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Automatic Gate Design Guide

Power operated entrance System Design Guide

This automatic gate design guide is recommended to give general assistance when designing an external power operated entrance system. With so many options in all the main areas of design, no two systems are, or have ever been, identical, all having some variation that is normally critical to the customer’s requirement, system performance and service support.

Automatic Gate System Design Guide

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The guide covers:

  • What engineering training skills
  • What Owners & Users want
  • Technical introduction
  • Safety by system design
  • Hazards, risks most common
  • Risk reduction
  • Safety Recommendations
  • General Recommendations
  • Location & Environmental consideration
  • Pedestrian access
  • System criteria
  • Power failure status
  • Logic
  • Preparation Building & civil works
  • Consequential issue avoidance
  • Physical Element
  • Decoration
  • Electrical connection
  • Operators & motors
  • Controls & equipment
  • Command, system operation
  • Safety, obstacle detection etc.
  • Communications
  • Miscellaneous
  • Handover
  • Labelling
  • Service & maintenance
  • Safety Matrix

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