{"id":9349,"date":"2012-02-02T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-02T07:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centsys.co.za\/beam-me-up-scottie-2\/"},"modified":"2012-02-02T09:18:00","modified_gmt":"2012-02-02T07:18:00","slug":"beam-me-up-scottie-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centsys.com\/fr\/beam-me-up-scottie-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Beam Me Up, Scottie!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">While all <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centsys.co.za\/\">CENTURION<\/a> gate motors are equipped with<strong> state of the art collision detection technology<\/strong>, fitting<strong> infrared safety beams dramatically increases the safety of the installation<\/strong> by preventing the gate from moving should a person, pet or vehicle be in its path.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>The importance of co-installing beams cannot be stressed enough and, with <strong>safety and security<\/strong> ultimately being the purpose of gate automation, we thought we\u2019d take a brief look at a technology that is perhaps not given enough attention.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><u><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">How it works<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">The principle behind the working of infrared beams (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.centsys.co.za\/?q=cproduct,35,Detection_Devices_for_Gate_Automation\">CENTURION i5 beams<\/a> in particular) is that a transmitter sends an infrared beam to a receiver, which opens a normally-closed relay whenever the beam is interrupted.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>CENTURION operators have a normally-closed beam circuit, so when the relay is opened the circuit is incomplete and the gate cannot operate.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><u><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Benefits of fitting beams<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Some of the benefits of fitting beams are:<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt\/normal 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>Enhanced safety<\/strong> \u2013 protection against crushing, shearing and dragging<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt\/normal 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>Added security<\/strong> \u2013 can be interfaced with <strong>D-Series<\/strong> range of gate operators for advanced intruder detection functionality <strong>to address security and anti-theft concerns<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt\/normal 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>Reduced liability for installers<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>installation that conforms to safety recommendations as advised by the manufacturer comply<\/strong> with the <strong>Consumer Protection Act (CPA).<\/strong><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Fitting beams helps to ensure maximum safety of the installation<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt\/normal 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Extremely <strong>cost-effective<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 36pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt\/normal 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Quick and easy to install<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><u><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Installation<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Beams are so <strong>simple to install<\/strong> that one cannot truly afford not to fit them.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>Simply supply power to both the receiver and the transmitter, and connect the receiver\u2019s normally-closed terminal to the beam input on your motor controller.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>You may also have to fit a wire link between the common and negative terminals of the beam receiver.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s literally that easy!<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><u><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Availability<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">CENTURION i5 infrared safety beams are available from Centurion Systems and all leading security outlets.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While all CENTURION gate motors are equipped with state of the art collision detection 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