by Brianna Crandall — October 24, 2014—Texas-based Smarter Security, provider of premium, innovative entrance control and outdoor security solutions, announced last week that a New York City high-rise has selected Fastlane Plus AS optical turnstiles to secure its building lobby, and Fastlane Intelligate for VIP entries and deliveries. The unique design of the upcoming building led to architectural requirements for custom turnstiles that complement the space. The building owner appreciates Fastlane, manufactured by Integrated Design Limited, in some of its other properties and with this new building embraces the efficiencies, cost savings and appeal of the Internet protocol (IP) and smartphone technologies Smarter Security offers.
Already securing over 120 of Manhattan’s monumental buildings, Smarter Security claims to have the industry’s broadest selection of optical turnstiles, but says it frequently works closely with architects to design special pedestals to complement their vision for the lobby. In this case, the customer ordered multiple lanes of Fastlane Plus AS as well as Fastlane Intelligate to secure the lobby entrance to the multitenant office tower. The Smarter Security team added a custom metal finish, harder edges, and other special treatments to make the pedestals unique to the building design.
While the building owner has different Fastlane models in other buildings, it chose Fastlane Plus AS because it wants to have the turnstiles in an open mode at times, where the barrier arms remain retracted until there is a lane violation, then rise quickly to block an unauthorized individual who enters the lane. In order to maintain security while operating in open mode, Plus AS has longer pedestals than the Plus MA model, providing time for the arms to rise in the event of unauthorized access.
To assist tenants and visitors in getting to their office suites more quickly, lift displays for elevator destination control will be placed in the turnstile tops to direct users to the most efficient elevator to ride.
This New York City high-rise is one of Smarter Security’s first customers to order the new FastScan PS, a dual reader technology that reads QR codes from smartphone screens to process visitors quickly through the lanes. Sending visitors an e-mail with a unique QR code will greatly reduce consumption of paper ticket stock, saving the building “thousands of dollars a month” and reducing the environmental impact of its operations. And by using Fastlane Connect to manage the turnstiles over an IP network, the building will further reduce costs and ease management.
Smarter Security’s Fastlane Plus AS is an optical turnstile with aluminum barrier arms that drop into the pedestal body upon user authorization. Its Normally Open mode provides barrier security while projecting a more open appearance in the lobby. Unique in the industry, Fastlane Plus barrier arms break away in the travel direction to enhance user safety while still sounding alarms. Fastlane Plus AS works with the access control system to allow up to sixty people per minute to enter.
Fastlane Intelligate is a wide-access motorized passgate with swinging glass barriers that is available in two lane widths to allow seamless movement for large groups or package deliveries. It integrates Fastlane optical technology and intelligent tailgate detection to secure the entry point from unauthorized users and tailgaters, and features an elegant design befitting any Class A lobby, says the company. Intelligate can be controlled by an access control system, pushbutton, or remotely by a guard at a reception desk.
