18 October 2019

Swing gate automation: features and functionalities to make your choice

If you are thinking of installing an automatic swing gate entrusted to the experience of VDS Automation, which for over thirty years has been producing automatisms for gates of the highest quality and completely Made in Italy.

The characteristics of the automatic swing gate

The swing gate is a widespread type of automation for simple and very elegant gates, which lends itself to being placed perfectly in living contexts such as a private villa or in a condominium complex.
The main feature of the swing gate is the presence of two large doors, which move by rotating on a pin, leaving an open passage equal to the length of the gate for passing cars.

The substantial difference between the automatic swing gate and the sliding gate is the space needed to allow opening and closing. The automatic sliding gate moving on a track needs a lateral space of the same length as the gate, thus occupying much more surface.

The swing gate on the other hand, opening and closing with the two doors, is the optimal solution for those who do not have a lot of outdoor space but want the convenience of automated opening.

In addition, the swing gates can also have only one door, in the case where the passage for the passage is very small and consequently it is not possible to install two doors.
The rotation that allows the opening and closing can be set both towards the inside of one’s home and towards the outside. The choice is made by always evaluating the space available to one’s own housing unit.

What needs to be evaluated before installing a swing gate automation?

In addition to taking into consideration the area available for the automatic gate, it is necessary to calculate the frequency of use of the swing gate. For private houses or condominiums, the number of gate openings and closures is generally consistent but less than one hundred times a day, a number which defines an intensive use of automatism.

Therefore, given the estimated frequency in a limited range of opening and closing, in most cases the swing gate automation has an electromechanical operation specific for residential use.

The weight of the gate is obviously another factor to be taken into consideration to define the operation and the motor necessary to operate the system without overloading it. In fact, industrial sliding gates resort to hydraulic operation designed specifically for the intensive use of large automatisms.

All swing gate automation motors can be buried to the extent that you want to maintain a certain aesthetic level of the residential complex or your private home.
Automatic swing gates can be operated:

  • With a small remote control, practical to carry in your bag or to leave in the car;
  • With a digital device to enter a numeric code;
  • By resorting to the classic key opening.

In the event that there should be a general blackout and therefore the gate would remain without the power supply required for opening or closing, simply release the motor with a special key given at the time of installation and consequently proceed to manually open and close the gate.

For automation of your gates choose VDS Automation

Our automation for swing gates are produced to prevent any uncomfortable situation, effectively responding to all conditions.

Our production entirely Made in Italy, in addition to the guarantee of quality, offers you the security of installing a product that has been subjected to a series of tests that evaluate its physical properties and functioning.

For all the necessary information, for clarifications on swing gate automation, you can contact us by writing to info@vdsautomation.com or by calling us at 085 4971946. Book an appointment now at our headquarters, we are waiting for you!

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