Even the very largest sliding doors can be opened at the touch of a button or via an app

We live in times of comfort and connectivity. For example, we find it normal that almost anything that moves can be controlled remotely. Yet we do not always expect that this is possible, for example, when talking about large industrial sliding doors. Because of their size and large weights, it is not obvious that even these doors can be opened at the push of a button. That's where Woelm GmbH in Heiligenhaus, Germany thinks just a little differently.

Woelm is now also well known in the Netherlands with the HELM and KWS brands it markets. HELM specializes in supplying sliding door products, KWS hardware meets every need when it comes to hardware for swinging and sliding doors, entrance gates and interior and exterior applications. HELM has been at the top for 88 years and can count itself among the founding fathers of today's sliding door technology. No wonder then that the latest innovations in the area of automating large and heavier sliding doors come precisely from this corner!

Thanks to the HELM ZA 350 OT at 230 volts, sliding doors up to a sash weight of 350 kg can be set in motion.

Heavy guys and still completely under control too

Continuing on its chosen path to contribute to increasing demand for automation of sliding doors, HELM now also has various automation solutions for the larger sliding doors in its program.

Reinoud van der Kroon of Woelm GmbH explains, "Heavier sliding doors with steel rails can now also be operated fully electrically and remotely. Thanks to the HELM ZA 350 OT at 230 volts, sliding doors up to a sash weight of 350 kg can be set in motion. The compact motor unit fits the HELM sliding door profiles 100 to 500. Assembly is very easy and quick to carry out, as the unit can be placed directly on the rail. Of course, HELM also supplies the necessary fasteners."

The compact motor unit fits HELM sliding door profiles 100 to 500.

This 230-volt operator not only makes operating large sliding doors easier and safer with clamp-off protection and emergency run operation in case of power failure, but also very conveniently can be done with expansion of sensors and other accessories.

Van der Kroon explains: "The HELM ZA 350 OT is prepared for cooperation with SmartHome and HomeLink^®. With this, even the larger sliding door enters the world of tomorrow. To operate sliding doors equipped with motor drives coupled with SmartHome or HomeLink, all you have to do is open an app on your phone and you can open and close doors at will. The total HELM program thus offers options from 10 kg to 8,000 kg doors in all kinds of variations."