Terra Gate model ATSGX - Crash tested in the half open position - Frontier-Pitts - #1

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table.main {} tr.row {} td.cell {} div.block {} div.paragraph {} .font0 { font:7.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font1 { font:12.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font2 { font:14.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font3 { font:16.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font4 { font:18.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font5 { font:26.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font6 { font:55.00pt "Arial", sans-serif; } .font7 { font:16.00pt "Arial Black", sans-serif; } Terra Gâte model ATSGX Crash tested in the Half Open Position THE NEW TERRA WAS SUCCESSFULLY CRASH TESTED IN THE HALF OPENEO POSITION, STOPPING 7,S00kg TRAVELLING AT 80km/Hour & CONTINUING TO OPERATE AFTER IMPACT The Leading Manufacturer of Gales. Barrters 8 Roadblockers i i Introducing the first crasrwated half opened sliding gâte on the marketplace to surpass the hlghest industry standards in the World* The results prove that the gâte does not need to be in the fully closed position to withstand an Impact. For more than seventy-years Frontier Pitts has been at the forefront of new security ideas and has pioneered several perimeter security innovations. Following months of in-house design and computer simulations, the Terra Gâte was successfully tested whilst in the half open position by TRL Crash Laboratories, to certify further what is believed to be the strongest Sliding gâte in the World, The test was conducted to prove the arresting capability of a Frontier Pitts Terra Gâte in the half opened position when impacted with a 7500kg test vehicle at a speed of 80km/hour (SOmph). In accordance with PAS 68-69 2007 and Department of State test standards SD-STD-2.01 Revision A, Certification Class K12, a European lorry was used to act as the test vehicle, loaded with concrète blocks and fitted with test sensors, to meet the demanding spécifications for this test laid down by the DOS. Frontier Pitts was confident that the Terra Gâte would endure the toughest test and achieve the most dlfficult standard, whilst conttnuing to operate after the impact* K12 testing dénotes that the vehicle must be travelling at a minimum of 80km/hour on impact, which equates to over 3 times the amount of stopping energy created by the K4 standard testing. impacted in both the fully closed and the half opened positions without the need for repair On impact the Terra Gâte brought the vehicle to a complète hait with zéro pénétration onto site or past the impacted face of the unit. The Terra Gâte is the only gâte in the World to be THE NEW TERRA GATE IN THE HALF OPEN POSITION SUCCESSFULLY STOPPING 7500kg TRAVELLING AT 80KM/HOUR & CONTINUING TO OPERATE AFTER IMPACT Fron Pitts Ltd, Crompton House, Crompton Way. Manor Royal Industrial Estate, Crawléy, RH10 9Q2. UK www.frontierDitts.com M +44 (0)1293 548301