Contactless Automatic Door Installed At The Malthouse For University Of Oxford Estates

This project involved converting an existing Dorma ED100 automatic swing doors to provide a contactless solution for University of Oxford estates. The initial installation we carried out had standard push buttons installed but following an infection assessment we were asked to provide an alternative solution where persons would not need to touch the pads. If the layout and requirement was standard it would be possible to fully automate the doors with activation motion radars such as a BEA Eagle. But as this is the main entrance lobby with access control and passing traffic this would cause operational issues so we chose touchless activation pads.

To keep costs and disruption to a minimum we used wireless and contactless pads which are replacing the existing at the same location. This will also mean that the staff are not looking for an alternative location of how to activate the door.

The contactless pads work by proximity so a person waves their hand in front of the sensor and it changes colour to indicate and then trigger the door to open, reducing the need to touch surfaces, keeping hygiene levels high.

For more information take a look at our automatic door conversion page here

Contactless automatic door