated parking access and revenue control system. The terminal (as shown to the left) is typically located on an island at the entry, or multiple entries, to a restricted or secured parking facility such as a parking lot...
by Liz Karson | Sep 5, 2017 | Automatic Barrier Gates
Automatic barrier gates are a means used to either grant or deny vehicular access to a restricted or secure area. They are also commonly used to stop vehicles and to aid in collection of tolls. These barrier gates are not typically anti-ram or anti-terrorist barriers....
by Liz Karson | Aug 31, 2017 | Counter Terrorism
This graphic YouTube video (over a million views) doesn’t reveal the entire story about this crash test near Schiffberg (north of Berlin), Germany. The test driver, a 48 year old, was seriously injured and air lifted to a hospital after driving this short haul...
by Liz Karson | Aug 29, 2017 | Turnstile Barrier Gate
ECI recently replaced two outdoor perimeter turnstiles for Kraft Foods in Champaign, Il. Pictured above is the tandem (or two-way) employee turnstile on the west side of the campus. These turnstiles are unattended and do not need personnel to control since they are...
by Liz Karson | Aug 22, 2017 | Parking Access and Revenue Control Systems
The Moody Church is located on LaSalle Street just north of North Avenue on Chicago’s near north side. The church’s parking lot had an old cashier booth and barrier gates limiting access. Both the booth and barrier gates had seen better days and were in...
