Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Arm Barrier Deluxe

This arm barrier will stop a 4 ton truck speeding at you at 55 MPH.  The 2 cubes are supplied empty.  Once in place, they are filled with concrete.  A driver hitting this gate will not survive. More than that, if too much of the truck passes the gate or too much debris flys through the air, we don't get our certification.   You can view a crash test: www.elgoteam.com/en/videos

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Modern Day Moat

We could have built a moat to protect our castle.  But we installed these automatic rising bollards instead.  People can walk through; but a truck carrying explosives will have to stop.  The push of a button, or a remote control, or a call from a mobile phone will lower one or two or all of these bollards to permit access. The moat was built to stop the hoardes.  ELGO Bollards stop the terrorist.     See video clips of ELGO bollards in action.  www.elgoteam.com/en/videos

Monday, August 29, 2011

We protect the Kremlin.

ELGO  installed 67 K-12 bollards around the Kremlin.  The Russian government uses ELGO bollards for all of its installations.  They need heavy-duty bollards that won't freeze up when its cold.  (Almost always) and won't stop operating when its wet.  An ELGO bollard can operated underwater for up to one hour.  With no pumps. 

Next month I am traveling to Moscow.  I will visit the bollards and film them with my new Galaxy Tab. 

Sunday, August 28, 2011

THE BOLLARD

I had no idea what a bollards was.  Now I sell them.  A bollard is actually a post.  It is a post that stops traffic.  Place a bollard on a sidewalk, and the car can't drive up and knock people down.  Now, I am a bollard expert.  I know about all kinds of bollards. 

The best bollards are the automatically rising bollards.  Push a button and the big guy jumps up from the ground in 2 or 3 seconds.  Big surprise if you are standing there; but that shouldn't happen because we have safety features to prevent that.  (ouch) 

Bollards generally protect entrances to sensitive sites.  The guard can lower them to admit traffic.  They look nicer that gates.  More modern.  They come in many shapes and sizes.  The Europeans love them and place them at the entrance of bus lanes to keep cars out. 

K-12 bollards can stop a 4 ton truck speeding at 55 MPH.  watch my clip:  www.elgoteam.com/en/videos