by Liz Karson | Aug 3, 2023 | Swing Gate Operators
I wrote last week about a client’s move to their new Barrington, IL residence and some of the advance work we did at the location. This was in preparation for installation of the dual swing gates (pictured above) that lead to their lovely new home. Earlier this year...
by Liz Karson | Jul 28, 2023 | Telephone Access Control
An ECI client was preparing to move to a new Barrington, IL residence last year. We returned earlier this year to complete the project. Included as part of the installation is this Cellgate Watchman™ 450 cellular telephone entry system. The base is shown mounted on a...
by Liz Karson | Jul 19, 2023 | Automatic Barrier Gates
Earlier this year ECI was called to replace an automatic barrier gate that spans a very wide access lane. The barrier gate is used to block access or egress at this point of the parking lot. It still allows the fire department and other emergency vehicles quick and...
by Liz Karson | Jul 12, 2023 | Automatic Swing Gates
We first reported a successful conversion of two vehicle access points for this Chicago location in successive blog articles almost a year ago in late July. The first was “Swing Barrier Gates Replaced | Gate Operator | RFID Reader”. The second article appeared a few...
by Liz Karson | Jul 6, 2023 | Slide Gate Operators
Last year ECI was called in to replace dual sliding gate operators for this facility (see image above) on Chicago’s south side. The entry gate is to the right of the guard building and the exit gate is on the left. You can see the black box housing one gate operator...
by Liz Karson | Jan 13, 2023 | Swing Gate Operators
Late last year ECI was called to install swing gate operators at a southern Cook County location shown above. We furnished and installed two Nice/HySecurity’s SwingSmart™ automatic swing gate operators for this new dual swing gate location. (A close up view of...
by Liz Karson | Jan 6, 2023 | Telephone Access Control
Last week I wrote about repair work we did this past summer at the Hillel Torah Day School in Skokie, IL. At the time we furnished and replaced the automatic barrier gates, repaired the concrete island, installed vehicle detector loops and repaired the protective...
by Liz Karson | Dec 29, 2022 | Automatic Barrier Gates
ECI was called to the Hillel Torah Day School in Skokie, IL for some repair work earlier this year. This summer we replaced the vehicle access equipment, repaired the concrete equipment island, fixed the protective bollards, installed vehicle detector loops and a...
by Liz Karson | Dec 22, 2022 | Slide Gate Operators
This past fall ECI was called to a south side Chicago location where a sliding barrier gate had not been operational in several years. ECI replaced the obsolete equipment with a Nice/HySecurity SlideDriver™ 40 slide gate operator (green cabinet) and universal power...
by Liz Karson | Dec 15, 2022 | Parking Access and Revenue Control Systems
Last month I wrote a series of blog articles describing the extensive work ECI did at a near northwest Chicago suburban parking garage location. I highlighted the new automated barrier gates we furnished and installed. I also provided details about single lanes we...
