Q: What is a surface mount bollard? A: Surface mount bollards are pipes with a base plate that are mounted to the roadway asphalt or concrete surface. Typically used in parking lots and building entrances, these bollards are not designed to stop vehicles or avoid ant-ram incidents. Surface mount bollards are used for architectural purposes …
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Removable Bollard Barriers
Q: What is a removable bollard barrier? A: A removable bollard barrier is a post, typically made of steel, that can be removed for traffic ingress and egress. Crash rated removable bollard barriers are very heavy and typically require a forklift for removal. More convenient removable bollard configurations are available that retract into the ground. …
Enforcer Anti-Ram Mobile Barrier
The Enforcer Anti-Ram Mobile Barrier (1350RVB) is a 10 foot Jersey style barrier made of reinforced steel and is 100% manually deployable with retractable wheels (no forklift or machinery required). Once in place, wheels can be raised within seconds, to secure barrier @ desired location. With its adjustable drop deck (tilt) trailer and 3 degree slope, …
MinuteMan Bollard System
MinuteMan Bollard System – Imagine the ability to fully deploy and take down a set of crash bollards in under 60 seconds. That’s exactly what you get with the MinuteMan 2-bollard array – Anti-Ram vehicular crash barrier protection at the push of a finger! Manually retractable bollards in under a minute. 1200-MRB Manually Retractable Bollards …
What is a Fixed Bollard Barrier?
Q: What is a fixed bollard barrier? A: Bollards that don’t need to be removed are called fixed bollard barriers. These bollard barriers are surface mounted to the roadway. More substantial fixed bollard barriers are cemented into the ground, often with a rebar cage, providing additional strength in the event of a vehicle ramming incident …
Tire Spike Barrier
Q: What is a vehicle spike or tire spike barrier? A: A vehicle tire spike barrier uses teeth to deter gate runners and unauthorized traffic from entering or exiting a facility. Often called tire shredders or tiger teeth barriers, these vehicle spike barriers can be either surface mounted (which avoids trenching and disturbing utilities), …
Drop Arm Barriers
Q: What are drop arm barriers? A: Drop arm barriers are for above ground protection with an arm that lifts from horizontal to vertical. Drop arm barriers also provide a solution where there is a limited amount of space on either side of the roadway. In some configurations, arm barriers can swing horizontally to open …
What is a Crash Beam Barrier?
Q: What is a crash beam barrier? A: Crash Beam Barriers use vertical or horizontal actuation to move a beam into place for stopping traffic and gate runners at government facilities, military bases, airports, public and private entities and many automotive sales facilities such as Hertz Rental Car and Carmax. Most beams move up and …
What is a Wedge Barrier?
Q: What is a Wedge Barrier? A: A wedge barrier is a type of active vehicle barrier that sits in a flush position with the surface of the ground. Most wedge barriers are surface mounted or buried in the roadway. Recently, some manufacturers have developed a mobile wedge barrier that can be towed to specific …
Bollard Barriers
Q: What is a bollard barrier? A: A bollard barrier is a post, typically made of steel, used for anti-vehicle barrier protection. Common configurations include surface mounted (fixed), anchored in the ground with cement, or moveable with the assistance of hydraulics, electric motors or deployed manually by hand. Bollard barriers help regulate pedestrian and vehicle …
