The perimeter protection manufacturer Heras has launched a Delta sliding gate and made a change to its flagship B700 turnstile, pictured.
As featured last month, the firm is moving to a simpler range of products. Heras is aiming the modular Delta and the B700 to sites such as warehouse hubs, data centres, food processing and distribution centres, healthcare, and factories. Product Manager Jonathan Broughton said that Heras has acted quickly after its Europe-wide product review last year to identify sales opportunities.
He said: “Delta is one of the best-selling sliding gates across Europe, and its introduction into the UK will be a great platform from which to work closely with site owners and operators who want to improve the opening and closing speed of sliding gates, cut costs for repairing gates that have been struck by vehicles and reduce unauthorised site breaches at entrance points.”
Delta comes in two models and has opening widths ranging from three metres to 9.5 m for single gates or 6 m to 19 m for the double-gate option. Its gate heights range from 1.8 m to 2.5 m. The product’s sliding gates is at a rate of up to 0.5 m per second for each gate, providing a possible speed of 1 m per second on double gates.
Heras sees the speed capability as a definite selling point for Delta; as, whenever an entrance is open, the security of the premises is momentarily compromised. The faster the gate can open and close, the less waiting time for the user. As for safety, as Delta is also fully compliant with the European safety standard EN 12453:2017+A1:2021, and a raft of safety features are built in accordingly.
As for the modularity of Delta: it has an aluminium under beam with a steel frame and steel bars, making it a lightweight solution compared to other gate systems, the makers say – this means there’s no heavy lifting equipment required to install. For example, it can be installed in less-accessible areas, such as underground car parks. Component parts of the sliding gate can be replaced – instead of having to replace a complete unit in the event of being struck and damaged by vehicles entering or leaving sites such as warehouses. A gate once installed can be serviced or upgraded, as most components can be individually replaced.
Delta can also be included in Connect, a cloud-based portal that offers real-time insights into the status of entrance control systems, with remote monitoring of user access and automatic alerts and notifications via smartphone, tablet or PC. Connect also enables users to open access systems via mobile phone; and enables Heras to provide remote and proactive monitoring of the systems.
B700 is already Heras’s best-selling turnstile and is installed at Premier League football stadiums, breweries, the distribution hubs of UK supermarkets, contact centres for banks and refineries in the petrochemical industry.
The turnstile’s canopy acts as a physical and visual deterrent at perimeter breach points – and comes as a single 120 single rotor spacing with a straight or trombone arm in a variety of finishes (galvanised, coated or stainless steel). Also, its operation and control features include a steel electro-mechanical head mechanism that has a number of security locking options. The locking options in tandem with sensors provide feedback for monitoring access control systems – which means that in the event that the turnstile will not rotate, it is possible to test the system using a card reader isolation and test key switch for a quick fault diagnosis.
Like Delta, B700 can also be included in Connect, which provides information about the status of entrance products from Heras (and other suppliers). It monitors all key components 24/7 and translates this monitoring into practical information for facilities managers.
Mr Broughton added: “The last few months have seen lots of positive, product-focused changes at Heras, which are enabling us to help businesses protect their sites and have improved entrance control management.”
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