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Turnstiles, bollards & barriers
Physical entry control at the perimeter — turnstiles, bollards and car barriers integrated with access and ANPR.
Turnstiles · Car barriers · ANPR-integrated
10 · Metal detectors & X-rayScreen at the door.
Screen at the door.
Without the queue.
Walk-through detection, hand-held screening and baggage X-ray for premises that screen at the door — sited to the flow, integrated to the checkpoint and operated by people who have been trained.
Design · Supply · Install · Integrate · Maintain
Overview
A checkpoint is a design problem before it is a piece of equipment.
Screening is where security is most visible to the visitor. A well-designed checkpoint moves people through with dignity and speed; a badly designed one creates a crowd at the door that is itself a risk. The equipment is the smaller part of the answer.
We design the checkpoint: the lanes, the divest tables, the search area, the position of the operator and the cameras, the flow of bags and people, the fallback when a lane fails. Then we select detectors and X-ray units to match the threat, the volume and the environment.
Screening equipment is integrated with the rest of the perimeter — the turnstiles that release on a clear pass, the cameras that record the lane, the command room that sees alarm rates — so it is a system rather than a set of machines.
- Detection
- Walk-through, hand-held, X-ray
- Lanes
- Designed to the peak
- Checkpoint
- Turnstiles, cameras, operator
At a glance
What we deliver
Capabilities, not a catalogue.
- 01
Walk-through metal detection
Multi-zone detectors that show the operator where on the body the alarm is.
- 02
Hand-held screening
Secondary search for resolving walk-through alarms.
- 03
Baggage & parcel X-ray
Image-based inspection of bags, parcels and mail.
- 04
Checkpoint design
Lanes, divest, search and fallback arranged for throughput and dignity.
- 05
Throughput planning
Lane count and sensitivity settings matched to the peak and the threat level.
- 06
EAS anti-theft
Electronic article surveillance for retail entrances.
- 07
Alarm statistics
Alarm rates and lane performance reported to the command room.
- 08
Operator training
Screeners trained on the equipment and the search procedure.
- 09
Environment handling
Detectors configured for nearby steel, floors and interference.
- 10
Integration-ready
Turnstiles, access control, CCTV and the command room.
Typologies
The building blocks we design with.
Every project is composed from a small number of well-understood parts. These are the ones that matter for this discipline.
Metal detection
Walk-through metal detectors
Multi-zone pedestrian screening at the door.
Hand-held metal detectors
Secondary search and small-site screening.
Under-vehicle inspection
Mirrors and imaging for vehicle checkpoints.
Portable & event detectors
Temporary screening for events and gatherings.
X-ray inspection
Small-parcel X-ray
Mail rooms and reception desks.
Baggage X-ray
Hand luggage and bags at lobby checkpoints.
Large-tunnel X-ray
Freight, pallets and hold luggage.
Mobile X-ray
Relocatable units for temporary checkpoints.
Retail & checkpoint
EAS antennas & tags
Anti-theft detection at retail exits.
Divest tables & trays
The furniture that makes a lane work.
Lane turnstiles
Release on a clear pass, hold on alarm.
Checkpoint cameras
Record the lane and the search.
How it works
From the edge to the operator.
The operator's position, the search area and the camera angle are designed together, so every alarm is resolved in view and on record.
- 01
Arrival
Visitors and bags reach the checkpoint
- 02
Divest & X-ray
Bags inspected on screen
- 03
Walk-through detector
Person screened; zone indicated on alarm
- 04
Secondary search
A hand-held detector resolves the alarm
- 05
Turnstile / release
A clear pass releases the lane
- 06
Cameras & command room
The lane is recorded; alarm rates reported
Works as one system
10+ solutions, designed as one system.
Safe & Sound carries every discipline, so this system is designed from day one to talk to the others on the project.
Turnstiles & barriers
The lane releases on a clear pass and holds on an alarm.
Access control
Staff bypass lanes on credential; visitors are screened.
CCTV
Cameras record the lane and the search, and give the command room the picture.
Command rooms
Alarm rates, lane status and queue cameras on the operator's screen.
Intrusion detection
Panic buttons at the checkpoint reach the security office silently.
A typical sequence
A busy lobby at a government building
- 01
Bags go to X-ray while the visitor walks through the detector.
- 02
A zone alarm on the detector shows the operator the left ankle.
- 03
A hand-held search resolves it; the lane turnstile releases.
- 04
The camera has recorded the search; the command room sees the lane's alarm rate rise and opens a second lane.
Applications
Where it earns its place.
Screening at the door is standard where the public meets a sensitive building: government and courts, hotels and resorts, corporate headquarters, malls and retail, universities, petroleum facilities and transport infrastructure.
- Government
- Hotels & resorts
- Corporate buildings
- Retail & malls
- Schools & universities
- Petroleum & energy
- Infrastructure
Technologies we work with
Selected manufacturers.
A deliberately narrow stack, supplied through authorised channels only. The final selection is made per project, against the specification and the budget.
For metal detection we work with Garrett walk-through and hand-held detectors, and with ZKTeco for walk-through and X-ray inspection where the project specifies it. X-ray units for larger checkpoints are specified per project against the consultant's requirement.
Our approach
One partner. Every step.
01
Design
Threat and throughput assessment, checkpoint layout and lane design, equipment selection and sensitivity strategy, floor and environment survey, camera and turnstile integration, and a fallback plan for lane failure.
02
Supply
Detectors, X-ray units and checkpoint furniture from authorised channels, with radiation-safety documentation for X-ray equipment compiled for the client.
03
Install & integrate
Equipment positioned to the design and calibrated to the environment, integrations proven with turnstiles and cameras, and screeners and supervisors trained on procedure and equipment.
04
Document
Checkpoint drawings, equipment settings, calibration and safety records, operating procedures, training records and a lifecycle plan.
05
Maintain
Scheduled calibration and test-piece checks, X-ray image and safety verification, mechanical servicing and operator refresher training.
Maintenance
Installed today.
Supported tomorrow.
Trusted for years.
We stay involved after handover. Every system leaves us with a maintenance path, a named point of contact and a report you can read.
Screening equipment must be trusted every day, which means it must be tested every day. We keep the calibration, the records and the operators current.
See the three maintenance tiers- Preventive visits: calibration and test-piece verification on every detector
- X-ray image quality and safety checks
- Conveyor and mechanical servicing on X-ray units
- Sensitivity review against the site's alarm statistics
- Operator refresher training
- Fault response under the contracted tier
- Replacement planning for detectors and X-ray components
Works better together
Related solutions.
Systems that are designed alongside this one on most projects.
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