PALMDALE, CALIF. - February
20, 2007 - Delta Scientific, the leading manufacturer of counter-terrorist vehicle
control systems used in the United States and internationally, today announced
that U.S. embassies, including those in Beijing, Sarajevo, Vienna and cities
in Germany, Greece, Macedonia and Saudi Arabia are upgrading vehicle access
control by installing the company's most advanced DSC501 and DSC2000 shallow
foundation barriers.
"Both of these barriers are K12 crash certified with no penetration, meaning
they will stop 15,000 pound (66.7 kN) vehicles traveling 50 mph (80 kph) dead
in their tracks," explains David Dickinson, Delta Scientific senior vice
president. "In fact, the DSC501 is tested at K54 and stops a 65,000 pound
(289 kN) traveling at the same speed. That's 5.4 million foot-pounds of energy."
The shallow foundations of the two barriers have provided a major breakthrough
in high duty, anti-terrorist barricades. They obviate the concerns of interference
with buried pipes, power lines and fiber optic communication lines. The shallow
foundations also reduce installation complexity, time, materials and corresponding
costs.
More than 1,000 DSC501 counter-terrorist barriers have been installed around
the world since the barrier first began shipping in 2001. The DSC501 was originally
designed for the U.S. Navy and will ultimately be used at every United States
Air Force base in the world.
The DSC2000 will go from the "down" to "up" position in
less than one-half second and is designed for heavy use of more than 100,000
cycles per month, providing increased security for high capacity locations.
Multiple deployment configurations make the DSC2000 valuable in a wide variety
of applications, from wide roadways to narrow driveways.
Delta builds seven broad classes of counter terrorist vehicle barricade systems,
including beam barricades, wedge barricades, bollards, sliding gates, shallow
foundation high security barricades, surface mounted barricades and portable
barricades. Delta has supplied counter-terrorist barricade systems to over 160
U.S. embassies and consulates in 130-plus countries as well as those of the
United Kingdom and other nations.