Jan 7, 2013 | centurion systems, industrial automation, industrial roller shutter, rso
There is a saying in Latin that has always found a certain rapport with me; a few words that seemed to contain the universe’s most basic, most inescapable truth: omnia mutantur nos et mutamur in illis – All things change, and we with them. There is no wisdom...
Dec 11, 2012 | centurion, centurion systems, gate automation, swing gate, swing gate motor
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower” – Steve Jobs The VECTOR2linear swing gate operator is, to put it bluntly, a leader. It leads (confidently, one might add) in terms of design, in terms of intuitiveness and in terms of ingenuity. Let us...
Oct 17, 2012 | acces control, centurion, centurion systems, home security, perimeter security, security
“And slowly, and surely, they drew their plans against us” This iconic line forms part of the introduction to one of the most famous radio plays ever to be recorded, the Orson Welles adaptation of H.G. Wells’ unnerving sci-fi tour de force, The War of the Worlds. Of...
Sep 27, 2012 | access control, centurion systems, gate automation, newsletter
For those of you who don’t know, Access is the official CENTURION newsletter and, in the spirit of spring and all that is new and fresh, we’ve given it a shiny new coat! If you’re on our mailing list (and if you aren’t, why on earth not?) you can expect the glossy new...
Sep 10, 2012 | automated gate safety, gate safety, infrared beams
The Merriam-Webster English dictionary defines “automation” as the “automatically controlled operation of an apparatus, process, or system by mechanical or electronic devices that take the place of human labour”. That apt description perfectly voices what is so...