How to design automatic sliding doors quickly and with success virtually assured:
The new “DORMA door-select” planning tool
 The planning of pending projects, whether they be new builds or renovations, usually has to be carried out under considerable time and cost restraints – so solutions need to be found quickly and, in particular, cost-effectively. Complex items such as automatic sliding doors require extensive knowledge not just of the system overall, but also of details such as the door functions, mechanical design and safety and anti-tamper aspects that need to be carefully combined in order to arrive at a viable design. Under the time pressures that prevail, one or other aspect may thus be overlooked, with the result that the system is not perhaps quite as good as it might have been or – even worse – requires costly rework.
Following the successful presentation by DORMA-Glas of its electronic design software package for glass partitions and doors – DGES – at the glasstec show, the Automatic division of DORMA is launching its own electronic configurator “DORMA door-select” at BAU in Munich. It offers this software tool as the answer to ensuring the successful and reliable design of automatic sliding doors made up of extensively standardised components from the DORMA Selection product range.
The DORMA Selection line constitutes a compendium of preferred products for automatic sliding doors covering 80 – 90 % of the usual requirements placed on these items.
For the first time, “DORMA door-select” provides a tangible link between the specifier and architect on the one hand, and the door manufacturer or fabricator on the other. The designer is able to arrive at the desired solution quickly, at low cost and with maximum reliability using the software, which is provided on a CD-ROM. The program takes the user step by step through each detailed question, providing the answers as it generates a viable sliding door set suitable for the job in hand. The system thus ensures high planning dependability with full and easy-to-follow guidance to the required result, including the specification text and drawing. With DORMA, the designer or specifier is able to save time while always remaining within safe limits in terms of the design parameters. The finished design/ specification can then be processed by the fabricator using the same software.
He can then prepare his quotation, carry out the complete calculation and costing exercise and order the door equipment required from DORMA at attractive prices and without the usual queries. Thanks to DORMA Selection, all users are able to save valuable time and money while enjoying maximum planning and execution reliability. The planning and installation of automatic sliding doors is thus rendered more uncomplicated, more reliable and more profitable.
For more information, call the DORMA Selection Hotline +49 180 5223880 or the DORMA Architects’ Hotline +49 180 3334141.
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When it comes to the planning and design of automatic sliding doors, the DORMA door-select electronic configurator takes the user quickly and reliably to his ultimate objective. The software is provided on CD-ROM. Photo: DORMA
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