BFT Automatic Slide Gate Openers (Product Overview and Comparison)
Regarding slide gate openers, BFT offers powerful options that can carry a max gate weight of up to 7,000 pounds and a max gate length of 100 feet. All these slide gate openers use rack and pinion opening technology, which requires almost no maintenance and has some of the quietest operations. The rack and pinion-designed gate operators adapt better to warmer climates than chain-driven operators. It is a popular design in Europe and is now entering Northern America. Learn about each model of slide gate operator from BFT with this comparison page.
BFT Slide Gate Operators
BFT Ares
The BFT Ares is considered a low-voltage automatic slide gate opener that, depending on the model, can move slide gates up to 3,300 pounds or gates with a max length of 75 feet. The BFT Ares can move gates in 7.9 seconds per foot. This is a compact gate opener with tremendous power to move heavy gates.
Key Features:
- Control Panel: Merak or HQSC-D
- Leaf Speed: 7.9 Feet Per Second Or 39 ft. Per Minute (BFT Ares 1500 Ultra BT A 120V)
- Max Leaf Weight: 3,300 Pounds
- Protection Rating: IP44
- Release: Lever-Operated With Personal Key
- Slowdown: Yes
- Locking: Mechanical
- Power Supply: 120V Single-Phase
- Environmental Conditions: -4°F To 131°F
- Great For Residential And Commercial Use
BFT Deimos
If you need a gate that can handle intensive use, the BFT Deimos is created for high-traffic residential use. It has electromechanical microswitches that can control the end of the stroke. It has self-learning and self-diagnostic functions. These gate openers use 120V for the power supply, and some models can move gates with a max weight of 1,100 pounds or a max gate length of 75 feet.
Key Features:
- Power Supply: 24V or 120V
- Limit Switch Type: Electromechanical or Magnetic
- Pinion Pitch: 4 mm
- Slowdown: Yes
- Impact Reaction: D-Track or Electronic Torque Limiter
- Locking: Mechanical
- Frequency Of Use: Intensive
- Degree of Protection: IP24 or IP44
BFT Icaro Ultra AC A2000
The ICARO Ultra AC A2000 is a slide gate operator that can handle gate weights of up to 4,400 pounds, including a max gate length of 75 feet. This series of gate openers can also move gates at either 5.9 feet per second or 7.9 feet per second. This fast gate opener has a power supply available in 230V and 120V. Some units include tamper-proof functions and have elevated levels of security.
Key Features:
- Control Panel: LEO B CBB L 02 or LEO-MA UL
- Pinion Pitch: 4 mm
- Slowdown: Yes
- Protection Rating: IP24
- U-Link: Yes
- Operating Temperature: 5°F to 140°F
- Limit Switch Type: Electromechanical
BFT Slide Gate Opener SP3500
If you are looking for an opener for rack sliding gates, the SP3500 is an excellent addition to your gate opener setup. This gate opener was created to assist with airplane hanger doors thanks to its hydrodynamic gears that allow for seamless gate starts and stops.
Key Features:
- Control Panel: SIRIO TEL (Included)
- Reversible/Irreversible Operator: Irreversible
- Power Supply: 230V~ ± 10%, 50 Hz three-phase
- Absorbed Power: 2 hp (1500 W)
- Thermal Protection: Overload cutout inside the control panel
- Leaf Speed: 34'.5".min
- Output Revolutions: 30 min
- Pinion Pitch: 6 (18 teeth)
- Type of Limit Switches: Electromechanical
- Manual Release: Mechanical release with knob
- Operating Cycle: Very intensive use
- Environmental Conditions: From 5°F (-15°C) to 122°F (+50°C)
- Degree of Protection: IP 24
- Operator Weight: 119 lbs (~54 kg)
- Brake: Electric
Which Gate Opener Is Optimal For My Use?
If you are looking for a BFT slide gate opener, you should first look at how heavy and wide your gate is. Depending on these factors, you can look at other features. Would you like your gate to move extremely fast? Are you looking for a gate opener that has weatherproof protection? All these factors will play into what you need from a gate opener. No matter what your slide gate needs are, BFT gate openers have you covered for anything from residential to commercial use.