Automated announcement system For
Airport Escalators and Moving Walkways
Automated messaging systems for walkways can deliver safety, instructional, directional and advertising messages
Airport Safety is always of paramount importance. Sound View Electronics automated messaging systems help prevent accidents on airport moving walkways and airport escalators. Our systems also can instruct and direct riders. The system was first introduced on the escalators of the New York City subway system to help prevent accidents. The New York City subway system is one of the most challenging environments employing an automated messaging system. They needed to deliver crisp, clear, and easy to understand messages in a cavernous subway. The amplification system needed to be located in the pit of the escalators which required them to be vibration, dust, dirt and water resistant. The speakers had to blend with the escalators but also be vandal resistant. Finally, they needed a system that would not lose the automated messages if the power was interrupted. Out of the challenge of the New York City subways came the toughest, most advanced, attractive, automated messaging system for escalators and walkways on the market.
We have also delivered systems designed for airport walkways and airport escalators. We make the speaker enclosures in stainless steel, brass or glass so that they are not only functional but stylish, too. Our speakers come in five different metal styles and a glass panel speaker with optional colored lighting. Our amplifiers can have one or two message sequences played on your escalators and walkways. Your messages can be customized and can be recorded to play in one or multiple languages. Messages can be loaded or updated via a USB flash drive, SD card or via the Internet.
Enhancing Airport Safety…
Automated messaging systems on airport escalators can enhance airport security
Sound View’s messaging system is ideal to enhance an airport’s safety system. Imagine a family is disembarking from a long red-eye flight. The exhausted daughter sits on the escalator with her beautiful long hair precariously close to the stairs. Shortly after getting on the escalator, the mother hears the announcement “Please do not sit on the escalator.” She reaches down and takes her daughter’s hand, pulling her up to stand. A potential disaster is avoided. The passengers get home safely and the airport avoids possible litigation and insurance increases…. all because of an automated messaging system.
Our systems are a great way to give instructions and directions to riders that will help keep the traffic flowing. An instructional message may be a reminder to riders that they should have their picture identification out and ready to show the agent.
In some airports, passengers may have to take a few moving walkways to a large lobby and then an escalator to the baggage area. Our directional messages might play on the last walkway advising passengers to” go to the left of the lobby to the escalators that go to the baggage area”. This can certainly help keep the flow of people moving.
You can also do advertising with our announcement system. Imagine that a traveler has just arrived at an airport; he’s hungry and he has a 90 minute layover. He gets on a walkway and a message plays offering a free beverage with any meal at Roberto’s Bistro. A simple message like this can increase patronage. If you are looking for a way to generate income from the Airport Advertising please contact us to discuss how this can be done on your moving walkways or escalators.
Specifics on our systems
Our speakers come in seven different configurations to insure that we can deliver quality sound that attractively fits with your system no matter if it is glass, brass or stainless steel. Our amplification systems are durable and they deliver the power to drive as many speakers as your situation warrants. Our system has the ability to play one or two message groups. They can be delivered automatically or can be started by the motion of a passenger passing a sensor. We can deliver messages in any language and we can change the messages for you via a UBS flash drive, SD card or via the Internet.
Sample Airport Messages:
- “When going through security, please have your picture identification out and ready to show the agent.”
- “For Baggage claim, take the down escalator directly ahead and proceed to the left. Rental cars are to the right.”
- “Please exit the walkway ahead and move to the right for all Cloud Airline gates.”
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