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| Ditec's doors for new Metrotram in Padova  For over a year a more European feel has filled the streets of Padova, the Italian city located in the Veneto region, after the completion of the three years long construction work of the brand new Metrotram, the public monorail transport system which crosses the city from north to south and, once fully completed, will be over 10 kilometres long. The last time a vehicle on rails was seen in the city dates back to the sixties. Today the Metrotram is a new single rail public transport system which is quiet and pollution free, being powered by electric motors.APS, the Padova based transport company commissioned to construct the Metrotram, has chosen Ditec to automate the main depot entrances in the Guizza area which, once fully completed, will control the entire Metrotram system. The Guizza depot will be used not only to store the vehicles but also to maintain, control and monitor the entire line: the 20.000 square metres wide complex will include the tram South terminal, a 600 spaces car park, as well as a building housing four stations to be used to carry out carriage maintenance, washing and cleaning operations. A three storey office building will also be built to house the control centre. Guizza control centre is therefore the heart and brain of the system, where logistics plays a major role. Ditec has supplied to the new Metrotram headquarters 12 Lisbon industrial sectional overhead doors, 10 Traffic high-speed folding doors and 2 Qik barriers. Lisbon industrial sectional overhead doors, fitted in the Metrotram depot station, are the optimal solution to make the best use of the transit opening, being unobtrusive both inside and outside the depot. Lisbon doors slide vertically and cleverly match the architecture of the building, including its shape and colour. The doors are also safe, quiet, highly resistant to the elements and, featuring insulated panels, offer good thermal and sound insulation. Traffic high-speed folding doors are the best solution for outdoor entrances, where a large number of carriages go through. Traffic doors are sturdy and versatile as they feature a flexible PVC, weather resistant curtain, fitted over sturdy metal tubular sections. They are ideal to quickly open and close the door to let the carriages through, effectively protecting the operators who carry out maintenance work inside the building from temperature changes. The new Qik automatic barrier, featuring a very modern, rounded design, is the ideal solution to let in and out of the internal forecourt the new smart and modern carriages of the new Metrotram. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |