VALENCIA COMPANY INSTALLS U.S. EMBASSY GATES IN KABUL.

Byline: Daily News

VALENCIA - Valencia-based Delta Scientific has installed a security gate at the newly reopened U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan, a system strong enough to destroy a 15,000-pound truck traveling at 30 mph.

Delta's Series IP500 Portable Barrier, able to be relocated and deployed within hours, can stop an enemy vehicle in fewer than 20 feet.

``Since 9-11, the need for easy-to-install, temporary, drop-arm beam barriers to quickly block entrances to embassies or roads to embassies is a critical program of the United States Department of State,'' said David Dickinson, a Delta Scientific senior vice president. ``With this barrier, they can protect embassy personnel and visitors within the day.''

No excavation or foundation is required for the new portable barrier's two support buttresses. They can be set on concrete or asphalt paving, undisturbed soil or any combination. The unfilled buttresses weigh less than 700 pounds and can be filled with concrete, sand, gravel or other available material either at the site or from a remote location.

Barrier sections can be moved using a small forklift, pallet jack, crane or hand cart. The portable system can be operated using any Delta hydraulic, pneumatic or manual system including fully automatic access or remote control by hardwire or RF links.

Militaries are buying the system, first used to protect NATO forces in Kosovo, Yugoslavia. Delta has supplied other types of counterterrorist barricade systems to over 160 U.S. embassies and consulates in more than 130 countries.

In this country, Delta has secured more than 110 federal buildings, including courthouses and FBI offices, since the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Most U.S. nuclear power plants are protected by Delta vehicle barricade systems.

Delta Scientific, in the Valencia Industrial Center, has been engineering and manufacturing vehicle access control equipment since 1974 and sells its products worldwide.