Automated Gate Safety

Recommended Safety Products for Vehicular Gates

Motorized gates are essential for vehicle access and perimeter security—but they can also create entrapment or impact hazards. UL 325 compliance requires at least two independent forms of entrapment protection per entrapment zone.

Miller Edge offers sensing solutions for swing, slide, pivot, bifold, and vertical lift gates to help mitigate risk. Our sensing edges and photo optics detect the presence of a person or object and signal the gate to stop and/or reverse motion. These sensors help reduce liability exposure and are trusted across airports, airbases, and secure transportation facilities.

Sensing Options for Gates

Sensing Edges

Touch-sensitive devices designed to detect obstructions and signal controls to stop and/or reverse motion.

Best for:

Leading edges, trailing edges, swing gate bottom edges, posts, draw-in zones, and other hazardous areas.
Profiles are available in various profile sizes and shapes for functional and aesthetic needs
Helps protect pedestrians, as well as vehicles and equipment
Provides compliance with UL 325 requirements
Proudly made in the USA for lasting performance

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How Sensing Edges Work
Wireless Sensing Edge Solutions

Photo Optics

Non-contact, infra-red obstruction detection that signal controls to stop and/or reverse motion.

Ideal for:

Spanning across areas of gate travel to safeguard entrapment zones.
Easy to integrate with most commercial operators
Provides compliance with UL 325 requirements

Options:

Retro-Reflective: One-sided detection using a reflective target
Thru-Beam: Uses a long-range emitter and receiver and a single beam

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VisiLight LED™

Real-time visual alerts for increased visibility at motorized entry points.

Integrated LED lighting systems provide real-time visual cues at motorized entry points—helping drivers, pedestrians, and personnel anticipate door and gate motion before it occurs. VisiLight™ increases visibility and reduces confusion in busy, especially where multiple access points operate simultaneously.

Ideal for: