How SAIMA’s Security Revolving Doors Enhance Building Security & Safety

Imagine walking into a bustling building where hundreds of employees and visitors pass daily. How do you ensure that only authorized individuals gain access while maintaining efficient traffic flow? This is where SAIMA America’s innovative security mantrap portals play a vital role.

As a security entrance/exit control system leader, SAIMA America’s SecurRev 6/6x/7/8 redefines building security. With advanced features designed to thwart unauthorized entry and enhance safety, these security portals are essential for modern facilities aiming to achieve the highest security, safety, and efficiency standards.

Unmatched Security with Anti-Tailgating and Anti-Piggybacking Features

SAIMA America’s security portals provide next-level protection. The SecurRev models are equipped with advanced anti-tailgating and anti-piggybacking detection and prevention features, ensuring that only one individual gains access at a time. This intelligent system recognizes attempts at unauthorized entry and reverses operations to prevent breaches. With low false alarm rates, these portals are designed for high-security applications, offering a robust solution for facilities like data centers, research facilities, government buildings, corporate offices, and military bases.

By preventing tailgating and piggybacking—common threats to secure buildings— SAIMA supports organizations in creating controlled entry and exit points that maintain operational flow without compromising safety.

Built-In BR2 Protection and RC3 Burglary Resistance

All SAIMA security portals include BR2 (EN1063, UL752) protection as standard, ensuring resistance against ballistic threats. Additionally, they offer RC3 (Resistance Class 3) burglary protection, making them a formidable solution for buildings requiring elevated security measures. These features are standard in SAIMA’s portals and highlight their suitability for environments that demand unparalleled protection.

Seamless Integration and Flexible Security Configurations

One of the most significant advantages of SAIMA America’s security portals is their adaptability. The SecurRev can be configured to activate its security features on entry, exit, or both, customizing its operation to fit the organization’s needs. Flexibility is further enhanced with an optional sliding locking door that secures the portal during off-hours, providing additional protection. Furthermore, the portals integrate seamlessly with broader security systems, ensuring a cohesive and efficient approach to secure pedestrian entry and exit control.

Safety First with Emergency Egress Capabilities

Safety is indispensable in secure environments, and SAIMA America has implemented this priority into every aspect of its security portals. The SecurRev 6/6x/7/8 has wings that fold in the direction of egress during emergencies like fire alarms, enabling quick and safe evacuation. This thoughtful design ensures compliance with emergency safety regulations without compromising the portals’ robust security performance.

Proven Efficiency and Cost Savings

SAIMA’s security revolving doors and portals don’t just excel in security but also in efficiency. They can process approximately 11-12 persons per minute and are ideal for high-traffic facilities. Additionally, implementing these portals often results in reduced reliance on security personnel. This translates to significant cost savings, offering strong ROI while maintaining a seamless flow of people in and out of the building.

SAIMA America: Pioneering Security Portals for High-Security Applications

SAIMA America stands at the forefront of the security entrance/exit control industry with its innovative security portals like the SecurRev 6/6x/7/8. SAIMA’s solutions are designed to meet the needs of high-security applications—including data centers, research facilities, government buildings, corporate offices, and military bases—and provide the perfect balance between security, safety, and efficiency.

By choosing SAIMA America, businesses invest in more than a security mantrap portal—they partner with a trusted innovator dedicated to advancing the future of security technology. Trust SAIMA to deliver top-tier security solutions that protect your facilities and maximize efficiency.

Contact us today to learn more about how SAIMA America’s security portals can elevate the safety and security of your building.

Saima America: Pioneering Door Access Control Systems in Architecture

As the lines between security and design continue to blur in modern architecture, the integration of advanced door access control systems has become a cornerstone of contemporary commercial spaces. Saima America, a trailblazer in the security industry consistently redefines how security solutions are woven into architectural design.

