7 June 2026
Automated gates for industrial sites — safety, uptime and integration
Cantilever slide, bi-fold or swing — the right gate depends on approach speed, cycle count and how the site controls access after dark.
Industrial gates fail in ways that shut a whole site down. We cover the three configurations we specify most — cantilever slide, bi-fold and swing — with force testing to BS EN 12453, integration with ANPR and card readers, and the fail-safe/fail-secure decision that dictates what happens the moment mains power drops.
