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Low-Energy Single Swing Door
Low traffic
Energy efficient
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Offices, apartment entrances, clinics, schools, and accessible internal routes where pedestrian traffic is moderate.
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A clear opening of at least 815 mm (32 in) supports the U.S. ADA minimum for many accessible doors. Confirm the required width under the local building code.
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Push plate, wall switch, card reader, key switch, or controlled activation. Use a manual-opening mode during power loss where permitted.
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Low-energy operation, obstruction detection, adjustable opening force, hold-open control, emergency release, and safe closing speed.
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In the U.S., specify equipment evaluated against ANSI/BHMA A156.19 where applicable. The complete doorway must also meet local maneuvering-clearance and threshold rules.
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A practical choice where reduced operating force and lower energy consumption are more important than high throughput. Confirm compatibility with the existing frame and hinges.
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Full-Power Single Swing Door
High accessibility
Frequent use
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Hospitals, public buildings, transport facilities, retail entrances, and buildings serving users with limited mobility.
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Use the project’s accessible-route requirement as the minimum. A clear opening of 815 mm (32 in) is a common U.S. ADA reference point; wider openings may be preferable for wheelchairs, beds, or carts.
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Radar, infrared presence sensors, push plates, contactless switches, access control, or fire-alarm interface.
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Presence sensing on both sides, threshold and swing-path protection, monitored safety sensors, adjustable speed and force, and a reliable manual override.
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The operator should be selected under the relevant power-operated pedestrian-door standard, such as ANSI/BHMA A156.10 in applicable U.S. projects or EN 16005 for many European-market installations.
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Best where hands-free access and frequent operation are required. A risk assessment is essential because full-power doors create greater kinetic energy than low-energy doors.
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Automatic Double Swing Door
Wide passage
Two-way traffic
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Main entrances, supermarkets, hotels, hospitals, public buildings, and routes used by people moving in both directions.
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The total clear width depends on the leaf arrangement. Design each active leaf and the combined opening to satisfy the local accessibility route, egress, and traffic-flow requirements.
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Dual-side radar or infrared sensors, push plates, access control, or coordinated activation for both leaves.
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Independent monitoring of each leaf, protection of overlapping swing zones, synchronized opening and closing, anti-crush detection, and emergency release.
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Verify approach clearances, door-closer interaction, escape-route rules, and whether both leaves must open during an emergency. Requirements differ significantly by jurisdiction.
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Suitable for high pedestrian flow, but it requires more careful commissioning than a single-leaf system. Check that furniture, walls, and adjacent doors do not obstruct the swing arcs.
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Fire-Rated Automatic Swing Door
Compartmentation
Life safety
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Fire compartments, hospitals, stairway approaches, corridors, laboratories, and commercial buildings requiring rated assemblies.
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The opening size must remain within the tested and certified door-assembly configuration. Do not enlarge a rated opening without approval from the responsible authority or certification body.
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Access control, smoke or fire alarm interface, push plates, and approved emergency-release hardware.
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Fail-safe or fail-secure behavior must be defined for the project. Include positive latching where required, smoke-seal compatibility, monitored release, and safe manual operation.
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The operator, door leaf, frame, hardware, seals, glazing, and closer may need to be tested or approved as one complete fire-door assembly.
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Never treat a standard automatic operator as fire-rated by itself. Obtain documentation for the complete assembly and confirm local fire-authority acceptance before purchase.
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Hermetic or Healthcare Swing Door
Healthcare
Hygiene control
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Operating rooms, isolation rooms, cleanrooms, laboratories, pharmacies, and controlled clinical areas.
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Select the clear width based on bed, stretcher, wheelchair, and equipment movement. A wider opening than the general pedestrian minimum is often required for clinical traffic.
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Elbow switch, contactless sensor, foot sensor, access control, nurse-call interface, or automatic activation from adjacent equipment.
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Sealed surfaces, controlled closing, obstacle detection, emergency manual release, cleanable hardware, and protection against contamination at the threshold.
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Confirm accessibility, infection-control, pressure-control, and healthcare-facility requirements together. Accessibility rules alone do not define the required air-tightness or hygiene performance.
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Specify pressure differential, leakage performance, surface finish, cleanability, and maintenance access as separate requirements. Avoid using general-purpose operators in critical rooms without validation.
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Weather-Exposed Automatic Swing Door
Exterior use
Harsh climate
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Hotel entrances, public buildings, coastal sites, industrial facilities, and buildings exposed to wind, rain, dust, or temperature extremes.
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Use the required accessible clear width and allow sufficient vestibule or entrance space for the swing path. Wind pressure may require a stronger operator or a different door configuration.
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Radar, infrared sensors, push plates, access control, remote monitoring, or timed opening schedules.
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Wind-load assessment, weather-resistant sensors, drainage, corrosion-resistant hardware, obstruction detection, and controlled closing in changing air pressure.
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Verify local requirements for accessible entrances, thresholds, weather protection, emergency egress, and slip resistance.
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Review the site wind exposure, temperature range, humidity, salt spray, dust, and IP protection requirements. An entrance vestibule can reduce nuisance activation and energy loss.
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Security-Controlled Automatic Swing Door
Access control
Restricted areas
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Data centers, laboratories, warehouses, staff-only areas, airports, and commercial buildings with controlled access.
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Maintain the locally required accessible clear width where the door forms part of an accessible route. Door security must not compromise required emergency escape.
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Credential reader, mobile credential, biometric reader, request-to-exit sensor, intercom, or building-management-system integration.
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Defined fail-safe/fail-secure mode, monitored locking, anti-tailgating strategy where needed, emergency break-out, sensor redundancy, and event logging.
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Access control, accessibility, fire safety, and egress rules must be coordinated. Emergency override should be available to authorized occupants and first responders as required.
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Document the power-loss sequence, fire-alarm sequence, network failure behavior, and manual-release procedure before final approval. Integration testing should be part of commissioning.
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Automatic Swing Door for Cold or Clean Environments
Cold rooms
Controlled access
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Food-processing facilities, cold storage, pharmaceutical logistics, laboratories, and temperature-controlled rooms.
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Dimension the opening for the handling equipment and personnel route. The door leaf and seals must be selected as a complete system for the temperature difference.
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Pull cord, push plate, radar, hands-free sensor, access control, or integration with forklifts and material-handling systems.
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Anti-condensation measures, suitable seals, controlled closing, impact protection, obstruction detection, emergency exit release, and corrosion-resistant components.
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Confirm local accessibility and occupational-safety rules, particularly where the door is used by both pedestrians and powered equipment.
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Specify operating temperature, humidity, pressure differential, washdown exposure, cleaning chemicals, and expected cycles. Standard indoor operators may not be suitable.
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High-Cycle Automatic Swing Door
Heavy traffic
Durability
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Airports, hospitals, transit stations, shopping centers, logistics buildings, and large public facilities.
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Select the opening width from actual pedestrian, wheelchair, cart, and equipment flows rather than using a minimum code width alone.
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Presence radar, overhead sensors, push plates, access control, traffic-direction logic, or building-management-system connection.
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Cycle-rated operator, replaceable wear components, thermal protection, monitored safety sensors, obstruction reversal, and preventive-maintenance access.
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Confirm the applicable pedestrian-door standard, accessibility route, emergency egress, and local electrical requirements. Performance claims should be supported by test data.
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Compare tested cycle count, opening and closing time, service intervals, spare-parts availability, and local technical support rather than relying only on purchase price.
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