Photoelectric Beam systems are commonly used to secure garages and boathouses but they can also be effective in other applications as well, like measuring traffic flow — by counting the number of customers that enter a store hourly or daily.
A properly installed system detects an intruder by transmitting a narrow beam of visible or infrared light across an area to a detector/receiver and when the beam is interrupted an alarm is triggered.
Beams are typically arranged in stacks or webs using multiple transmitters to make avoidance by an intruder more difficult, and to prevent circumventing by a savvy intruder using a secondary light source to fool the detector while they pass through, most systems transmit and detect a modulated light beam.
This technology can also be an effective long-range detection system — when installed in stacks of three or more with the transmitters and receivers staggered to create an invisible fence-like barrier.
Photoelectric beam systems can be installed in both internal as well as external applications.
For more information about Photoelectric Beam installation, as well as other safeguards for your family your home and your business, call us today at (705) 645-4630 to discuss how C&B can help you create a custom security environment where you can feel safe and secure.