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Volume 15
August 2017 Edition
Turnstiles 101- Designing
Effective Pedestrian
Entrance Control Systems
Written by Mike McGovern, Regional Sales Manager, Auto-
matic Systems
Automatic Systems has put together this comprehensive
guide, suitable for beginners and experts alike, addressing
the critical issues for selection and design of pedestrian en-
trance control systems.
Turnstiles and other Pedestrian Entrance
Control (PEC) devices are increasingly com-
mon in modern security system projects,
both for new construction and for upgrades
to existing systems.
If such products are part of your short or long
term security strategy, you may have wondered
where to find some quick training on turnstile sys-
tem design.
Why the recent increase in demand for Turn-
stiles and Pedestrian Entrance Control Systems
(PEC’s)?
Here are a few of the reasons we note as driv-
ing the trend:
• Many existing installed turnstile systems are
over 10 years old are ready to be replaced
• Clients who are considering replacing or en-
hancing their access control system will want
to look at automating their entrance control at
the same time
• Concerns over domestic & workplace vio-
lence and terrorism
• Property managers of downtown Class A of-
fice buildings are finding that tenants “expect”
automated entrance control
So are you in that place right now and
are wondering where to start?
Well, look no further for solutions and resources!
We have put together this comprehensive guide,
suitable for beginners and experts alike, address-
ing the critical issues for selection and design of
pedestrian entrance control systems.
End user security directors, security consulting
engineers, architects, and security integrators
will all benefit from the information we gathered
for this article.
We will help you justify the need for pedestrian
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