BI-FOLDING SPEED GATES, AUTOMATIC BARRIERS, SECURITY
GATES, SLIDING GATES, HINGED GATES,
ROAD BLOCKER, ROADBLOCKERS, RISING KERBS, |
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Speed Bi-folding Gate Specification |
| Bi-Folding gates are the latest addition to the range of electrically operated vehicle gates manufactured by Frontier-Pitts. These gates are fast-acting, and provide a high level of security on premises such as police stations, prisons, airports, cash handling depots and local authority buildings. Manufactured in widths up to 8000mm and heights of 6000mm, the gates have a variety of safety options including electric safety edges, vehicle detector loops and traffic light systems.
Additional safety features include gate top protection, locking bolts, audible alarms and flashing beacons. |
| Maximum height | 6000mm |
| Maximum width | 8000mm per gate leaf. However bespoke gates are available |
| Construction | Posts: Rolled Hollow Sections (RHS) Top section H beam or steel section clad with Zintec sheet Gateleaf frames: 100mm x 200mm RHS Hinges are size-dependent, minimum 25mm stainless steel with sealed oil filled bearings. Gate infill minimum 25 x 25 mm, size-dependent. |
| Finish | Shotblasted to clean metal, hot-dipped galvanised or coated with 100 microns of zinc. A special 3-part coating system with polyurethane top coat - typical first time maintenance of 20 years. |
| Safety | Gates always supplied with failsafe protection on leading edges. Additional safety such as photocells, interactive IR detectors or magnetic loops can be provided. |
| Drive unit | Underground hydraulic or top mounted electro-mechanical. |
| Operating speed | Drive dependent: 300mm/sec to 1200mm/sec |
| Controls | Microprocessor controlled drive unit which can interface to any standard control system, i.e. card reader etc. |
| Power | 3 phase 15 A 400 V +/- 10% or 1 phase 10 A 220 V +/- 10%, both 50/60 Hz |
| Operating temperature | 25 to +55 degrees Centigrade |
| Mechanical life | (MCBF) 1 x 106 |
| Fixing | Size dependent, full fixing details available |