Gulf Construction Online - Boon introduces advanced barrier

Safety & Security

The new barrier from Boon ... security with elegance.

Boon introduces advanced barrier

01 August 2005

Boon Edam has introduced two new products – a new security barrier, the Swinglane and a high-tech revolving door the Flowslide – which, it claims, have several applications especially at airports and other sensitive buildings where safety is a prime concern.

The Swinglane combines the advantages of a swing door wing with a long detection lane preventing tailgating and providing great user comfort. This high-capacity security barrier – available as a single- or multiple-lane set-up – is compatible with most access control systems, such as card readers or biometric systems and creates a visually inviting security entrance to buildings, says a company spokesman.
Available with one or two fast opening swing doors, the fully automatic Swinglane creates a standard passage or a wider passage to allow wheelchair or trolley entrance. The barrier is suited for bi-directional secured passage, in one direction at a time. The fast swinging doors that can move in both directions ensure user comfort and safety and are available in various materials for both top cover and unit, due to the modular construction.
Surveillance barriers
The Swinglane helps create a secure environment in, for example, a reception area by dividing the area through the use of a single or double swing-door wings. The door wings allow access only after authorisation from an access control system or a signal from an external control panel.
Two working modes are possible allowing passage in only one direction at the same time. A traffic direction display in the end of the unit shows from which side the Swinglane is open or closed.
The standard Swinglane is equipped with several sets of security sensors on each side of the door wing. Following several tests, the sensors have been positioned where they will most accurately detect tailgating attempts. The sensors are also programmed to detect intruders from the opposite side and tampering – such as an attempt to block the Swinglane. The sensors communicate with the control unit and, if required, the Swinglane will give feedback to the connected access control system.
The Swinglane – which is now used in a number of corporate, government and financial offices – thereby ensures that only authorised people can enter from the non-secured side into the secured area.
The standard Swinglane is finished in stainless steel k240, AISI 304 with transparent glass used for both the cabinet and door wings. The top cover of the unit can be finished with wood, stainless steel or other materials.
The Swinglane units are very slim to allow a multiple lane set-up in a narrow corridor. The stainless steel frame is mounted on a small stainless steel base plate and partially constructed of transparent tempered safety glass. A hinged and locked top cover protects the controls and sensors.
The automatic door wings are equipped with a safety drive that detects obstructions during its movement. If an obstruction is detected during opening, the door wing will stop its movement and close slowly, preventing the user from being clamped between the door and unit. The closing speed of the door wings can be adjusted to fall within the limits of the safety standards. For maintenance reasons, an internal counter is integrated, ensuring timely service and maintenance.
The Swinglane is a failsafe security barrier, says the spokesman. In case of power failure, the lock and motor will be disengaged allowing the user to manually open the door. If a fire alarm system is connected to the Swinglane, the barrier will open outward automatically in an alarm situation.

Flowslide
Royal Boon Edam has also developed the Flowslide – a high-tech combination of a revolving door and curved sliding panels. This revolutionary door has been developed in response to the regulations for separation of passenger flows in terminals, says the spokesman.
With the Flowslide, Boon Edam makes it possible for single-storey terminals to be designed or existing terminal infrastructure to be retained, while effecting the separation of passenger flows. This solution proves that it is possible to reconcile passenger comfort with improved security measures.
The Flowslide consists of a rigid central door wing and three curved sliding panels, which revolve within a fixed curved wall. The sliding panels move as the door wing rotates, alternately opening and closing entry and exit points within the curved wall. This combination of sliding panels and the central door wing is synchronised in such a way that two passenger flows can cross each other without coming into contact or being able to merge, the spokesman explains.
The Flowslide can be used in all kinds of terminals where it is necessary to separate two flows of people, such as the separation of arriving and departing passengers in airports, seaports and railway terminals.

Boon Edam
“Today, Boon Edam can rightly say it is ‘the first name in entrance technology’ as thousands of people pass through its doors all over the world,” says the spokesman. Starting off in 1873, as a carpentry specialist, Boon Edam has over the decades become an international market leader in the manufacture of a wide range of door products that can be customised to almost every building entrance requirement. The company offers a diverse range of innovative security barriers, high security doors and perimeter control systems for internal and external access control.
Boon Edam has developed one of the most sophisticated ranges of security access products that are available today, that allow users to monitor and manage the flow of people into their premises.