Enhancing Door Security with Radar Touchless Exit and REX Devices

Modern facilities require exit solutions that combine convenience, security, and adaptability. Parabit’s latest innovations, the Wave to Open Switch and the ParaREX high-frequency radar switch devices, deliver exactly that. Designed to meet a range of operational needs, both devices help organizations modernize door security while enhancing user experience.

Wave to Open Switch: Contactless, Configurable, and Versatile

The Wave to Open Switch touchless solution offers:

·      Flexible Activation Range - Configurable for activation at 6, 12, 18 or 24 inches based on the environment.

·      Fail Safe or Fail Secure Operation - Digitally programmable.

·      Multiple Form Factors - Mullion, single, double, and triple gang sizes available.

·      Modular Camera Integration - Double and Triple Gang switches support the integration of a camera for facial image capture, supporting your investigation needs.

Whether integrated into a full access control system or deployed as a standalone entry/exit device, the Wave to Open Switch offers a modern, hygienic, and adaptable solution for any  access system or door operator.

ParaREX: Advanced Security Through Radar

The ParaREX device introduces radar technology to its Request-to-Exit (REX) switches-dramatically improving security compared to traditional infrared-based devices.

Key features include:

·      Angle of Approach Evaluation - Ensures an entry or exit is intentional.

·      Reduced False Triggers - activates upon detection of an object approaching the device and increasing in size.

By focusing on approach direction and the increase in size of an approaching mass, ParaREX helps prevent unauthorized entry while maintaining a seamless egress flow.

Building Smarter, Safer Entry and Exit Systems

Both the Wave to Open Switch and ParaREX can be deployed individually or as part of a complete Parabit access control solution. Together, they:

·      Strengthen entrance door security

·      Reduce false activations and vulnerabilities

·      Support multiple equipment integrations and monitoring systems

For facilities looking to secure access points and ensure a higher level of safety, these solutions represent the next generation of egress device technology.

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Video Transcript:

"Hi, I'm Heather from Parabit. I just wanted to share a little bit of information around two of our contactless exit devices. Our wait to open switch builds on a previously deployed push button exit, that now provides a contactless technology, where a wave activates the door operator. It can be configured fail safe or fail secure, and it's digitally programmable where the wave can be activated at six, twelve or twenty four inches away depending on the use case.”

“And it just offers a very flexible and modern way for people to exit facilities. We have mullion mounts that are narrow. We also have single, double and triple gang form factors of this device. And the larger double and triple gang form factors can also integrate a modular camera, which allows a facial image capture so that can be documented if an investigation ever needed to occur.”

“We're deploying our Wave to Open Switch with our flagship retail customer access control solution, but it's also a standalone device that can be deployed to support any number of use cases just as a standalone exit device. Earlier this year, we were excited to release a brand new REX device. We're calling it the ParaREX.”

“And the interesting thing about our model is that the underlying technology is high frequency radar, which mitigates the vulnerabilities associated with traditional REX devices.”

“The truly defining feature of our REX device is the capability of the underlying technology of high frequency radar. It can't be triggered by an object and it is looking for an actual human presence and it evaluates organic micro movements such as breathing. It also looks at the angle of approach. And as these factors come together, it can validate an authorized exit. So for those looking to improve their door security and enhance customer experience, our digital technologies, including our wave to open switch, which can support additional door supervision features, as well as our Rex device, which can mitigate door vulnerabilities are both great choices to modernize and improve door security."