DELTA SCIENTIFIC BARRIERS DOING JOB.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - Delta Scientific, the leading manufacturer of 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. vehicle-control systems around the globe, has installed its barriers at British embassies in Egypt, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. , Yemen,
Colombia, the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. and Kosovo.
Delta Scientific, headquartered in Valencia with its manufacturing operation in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley , also supplies barriers, bollards and other counterterrorist barricade systems to additional British embassies as well as more than 160 U.S. embassies and consulates in 130-plus countries. ``Delta Scientific bollards and barriers are increasingly relied upon worldwide to protect personnel and property at high-profile locations such as embassies, which are often targeted by terrorists,'' said Scott Altizer, high security systems applications engineer at Delta Scientific. ``That's because our barriers and bollards are designed to take an extraordinary hit and still stop an attacking vehicle in its tracks.'' Delta systems meet or exceed U.S. Department of State and Department of Defense certification standards. Delta's permanent vehicle barricades range from surface-mounted and shallow-foundation solutions to cable-beam barricades and raising steps for parking lots. They include both high security and very high security models, and can stop a vehicle weighing up to 7.5 tons going up to 50 mph. Delta's portable crash-rated barriers and barricades were first used successfully to protect NATO NATO: see North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO in full North Atlantic Treaty Organization International military alliance created to defend western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. troops in Kosovo and elsewhere. These quick- deployment, modular, portable solutions can be rapidly set up on existing concrete or asphalt asphalt (ăs`fôlt, –fălt), brownish-black substance used commonly in road making, roofing, and waterproofing. Chemically, it is a natural mixture of hydrocarbons. roads, level compacted soils and other hard surfaces. Even without excavation or subsurface sub·sur·face adj. Of, relating to, or situated in an area beneath a surface, especially the surface of the earth or of a body of water. Adj. 1. preparation, they can thwart a 15,000-pound vehicle traveling up to 30 mph. The Department of State uses Delta's portable barriers to protect embassies in locations where permanent barricades are not feasible because of infrastructure concerns, such as pipes and electrical lines close to the street surface. In the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. alone, more than 110 federal buildings, including courthouses and FBI locations, use Delta's anti-terrorist systems. Delta's three product lines consist of high-security vehicle barricade systems, parking control equipment and guard booths. Delta Scientific has been engineering and manufacturing vehicle access control equipment since 1974 and sells its products worldwide. |
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