Why do you need to install automatic doors? I get a lot of this question from my clients so I decided to make an article about it and share it to everyone. I have outlined 7 good reasons why you should install an automatic door.

1) Automatic Doors – More Options

When you choose automatic doors, you don’t have to sacrifice form for function. With so many different colors, finishes and designs to select from, it’s easy to find an automatic door that enhances any business’s unique style.

There are three basic types of automatic doors-swinging, sliding and folding doors.

Automatic swinging doors have a range of configurations, including a single door that swings in or out and is left-handed or right-handed, and a pair of doors that simultaneously swing in the same direction. The door operator is concealed or surface- applied. The doors are center-pivoted, offset hung, balanced or hinged. Automatic swinging doors also feature sensors or control mats and safety signage.

Automatic folding doors are consisted of two or more separate panels; one panel swings, and the other panel slides in a guide. Automatic folding doors may include a single folding door that folds in or out and is left-handed or right-handed; or a pair of doors simultaneously folding in or out, either left-handed or right-handed.

Automatic sliding doors have flat panels that slide horizontally and linearly, with a variety of configurations. Their other features are similar to the ones described for swinging automatic doors, and they also include sensors or control mats as well as safety signage.

2) Automatic Doors – Convenience

An automatic door entrance does away with the aggravation and struggle associated with opening a heavy, manual door and instantly demonstrates to users the establishment they are entering cares about their convenience.

Automatic door designers also stated what they liked best about automatic doors is their convenience and ease of use. Some explained that a key advantage of automatic doors is they can be opened without the use of hands, which can sometimes be filled with packages, children and luggage.

Automatic doors allow businesses to welcome everyone entering, regardless of their physical capabilities, with an accommodating, open door. Disabled people are effective in guaranteeing that they are properly served. This means they should be able to enter any building with little effort, in spite of their physical disability. Elderly people, whether suffering from a handicap or not, often fall into a category of people who are unable to easily open manual doors independently.

3) Automatic Doors – Image

Automatic doors can help to position a company as a leader. First impressions are often significant and lasting. When a customer, or any other user, enters a building through an automatic door, they are instantly made aware that the business is high-tech.

The most inconvenient and impractical aspect of manual doors is that they are generally much too difficult and heavy to push open easily. This is problematic for both able-bodied and physically disabled users alike and could potentially lead them into having a negative impression of the business. Moreover, if automatic doors are not installed, it leads consumers to assume that the business is not in touch with their needs and desires.

4) Automatic Doors – Easy to Own, Use and Maintain

Automatic doors are fabricated according to the highest standards for quality and safety, ensuring minimal maintenance requirements and making them incredibly easy to own, use and maintain.

One of the most imperative steps in purchasing an automatic door is determining the type and design that is best suited for the particular location where it will be installed.

This process is greatly simplified with the assistance of qualified professionals who have an understanding of the location’s traffic flow conditions, types of users expected and the facility’s image concerns. Manufactures’ representatives work with buyers and

specification writers to help them select an automatic door that satisfactorily fulfills their wishes and requirements. Additionally, an abundance of information is often available on the manufacturer’s Web site or by contacting them directly and requesting literature.

Today’s technologically sophisticated automatic doors are user-friendly and virtually self-sufficient. When an automatic door is installed and maintained properly, day-to-day operation is straightforward and typically trouble-free.

5) Automatic Doors – Energy Efficient

Automatic doors effectively reduce wasted energy in multiple ways and may significantly lessen annual heating and cooling expenses.

Automatic doors open only when an incoming user or object triggers them to do so and then close again a safe time after the person or object passes through the door. This eliminates the incidence of doors being left open accidentally, which can be a costly mistake when heating or air conditioning is operating. Utilizing an automatic door also ensures that the door is shut completely each time it closes, thereby preventing expensive heat and air conditioning from escaping through open areas. Plus, many new, low-energy door options use minimal power to operate and establish a tight, secure seal to conserve energy.

6) Automatic Doors – Cost / Value

Automatic doors are much more economical than many people believe. Furthermore, a lot of potential buyers neglect to include important factors such as product life cycle, energy savings and lower-cost automatic door options in their pre-purchase door evaluations. This often leads to a common misconception that automatic doors are excessively high-priced.

There are many low-energy automatic door options available, including low-energy swinging doors. These doors offer a cost effective solution to providing universal accessibility–while allowing able bodied traffic to use the door as a manual, swinging door. Creating additional cost savings, low-energy operators can be applied to existing doors.

Automatic doors that are correctly maintained and serviced usually run smoothly for many years and virtually pay for themselves in terms of convenience and energy savings.

7) Automatic Doors – Safety

When properly installed, inspected annually by automatic door certified inspectors and safety-checked daily by premise owners, automatic doors consistently provide safe, convenient access for everyone.

Certified Inspectors and technicians are thoroughly trained and qualified to conduct annual inspections in accordance with current industry standards. Annual inspections are important to make sure the door system is compliant with the latest industry standards. In addition to annual inspections, automatic door certified inspectors and technicians also provide maintenance and repair services.