Optimizing Security in Airports with Automatic Doors

Automatic opening systems are varied within an airport. They equip the entrances to halls, elevators, emergency exits, and of course, these doors contribute to securing sensitive areas. Throughout the passengers’ journey, from their arrival to boarding, automatic doors play an essential role in ensuring optimal security for all users of these infrastructures.

Automatic doors in airports: a security requirement

Automatic doorsystems equip buildings open to the public, such as shopping centers. They allow for efficient management of people flows. In the hospital environment, their operation is essential for hygiene reasons. In airport infrastructures, it is an absolute necessity for securing access points.

Compliance with international standards and customized solutions

Travelers have very high expectations regarding security in airports. The isolation of sensitive areas is a security need that dormakaba is able to meet thanks to its customized solutions. To ensure the reputation of your site, it is therefore important to comply with the legal framework, notably by applying the decree of December 21, 1993 and the EN 16005 standard.

Furthermore, airports must comply with strict security standards established by international organizations, including:

• The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

• The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

Compliance with these standards is essential to ensure the safety of international flights and maintain travelers’ confidence in the air transport system.

Comfort for all airport users

Automatic doors offer real comfort for users throughout their journey from arrival at the airport to boarding. A wholerange of products, offered by dormakaba, adds to the framework of accessibility. For example, smooth control of access to security areas is made possible thanks to eGates, which analyze boarding passes.

Facilitating boarding

Another automated accessibility solution is self-service boarding. It helps reduce the workload of airport staff, who can then redefine their priorities in terms of passenger reception. Moreover, installing an automatic door at the entrance to each business lounge allows staff to focus on providing quality assistance to travelers.

The efficiency of Dormakaba’s access devices streamlines the passage of users during checks, notably thanks to facial recognition systems using biometrics, employed by border agents. Thus, this global leader offers a whole range of solutions.

Devices for every type of airport construction

There are several types of automatic doors: sliding or revolving. Each system adapts to the needs of the infrastructure in terms of accessibility. The aesthetics of these products are in harmony with the architecture of the buildings where they are installed. Thus, the design can include materials such as glass or even wood. Automatic doors operate with motion detectors. However, remote control is possible in order to manage the flow of people, especially duringsecurity checks.

dormakaba is one of the market leaders in security for professional environments. The company is present in most sectors of activity, which have high requirements for protection and accessibility. Moreover, the expertise of dormakaba’s specialists involves knowing how to adapt to various regulatory and environmental changes. This is why the company offers revolving doors to increase the energy efficiency of buildings open to the public.

The choice of a maintenance contract for your automatic doors in the airport environment

dormakaba teams benefit from outstanding expertise in the maintenance of automatic doors. Choosing a maintenance contract for opening installations ensures their proper functioning and guarantees compliance with French and European standards.

dormakaba’s experience in the airport environment is a real added value for its clients:

• Installation

• Repair and maintenance

• Modernization and upgrades

• Employee training

• Provision of original spare parts

The range of services adapts to the diversity of needs of airport security stakeholders. Continuous innovation is one of the keys to dormakaba’s success. The different versions of automatic doors adapt to the height and width of older constructions. Custom versions, opaque or glazed, are offered to our clients according to their needs. Do not hesitate to contact dormakaba’s experts to learn more.

dormakaba is an international reference in the development of solutions for access control inside airports. Airport infrastructures are environments governed by very high control standards. This is why the installation and maintenance of automatic doors must be carried out by experts.