AisleCop® Upgrades Pedestrian Gate System
New flexible, highly-visible LED gate arm flashes a clear warning
AisleCop® forklift safety systems are used by  many companies concerned with the safety of pedestrians who work near forklifts in warehousing, manufacturing and other operations. The system relies on a series of gates, sensors and intelligent controls to manage dangerous, high-traffic, or limited visibility areas. Aside from general traffic applications, AisleCop® is also utilized in innovative ways to guard work cells and other areas where people and traffic interact.
In a major product upgrade, new pedestrian gate systems have been introduced to increase the visibility and versatility of the system.
Horizontal swing gate is light, bright, and flexible
The previous gate systems featured hoop gates with a fixed stop sign. New systems will utilize the new arm style, which replaces that hoop gate with an aluminum arm. This style of gate has several advantages, including:
- Versatility: the new pedestrian gate can be specified to lengths as great as 6 feet. This allows them to guard a much wider variety of areas. With two of them properly placed, you can manage aisle access more than 12′ wide. Also, the “protected zone” can be extended to match the length of the arms. This means that to cross an aisle of 10 feet (for example), two gates on opposite sides can open, then extend so that pedestrians are always behind them as they cross.
- Visibility: The new arms feature an LED strip light, which attracts attention better than a stop sign. The LED light flashes only when the gate is open, meaning that it will be more apparent to forklift drivers when pedestrians are in the intersection.
- Maintenance and replacement: These gates are lighter and easier to replace, but have durable aluminum construction. You can choose to use the system to guard a different zone, install it, and order a new arm when you need to. If the gate is damaged, shipping a new arm system is easier and replacement quicker.
The previous stop sign hoop gates are being phased out in favor of these lighter, more visible arms and will not be available on new AisleCop® systems. For more information, contact us today.
More on AisleCop®:
- AisleCop® configurations for a world of applications
- White Paper: Pedestrian Safety in Forklift Operations
Tags: facility safety, Warehouse Management, forklifts, industrial accident prevention
Scott Stone is Cisco-Eagle's Vice President of Marketing with more than thirty years of experience in material handling, warehousing and industrial operations. His work is published in multiple industry journals an websites on a variety of warehousing topics. He writes about automation, warehousing, safety, manufacturing and other areas of concern for industrial operations and those who operate them.