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Volume 15
August 2017 Edition
Ross XT-4200: Cost
Effective Security for
Wide Access Control
Points
By Scott Espensen, Perimeter Security Product Manager for
Ross Technology
The XT-4200 Post and Beam Gate provides crash tested cer-
tification to ASTM F2656-15 standards, with a M50-P1 rating.
(Photo provided by Ross Technology)
parable to wedge barriers and bollards, and it’s
the only electromechanical rising beam barrier
crash test certified to ASTM F2656-15 standards,
with a M50-P1 rating.
When it comes to securing and controlling
vehicular traffic at high-risk facilities with
wide entrances, there are several types of
anti-ram vehicle barriers available on the
market that are capable of doing the job,
each with their own list of pros and cons.
Wedge barriers and bollards, for example, are
often used by security professionals in applica-
tions where fast operating speeds are critical for
processing medium to high volumes of traffic.
Both of these solutions, however, require mul-
tiple units to be purchased and installed to span
wide lanes. (See the Ross Technology innovative electro-mechan-
ical anti-ram rising beam gate to the ASTM F2656-15
crash test method (15,000 lb truck @ 50 mph). End re-
sult: Stopped within 3 feet, earning an M50-P1 rating!
Courtesy of Ross Technology and YouTube)
On the other hand, drop-arm barriers can effec-
tively cover a broad area with one unit, but of-
fer much slower cycle times and have inherent
drawbacks as the length of the arm increases. Protecting Wide Entrances Doesn’t Re-
quire Deep Pockets
The Ross Technology XT-4200 Post and Beam
Gate is a rising beam barrier designed to protect
wide entrances with a single unit.
It offers normal-mode cycle times that are com-
When the access control point to a secure facil-
ity—whether it be refineries, power generation
facilities, corporate offices and more—contains
wide lanes of traffic, a post and beam style gate
is significantly more cost effective to purchase
and install.
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