Saima America: A Strategic Vision for Security Solutions

Saima is not merely a provider of security product solutions but a leader in the field. Our strategic approach to access control systems combines cutting-edge technology with design, fulfilling the dual goals of safety and aesthetics. The collaboration with Pininfarina on the VASARI Speed Gate highlights our commitment to partnership-driven innovation, merging iconic design with unmatched security functionality.

Elevating Security Through Design

In today’s competitive landscape, architects and designers are tasked with integrating security solutions that complement, rather than compromise, their creative visions. Saima America’s high-security interlocking doors and elegant turnstiles offer a unique blend of strategic design and security, allowing for seamless incorporation into various architectural projects. Our products are engineered to enhance both security and visual appeal, positioning us as the go-to partner for forward-thinking architectural ventures.

Pioneering the Future of Security in Architecture

Our strategic initiatives extend beyond just the present, as we continually push the boundaries of what is possible in security design. At Saima America, we are committed to research and development that anticipates future trends and needs, crafting solutions that meet today’s demands and pave the way for tomorrow’s innovations. From intuitive design elements to smart integration capabilities, our products lead the security evolution in architecture.

Strategic Partnerships and Product Development

Strategic partnerships, such as our collaboration with Pininfarina, are integral to Saima America’s leadership in the industry. These alliances allow us to leverage diverse expertise and innovate beyond conventional limits. Our forward-thinking product development strategy focuses on creating adaptable solutions that can evolve with architectural trends, ensuring that Saima America’s offerings remain relevant and revolutionary in the years to come.

Choose Saima America to Safeguard Your Space & Assets

Saima America’s strategic approach to integrating security and design sets a new architectural industry standard. By aligning our innovative products with the future trends in architectural security, we are not just participants in the industry but leaders shaping its trajectory.

Architects and designers who choose Saima America are selecting a partner committed to strategic leadership and excellence in enhancing security and aesthetic value. With Saima, the future of secure and beautifully designed architecture is assured. Visit our website to learn more!

Physical Security Entry Control for Data Centers

By Mike McGovern
October 23, 2024 

Everyone seems to be talking about the “AI Revolution” and the demand it will place on the world’s data storage and processing capacity. We hear about both the benefits and threats of AI in classes, lectures, on social media, and in the news, as discussed in a recent Forbes article.

It’s also no secret that – partially as one major result of AI – the Data Center Industry is experiencing tremendous growth. According to a recent BD&C (Building Design and Construction) study, the demand for data center capacity will grow twice as fast in the next 5 years as it did in the past 10 years. This rapid expansion underscores the critical importance of data center security, as AI’s advent and growth drive industry demand and necessitate robust security measures to protect sensitive data and ensure reliable operations.

Key Considerations in Data Center Design

Architects, designers, and developers have several critical priority considerations to balance when selecting sites and designing those data center facilities. Security design concerns are also critically important in that process. They should not be overlooked – as the safety of employees, the integrity of the data center, and all stored customer data must be protected.

Current Market Trends

Already in late 2024, data center construction is at an all-time peak. According to a study by Mordor Intelligence, this year’s new data center construction market is forecasted to be $13.24 billion and is growing at 8.36% through 2029. Then, Forbes provides a slightly more optimistic growth rate of 10% through 2030.

Geographical Growth Areas

Geographically, the data center growth is strongest in places like Northern Virginia outside Washington, DC (especially Loudon County), Dallas, Chicago, Phoenix, Atlanta, Portland, NYC tri-state area, and the Silicon Valley. Those eight markets account for the largest data center construction growth, according to another recent CBRE Research 2024 study.

The Importance of Physical Security

At Saima America, we look at this tremendous growth – especially in areas located close to major metropolitan areas – and ask, “How much attention is being given to the physical security design of these data centers?” We suggest that the answer is “not enough” presently. The data center world needs to be keenly focused on physical security!

Competing Priorities in Design

We understand that there are competing priorities right now. Data Center developers and operators are focused on some competing considerations when designing a new facility:  Real estate availability, energy capacity, fiber connectivity, water supply, social and environmental pressure, and cooling concerns are some that top the list of pressing issues being addressed. As leaders in the security and entry/exit control solutions industry at SAIMA, we observe that security features sometimes can take a back seat to some of these other very pressing concerns in data center design.

