Tomago Aluminium Company Pty Ltd

There were no suitable ‘off the shelf’ options available, so the Barrier Group design team worked on customising our existing industrial manual swing gate to allow for the extra length and mobility required. By installing a heavy-duty hinge within the gates boom, and adding extra boom length, the desired outcome was able to be achieved. Finished with a simple to use slot-latch system which securely locks the gates together in the middle when in use.

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The size and span of the space needing to be protected required specific calculations to ensure the customised gate would be effective when operational. When the prototype hinge was tested it lacked the strength required to safeguard the gates functioning longevity. A heavier-duty hinge was created, successfully tested and installed. Due to the width of the factory floor, one single gate was not going to be feasible. The best solution was to simply mirror the customised gate on the opposite side of the space and have the two folding manual swing gates meet in the middle.