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The AACS Series 400 is a fully customizable, ADA compliant
September 2018 Edition
security portal solution
The American Access Control Systems (AACS) Series 400 makes security easy. Designed to easily replace existing swing doors
without additional construction, the AACS Series 400 is a fully customizable, ADA compliant security portal solution, trusted to
meet the high-security needs of America’s most secure facilities for years. AACS security portals are made in the USA with US
components.
American Access Control Systems
Competes in 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Awards
Mantraps or security portals have
been in military facilities, mental
hospitals, tech data centers and
similar facilities for decades in one
form or another.
closure through one door and the officer would
clear him and unlock the second door and let
the person into the facility, this process was slow
allowing only two to three people per minute
into the building.
The industry has since evolved into fully
The older mantraps consisted of a small automatic mantraps/portals that verify
enclosure that had two locking doors that the user and allows access.
were manned by a security officer.
“Modern” mantraps can be equipped
The officer would let the person enter the en- with bio-metric sensors, metal
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