Corrosion is a chemical reaction between a metal and its surroundings during which the metal is oxidized, creating gradual disintegration of the material.

UL325, the standard for safety for gate operators, stipulates in section 11 the necessary Protection Against Corrosion in a gate operator or systems as follows; “UL325 11.1 Iron and steel parts shall be protected against corrosion by enameling, galvanizing, plating, or other equivalent means, if corrosion of such parts could result in a risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons.”

The steel chassis of the Viking Access Systems Gate operators comply and surpass the requirements set by UL325. Viking Chassis have a zinc coating uniformly applied to an average of 0.00061 in or more on each surface. Besides the zinc plating provided Viking Chassis have an extra coat of organic finish in the form of powder coating. Viking Access Systems has invested in extra protection not just for the reliability of the equipment and durability of the same but to present to the market an aesthetic gate operator setting up new marks in the industry. Viking has tested the corrosion against entrapment in special laboratories where the units are submitted to salt-spray vapor. After the test we can accentuate that not only we comply with UL325 but also ASTM B 117-07a reaching military standards for salt spray test.

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