GEZE showcases connected door technology at BAU 2027

At the world's leading trade fair BAU 2027 (January 11-15 in Munich), GEZE will demonstrate under the motto "Ready for more" how modern security technology and digital networking merge into holistic building management. Across over 500 square meters of exhibition space (Hall B1, Booths 538-539), the company will present its latest solutions for economical and convenient building operation. The exhibition focuses on innovations that combine the highest architectural demands with strict accessibility and fire protection standards.

Innovative Opening Comfort and Heavy Pivot Doors
One of the central highlights is the new TS 7000 door closer generation. Thanks to the patented Easyflow technology, the system combines particularly easy opening with powerful, reliable closing behavior, which is especially critical in escape routes and fire protection locks. The variant for double-leaf doors (TS 7000 GF SC EH SD) integrates a smoke switch and an electrical hold-open device that triggers automatically in the event of smoke development. Furthermore, GEZE is introducing the Axira system—the first drive for pivot doors certified to EN 16005. A double-leaf version will be shown for the first time in Munich, capable of fully automatically moving massive door leaves weighing up to 450 kilograms and measuring 2.4 by 4.0 meters, opening up entirely new design possibilities for architects in prestigious entrance areas.

Building Automation and Special Solutions for Extreme Environments
Physical door technology is seamlessly integrated into the building management system through the browser-based myGEZE Control Viewer software. This allows operators to centrally monitor and control the status of automatic drives and escape route systems on a single dashboard. In the area of personal safety, the Powerturn Self-Evacuation swing door drive demonstrates how button-controlled automatic opening in the event of an alarm ensures barrier-free self-rescue for people with restricted mobility. For extreme environmental conditions, the new HPRdrive sliding door drive (IP66 protection, seawater resistant, extended temperature range) completes the portfolio, while the thermally broken GCprofile Therm profile system now also offers RC3 class burglar resistance in sliding door systems.

Additional Context: Cam-Action Technology and the Kinetics of Massive Pivot Doors
This section details the biomechanical and physical principles of door control not included in the original press release.

To meet strict accessibility standards (such as DIN 18040 and DIN SPEC 1104), where the maximum opening moment is strictly limited, conventional rack-and-pinion door closers reach their physical limits because they require a linearly increasing application of force. Modern systems like the TS 7000, however, use asymmetric cam-action technology. This mechanism modulates the torque curve so that the opening resistance drops drastically after the first few degrees, allowing children and physically restricted individuals to pass effortlessly. At the same time, the spring stores enough energy to let the door securely latch at the end of the closing process—even against the overpressure of ventilation systems or in elevator lobbies.

Meanwhile, the automation of heavy pivot doors (up to 450 kg) presents an enormous kinetic challenge. According to the European safety standard EN 16005 for power-operated doors, the dynamic forces and impact energy that occur must be strictly limited to eliminate the risk of crushing and shearing. A drive system for such massive door leaves requires high-resolution motor encoders and sophisticated braking algorithms to safely dissipate the enormous mass inertia in milliseconds when stopping or upon obstacle detection, without overloading the gearbox or endangering people.

Edited by industrial journalist Lekshman Ramdas, with AI assistance.

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