Using a unique photocell ‘eye’ which senses a person’s approach, the turnstile’s motor drive automatically starts rotating the arms, with special software matching the speed of rotation to a user’s pace.

The company claims that this pro-active process can increase pedestrian throughput by up to 25 pct over traditional turnstiles.

The Elite can also be used with contact-less proximity readers – permitting ‘hands free’ operation – and, if it is connected directly to a fire alarm system, the arms will automatically move to the ‘open’ position when the alarm goes off.

Near silent in operation, it also features low energy consumption and has a mechanism which is claimed to be virtually maintenance-free.

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