The general view of automatic doors is changing and they are starting to shape the way we live today. There are so many different types of businesses that already benefit from using them, from hotels to retail outlets, from hospitals to leisure centers, and increasingly in homes and offices.
Installing an automatic door provides convenience and ease, and it can allow easy access to places that otherwise could have been a challenge. Also, the automatic door timings are amazing, it can stay open for up to 3 seconds which is more than enough.
For shopping centers and retail stores, it means customers can enter and leave the store without the hassle of struggling with a heavy manual door and avoids queues and congestion and encourages easy-flowing foot traffic. It also plays a part in the aesthetics of the store; a sleek door that opens for you gives a good impression of a business.
For places such as warehouses, it can even improve productivity. The need to constantly open/close shutters and doors to move items or get around the warehouse is time-consuming and a door opening system such as an automatic door would make this quicker and more efficient.
Automatic doors are also energy-saving and can dramatically cut down on a business's energy bills. The doors close automatically behind people so there will never be a door left open with all the heat escaping. This saves energy and fundamentally money!
Automatic doors are becoming the norm in domestic settings as well with more and more people opting for an automatic garage door. It increases security for the property as well as being safer for people and children to use; an auto garage door won't close or drop of its own accord and potentially injure someone.
It also makes life more convenient as well, no more getting out of the car to open your garage door before you drive in, it can all be controlled from inside the car using a key fob. This is also of benefit for elderly or less able-bodied people as there are no heavy garage doors to keep trying to open and close. Automatic garage doors are becoming much more affordable and much more widely used.