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Video of Wedge Barrier Preventing Car Thefts at Parking Lot

by Liz Karson | Nov 15, 2018 | Wedge Vehicle Barriers

 Last month I wrote an article “Wedge Barriers Keep Cars In This Facility to Prevent Theft”. Cars were being stolen from a remote parking facility near Chicago. After installing concrete barriers and fencing, management turned to ECI for the final key to help prevent...

Wedge Barriers Keep Cars In This Facility to Prevent Theft

by Liz Karson | Oct 4, 2018 | Wedge Vehicle Barriers

ECI had an interesting application recently ideally suited for installation of HySecurity® WedgeSmart™ Wedge Barrier Arm Operators (as shown above) in a unique fashion. Automobiles were being stolen off of a remote storage facility located in Chicagoland. Owners had...

Brits Call Anti Terrorist Wedge Barriers Kerbs | More Jargon

by Liz Karson | Jul 12, 2018 | Wedge Vehicle Barriers

In previous articles I wrote about the many means used here in the U.S. and offered by ECI to prevent vehicles from unauthorized perimeter access. In 2017 I wrote about crash gates and wedge vehicle barriers as well as the gate operators used to control them. These...

Wedge Barrier System Prevents White House Vehicle Intrusion

by Liz Karson | Feb 26, 2018 | Wedge Vehicle Barriers

Last Friday, February 23, 2018 the U.S. Secret Service Tweeted the following at 2:29 PM: “BREAKING: An individual driving a passenger vehicle struck a security barrier near the White House at 17th & E.” At 2:32 PM they Tweeted again: “UPDATE: The...

Wedge Barrier Versus Medium Size Truck | Wedge Barrier Wins

by Liz Karson | Nov 21, 2017 | Wedge Vehicle Barriers

HySecurity, a regular ECI supplier, posted this video last year showing the effectiveness of one of their vehicle wedge barriers in stopping a truck. It is worth a second look following our discussions about the effectiveness of vehicle wedge barriers. Watch through...

Wedge Barriers Are Used In Active Vehicle Barrier Systems

by Liz Karson | Oct 19, 2017 | Wedge Vehicle Barriers

Wedge vehicle barriers are one of several types of barriers and components of a well designed active vehicle barrier system. They pivot up from the pavement surface to form a wedge shaped barrier to block traffic flow. (See photo above compliments of Nasatka...
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