Specify entrance control with confidence
Practical, specs-first guides written by the people who design and manufacture the hardware. No marketing fluff, just the numbers and decisions a specifier actually needs.
The Specifier's Field Guide
A step-by-step series for choosing the right entrance-control product class.
Speed Gate vs Turnstile vs Full-Height: A US Specifier's Guide (2026)
The 2026 specifier's guide to choosing between speed gates, tripod turnstiles, and full-height turnstiles. Throughput, security tier, ADA + NFPA, vertical fit, and 7-year TCO.
Optical Turnstile vs Tripod Turnstile: Which Belongs in Your Lobby
An 8-dimension head-to-head between optical speed gates and tripod turnstiles. Tailgating, ADA, integrations (Lenel, Genetec, Honeywell), MTBF, and the real lifetime cost.
How Much Does a Commercial Turnstile Cost in the US? (2026 Real Price Bands + Installed-Cost Breakdown)
A 2026 cost guide for commercial turnstiles in the US. Real hardware bands, transparent installed-cost line items, lead times, and 5-year TCO, with no marketing fluff.
How-to guides
Integration, compliance, and installation: the operational details that make a project succeed.
ADA Compliance for Entrance Control: A Specifier's Guide
How to keep a turnstile or speed gate installation ADA compliant: the 32-inch rule, companion swing-gate lanes, timing and force, egress, and the mistakes that fail inspection.
The Turnstile Access Control Integration Guide (2026)
How turnstiles and speed gates wire into HID, LenelS2, Genetec, and Honeywell: protocols, reader packages, REX, fire-alarm release, and anti-passback, explained for specifiers.
Turnstile Installation & Site-Prep Checklist (2026)
What to prepare before turnstiles arrive: power, conduit, flooring, structural blocking, surface vs embedded mounting, and lead-time sequencing for a smooth install.
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