North West · Rustenburg and the platinum belt
Automatic doors Rustenburg: supply, installation and repairs
Automatic sliding, swing and revolving entrances for Rustenburg and the platinum belt: mining offices and change houses, shopping centres, hospitals, hotels and resorts.
Rustenburg is the centre of the platinum belt, and much of the town’s building stock serves the mines: head offices, training centres, change houses, clinics and the retail and housing that grew around them. The climate is hot in summer, dry for much of the year and dusty, especially near mining and haul roads. Automatic doors Rustenburg sites use need to keep running under heavy shift traffic and fine dust.
This page explains what drives the specification for automatic doors Rustenburg needs, how we support it, and what to send us for a quotation. Places named here describe the area. They are not a client list.
Dust is the first problem
Fine dust from mining, construction and dry winters gets into everything on an entrance. It coats sensor lenses, builds up in the floor guide and track, and grinds rollers and seals. A door that runs perfectly on a clean urban site can start reversing, dragging or opening for nobody within months in dusty conditions.
Automatic doors Rustenburg sites use are specified with brush seals, threshold details that do not collect dust, sensors positioned and shielded sensibly, and a shorter service interval. See outdoor automatic doors and the South African climate.
Automatic doors Rustenburg: what we supply, install and repair
People search for this work in different words: automatic doors Rustenburg, automatic sliding doors Rustenburg, automatic glass doors, automatic door installers, automatic door repairs Rustenburg or door automation. It is the same team and the same operators either way, with 24 months on the operator.
We supply and install sliding, telescopic, swing, revolving and hermetic doors, carry out repairs on any brand and service entrances on a planned cycle. Pedestrian entrances only: no garage doors, gates, roller shutters, door closers or private homes.
Shift changes and change houses
Mine offices, training centres, canteens and change houses see hundreds of people moving through at shift change, often in work boots and carrying equipment, then very little in between. Cycle counts are high and the traffic is rough on leaves and floor guides.
Robust sliding doors with wide openings, hands-free activation and kick protection at the bottom of the leaf suit these entrances. We automate pedestrian doors only, so vehicle and equipment openings stay with the appropriate trade.
Retail and hospitality
Rustenburg’s shopping centres serve a large regional catchment, and the resorts and hotels towards the Pilanesberg serve visitors all year. Retail wants wide bi-parting entrances that are secure at night. Hotels want a quiet, welcoming arrival that holds the lobby temperature in the heat.
See shopping centre automatic doors and hotel automatic doors.
Heat on west-facing glass
Summer heat on west-facing glass heats the leaves, seals and sensors, and some sensors misbehave on hot afternoons. Clear glass also lets heat and glare straight into air-conditioned lobbies.
A canopy, the right glass and the right sensor make a big difference. See automatic door glass.
Hospitals and clinics
Hospitals and clinics in Rustenburg serve the town, the mines and the surrounding villages. Entrances need hands-free activation, wide openings and battery backup through power cuts.
Planning visits at a distance
Because Rustenburg is a drive from our base, we batch planned servicing with other platinum-belt sites and bring operators pre-configured. Breakdown attendance is agreed in writing before the contract starts, so nobody is guessing when a door fails.
Keeping a small set of wear parts on site, such as a floor guide and a sensor, can shorten repairs. See automatic door spare parts.
Housing estates, clinics and the growing town
Rustenburg has grown quickly around the mines, with new shopping centres, private hospitals, day clinics, schools and office parks going up alongside older buildings in the town centre. New buildings are the easy case: the header, the power at the head and the access control can be drawn in from the start.
Older buildings in the centre often have entrances that were never designed for automation, with no structure above the opening and no supply at the head. Our guide to automatic door power lists what an electrician needs to provide, and our automatic door specification guide helps architects set out new entrances properly.
The systems we install in Rustenburg
Most automatic doors Rustenburg buildings need come down to two operators, both imported and assembled at Laser Park and tested to one million operating cycles: the MC-125 sliding door operator, supplied from R27 590 excluding VAT, and the MCW-100 swing door operator, supplied from R15 900 excluding VAT, as published on our sister company Coetz.
