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AUGUST 2015 PRO INSTALLER
PRO PRODUCTS
www.proinstaller.co.uk
Taking balcony
technology to
the next level
In this article, Jon Palethorpe, Commercial Director of
aluminium façade specialist,
Wicona talks to Pro Installer
about the launch of a new
aluminium lifting sliding
system which takes balcony
door technology to the next
level.
Engineered to deliver cutting
edge performance, WICSLIDE
160 is this latest façade innovation from Wicona. The system
has a host of new features which
complement contemporary design
and offer outstanding thermal
efficiency, stringent security to PAS
24:2012 and smooth, effortless
door operation.
The WICLSIDE 160 is a robust
patio or balcony door solution
which is easy to fabricate and
install for residential, leisure and
commercial applications. It combines the highest functionality and
advanced design to accommodate
the largest possible leaf sizes and
allows specifiers to create large
exterior openings and open up
areas of living space to blur the
distinction between inside and
out.
State-of-the-art door technology
has ensured that this system meets
rigorous standards of security
and burglar resistance. It successfully passed the demanding
PAS 24:2012 criteria for enhanced
security. It is also independently
accredited by Certisecure, which
supports ‘Secured by Design’ and
gives architects and building owners further assurance of a greater
degree of security.
According to Jon Palethorpe,
“The WICSLIDE 160 is a single,
twin or triple track thermally
broken lifting sliding door which
can deliver a U value below 1.1
W/m2K and excellent acoustic
performance of Rw47dB.
“The system has a host of security features, a key requirement
for this type of door, including
an anti-lift device at
the head of the
sash frame, and
connected to
the locking
mechanism,
to prevent removal of the
door leaves.
“There are
two to fivepoint locking
systems with locking pins and bolts on
the sash; a flush striker plate
on the outer frame; a concealed
10mm square drive gear box
exclusive to Wicona and a choice
of secure handle options. These
hardware options include a lever
handle with external and internal
key cylinder locking, and external flush finger pull with locking
handle on the inside.”
The new door system has a number of other innovations:
• There is an improved interlock
between the door leaves for
superior thermal insulation
and weather tightness, and
concealed fixings for improved
aesthetics
• The threshold can be recessed
into the finished floor line for
ease of access and to meet Life
Time Homes design criteria for
accessible and inclusive homes
and particularly for older and
disabled people
• Locking plates use Wicona’s
Direct Positioning System to
facilitate accurate fabrication
• A roller unit with integrated
brushes for continual cleaning
of the tracks
• Specially-designed lift and slide
fittings, exclusive to Wicona,
which offer better performance
over time
• Roller unit technology for ease
of operation, even with the
largest glass sizes, and which
lifts the door by 5mm to reduce
friction.
‘these systems have been used extensively
internationally and are based on German
engineering to offer unrivalled functionality,
aesthetics and design flexibility’
The WICSLIDE 160 system
has a 160mm module depth,
slim 65mm sight lines and can
accommodate glazing infills from
3mm to 50mm; leaf sizes up to
3240mm wide by 3400mm high,
and up to 400kg in weight. It can
be easily integrated with Wicona’s WICTEC 50 and 60 ‘stick’
curtain walling and its WICLINE
65 and 75 window systems, and
there is the option of cost-effective fixed glazing with external
beading, or internally beaded
fixed leaves.
In tests for weather performance, WICSLIDE 160 achieved
750pa to EN 12208 for water
tightness, and realised Class 4 to
EN 12207 for air p ermeability,
Class 3 for wind resistance to EN
12207, and Class 1 operating forces to BS EN 13115 for a 370kg
sash.
Wicona’s comprehensive range
of aluminium door and window systems also includes the
WICLINE evo 65 and 75 windows
and the WICSTYLE commercial
door suite for high traffic areas.
As with all Wicona products,
these systems have been used
extensively internationally and
are based on German engineering
to offer unrivalled functionality,
aesthetics and design flexibility for
specifiers, particularly for complex
and challenging projects.
Visit www.wicona.co.uk, email
[email protected] or
call 0845 602 8799