IDL entrance control turnstiles are installed in a wide variety of environments, and we work with a number of preferred integrators whose knowledge of their specialist environment serves them, us and the customer well as it gives us the valuable insight into the specific requirements of their sector which ensures that we are able to keep our product recommendation tight to the brief and maximise customer satisfaction. One such example is Telepen, widely regarded as the specialist installer of library access control systems, a reputation built up over 15 years of experience and with whom we are pleased to join in creating beautifully integrated entrance control solutions which are suitable for their individual environments.

Campus libraries are central to student life, and monitoring their use with turnstiles operated by access cards not only ensures that only authorised users are granted access, but also enables the capture of a wealth of useful information that can have benefits for the administration in terms of staff planning, budget control and other management planning.

Starting with the standard Glasswing, selected by Telepen for its aesthetics as much as its speed of processing, we create a bespoke top to allow for integration of the card reader and a display panel.    The tops of the Glasswing turnstiles are created from Corian®, a luxurious material which has long-lasting, stain and scratch resistant qualities and is available in a wide range of colours, although the libraries most commonly request black tops. Bespoke alteration requests like these are simple to action because all our products are manufactured in Britain from scratch to fulfil specific orders rather than retro-fitted.

The readers connect to Telepen’s software, Sentry, the leading access control product for academic libraries which has been installed in excess of 150 higher education environments. Sentry can be accessed by cards featuring RFID, barcode or magnetic swipe technologies to allow access and can also be linked to a book detection system which prevents the unauthorised removal of library stock.

Paul Burchett, Managing Director of Telepen chooses the Glasswing turnstile from IDL because he finds that our products are reliable from the outset, “Reliability is often the sacrifice of cost saving. For us, it’s really important that we can trust that the turnstiles will work from installation because the integration of access controls is frequently part of wider construction work and it is difficult to gain access later in the schedule or, worse still, after the library has reopened. Having to revisit the site to fix faulty equipment can impact on our relationship with our client so it is vital that we can be as sure as possible that the turnstiles will be reliable.”

Phil Allen (Regional Sales Manager UK & Eire) added “IDL is proud to be working alongside Telepen to provide an all-encompassing solution for the library market. Libraries provide a unique challenge as they require a high level of integration. Working together IDL and Telepen can offer reliable systems that can integrate RFID and Barcode technology along with a user friendly display which makes the product incredibly intuitive for users.”

To see some examples of the projects that we have been involved in together, please see this news article of a recent installation of IDL turnstiles at Durham University.

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East Riding Leisure have just completed a £1.2 million improvement to their Leisure Centre in Beverley with the opening of a new purpose-built state of the art Tone Zone health and fitness suite. One of 10 leisure facilities across the county, the new Tone Zone at Beverley boasts an extensive range of high tech resistance and cardiovascular equipment and a private consultation room. The new facility has doubled in size, to house 90 pieces of state-of-the-art equipment, a TRX Suspension Trainer and a purpose built spin cycle room.

To manage access to the new fitness suite ERYC have chosen IDL Fastlane Glasswing gates from Telepen integrated to Instant CRM from Fidelity Systems.

Members can book classes online and present their barcode booking at the gate or use their ERYC Sure Card. Fastlane Glasswing uses retracting glass barriers in conjunction with state of the art optical technology to provide a high throughput intelligent security gate.

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Telepen are pleased to announce the completion of the installation of the Sentry Access Control System at the University of Limerick’s Glucksman Library.

The installation utilises the IDL Glasswing Access Control Gates and is the first installation of Sentry in Western Ireland.

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We are delighted to announce the University of Plymouth have become the latest University to adopt Sentry for their library access control system.  Up to 8,000 visits per day will be controlled through existing lanes which will be enhanced with Sentry card readers and graphics displays.  A Temporary Card Kiosk will be installed to cope with cardless visitors.

At the same time, 24 separate Study Rooms will come under the control of the Sentry Room Booking System allowing students to book rooms on-line and at the door.  All the work is to be in place ready for the start of year in September.