by Liz Karson | Mar 22, 2018 | Automatic Barrier Gates, Electrical Contractors
We previously wrote a blog article “Oak Brook Club Alerts Residents of Mail at Barrier Gates” about a challenge presented to ECI at the Oak Brook Club in Oak Brook, Illinois. There were two barrier gates installed which were each operated manually. One was for...
by Liz Karson | Mar 13, 2018 | Automatic Barrier Gates
This request recently came to the ECI desk through the Internet from a combined manufacturing and office location in a near north Chicago suburb. The company is located very close to a school. It seems that parents enjoyed using the company’s parking spaces as...
by Liz Karson | Mar 8, 2018 | Automatic Barrier Gates
Here is a very interesting case study where ECI solved a pressing problem for the Oak Brook Club in Oak Brook, IL. This is an example of a gated residential community where entrances are typically controlled or guarded to prevent unauthorized entry. The above photo...
by Liz Karson | Dec 7, 2017 | Automatic Barrier Gates
Universal power supplies are generally included with gate operators in case of AC power failure. Backup rechargeable DC batteries are used to supply power at those infrequent times of power loss. However, these batteries do not last forever and must be replaced...
by Liz Karson | Oct 12, 2017 | Automatic Barrier Gates
This video from Thailand’s Zenith Security Solution Company, Ltd. shows the basics of how a vehicle barrier gate system operates. The car rolls up to the red reader and is stopped by the automated barrier gate. Note: The reader is shown on the left side since...
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...
