Frike launches sophisticated work zone warning system

First published in Intertraffic Innovation News - June 2, 2020

Profilactus from Frike Electronic is designed to alert maintenance personnel to vehicular intrusions in an active work zone in order to reduce property damage and injury.

The sophisticated system is designed for use on motorways, as well as major and minor roads. Sensors are mounted on existing barriers and road-signalling equipment. If these are hit or knocked over, the sensor sends a coded warning message to a base station on the construction site. This then instantly warns all people in the danger zone, by activating warning lights and sirens. Additionally, personal pagers also vibrate, and the system is flexible in enabling customer specific warning devices to be attached.

The Profilactus system is a modular design to fit varying requirements. For instance, a personal pager, together with a sensor, can be used as a small version of the entire system. The pager receives an alarm directly from the sensor and will give an optical, acoustic and vibration warning, with a range of 200m.