Barrier Arm Gates

Fast vehicle access control for parking lots, condominiums, commercial buildings, and gated communities. Sub-second cycle times with full integration into card readers, ticket dispensers and license plate recognition.

Open Time 1–2 Seconds
Arm Lengths 8 ft–20 ft
Cycle Rating 2+ Million Cycles
Integration Card, Ticket, LPR

Fast Controls

From credential
to open in one second.

Every barrier arm we install is engineered around one goal: cut the time between a vehicle arriving and the arm clearing the way. The LiftMaster TECHNA we install most often opens in 1 second flat, and stays open exactly long enough for one vehicle to pass — not a second longer.

Fast is only useful if the credential read is fast too. We pair the arm with the right trigger for the traffic pattern:

  • LPR (plate read): hands-free entry, 0.5 sec read @ 40 km/h — residents never stop
  • AVI sticker transponders: UHF RFID stickers, read at 6–10 m approach
  • Long-range Bluetooth fobs: trigger arm from 5–8 m while driving up
  • Free-exit loops: in-ground inductive loop auto-raises arm on exit
  • Presentation readers: 13.56 MHz HID / UniFi cards at the lane box
  • Ticket spitters: push-button dispense for pay-on-exit lots
  • Intercom + phone-entry: visitor call-in with remote release
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LiftMaster TECHNA barrier arm raised at a parking lot entrance

Safety & Anti-Tailgating

Fast — but never
at the cost of safe.

A sub-second barrier needs airtight sensor logic. Our installs combine in-ground safety loops, overhead photo eyes, and per-vehicle tracking so the arm is physically incapable of dropping on a vehicle or letting two cars tailgate through on one credential. If the arm won't open or cycle correctly, the sensor network is usually the first place to look.

  • Safety loop: holds arm up while any vehicle is under it
  • Anti-tailgate loop pair: counts axles — arm drops after vehicle 1 clears
  • Photo-eye backup: secondary infrared beam across the lane
  • Breakaway arms: snap off cleanly on impact, cheap to replace
  • UL 325 compliant: every install meets North American gate-safety code
  • LED-lit arms: red/green strip for visibility at night or in fog

Applications & System Integration

Parking, condos, industrial —
all on one platform.

The barrier hardware is the same whether it's a downtown parkade, a condo resident lane, or a logistics yard. What changes is the credential mix and the management platform. We integrate with UniFi Access, LiftMaster myQ, HID Origo, and any major ticket/PARCS system — giving property managers a single dashboard to add, revoke and audit credentials remotely.

Barrier arms are usually part of a larger system. Pair them with:

Need a barrier arm installed?

Parking lot, condo, or high-security site — we'll spec the right barrier for your traffic pattern.

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