Security Threats and Solutions

Regarding security issues, data centers need to be concerned with three general areas: data breaches, cyberattacks, and physical security threats/breaches. Data breaches and cyberattacks are typically expected to come from outside via remotely located hackers, but even those threats can be initiated by physical presence inside the property.

Types of Physical Security Threats

Most typically, physical security includes events that involve some unauthorized or ill-intended person(s) entering a facility to steal data, implant devices, disrupt operations, or otherwise compromise the data center’s operations. Additional physical security threats can include destruction or interference with data center operations and theft of servers, hard drives, or other equipment. Bad actors who can enter a data center facility also carry threats in their pockets. Often, these perpetrators can attempt entry through security doors by tailgating or piggybacking, with or without the collusion of authorized persons. An effective, secure entry system helps address all of these threats.

Role of Security Consultants

The project architect or developer will hire a security systems design consultant to select the solutions and best implementation to protect the facility. Professional security consultants have the knowledge, experience, and contacts to choose and specify a secure and reliable system for managing security at all tiers of the data center campus.

Levels of Physical Security Design

Physical security design can be seen as 3 levels for the data centers:

• Level 1 – perimeter security; fencing, gates, outdoor turnstiles. Perimeter sensing systems controlling access to the campus
• Level 2 – card access automatic & other swinging/revolving doors limiting access to the building’s main entry areas (offices, visitor areas).
• Level 3 – security portals, mantraps, airlocks, and other high security/limited access security entry control devices designed to limit access to the client data server areas.

We can view the 3 levels as similar to 3 concentric circles (circles within circles, sharing a common center point). Each circle protects a more focused area of the data center asset. This article looks most specifically at the innermost circle, the Level 3 physical security level concern.

Focus on Level 3 Security

At the Level 3 security level, we are focused on a small number of persons who have access to the most sensitive assets of the data center, the client area servers, and data. In the security entry systems world, we refer to this as a “high security/low throughput” entry /exit point. The idea is that very few people – typically less than 50 per day – need to pass by this point, but the need for restricting unauthorized access is very high. An additional consideration is that a security staff person is not located at the entry point 24/7. In other words, a secondary benefit is the ROI regarding security staffing needs.

Recommended Security Systems

The most often prescribed system for high-security entrances will be security mantrap portals and/or revolving doors. Both doors offer high-security entry control with tailgate and piggyback prevention. Security design consultants and architects will occasionally work together to create an onsite mantrap/airlock system of interlocking doors and a security video system instead of a purchased security portal system. Generally, when total costs and footprint considerations are factored in, we feel that, most often, the manufactured security portal – installed as a unit – makes better sense.

SAIMA America’s Security Solutions

At SAIMA, we have been designing and providing turnkey-installed security entry control solutions around the world for more than 40 years. Our security revolving doors, one-way airport exit control systems, security (mantrap) portals, turnstiles, and speed gates are the product of many years of experience in all sorts of settings, including banks, jewelry stores, government, military, airports, utilities, property management and of course data centers.

Innovative Security Technology

The SAIMA America line of Securlock and SecurTel portals, with BR (ballistics/bullet resistance levels) safety and our proprietary stereovision security, provide the highest level of protection and reliability. Our team has many years of consulting on custom system design for our clients to provide the most secure and throughput-friendly systems.

Commitment to Safety and Security

Security and safety are equal in our company philosophy, which motivates our design of high-performance, reliable solutions that maintain the highest standards in security while providing a safe product for all. We combine new technologies, great engineering, and best-in-class design to create secure, customizable products that are pleasant to the eye.

Partner with Saima America

Security design consultants, architects, and developers are increasingly calling on us for our experience and knowledge in security entry solution design and implementation. We look forward to working with more professionals in the future on new and upcoming data center security projects. Please contact our security solutions team to help with your data center project.

