Project Overview
Entrance Requirement
The shopping center required a large entrance capable of handling continuous two-way traffic throughout the day.
The system needed to support individual shoppers, families, elderly visitors, children, strollers, wheelchairs and maintenance carts.
The entrance also needed to coordinate with the shopping center’s large glass façade.
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Project Challenges
- High and continuous pedestrian traffic
- Large numbers of users entering simultaneously
- Requirement for a wide clear opening
- Frequent use by strollers and wheelchairs
- Exposure to outdoor wind and temperature changes
- Need for reliable operation over long business hours
- Coordination with emergency evacuation requirements
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Supplied Automatic Door System
A commercial automatic bi-parting sliding entrance system was configured for the shopping center.
The system included:
Sensor zones were adjusted to recognize approaching pedestrian traffic while limiting unnecessary opening caused by movement inside the lobby.
- Heavy-duty sliding door operators
- Wide aluminum-framed glass door leaves
- Laminated safety glass
- High-cycle drive components
- Directional motion sensors
- Integrated safety presence sensors
- Adjustable opening and closing speeds
- Extended hold-open timing
- Interface coordination for project-defined emergency signals
- Fire alarm system interface
- Manual breakout or emergency access configuration
- Commercial locking system
- Building management control connection
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Project Outcome
The completed entrance supports smooth two-way customer traffic and provides a comfortable passage for users with strollers, wheelchairs and shopping carts.
The wide glass doors complement the shopping center façade and create a bright, open and inviting entrance.
