Commercial security gates, built in Austin
Most integrators install a gate someone else welded. We fabricate it, automate it, and tie it into the access control and cameras as one system. Sliding, swinging, and vertical lift, across Austin and Central Texas.
What we build
- Custom fabrication. Sliding, swinging, or vertical lift, built to spec.
- Automated operators. Motorized entry integrated with your security setup.
- Welding and reinforcement. Built to resist heavy use and weather.
- Perimeter integration. Gates, cameras, and access control as one system.
Why fabrication in-house matters
The usual arrangement splits one entry across three companies. Ours does not.
One crew owns the whole opening
A gated entry is steel, a motor, a credential reader, safety devices, and a camera covering the approach. Split across a fence contractor, an electrician, and a security vendor, the seams are where it fails and where nobody owns the fix. We fabricate the steel and install the electronics, so the commissioning conversation happens inside one company.
Built for the site, not the catalogue
Span, slope, wind load, duty cycle, and how traffic actually queues all change what the gate should be. Fabricating to spec means the answer is not limited to what a distributor stocks.
Integrated, not adjacent
The gate reads the same credentials as your doors, reports to the same platform, and is covered by the same video. No second system for the facilities team to learn and no separate vendor to call when a badge works at the door but not the gate.
Serviceable on purpose
Gates take more physical abuse than anything else on a site. We build for the repair that will eventually happen: accessible operators, replaceable components, and documented wiring.
Gate and intercom scope
The decisions that set the price and the schedule, in the order they usually come up.
Operator and access method
Gate type, weight, and span drive the operator, and how many vehicles pass per hour drives its duty rating. Then decide who gets in and how: card or fob reader, keypad, mobile credential, plate recognition, a remote from the building, or a mix. The access method should match what the doors on the same site already use.
Intercom and visitor flow
Decide where a visitor stops, who answers, and from where: a front desk, a phone, or a shared app. Leave room for the vehicle to pull up without blocking the road, and for a camera that sees the person at the call station. ButterflyMX is one video intercom platform we work with.
Safety devices
Automated gates need entrapment protection. That generally means photo eyes or edge sensors on the gate, loops or other detection to keep it from closing on a vehicle, and a clear way to release it by hand or from a fire department lockbox if the site needs one. Ask your installer how the gate will be tested against the standard for its class.
Power, conduit, and the fence
Operators need dedicated power, and readers, loops, and intercoms need low-voltage conduit between the gate and the building. Trenching, concrete pads, and electrical service are often the long-lead items. If a separate fence or gate fabricator is involved, agree up front who sets posts and pads, who runs conduit, and who commissions the operator.
Common questions
Does AK Technologies build the gate or only install it?
We fabricate it. Sliding, swinging, and vertical lift gates are built to your specification, including welding and reinforcement for heavy use and weather. That is unusual for a security integrator: most subcontract the steel to a fence company and coordinate around them.
Can a new gate work with the access control we already have?
Yes. The gate, its operator, the credential reader, and the cameras covering the approach are designed as one system rather than four. Because we install the access control too, the gate is commissioned against the platform you already run instead of being handed over as a separate trade.
Do you handle commercial gate repair in Austin?
Yes. Commercial gate repair covers operator replacement, welding repair, safety loop and sensor faults, and integration work on gates we did not originally build. Gates take more physical abuse than any other system on a site, so service is ongoing work rather than an exception.
Which gate operators does AK Technologies install?
LiftMaster is the primary operator line, alongside the perimeter platforms on our partner list. Operator choice follows gate weight, duty cycle, and how the entry is credentialed rather than a single default.
Where we work
Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville, San Marcos, and commercial sites across Central Texas. Common settings include utilities, transportation and fleet yards, data centers, manufacturing, municipal facilities, and school district campuses.
Start a project
Tell us the opening, the traffic, and how it should be credentialed. A site walk works; so does a drawing set.
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