FAAC JS 48 HA Automatic Retractable Security Bollard

The FAAC JS 48 HA is the 48 km/h member of the JS range. It shares the same 275 mm cylinder, 1,000 mm height and hydraulic architecture as the JS 80 HA, but is certified against a 7,500 kg N3 truck at 48 km/h rather than 80 km/h, with a break-in resistance of 673,000 joules.

That lower certified impact speed is not a weakness — it is a design decision. Where the approach road is short, curved, chicaned or speed-controlled, a vehicle physically cannot reach 80 km/h at the line. Specifying JS 48 HA in those conditions gives appropriate protection at a lower cost and lighter civil load than over-specifying the 80 km/h model.

Crash certification covers PAS 68:2013, IWA 14-1:2013 and ASTM F2656/F2656M with a P1 penetration rating, and FAAC certifies the bollard as operational after impact. Rising speed is 170 mm/s, roughly six seconds to full height, with lowering at 250 mm/s.

Operationally it behaves exactly like the rest of the range: an integrated IP67 hydraulic power unit inside the bollard frame, biodegradable EU Ecolabel oil, the JE275 control board with ten operating logics and master/slave array control, a mechanical lock that holds the bollard up on power loss, and LED head lights plus an acoustic buzzer as standard.

Stebilex specifies, supplies and installs JS 48 HA arrays across Saudi Arabia from Al Khobar and Riyadh. We can advise on whether the approach geometry on your site justifies the 48 km/h or the 80 km/h rating before the civil works are committed.