Mild Steel Elevator Door

Gate: The door on the elevator car is often referred to as a gate. In the early days these were expanding collapsible and therefore called gates. Solid units are normally called car doors but sometimes referred to as gates.The doors on the cars are operated by an electric motor, which is hooked up to the elevator controller. The electric motor turns a wheel, which is attached to a long metal arm. The metal arm is linked to another arm, which is attached to the door. The door can slide back and forth on a metal rail.Broadly speaking, there are two categories of elevator doors – manual and automatic. You can still find manual elevator doors in old buildings, but the newest construction now opts for automatic doors. They come with the added benefits of speed controls, motion sensors, obstacle detection,