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Solar Gate Opener – Solar Gates

If you're thinking of installing a solar gate opener, you should know that the US Federal Government is offering financial incentives to homeowners for the use of solar powered systems at their home. Homeowners are able to apply for a Federal Tax credit equal to 30% off their certified Solar Powered Gate Operator System. [caption id="attach...

UL 325

You should never install, or have installed on your property, a vehicular gate operator that does not carry the "MARK" of an NRTL such as ETL or UL. You should also be aware that NRTL's do not "approve" or "certify" products that they test. Manufacturers that use this terminology are incorrect in its usage. When a product is tested by an NRTL, a...

Wrought Iron

HISTORY

Wrought iron has been used in building from the earliest days of civilization, wrought iron door furniture being commonplace in Roman times. The structural use or iron dates from the Middle Ages, when bars of wrought iron would be used occasionally to tie masonry arches and domes. This use of wrought iron in tension guaranteed its us...

Mild Steel

Alloy of iron and carbon. Discovered in 1856 in an attempt to mass-produce wrought iron. Made by melting of cast iron and removal of carbon and slag. Small residual carbon content Cast into ingots and rolled into all sections. Cheaper than puddled iron after 1876. Higher strength and better consistency. Poor resistance to corrosion.

Charcoal Iron

Before the dawn of the industrial age, the metal of the blacksmith was wrought iron, made and refined in charcoal fires. The iron combined with the elements of the fire to make an individual material whose properties have never been equalled for ornamental ironwork The great wrought ironwork of the eighteenth century was done in such metal...

Puddled Iron

Wrought iron is the old material of the blacksmith. It resists corrosion far better than modern steel as is amply shown by the survival of much of our heritage of wrought ironwork, in many cases, centuries old. The Real Wrought Iron Company are able to offer genuine wrought iron rolled into all sizes of square, round and flat bars from sto...

Parking Gate Do’s & Don’ts

Have you ever thought about how often a parking gate opens and closes at a 10 unit apartment complex? How about an office building with 20 plus workers? Or, what about your own home with all the trips to work, taking the kids to school or going to the grocery store. If you have a gate that opens electronically it is going to be used a lot. G...