27/04/2009 | 300 sectional overhead entrance doors installed and automated by Ditec

Large work order for Ditec in the newly built Galileo residential complex in Bergamo

An almost entirely new and smart residential complex in the city of Bergamo has been built over a piece of land once occupied by the Magrini Galileo factory, one of the oldest Italian manufacturer of electrical material. The old factory has been remembered by retaining and restoring its tower, and by the name given to the area, “Residenze Galileo”.

The project undertaken for this large area covering 50,000 square metres required seven residential buildings to be erected, to house around 250 flats of differing sizes and featuring the most modern technologies and according to bio-architecture principles. The area housing the buildings features cycle and pedestrian paths and boasts thousands of square metres of fully usable green areas, shopping areas and nearby facilities.
The whole complex features 300 underground garages built with the co-operation of Ditec, which supplied and installed the same number of sectional overhead entrance doors provided to give these new housing facilities even greater comfort.

By sliding vertically and then along the ceiling, the residential sectional overhead entrance doors ensure more room inside and outside the garage, are more easily to operate and quieter when compared to conventional up an over entrance doors, and improve the look of underground garage areas as they feature smart, insulated white galvanised steel panels, available in different models according to the aesthetic requirements of the building.
In the case of “Residenze Galileo”, sectional overhead entrance doors with white groove panels to match the living environment have been used.

Ditec has also electromechanically automated a large number of sectional overhead entrance doors by fitting on the ceiling the Globe drive unit, extensively tried for safety and reliability. Globe may be remotely controlled and is fitted with a travel control system and an encoder, able to control the speed and decelerations of the sectional overhead door and to detect any obstacle when the door is opened and closed. The door is also easy to install as it does not require any construction work.

In addition to this high number of sectional overhead entrance doors, Ditec has also followed the manufacture and installation of four fireproof entrance doors in the garage underground corridors, in order to insulate the garages in case of an emergency.

This latest installation confirms again how Ditec brand is approached more and more often by large building companies to manufacture and automate sectional overhead entrance doors and garage doors in major project, such as “Residenze Galileo” in Bergamo.