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Volume 19
January 2018 Edition
Ross Post & Beam Gate: Cost Effective Security
for Wide Access
The XT-4200 Post and Beam Gate provides crash tested cer-
tification to ASTM F2656-15 standards, with a M50-P1 rating.
(Image courtesy of Ross Technology)
By Scott Espensen, Perimeter Security Product Manager for
Ross Technology
drawbacks as the length of the arm increases.
The Ross Technology XT-4200 Post and Beam
Gate is a rising beam barrier designed to protect
wide entrances with a single unit.
When it comes to securing and control-
ling vehicular traffic at high-risk facili-
ties with wide entrances, there are sev-
eral 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 hi