Physical Security

Vehicle barrier power unit

by Mark Rowe

As featured in the February 2017 print issue of Professional Security, MP5000 portable vehicle barriers were used as part of physical protection for the recent presidential inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington, DC. The product manufacturer, Delta Scientific, the Californian counter-terrorist vehicle control company, has introduced a new universal voltage DC power unit for the MP5000. As a result, the US firm says, the MP5000 can now be deployed in remote locations and areas that have limited power options but requires that same barrier that a hard wired pump-based portable unit provides in a city setting.

Delta Vice President-Sales and Marketing Greg Hamm says: “For instance, the barrier plate will rise as fast as two seconds, creating a sound portable solution for final denial applications in remote locations such as dams or other sites needing protection from terrorist vehicle attacks. In addition, the control circuit in the new Hydraulic Power Unit (HPU) provides easy integration of various control options such as keypads, card readers, RFID, key fobs, wireless transmitters and computer networks.”

Delta also added a safety option that builds on that of traditional vehicle presence loop detectors. The new option provides self-contained IR beams into the portable barriers that will stop the barrier plate if a vehicle or pedestrian crosses the sensors.

About the product

Delta’s self-contained MP5000 mobile deployable vehicle crash barriers carry a K8 rating (M40 ASTM rating), stopping 7.5 ton (6400 Kg) vehicles traveling 40 mph (64 kph). They tow into position to control vehicle access within 15 minutes. No excavation or sub-surface preparation is required, the firm says. Once positioned, the mobile barricades will unpack themselves by using hydraulics to raise and lower the barriers off their wheels. DC-powered pumps will then raise or lower the barriers. Once the event is over, procedures are reversed and the barriers are towed away. Visit www.deltascientific.com.

Related News

Newsletter

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to stay on top of security news and events.

© 2024 Professional Security Magazine. All rights reserved.

Website by MSEC Marketing