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One person, mechanically
Three arms at 120 degrees allow exactly one passage per index. Not a sensor deciding, not software inferring — geometry. Nothing else in entrance control makes single-file passage this difficult to argue with.
Tripod Turnstile · KT
Tripod Turnstiles
The mechanism that has outlasted every fashion in entrance control. Three arms, one person at a time, indoors or out — and the widest choice in the range, from a 600 mm post to a double-movement twin lane.
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Finish
Dark ElectroplatedElectroplated · dark
Also available in brushed stainless (SUS304), champagne gold and painted cold-rolled steel.
At a glance
- Arm length500–510 mm
- Throughput35 persons / min
- Power110–240 VAC
- DirectionOne-way control
Key Features
Why this mechanism refuses to go away.
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Built for outside
Several variants are rated by the manufacturer for indoor and outdoor duty, in SUS304 or painted cold-rolled steel. A tripod tolerates rain, cold and grit in a way a glass wing never will — which is why it still owns stadium perimeters and works yards.
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Damped, not slammed
The KT1220, KT1200-Gloden, KT1425 and KT1427 carry a hydraulic buffer on the rotor. The arm returns to rest smoothly instead of snapping — quieter in a lobby, and markedly kinder to the mechanism over millions of passages.
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The arms fall clear
On power loss the blocking arm drops to vertical and the lane opens completely — the tripod interpretation of the free-passage requirement EN 17352 places on escape routes. Nothing remains at waist height to catch anyone leaving in the dark.
The Range
13 models in the tripod turnstile family.
Shared electronics, readers and control across the family. What changes is the housing, the finish and the setting each one is built for. Technical figures as published by the manufacturer; a model without figures has not had them published rather than estimated.
KT1200-DBDouble lane, dark electroplated
- Size
- 1200 × 400 × 1000
- Finish
- Electroplated stainless steel, anti-fingerprint
- Arm
- 500 mm
- Drive
- Semi-automatic + hydraulic damper, double movement
KT1200-GPremium office lobby, electroplated
- Size
- 1200 × 400 × 1000
- Finish
- Electroplated stainless steel, anti-fingerprint
- Arm
- 500 mm
- Drive
- Semi-automatic + hydraulic damper
KT1200-RCommercial complex, electroplated
- Size
- 1200 × 400 × 1000
- Finish
- Electroplated stainless steel, anti-fingerprint
- Arm
- 500 mm
- Drive
- Semi-automatic + hydraulic damper
KT1200-BGovernment facility, electroplated
- Size
- 1200 × 400 × 1000
- Finish
- Electroplated stainless steel, anti-fingerprint
- Arm
- 500 mm
- Drive
- Semi-automatic + hydraulic damper
KT1425Cable car, QR ticketing
- Size
- 1400 × 250 × 980
- Finish
- SUS304
- Drive
- Semi-automatic + hydraulic buffer
KT1428PROPublic transport, ticketing
- Size
- 1400 × 280 × 980
- Finish
- SUS304
- Arm
- 500 mm
- Drive
- Brushless motor
KT6026Stadium, QR ticketing
- Size
- 665 × 260 × 980
- Finish
- Cold-rolled plate, colour paint
- Arm
- 500 mm
- Drive
- Brushless motor
KT4526-BWTourist attraction, QR ticketing
- Size
- 450 × 260 × 980
- Arm
- 500 mm
- Drive
- Brushless motor
KT4526-WBTourist attraction, electroplated
- Size
- 450 × 260 × 980
- Arm
- 500 mm
- Drive
- Brushless motor
KT5228Factory access, entry level
- Size
- 520 × 280 × 980
- Finish
- SUS304
- Drive
- Semi-automatic + hydraulic buffer
KT1011Community entrance, entry level
- Size
- 420 × 330 × 980
- Finish
- SUS304
- Drive
- Semi-automatic
Common Questions
Answers, briefly.
What is a tripod turnstile?
A tripod turnstile is a pedestrian barrier with three arms set at 120 degrees around a rotating hub. Each authorisation indexes the rotor by one third of a turn, allowing exactly one person through.
How many people can pass through a tripod turnstile per minute?
35 persons per minute, as published by the manufacturer. The figure is consistent across all thirteen variants.
Can tripod turnstiles be installed outdoors?
Yes. Several variants, including the KT1220-Black and KT1200-Gloden, are rated by the manufacturer for indoor and outdoor use in painted cold-rolled or electroplated steel.
What happens to a tripod turnstile in a power failure?
The blocking arm drops to vertical and the lane opens completely, so nothing remains at waist height. This is the tripod form of the free-passage requirement EN 17352 places on escape routes.
Complete the Lane
A barrier, a reader and a base.
Readers & Controllers
The signal that opens the lane
Barriers are supplied without readers. QR scanners, RFID and NFC readers, controllers and displays are chosen for each lane.
See readers and controllers →Barrier Pedestals
A base made for the barriers
Where the floor is not suitable for fixing, the barriers stand on a pedestal made to measure, for any type of barrier.
See barrier pedestals →
How We Deliver
Three ways to work with us.
Every model in the range is available as a supply-only order, as an installation integrated with the system you already use, or as a complete working solution. The choice is commercial, not technical — the hardware is identical.
01 — Equipment Supply
Hardware for your own integration
You already have an integrator, an access platform and a programme. We deliver the equipment and the paperwork, and stay out of the way.
- Barriers, readers and controllers
- Technical datasheets and dimensioned drawings
- CE marking and EN 17352 declaration
- Delivery to site, anywhere in Europe
- Manufacturer warranty
- Spare parts held in Europe
02 — Installation & Integration
Integrated with the system you already use
We install, commission and integrate Keyable tripod turnstiles with virtually any professional access-control platform capable of exchanging the required commands and credentials. You keep your software; only the entrance changes.
- Everything in supply, plus:
- Site survey
- Installation and mechanical fixing
- Commissioning
- Integration with your existing access-control platform
- Staff handover and documentation
03 — Full-Service Solution
Everything, as one contract
One point of responsibility from site survey and commissioning through long-term local service support. You approve a design and take delivery of a working entrance.
- Everything in installation, plus:
- Software: entitlements, ticketing, attendance, occupancy
- QR, NFC and RFID identification
- Scheduled maintenance and online support
- Local after-sales service
- Extended warranty on the installed system
All three models cover the full range: speed gates, swing, flap and sliding barriers, tripod, full height and half height turnstiles. Scope, response times and warranty terms are set per project and confirmed in the quotation.