Welcome to your one-stop resource for all things CENTURION. As leaders in gate automation and access control, we’ll be using this blog as a platform to engage with you and keep you up to date with our latest products, industry-related news and company developments.
5 Reasons Why the D5-Evo is South Africa’s Favourite Gate Motor
In these turbulent, uncertain political and economic times – with countrywide protests calling for the resignation of the sitting president, a controversial cabinet reshuffle and a downgrade to junk status – it’s become more necessary than ever before to reflect on...
WiZo-Link: Wireless Automation and Security
In this age of digital packet switching, semiconductors and self-driving cars, anyone could be one circuit board or mobile app away from creating the next great, world-changing innovation. We are forever drinking from the wellspring of invention and ingenuity. It...
G-REMOTE: Unleash the Power of the ULTRA Range
From learning a new language to ordering food, this is Generation App. Always dreamed of playing the guitar? There’s an app for that. Have ambitions of becoming a pro-coder? Your smartphone can make it happen (or should that be APPen?). Many consider the built-in...
Introducing the Ultimate GSM Module
If you’ve ever doubted the monumental role that technology and new media play in our increasingly mobile-centric society, consider that, in 2018 director Steven Soderbergh shot a film – which received much acclaim from critics and moviegoers alike upon its release –...
SMART Security: The Complete Solution
Whereas in the past security systems existed largely in silos, today we are seeing a much more holistic and integrative approach to home security driven by the proliferation of wireless communication technology and the Internet of Things, which describes the exchange...
SMART Technology and Your Security
Many of us fondly remember the halcyon days of fenceless yards and unlocked doors, and, through the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia, the past always seems like a happy, untroubled and idyllic place. However, the steady erosion of certain social structures and an...
The New Data Plan that Connects You to Your World
The propagation of telecommunications technology has given rise to what has been termed the “global village”, a phenomenon largely driven by the number of mobile users in the world, of which there is currently 5.22 billion, or 66.87% of the world’s population. In...
Get Hands-On and Get Fully Certified
While the current state of the world has significantly disrupted and destabilised society, we are fortunate to live in an era in which technology breeds adaptability. From remote workplaces to virtual classrooms, the world is undergoing a massive – some might say...
One G-ULTRA, Many Applications
When Scottish-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell uttered the famous words “Mister Watson, come here. I want to see you” – the first intelligible words ever to be recorded on a telephone on 10th March, 1876 – chances are he couldn’t have imagined that his invention...
5 Ways that the ULTRA Range Will Make Your Life Easier
Recent years have seen the rise of the so-called “smart” or “connected” home, kick starting an odyssey that would see us go from the simple remote control of various appliances to enjoying a completely wireless environment and giving us total dominion over our...
Making Your Life Easier with Free Data
Do you remember the first mobile phones that were commercially available around the early 2000s? They were big, clunky and largely utilitarian. You could make and receive calls, send SMS text messages (remember those?) and possibly lose a couple hours playing Snake....
What You Can Do with Free Data
Most scholars agree that, in the Digital Age, information has become our main form of currency and, as the principal force behind economic, social and cultural development, this certainly appears to be the case. Indeed, with the advent of the Internet and the World...
Centurion Systems is Making Life Easier for Installers
Whenever you buy something, whether a microwave oven, mobile phone or motorcar, you forge a relationship – not only with the person or business selling you the item, but also with the manufacturer. And, like all healthy relationships, this one is built on trust. You...
The New D5 SMART: The Intelligent Choice
Among CENTURION’s oeuvre of gate automation solutions spanning more than three decades, the latest addition to the company’s pantheon stands out as its magnum opus; a gate motor built for speed and performance, crafted for excellence, ruggedly robust and endlessly...
Make Your Life Easier with CENTURION Solar-Ready Solutions
Solar power is being touted as one of the best and most robust alternative energy solutions, and with good reason. Not only is solar naturally replenished by the Earth’s own resources, but it can be used to provide power in remote locations where electricity from a...