For more information or security entry solution design help from SAIMA, contact [email protected] or 610-585-7279.

Website: www.saimanorthamerica.com

SAIMA’s Mike McGovern to Lead an ISC East Security Discussion Panel on Security Product Safety/Penetration Certifications

ISC East 2024 has announced an opening day panel discussion on Safety & Security Certification Ratings, to be moderated by Mike McGovern, PSP, VP of Secure Entry/Exit Solutions, of SAIMA America. The session’s panels include experts in security design, entrance safety, and building fortification.

Scheduled panelists are:

• Frank Scala PSP, Principal, Security, and Technology – Acentech
• Tommy Trybus, Technical Project Manager, Physical Security – BRE Group
• Rick Snelling, VP & General Manager – Armortex

Security product safety protection ratings in doorways, security entry, storefronts, and building fortification will be addressed. The panelists will help demystify safety certifications and penetration ratings critical to the design of architectural security entrance control and general construction. Typical security entry devices will be addressed, such as turnstiles, portals, speed gates/speed lanes, security revolvers, and automatic doors and storefronts. Typical bullet, blast, and forced entry resistant features will be discussed.

Ballistics standards such as UL752 BR (Bullet Resistant) ratings vs NIJ (National Institute of Justice) will be reviewed and compared (bullet resistance vs bulletproof ratings). Panelists will discuss security door resistance classes (RC3,4) EN 1627 vs. LPS 1175 and other standards classes and the regional/global differences in standards required. Panelists will take questions and open the discussion for all attendees to participate.

ISC East is the Northeast’s leading security & public safety event, occurring November 19-21, 2024, at the Javits Center in New York City. It is hosted by the Security Industry Association (SIA) in partnership with the New York City Chapter of ASIS (among the largest Chapters in ASIS International).

Interested participants should register on the link below and plan to attend this accredited educational session.

What:  Understanding Physical Security Protection and Penetration Rating Systems

Where ISC East 2024, Jacob Javits Center, New York, NY (Nov. 19-21, 2024)

When: 2:00 PM, November 19, 2024

Registration: ISC EAST 2024 (discoverisc.com)

SAIMA America
Randolph, NJ
Contact for More Info: Mike McGovern
[email protected]

Enhancing Security with Flying Object Detection Technology from Saima America

At Saima America, we are redefining security standards with our innovative solutions designed to safeguard the modern commercial landscape. As the complexity and scale of buildings increase, so do the challenges in maintaining their security. One of newest innovations, flying object detection technology, is set to revolutionize safety in massive commercial spaces and facilities, positioning us as leaders in the industry.

Pioneering the Future of Airport Exit Lane Security

Flying object detection is an advanced security measure that uses state-of-the-art sensors and algorithms to identify airborne threats in real time. This technology ensures immediate detection and response when dealing with unauthorized drones, falling debris, or other airborne hazards. This proactive approach allows airports to stay one step ahead of potential threats, maintaining a secure and safe environment.

At Saima America, we specialize in seamlessly integrating cutting-edge technology into airport systems, specifically focusing on enhancing the security and efficiency of exit lanes. Our solutions are meticulously designed to meet the unique demands of airport environments, ensuring smooth and secure passenger flow management. By addressing the specific needs of bustling terminals, our technology improves safety and functionality while maintaining an aesthetically pleasing design that complements the airport’s infrastructure.

Why Choose Saima America’s SecurFlow Flying Object Detection?

Our SecurFlow High Security Interlocking Doors are at the heart of our flying object detection capabilities. It employs a sophisticated combination of cameras and sensors to detect objects as small as two cubic inches, whether thrown or abandoned within a designated portal. This precision detection ensures that even the smallest potential threats are identified and addressed swiftly.

Accurate and Early Threat Detection

SecurFlow’s advanced technology provides unparalleled accuracy in identifying small objects, allowing for rapid response to potential security breaches.

Integrated Security Solutions

By enhancing traditional security measures, SecurFlow complements existing systems, offering a robust and comprehensive defense strategy for large facilities.

