Sep 21, 2016 | acces control, access automation, centurion d5, centurion d5 evo, d5, d5-evo
A couple of weeks ago, we embarked on the first leg of our journey into the storied history of the hugely popular D5-Evo sliding gate motor. We delved deep into its illustrious past, exploring how it came to be the vanguard of a new, intelligent generation of gate...
Sep 19, 2016 | access automation, access control, centurion, centurion systems, faac, faac centurion, faac group
If there’s one word that perfectly describes the recent joining of forces of CENTURION and global access automation powerhouse FAAC, it’s heritage. With eighty years’ industry experience between them, both of these companies have come a long way with the markets that...
Aug 19, 2016 | access automation, centurion systems, earthing, gate motors, grounding, lightning protection, surge protection
We often get asked the question: how important is it to earth one’s gate motor (or other access control device), and what will happen if it’s not properly earthed? In this article, we’ll attempt to answer both of these interrelated queries in as simple terms as...
Jul 22, 2016 | acces control, access automation, access control, alarm panels, alarm systems, automated gate safety, barrier fence, barrier skirt, biometric access control, centurion, centurion beams
If you’ve ever dealt with a toddler – and I speak from experience, having a two-and-a-half year old nephew – you’ll attest to their inherently inquisitive nature. In a matter of mere minutes, they can make the word “why” take on more or less the same quality as long...
Jun 28, 2016 | acces control, access automation, alarm panels, alarm systems, alarms, centurion systems, gate motors, office security, security, workplace security
Unless you hit it big by penning a series of novels about boy wizards or sparkly vampires, chances are you spend the greatest part of your day in an office of some sort. And, since the focus of our newsletter has predominantly been on domestic security, we reckoned...
Jun 23, 2016 | access automation, access control, centurion systems, gate motor, gate motors, sales, security, security sales
While the rising crime rate means that proper access control is now a necessity rather than the luxury it was in decades past, security equipment is still not exactly something that leaps off the shelves like, say, the latest iPhone. For most, it’s still very much a...
