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Automated Slide Gate and Swing Gate Recommendations From UK

by Liz Karson | Jun 25, 2020 | Automated Slide Gates

I found an article on ‘Security Confirmed’ written by a security company director in the United Kingdom. His company also specializes in installing gate automation equipment, as does ECI. I was pleasantly surprised by our similar philosophies concerning...

Some Tips On Residential Sliding Gates For Driveways

by Liz Karson | May 26, 2020 | Automated Slide Gates

Last week I wrote about a set of barrier gates we recently installed for a residential gated community. Just recently I saw an article from News Patrolling which offers some tips on procuring sliding (and other) gates for individual residences. It was titled: “Secure...

Slide Gates | Operators | Sally Ports Revisited in Magazine

by Liz Karson | Sep 5, 2019 | Automated Slide Gates

We first discussed sally ports over two years ago when I wrote “Award to ECI For High Security Vehicle Access Sally Port’. Our company was named installation of the month by HySecurity for our work at Chicago’s Midway Airport. There we installed gate...

Slide Gate and Slide Gate Operator Installed in Vernon Hills

by Liz Karson | Aug 13, 2019 | Automated Slide Gates

Last summer ECI completed an extensive project in a Vernon Hills, IL location. ECI furnished and installed a slide gate operator (green box pictured above) as well as the vehicle detector loops (see foreground of image below for greater detail) and the concrete saw...

Entrapment Protection On Public Side | Sliding Gate Install

by Liz Karson | Jun 7, 2018 | Automated Slide Gates

Last month I discussed “Protection Against Entrapment In A Sliding Gate Installation”. There are three possible areas (or zones) where people can be trapped on the interior, or owner, side of the sliding gate during the gate operation. (Read the article...

Slide Gate and Gate Operator Secure Tank Farm Access

by Liz Karson | Jan 23, 2018 | Automated Slide Gates

ECI recently completed this small project at a pharmaceutical company’s tank farm in one of Chicago’s far north suburbs. The client was seeking a way to secure the tank farm from unauthorized access. Chuck Duda, our vehicle access control systems project...
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