Immediate Alerts and Response

Our system delivers real-time notifications to security personnel, enabling quick assessments and actions to neutralize emerging threats efficiently.

Seamless Integration and Flexibility

Designed for adaptability, SecurFlow integrates effortlessly with current security infrastructures, ensuring minimal disruption during implementation.

Versatile Applications

Suitable for various settings, our flying object detection technology can be customized to meet the specific requirements of large facilities and commercial spaces.

Our Commitment to Excellence and Innovation

Saima America is dedicated to advancing security technology and providing high-quality solutions. Our products, such as the SecurLock series and VASARI Speed Gate, are testaments to our innovative approach, combining functionality with elegance. Now, with flying object detection technology, we continue to set the benchmark for safety standards in airport exit lane systems.

Safeguard Your Assets with Saima America

We invite you to explore how Saima America’s security solutions can enhance the safety and efficiency of your airport. By investing in our advanced access control solutions, you are safeguarding your assets and ensuring peace of mind for everyone who interacts with your spaces. Visit us online to learn more.

How to Maximize Security with Secure Entry Solutions from Saima America

In today’s digital age, safeguarding physical spaces has become as critical as protecting virtual environments. At Saima America, we understand the importance of robust security measures in maintaining the integrity of your facilities.

Our advanced secure entry solutions are designed to provide unparalleled protection, ensuring that only authorized personnel can access sensitive areas. By leveraging cutting-edge technology and years of industry expertise, Saima America is setting new standards in security solutions.

The Importance of Secure Entry Solutions

Secure entry solutions are essential for any organization to secure its premises effectively. They serve as the first line of defense against unauthorized entry, providing a controlled and monitored environment. Here’s why implementing these systems is crucial:

• Enhanced Security: By restricting access to authorized personnel, you reduce the risk of internal and external threats.
• Real-Time Monitoring: With real-time data and alerts, you can respond promptly to security breaches.
• Audit Trails: Maintain comprehensive records of who accessed what, when, and where, aiding in detailed investigations if required.

Saima America’s Advanced Access Control Solutions

Cutting-Edge Technology

Our secure entry solutions incorporate state-of-the-art technology that ensures maximum security and ease of use. Some of the key features include:

• Biometric Authentication: Utilize fingerprint, facial recognition, or iris scanning for highly accurate identification.
• Smart Cards and Mobile Credentials: Provide flexibility and convenience with RFID cards or mobile-based access.
• Integrated Surveillance: Seamlessly integrates with CCTV systems for a holistic security solution.

User-Friendly Interface

Our systems are designed with the user in mind. The intuitive interface allows for easy management and monitoring, reducing the complexity often associated with advanced security.

Benefits of Choosing Saima America

Industry Experience

With a comprehensive global network, Saima America is at the forefront of the security industry. Our extensive reach includes 84 service centers and over 420 employees worldwide. We deliver high-performance, reliable solutions tailored to diverse customer needs.

Proven Track Record

Saima America’s flexibility and innovation enable us to offer state-of-the-art, customizable solutions. Our secure entry solutions integrate cutting-edge technology and best-in-class design, meeting the highest security and usability standards.

Dedicated Support

We prioritize long-term client relationships by offering comprehensive support and maintenance services. Our dedicated team ensures your access control system remains effective and up to date, providing peace of mind with ongoing, reliable assistance.

Real-World Applications

Our secure entry solutions are versatile and can be applied across different industries:

• Data Centers: Protect critical infrastructure and sensitive data with restricted access.
• Corporate Offices: Ensure employee safety and secure sensitive information.
• Healthcare Facilities: Safeguard patient records and control access to restricted areas.
• Educational Institutions: Monitor and manage access to buildings and classrooms.

Protect Your Assets with Saima America

Maximizing security is an ongoing process that demands reliable and advanced solutions. As an industry leader, Saima America is committed to delivering secure entry solutions that exceed your security expectations. Invest in our solutions and experience the peace of mind that comes with superior protection!