ANACAM MAGAZINE - n.3 luglio | settembre 2021

▼ ▼ Research tells us that the folding door was born roughly in the mid- seventies, as a natural evolution of the automation of old lifts with manual car doors. It is synonymous with adaptability and flexibility because due to its extremely reduced dimensions it is the ideal solution for very small and narrow spaces, its increasingly eye- catching quality design makes even the non-standard “standard.” Always combined with the swing landing door, it is used both to modernize existing lifts with manual swing car doors and to create new ones with very small spaces in pre-existing buildings. This is also because the legislation on architectural barriers seem to lean towards glass doors which brighten the car making it look more spacious. As with other doors, the folding door has evolved according to the regulations and certifications in force in terms of safety and performance. Particularly in the last few years the market has witnessed a shift to folding doors for all technology used on automatic doors to meet the requirements of energy efficiency and maximum useful life required by the market. In the latest versions, electronic boards have been inserted to regulate the opening and closing speed of the doors and, in compliance with EN 81-20/50, all the technical measures have been introduced for passenger safety as T h e y a r e s y n o n y m o u s w i t h a d a p t a b i l i t y a n d f l e x i b i l i t y , t h e v a r i o u s a v a i l a b l e v e n e e r s f i t i n s e a m l e s s l y w i t h t h e e n v i r o n m e n t Folding doors the ideal solution for small spaces 24 removal requires the automation of the car door. The market keeps demanding, albeit very rarely, manual folding doors generally intended for old lifts or lifting platforms. The highly customizable folding door is available both with blind doors and with large or small windows in various veneers to fit in seamlessly with the surrounding environment and to yet further satisfy the market demand. Doors are available in steel, metal, plastic coated sheet metal painted RAL and safety glass in transparent, smoked, satin, milk white or colored versions. In recent years, precisely because the folding door is used in very confined spaces, consumer preferences focus tecnico d i R o b e r t o B e r r u t o