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The BL 44 barrier from Automatic Systems (at left), is suitable for sensitive environments in
terms of vandalism. Its fast movements make it possible to assimilate major flows of vehi-
cles, and makes it suitable for car park and traffic management applications. The RSB M50
road blocker (or wedge barrier, at left), is a retractable automatic anti-ram device capable of
stopping a 7,5T vehicle at a speed of 80km/h (or 3,5T at 112km/h). .
Thanks to the SlimLane fitted with
a boarding card reader - airport
staff are freed, with some excep-
tions, from checking passenger doc-
uments.
airport’s exit so as to enhance detec-
tion.
The airport’s collaboration with Au-
tomatic Systems began in the early
2000s, when the company installed a
The RSBM50 and BL 44 barriers en- prototype door fitted with detectors
able the airport’s perimeter to be se- to carry out real-life tests, as the air-
cured, preventing terrorist attacks. port was building an arrivals hall and
required an exit-only gateway.
The RSB can for example stop a 7.5
ton vehicle traveling at 80 km/h.
With no such solution available on the
market, the airport served as a test lab.
Just recently Automatic Systems
lengthened the PAS761 exit-only One year later, Automatic Systems
doors installed at the international launched a finished product, used
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