Explore the latest innovations in automated gates and how they can affect your installation business. Discover new opportunities and industry trends.
Automatic gates are the most popular choice for those who want comfort and security of access. The automation of a gate makes an intrusion-proof environment and allows a convenient and preferred solution to the manual gate.
In this article we will discuss together the most innovative solutions for gate automation in 2024.
The new generation automatic gates use increasingly smart technologies and eco-friendly elements, but they are also easy to install thanks to ready-made and easily adaptable kits.
And as for productions, the trend is that of local-for-local: Made-in-Italy can still really make a difference!
Here is in detail what you need to know to keep up with the times and meet the needs of your customers, even more aware of the innovations that the gate automation market can offer.
Gate automation 2024: increasingly smart solutions
The sector of gate automation is increasingly receptive to new technologies: from remote monitoring systems to simplify access management via smartphone, biometric recognition with fingerprint, voice commands, up to the support of artificial intelligence to develop more sophisticated and effective security systems.
Remote monitoring systems for better access management
Connectivity between the various devices we use is an important and widespread element in our daily lives and even the automatic gates, through remote monitoring systems with smartphones can become much more performant.
Thanks to remote monitoring you can manage the operation of the automatic gate anywhere and you can receive notifications directly on your smartphone in real time, for a total guarantee of control over the properties.
GSM gate opener: to open just a phone call
With the VDS Automation GSM controller for example, controlling and monitoring the gate with the use of a SIM card is really simple. You can open or close an automatic gate with a phone call or even just with an SMS to the number associated with the GSM module.
For an installer this means being able to intervene immediately in case there are anomalies or timely maintenance needs. Operational efficiency and speed of problem management also significantly improve customer satisfaction.
Gate automation with voice, visual and fingerprint recognition for increased security
The driver of the vehicle can access the property simply with visual recognition, thanks to the integration of the electric gate with cameras. Same principle of use for voice commands that allow you to manage the movement of the gate immediately.
The mix between visual and voice recognition makes your automatic gates of modern facilities, but above all safe and intrusion-proof.
Another very interesting solution that we advise you to propose to your customers is also the gate opener with biometric recognition: that is, the driver can access his private property, or his company thanks to fingerprints. They are absolutely unique signs of recognition for every human being, so it is easy to understand how safe access is. Biometric detection gate openers use fingerprint sensors that verify and store unique fingerprint characteristics.
With our biometric recognition kit you can record up to 97 fingerprints, so as to monitor the accesses of a large number of people, and avoid that you can lose keys or codes.
Automation for innovative gates: integration with home automation
Connectivity does not just rhyme with apps and smartphones for access management in the area of automatic gates. 2024 is about synergy between the various technologies on the market. And if the purpose of gate automation is to simplify our days, this principle finds fertile ground in many other applications: from home to business environments, to further improve the comfort of your customers.
The integration with a home automation system allows the synchronized activation of the automatic gate opening and closing mechanism, together with other devices in the house, in the commercial fund or in the industrial plant.
It will be possible to receive the feedback of the video surveillance system to remotely verify who is present in front of the gate and decide whether to open it or not, even if no one is present inside the property.
Automatic gates and artificial intelligence: the future is today
AI is increasingly present in many different industries and gate automation also moves in this direction.
This year we will see increased use of artificial intelligence to enhance the security and functionality of automated gates. The AI will be very effective, for example for obstacle detection; modern automatic gates are able to stop if they detect the presence of people and animals, to avoid dangerous accidents.
New in gate automation: the trend is towards local-for-local
The current material supply crisis has made it clear that global supply chains are now very fragile. This is why today the trend of the automation market is that of the localization of production, to bring producers closer to consumers.
We at VDS Automation have adopted this philosophy for over 30 years: all our automation kits for gates, doors, windows, bollards, and our components are entirely designed and manufactured in Italy, in our factories in Abruzzo.
This is a great advantage for the business of automatic gate installers and allows you to:
- have a partner that offers totally Made-in-Italy productions
- rely on more widespread and systematic assistance and support
This also results in improved customer experience and greater customer satisfaction.
We constantly invest in the training of our staff, and also for installers.
We strive every day to make our products quality solutions, safe, durable and easy to install.
New generation automatic gates: ecological and easily adaptable
Modern automatic gates will be increasingly environmentally friendly and have a lower environmental impact.
VDS Automation offers a specific product that uses solar energy for the automation system: it is called Sunpower Kit and it is the motor for gates with solar panels.
Easy to install and sustainable, it is able to operate even in the event of a blackout. Think, for example, of installing gate operators in areas without a direct connection to the network and away from the control units.
The Sunpower power kit is equipped with two solar panels and batteries that accumulate the energy of the sun’s rays, and allow the operation of the automatic gate even at night, or in case of adverse weather conditions, with greater energy independence.
Our kits are compatible with all 24VCC operators, and therefore easily adaptable to many existing gate systems.
Offer your customers innovative and sustainable solutions thanks to all the innovations that the gate automation industry has to offer.
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