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Writer's pictureNarendra Sharma

Different between Manual and Automatic Elevator

Updated: Apr 23


Manual or automatic is not all Elevator components, Doors are behaving like manual or automatic movement. Means that if any one ask for manual Elevator that means he is telling about manual door Elevator movement In Elevator, vise versa if telling about Automatic Elevator that means he is telling about Automatic Door Elevator movement in Elevator.

Manual Door Elevator:

Manual door Elevator is a Elevator in this the door movement is done by any person. Like name it's movements manually. When we open/close the door by hand than the door will open/close.

In Elevator manual door have many types like following:

Collapsible/ Channel Door

Collapsible door is made by Mild Steel or also Stainless steel. Mainly is Elevator collapsible door is used in industrial area, Good Elevator, car Elevator, where there space is not available for standard Automatic Door and where want door opening is big there automatic door not possible.


Imperforated Door

This type of manual door is also behaving like Collapsible door but in this the door is fully covered by aluminium or plastic sheet for safety.

This type of door is also installed like Collapsible door.



Swing Door

That types of door is used in where space is very small or not proper space for installing any other type of door.

Like name this type door's movement is swing. This door is made by Mild Steel or also wooden.



Semi automatic or telescopic manual door

This type of door movement is in one side direction left or right, this door movement in two parts of door in same direction. This type of door mostly made by Mild Steel with powder coated.

According the name semi automatic this type of door open by manually but it close automatic by the help of high power spring.



Automatic Door Elevator

Now a days this type of door is mostly used in all types of Elevators. In this type of Elevator the door is moved Automatically with the help of movable magnetic motor. This motor is move by the help of microcontroller with programming.

Standard Opening of Automatic Elevator is starting from 600mm to about 2000mm

Material of door: Mild Steel with powder coated, Stainless steel, Glass door with full or half vision, Designer Stainless steel Door, Golden plated Stainless steel Door etc.

Automatic Door have also it's types like following:

Center Opening Automatic Door

This types of door is automatically open in opposite directions of two parts of one landing or car door set that's why it called Center Opening Automatic Door.





Telescopic Automatic Door

This type of door is open automatic in one same direction like telescope that why it called Telescopic Automatic Door.




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