Material Handling, Lifts & Gates · Application
Sliding gate drives
A rack on the gate and a pinion on the motor open and close sliding gates reliably outdoors.
- What was needed
- Rack & Pinion
- Requirements
- Reliable outdoors
- Simple installation
- Frequent daily use
- Industry
- Material Handling, Lifts & Gates
- Result
- A robust gate drive that installs easily along the gate.
Products used
Problem
Automatic sliding gates for factories, warehouses and homes must run reliably outdoors in all weather, often many times a day.
Solution
The rack is mounted along the gate and the gate motor drives a pinion. Racks are made in lengths to suit the gate, in steel or polymer.
Benefits
Why it works
Simple installation
Rack sections fixed along the gate.
Reliable outdoors
Robust, open drive that tolerates dust and weather.
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