Aeroturn Makes The Grade During Global Pandemic
Continues To Deliver High-End Turnstile Solutions Nationwide
Aeroturn continues to lead the way in perimeter protection
solutions even through a global pandemic. With a true customer
first philosophy that is entrenched in everything they
do; the chaotic COVID-19 pandemic could not slow them
down. The CT-based turnstile manufacturer makes things
happen under the most challenging circumstances. The pandemic
could not stop Aeroturn from manufacturing and deploying its quality
turnstiles in high-profile and ivy league schools nationwide. It’s no
wonder that for almost two decades the company has produced the
world’s only zero-maintenance turnstile product in Connecticut, that
is 100% manufactured in the USA. Over the years, Aeroturn has been
on a steady growth path and came through a worldwide pandemic
shining brightly. “We are extremely proud that we have been able to
meet and exceed COVID-19 guidelines to help our customers; and
even ended 2020 on a high note with the highest year over year sales
in the history of the company,” states Michael Stoll, VP of Technical
Sales & Marketing at Aeroturn.
With COVID-19 spreading like wildfire, Aeroturn made significant
changes to its manufacturing facility and protocols to ensure
compliance with social distancing to keep everyone safe. In fact, the
company was deemed compliant for all rules and regulations set forth
by the CT governor proclamation for manufacturers and was considered
an essential business during the pandemic. The company
designs, manufacturers, tests, delivers, and installs the world’s most
reliable turnstile solutions in the industry. A huge focus for over 15
years has been working with Ivy league schools and high-end universities
to help improve safety at campuses.
With 12 full-time and 2 part-time employees on staff, Aeroturn was
focused on keeping everyone safe when the pandemic first reared its
ugly head in March 2020. Some changes implemented including allowing
employees to work remotely and contracting outside resources
when necessary in red zone areas that were considered hotspots like
NY, DC, MD, VA, and CA. In addition, to help spread out employees
that did come into the CT manufacturing facility, Aeroturn expanded
into a new 3500 square foot building next door. The company even
installed plastic barriers between employees and utilized the extra footage
to spread out and adhere to social distancing protocols.
Aeroturn Gets an A+ on Helping Customers During Pandemic
Taking care of customers is what Aeroturn does best and in 2020 the
company once again exceeded its customers’ expectations by going
the extra mile. Aeroturn quickly became compliant with all COVID-
19 regulations and made the necessary changes to meet its customers’
needs. In late 2020, Michael Stoll, VP of Technical Sales & Marketing
embarked on a cross country road trip to ensure that its customer
could implement its turnstiles successfully for an important end user
in Las Vegas. With a short timeframe to complete the project, Michael
Stoll rolled up his sleeves and hit the road to help a customer. The
project consisted of 6 lanes of turnstiles with 2 @ X-Wing turnstiles
and 4 @ Rotary turnstiles installed with a custom stainless-steel finish
all within 2 and ½ days.
Earlier in 2020, Aeroturn was selected to deploy its turnstiles at a
CUNY school in NYC who was looking to keep its students and
employees safe. With over 300 people entering the building daily; a
quality turnstile solution was needed to accomplish this. Aeroturn’s
X-Wing turnstiles fit the bill perfectly and was deployed at the CUNY
school by GM Data Communications, a leading low-voltage security
integrator. The CUNY school wanted to control pedestrian traffic for
visitors, students and employees. With two entrances in the front of the
building right off the street; the college needed to deploy a durable,
reliable turnstile that could withstand an influx of traffic. The deployment
included 2 lanes of Aeroturn X-Wing turnstiles installed by the
security desk entrance and 1 lane of X-Wing turnstiles installed by the
Library/Lobby entrance; making it a safer environment for employees
and students who access the school. “Working with the Aeroturn team
on this CUNY school turnstile project was an absolute pleasure from
the support staff up to the President of the company,” states Michael
Portoghese, RCDD, at GM Data Communications, Inc.
At the end of 2020, a SUNY School in NY selected Aeroturn’s
X-wing turnstile to be deployed on a minimal infrastructure platform.
There were two single lane turnstiles installed one on the
ground level entranceway and one on the second floor; making it a
unique project. With contactless solutions becoming the wave of the
future, Aeroturn even developed a customized turnstile solution that
could integrate easily with new biometric facial recognition readers
with high throughput capabilities. When an Ivy League school needed
to implement a turnstile solution in early 2021; Aeroturn was on
the job ready to help. They worked closely with an international security
integrator to deploy Aeroturn turnstiles that complied with covid-
restrictive materials used to mitigate risk of contracting the virus.
The turnstiles were installed in the university’s business school where
there was an influx of students going in and out. It was important to
the school to use non-porous engineered cosmetic products that
would eliminate the risk of the virus living on any of the materials
and pair it with a contactless entry system.
Light At The End Of The Tunnel
There has been uncertainty around when the COVID-19 pandemic
will finally come to an end, but one thing that we can all be sure about
is Aeroturn’s commitment to staying ahead of the curve. Aeroturn has
proved in 2020 and now into 2021 that they can adapt to any situation.
As restrictions start to lessen and the light becomes clearer at
the end of the tunnel; Aeroturn will continue to take the high road
and make the grade no matter what is thrown their way.
This article originally appeared in the May / June 2021 issue of Campus Security Today.