Peak flow without losing the decision
A transit entry has to admit large numbers quickly while still validating every passage.
Industry
Infrastructure & Transit
Peak-flow entries and perimeter points with nobody watching them.
01Industry challenges
What makes these openings hard
Unsupervised perimeter points
A waist-height unit at an unwatched perimeter is a formality. It has to be unclimbable to mean anything.
Vehicle lines that must actually stop a vehicle
A boom barrier meters traffic. Where the line has to be held physically, that is a different product.
Continuous operation
These are 24-hour environments; duty rating and failure behaviour matter more than they do anywhere else.
02Recommended solutions
Products specified for infrastructure & transit
Access Control
Full Height Turnstiles
Full height turnstiles in single and twin rotor configurations, for unsupervised perimeter entry points where over and under have to be impossible.
2 configurations
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Access Control
Flap Barriers
Flap barrier lanes with retracting acrylic or glass wings for corporate lobbies and high-footfall entrances, including wide accessible lanes.
2 configurations
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Access Control
Tripod Turnstiles
Tripod turnstiles for controlled pedestrian entry at gate houses, staff entrances and transit points, with drop-arm emergency release.
2 configurations
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Access Control
Bollards
Fixed, removable and automatic rising bollards for controlling vehicle access to entrances, plazas and restricted zones while pedestrians pass freely.
3 configurations
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Boom Barriers
Automatic boom barriers for car park entries, plant gate houses and toll points, driven from loop detectors, readers, remotes or a gatehouse control.
3 configurations
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Automatic Gates
Retractable Gates
Motorised retractable gates in lengths to 30 m and a standard 1.6 m height, trackless or on single and double tracks, with 220 V drive and remote control.
3 configurations
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03Engineering considerations
What to settle before you order
- 01
Calculate lane throughput at peak, and provision at least one accessible lane.
- 02
Grade the perimeter properly: tripod where supervised, full height where not.
- 03
Separate metering from physical barriers at the vehicle line — they are different jobs.
- 04
Define fail state for every controlled point against the escape and security strategy.
- 05
Plan maintenance access on units that cannot be taken out of service during operating hours.
Typical applications
- Station and terminal entry gates
- Unsupervised perimeter access points
- Vehicle entries and service gates
- Restricted and technical areas
- Staff and contractor access
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