Automatic Gates
Automatic Sliding Gates
Motorised sliding gates for factory, warehouse and campus entrances, running on a floor track or cantilevered clear of the driveway.
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Automatic Gates/Swing Gates
Automatic Swing Gates
For entrances with clear swing room and moderate traffic.
Automatic GatesKey specifications
- Driveway
- No track or guide across it
- Operators
- Arm, ram or underground
- Leaves
- Single or double
- Specification
- Configured per opening at survey
* Final specification depends on door dimensions, configuration, operating environment and project requirements.
01Overview
About Automatic Swing Gates
A swing gate hinges on posts either side of the opening. Where the site has depth for a leaf to open inward and traffic is moderate, it is the simplest and least expensive way to automate an entrance, and it keeps the driveway free of tracks and guides.
Operating method
03Variants
Available configurations
The same product, built for a different job. Where a specification depends on opening dimensions, selected profile, operating duty or site conditions, the final configuration is confirmed during technical assessment.
Articulated arm operator
For wide or heavy leaves, and where the hinge post sits back from the opening. The arm folds as the leaf swings.
Linear ram operator
The usual choice for residential and light commercial leaves. Compact and simple to install on a standard hinge post.
Underground operator
The drive sits in a foundation box at the hinge, invisible when the gate is closed. Requires drainage in the box.
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Automatic Swing Gates in detail
04Technical specifications
Specification, features and ordering
Technical data is shown first; features, applications, compatibility, installation, safety, ordering and downloads are a click away.
Dimensions5 fields
- Maximum clear opening
- Up to 10,000 mm
- Maximum leaf width
- Up to 5,000 mm
- Maximum leaf height
- Up to 2,500 mm
- Maximum leaf weight
- Up to 800 kg
- Side-run or swing room required
- Gate geometry dependent
With the operator, this is what sizes the drive.
Cycle performance3 fields
- Travel speed
- Model dependent
- Opening time for full travel
- Approximately 15–25 s
- Rated daily cycles
- Up to 300 cycles/day
Set by the leaf dimensions, the hinge and pivot geometry and the operator model.
Construction6 fields
- Frame section
- Mild steel or fabricated steel frame
- Infill
- As per gate design
- Running gear
- Hinges and heavy-duty pivot system
- Ground arrangement
- Hinged or pivot mounted
- Posts and foundations
- Reinforced steel posts with an engineered foundation
- Finish and colour
- Powder coating or paint finish, with RAL colour options
Wheels, rollers, cantilever carriage or hinges.
Tracked, trackless or cantilever.
Drive5 fields
- Operator type
- Electromechanical swing gate operator
- Rated motor power
- Model dependent
- Supply voltage
- 230 V AC / 50 Hz, model dependent
- Duty rating
- Model dependent, up to continuous and high-duty configurations
- Manual override
- Mechanical emergency release
Duty, not torque, is what usually limits an operator.
Control4 fields
- Control system
- Electronic control panel
- Activation devices
- Remote control, push button, RFID, keypad or access-control system
- Travel limit setting
- Electronic or mechanical, model dependent
- Interfaces
- Access control, traffic lights, alarm systems, interlocks and safety devices
Access control, traffic lights, alarm panel, interlocks.
Safety6 fields
- Photocells
- Compatible and recommended
- Safety edge
- Compatible
- Obstruction detection
- Integrated or configurable, model dependent
- Operating force limitation
- Configurable according to the installation and the applicable requirements
- Manual release
- Yes
- Warning light and audible warning
- Optional and compatible
Compliance3 fields
- Product standard
- Applicable powered-gate standards and local requirements
- Conformity marking
- Applicable to the selected product and configuration
- Certificate reference
- Model or project dependent
| Maximum clear opening | Up to 10,000 mm |
|---|---|
| Maximum leaf width | Up to 5,000 mm |
| Maximum leaf height | Up to 2,500 mm |
| Maximum leaf weightWith the operator, this is what sizes the drive. | Up to 800 kg |
| Side-run or swing room required | Gate geometry dependent |
| Travel speed | Model dependent |
|---|---|
| Opening time for full travelSet by the leaf dimensions, the hinge and pivot geometry and the operator model. | Approximately 15–25 s |
| Rated daily cycles | Up to 300 cycles/day |
| Frame section | Mild steel or fabricated steel frame |
|---|---|
| Infill | As per gate design |
| Running gearWheels, rollers, cantilever carriage or hinges. | Hinges and heavy-duty pivot system |
| Ground arrangementTracked, trackless or cantilever. | Hinged or pivot mounted |
| Posts and foundations | Reinforced steel posts with an engineered foundation |
| Finish and colour | Powder coating or paint finish, with RAL colour options |
| Operator type | Electromechanical swing gate operator |
|---|---|
| Rated motor power | Model dependent |
| Supply voltage | 230 V AC / 50 Hz, model dependent |
| Duty ratingDuty, not torque, is what usually limits an operator. | Model dependent, up to continuous and high-duty configurations |
| Manual override | Mechanical emergency release |
| Control system | Electronic control panel |
|---|---|
| Activation devices | Remote control, push button, RFID, keypad or access-control system |
| Travel limit setting | Electronic or mechanical, model dependent |
| InterfacesAccess control, traffic lights, alarm panel, interlocks. | Access control, traffic lights, alarm systems, interlocks and safety devices |
| Photocells | Compatible and recommended |
|---|---|
| Safety edge | Compatible |
| Obstruction detection | Integrated or configurable, model dependent |
| Operating force limitation | Configurable according to the installation and the applicable requirements |
| Manual release | Yes |
| Warning light and audible warning | Optional and compatible |
| Product standard | Applicable powered-gate standards and local requirements |
|---|---|
| Conformity marking | Applicable to the selected product and configuration |
| Certificate reference | Model or project dependent |
Maximum dimensions, weight, speed, cycle performance and opening time depend on gate construction, leaf dimensions, wind load, hinge and pivot geometry, operator model, installation conditions and operating frequency. Final sizing must be confirmed from the actual gate and site conditions.
FAQ
Questions we are actually asked
- Swing or sliding gate?
- Geometry decides it. Swing needs depth for the arc and keeps the driveway clear of tracks; sliding needs side-run but tolerates wind and heavy leaves better.
- Can both leaves be automated independently?
- Yes, and on a double gate the controller sequences them so they open and close in the right order and do not clash at the meeting stile.
- Is an electric lock necessary?
- On longer or wind-exposed leaves it holds the gate closed against the meeting stile. Whether it is needed depends on leaf length, exposure and the operator type.
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