The door itself is only half the system. What actually opens it — the push plate on the wall, the sensor over the header, the key switch behind the counter, the board inside the operator — is where most entrance problems actually start. We install, repair, adjust and test every part of it.
Activation controls we install and repair
- Push plates and ADA actuators — wall-mounted, bollard-mounted and jamb-mounted
- Touchless activation switches — wave-to-open, no contact required
- Motion sensors — header-mounted units that detect approach
- Presence sensors — hold the door open while somebody is still in the threshold
- Safety sensors and photo beams — stop a door closing on a person or a cart
- Safety mats — pressure-sensing floor activation on older systems
- Key switches and keypads — staff-only or after-hours control
- Card readers and access-control interfaces — tying the door into your existing system
- Wireless transmitters and remotes
- Door controllers and control boards — the brain of the operator
- Timers and hold-open settings
Signs your controls are the problem, not the door
- The door opens on its own, or opens when nobody is there
- You have to wave at the plate two or three times before it responds
- The door starts closing while somebody is still walking through
- It stays open far too long and you are heating or cooling the parking lot
- One leaf of a pair responds and the other does not
- The door works in the morning and gets unreliable as the day warms up
Touchless upgrades
A lot of central Arkansas businesses have swapped push plates for wave-to-open switches since 2020 — clinics, pharmacies, restaurants and anywhere with a hand-washing or contamination concern. If you still have a contact plate, it is usually a straight swap onto the existing wiring. Ask us and we will tell you honestly whether yours can be converted or needs a new run.
Controls, ADA and the codes that apply
Activation and safety sensing are exactly what the standards cover, and it is where most doors fail an inspection:
- ADA Standards for Accessible Design — reach, force and timing at the control
- ANSI/BHMA A156.10 — full power operated pedestrian doors: activation zones and safety sensors
- ANSI/BHMA A156.19 — low energy and power assist doors
- UL 325 — electrical safety for powered door operators and their controls
- AAADM daily safety check — the walk-through test your staff should be doing
Our AAADM inspections test every one of these and document the result, so if a control is out of tolerance you have it in writing before it becomes a liability.
Control brands
We work on the activation and control hardware fitted to every major operator we service. Don't see yours? Call us — we almost certainly work on it.
- BEA
- Bircher
- MS Sedco
- Optex
- LCN
- Norton
- SDC
- Alarm Controls
- Horton
- Stanley Access
- Besam
- Nabco
- Record
- Dorma
Something not responding the way it should? Call 501-548-2374 and we will get a technician out.