The new fully automatic Geze Powerturn swing door drive won the ‘Innovation Prize’ at the recently held 2015 Plus X Award, a leading innovation prize for technology in the categories high quality, design and functionality.

In addition, the specialist jury awarded the ‘powerful drive’ with the title of ‘Best Product of the Year 2015’ seal of quality, said a statement.

The Geze Powerturn offers genuine added value with the Universal Design or barrier-free access convenience for all, high functional diversity, easy installation, creative freedom and outstanding design, it said.

It even opens large and heavy single and double-leaf doors easily and safely. Manual opening, which is effortless for any user at any time, is also made possible by the unique Smart swing function.

As a flexible component, the Powerturn can be integrated into a wide range of different door systems.

The Powerturn also enables customised, multi-function door solutions to be implemented - at the doors of prestigious entrances as well as at high value internal doors.

With its discreet design and an overall height of only seven cm, the Powerturn blends in with any installation situation, so it offers great creative freedom.

The Powerturn moves door leaves with widths of up to 1,600 mm and weights of up to 300 kg. The Powerturn version F/R for escape and rescue route doors combines innovation and design: the smoke control unit is invisibly integrated into the covering hood.

As a flexible, future-proof system component, Powerturn facilitates the implementation of different door scenarios - whether in combination with motor locks, door control units such as Geze TZ 320 for controlling and monitoring of closing and opening processes in doors on escape and rescue routes, as fresh air opening in smoke and heat extraction systems, for natural ventilation or as part of the Geze security interlocking door systems.

It can also be integrated into building automation systems. Its reliability is MPA checked for 500,000 cycles. As a provider of complete solutions, Geze has created comprehensive tailor-made systems and special solutions.

Meanwhile, the installation is easy and flexible with six different types of installation carried out using a single version of the Powerturn: Transom installation or door leaf installation with link arm or roller guide rail - on the hinge side or the opposite hinge side. - TradeArabia News Service