The finished price depends on the leaves, glass, header, sensors, locking and access control, all quoted per site. See our automatic door prices guide and sliding vs swing door guide.
Every entrance also gets a defined power-failure behaviour, agreed with the building and its fire strategy; see automatic doors and load shedding.
Choosing the right entrance in Rustenburg
Mine offices, canteens and change houses get robust sliding doors with wide openings. Malls get bi-parting sliding doors. Hotels may use revolving doors or vestibules. Swing doors suit internal offices and clinics.
Doors are kept clear of equipment routes, and kick plates protect the bottom of the leaf.
Common faults on automatic doors Rustenburg
Dust causes most faults: dirty sensors opening the door for nobody, gritty floor guides and dragging rollers. Shift traffic wears floor guides and belts quickly, and heat on west-facing glass can upset sensors in the afternoon.
See automatic door not closing.
Working on site in Rustenburg
Mine sites require inductions, medicals or permits, and PPE, and access is arranged well in advance. Retail and hotels prefer work outside peak trading.
We confirm site requirements before booking and batch the visit with other platinum-belt sites.
Servicing automatic doors Rustenburg
Dusty sites are serviced more often than our six-month standard, with tracks and sensors cleaned every visit and a short monthly clean by site staff in between.
Every visit ends with a written record, and several doors or buildings can sit under one service level agreement. Safety settings are re-checked on every visit; see automatic door safety requirements and the South African Bureau of Standards.
How we support automatic doors Rustenburg
Rustenburg is served from our Johannesburg base: planned work is batched with other sites in the region, breakdown attendance is agreed in writing before the contract starts, and parts ship from South African stock. Sites across the platinum belt can sit under one service level agreement.
- Our own technicians install, commission and service the doors. We do not sub-contract the work.
- Our technicians are trained on our own operators and on other manufacturers’ operators. See automatic door technician.
What to send us for an automatic doors Rustenburg quote
A photograph and a few measurements settle most of the specification before anyone visits. Send us:
- A photograph of the doorway taken from far enough back to show the wall on both sides.
- A photograph of the header and ceiling above the door.
- The clear opening width and height.
- Who uses the door and how busy it gets at the worst time of day.
- How dusty the site is, and how many people pass at shift change.
A quotation for automatic doors Rustenburg usually follows within two working days of a site visit or a complete set of photographs. Request a quote or call 010 412 0062, Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:30 and Friday 08:00 to 14:00.
Automatic doors Rustenburg: frequently asked
Do automatic doors work on dusty mine sites in Rustenburg?
Yes, when they are specified for it: brush seals, a threshold that does not collect dust, sensibly placed sensors and a shorter service interval than a clean urban site.
Do you automate vehicle or equipment doors on mines?
No. We automate pedestrian entrances only, such as office, training, canteen and change-house doors. Roller shutters, high-speed doors and gates are a separate trade.
Which areas around Rustenburg do you cover?
Rustenburg, Tlhabane, Boitekong, Phokeng, Mooinooi, Marikana, Brits and the resorts towards the Pilanesberg.
Do you automate garage doors or gates in Rustenburg?
No. We do pedestrian entrances only: automatic sliding, swing, telescopic, revolving and hermetic doors. Garage doors, driveway gates and roller shutters are a separate trade, and we do not supply or service them.
Need automatic doors in Rustenburg?
Send the opening, the traffic and a photograph, and we will confirm the configuration in writing before anything is ordered.
In short
Automatic doors Rustenburg at a glance
- Automatic doors Rustenburg are specified for dust first.
- Automatic doors Rustenburg at mines are built for shift traffic.
- Automatic doors Rustenburg in malls and hotels cope with heat on west-facing glass.
- Automatic doors Rustenburg are serviced more often than clean urban sites.
- Automatic doors Rustenburg are installed and serviced by our own technicians, with 24 months on the operator.