DELTA DEVELOPS BLOCKADE FOR DAMS PALMDALE-MADE UNIT LOCKS TIGHTER THE HARDER BREACH IS TRIED.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - A barrier to block terrorists from dams and other remote locations has been developed by Valencia-based Delta Scientific, which sells counterterrorist coun·ter·ter·ror adj. Intended to prevent or counteract terrorism: counterterror measures; counterterror weapons. n. Action or strategy intended to counteract or suppress terrorism. devices worldwide. The company's new DSC (1) (Digital Signal Controller) A microcontroller and DSP combined on the same chip. It adds the interrupt-driven capabilities normally associated with a microcontroller to a DSP, which typically functions as a continuous process. See microcontroller and DSP. 510RL barrier can block a 15,000-pound truck hitting it at 50 mph and has a special locking system that prevents it from being disabled or dismantled. Tests show it can take such abuse 27,000 times without showing signs of wear, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the company, which has its manufacturing operation in Palmdale. The barrier was created especially for remote applications, such as at dams and other out-of-the-way locales. It is retractable re·tract v. re·tract·ed, re·tract·ing, re·tracts v.tr. 1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement. 2. , but is designed to be kept in the ``up'' position in such locations. ``With the DSC510RL, the harder a terrorist works at attempting to immobilize im·mo·bi·lize v. 1. To render immobile. 2. To fix the position of a joint or fractured limb, as with a splint or cast. im·mo this barrier to get a vehicle through, the tighter the unit actually locks up,'' David Dickinson For other persons named David Dickinson, see David Dickinson (disambiguation). David Dickinson (born David Gulessarian, 16 August, 1941 in Stockport, Cheshire) is an English antiques expert and television presenter of Armenian ancestry. , the company's senior vice president, said in a statement. Set in a foundation only 18 inches deep, installation of the barrier won't interfere with buried pipes and other utilities. It can be installed in high-water-table locations and areas with corrosive soils. In the lowered position, the barrier ramp is flush with the roadway. Buttresses, counterweights and road plates do not obstruct authorized traffic. The gate is raised and lowered by a quick hydraulic system - taking as little as two seconds in emergencies. Delta Scientific manufactures vehicle barricade systems, parking control equipment and guard booths. The company was established in 1974. |
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