Local innovation upgraded

A locally designed swing door has recently been improved to include innovations resulting from extensive research and development and customer feedback.

Maxiflex’s long-selling, in-house designed Atmodoor swing door includes a new rugged double-action swing hinge with a stainless steel pin.

“In keeping with our drive for continuous innovation and improvement, we decided that it was time to give our popular and long-selling Atmodoor, also referred to as an impact, traffic, or swing door, an upgrade,” states Maxiflex national operations manager Jacques Snyman. He says that the new-generation door now boasts a more modern look combined with a softer, less industrial appearance.

Available in single and double versions, the impact door’s double swing action to 90° facilitates trolley and pedestrian traffic. Staff can push the doors open with trolleys or by using their elbows in a hands-free motion, allowing the doors to swing open and close behind them. This function also helps to keep interior temperatures constant, reducing energy consumption.

Atmodoor is used in the food, retail and hospitality industries including supermarkets, butcheries, hotels, restaurants, pharmacies, laundries, processing plants and industrial kitchens. The impact door is designed to create an effective barrier that separates supermarket shop floors from storage and/or butchery areas, restaurant kitchens from diners, shopping mall back-end sections from public areas or almost any restricted areas that require privacy.

Manufactured from solid high-density polyethylene material, the rugged 15-mm-thick doors are designed to handle high traffic areas with ease. Optional stainless steel kick plates help to protect the doors from trolley impact, further extending longevity. The doors can be used in environments with temperatures ranging from -30 °C to 60 °C.

A wide selection of optional extras allows doors to be customised for specific application requirements. Extras include stainless steel push plates, handles and frames, bumpers and finger pinches. The doors are available in a neutral light grey colour and are supplied with standard sized 15-mm-thick windows but can also be fitted with smaller windows for enhanced privacy. 

The doors can be cleaned with high-pressure washers, especially important in hygiene-sensitive areas. Maxiflex says its new Atmodoor also has fewer moving parts thereby ensuring little to no maintenance and a long service life. The doors are supplied with two easy-mount plates and are designed to be easy to install.

“Our team of highly experienced technicians based at our Johannesburg head office and strategic Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban branches, support customers across Southern Africa with installation and fitment as well as parts supply, maintenance and repairs,” concludes Snyman.