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I project that trend will continue to be a lasting impact and legacy in our industry , as people have become used to this and may come to expect it .

Entering a facility more quickly , with less friction or human intervention , the safe / secure environment is being realized without the onerous controls that had been historically required for the more secure environment .”

Good Harbor Techmark ’ s Design and Engineering Principal Frank Gallagher had this comment regarding contactless entrance control : “ Due to the pandemic , we are seeing a trend in contactless entry – including an increased installation of turnstiles with biometric readers ( facial , handwave , etc .) as well as the use of automatic and sliding doors .

Automatic doors and turnstiles need to open upon presentation of a valid credential or biometric and touchless egress would be via a hand wave sensor – allowing the staff member to enter / egress the site without touching door handles , credential readers , etc .”

Manufacturers of entrance control devices have had to devote significant design engineering resources

Facial Recognition reader systems like those from Idemia , Identytech and seamlessly NEC are fitted into a SlimLane EPR swing glass optical turnstile .
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