TS 93 features heart-shaped cam technology

DORMA’S latest door closer, which has been built primarily with environmental concerns in mind, is also gentle on its users as it cuts the effort required to open sliding doors to half of that needed to operate doors using conventional rack-and-pinion solutions.

“Bearing the IBU stamp for environmental sustainability, the TS 93 features Dorma’s pioneering heart-shaped cam technology, which ensures you don’t have to struggle. Even hefty smoke- and fire-resistant doors can be opened with ease by children and older people,” says a spokesman for Dorma, a global leader in door technology.

The multi-functional system features an integrated smoke detector and electromechanical hold-open, making it a suitable solution for a wide variety of fire door applications. The product’s standard back-check feature restrains the door from a sudden bang, thereby protecting both the door and wall from any damage.

The door has also received ISO environmental endorsement. The metal used in the overhead door closer is 100 per cent recyclable. All the synthetic materials built into the product can be used to generate energy. Under normal usage in accordance with the intended purpose of door-closers, no health-related damage or impairment can be caused, the spokesman points out.

The series comprises a modular design that enables just a few door closer models to be combined with a number of different slide channels to meet virtually every conceivable functional requirement from 1.6-m wide to as narrow as 60 cm.

Dorma Gulf is part of a globally active manufacturer of door technology systems and allied products. The company launched a presence in the Middle East with the opening of Dorma Gulf Door Controls in Jebel Ali, Dubai, in 1997. In October 2007, it built its 6,500-sq-m regional headquarters at Jebel Ali Free Zone to serve the region’s construction sector and meet the growing demand for innovative technology in door and access systems.

Currently, Dorma operates four companies in the region, three of which are based in the UAE and one in Saudi Arabia with branches in eight cities and a total of 253 staff across the Middle East.

Over the years, the company has been actively involved with the region’s leading innovative projects such as the Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall, Burj Al Arab, Dubai Metro, Meydan Racecourse in Dubai and Emirates Palace hotel, Abu Dhabi Convention Centre (Adnec) in Abu Dhabi, all in the UAE; Qatar National Convention Centre in Qatar; Mall of Arabia in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt and others.