Automatic door installation South Africa — here is what South African buyers need to know, with supply, installation and service from Coetz Glazing.
Coetz™ and MC Automations Entrance Systems provide professional automatic door installation in South Africa, across Gauteng. From automatic sliding doors to swing door operators, our team handles the full process — site assessment, supply, installation, safety commissioning and aftercare — so your entrance works safely and reliably from day one.
Our automatic door installation process
- Site assessment & measure — we assess traffic, opening size, door weight and power, and recommend the right system.
- Supply & scheduling — we supply the operator, door and sensors and book a convenient installation date.
- Professional installation — our technicians fit the operator, door leaves and header neatly and securely.
- Sensor setup & safety commissioning — we configure activation and safety sensors and test safe operation thoroughly.
- Handover & aftercare — we show you how it works and offer maintenance and spare-part support.
What we install
- Automatic sliding doors — MC-125 sliding systems for high-traffic entrances.
- Automatic swing doors — MCW-100 swing operators, including retrofits.
- Automatic glass doors — framed or frameless commercial entrances.
- Access control — card readers, keypads, remotes and intercoms.
- Door automation retrofits — automating a suitable existing hinged door.
Why professional installation matters
An automatic door is only as safe as its installation. Correctly positioned and configured safety sensors prevent the door closing on a person, while proper fitting ensures smooth, reliable operation and protects your warranty. We also fit battery backup so your doors keep working — or fail safely open — during load-shedding.
Installation coverage
We install automatic doors across Gauteng — Johannesburg, Pretoria and the greater East and West Rand — from our base in Laser Park, Johannesburg. Operators and spare parts are supplied nationwide. New to automatic doors? Start with our guide to automatic doors in South Africa.
Automatic Door Installation South Africa
Coetz Glazing designs, supplies and installs to spec, then services what we fit — contact us for a site measure and a fixed-price quote.
Automatic sliding door installation, step by step
- Survey the opening and confirm the track length and how far the leaves travel.
- Mount the header and the overhead operator.
- Hang the sliding leaves and set the track and rollers.
- Fit and align the motion and safety sensors.
- Connect the power, add the backup battery and commission the door.
- Test the opening speed, hold-open time and safety zones, then hand over.
A straightforward sliding door is usually installed in a day; bi-parting and access-controlled doors take longer to commission.
Automatic swing door installation, step by step
- Survey the door and confirm which way it swings and the space it needs.
- Mount the swing operator above the frame.
- Fit the push or pull arm and set the opening angle.
- Add the activation and safety sensors for the swing path.
- Connect the power, add the backup battery and commission the door.
- Test the opening force, speed and safety, then hand over.
Before installation day, work through our automatic door installation checklist so the power and the opening are ready.
Frequently asked questions
Where do you install automatic doors?
We install across Gauteng, including Johannesburg, Pretoria and the greater East and West Rand. We supply operators and spares nationwide.
Can you automate an existing door?
In many cases, yes — a swing door operator can be fitted to a suitable existing hinged door. We assess this during the site visit.
How long does automatic door installation take?
A standard automatic door is typically installed in a day once the site is ready, though larger or custom shopfronts may take longer.
Do you offer maintenance after installation?
Yes. We offer maintenance, servicing and genuine spare parts to keep your automatic doors safe and reliable.
Book your automatic door installation
Ready to install? Contact our team on 010 412 0062 to book a site assessment and quote, or explore our automatic door solutions. Installation across Gauteng, supply nationwide.
Related automatic-door guides
For background, see this automatic door overview.
Questions about automatic door installation in South Africa? Call 010 412 0062 or WhatsApp 076 613 4418 and our team will help. Before quoting automatic door installation in South Africa, we check the opening, the power supply and the traffic, then give a fixed price.
We supply the automatic door installation South Africa businesses rely on, installed and serviced by MC Automations, our parent company.
For automatic door installation in South Africa, MC Automations, our parent company, handles installation and servicing, with installation included in Gauteng. We hold genuine spares locally for automatic door installation in South Africa, so repairs do not wait on imported parts.
Working with Coetz Glazing
Every automatic door installation project in South Africa starts with a free site measure, so we can confirm the opening, the power supply and the traffic flow before quoting a fixed price.
We build each entrance around a durable aluminium frame, glaze it with 6.38mm laminated safety glass, and set the operator to safe opening and closing speeds during commissioning.
Because we supply, install and service every automatic door installation in South Africa ourselves, one accountable team handles the job from quote to aftercare, with operators, sensors and spares kept in stock for fast repairs.
Costs and contracts
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See also: where we install and where we supply.
Budgeting for automatic door installation in South Africa
Opening width, glass specification, sensor layout and access control are what separate one quotation from another, so compare them line by line rather than on the total alone. A free site measure confirms the opening, the power supply and the traffic before we commit to a fixed price, and the standard glazing is 6.38 mm laminated safety glass.
How the safety side actually works
Two sensor types work together on automatic door installation in South Africa: motion detection to open on approach, and presence detection to hold the door while somebody stands in the opening. Add safety beams and a force limit and the door reverses rather than pushing. Most call-outs we attend are sensors knocked out of alignment by a trolley or a delivery, not motors that have failed.
We walk the opening with a trolley and at normal walking pace before handover, then record the speed, hold-open and force settings.
What maintenance on automatic door installation in South Africa involves
We recommend a service every six months, with more frequent visits for very busy entrances. Each visit realigns sensors, inspects belt, rollers and guides, re-checks opening and closing force and swaps wear parts before they fail. Because we hold operators, sensors, belts and control boards in stock, most repairs happen on the visit rather than waiting on an import.
Servicing runs nationwide, and Gauteng call-outs are attended within 24 hours.
Can you automate a door we already have?
In most cases, yes — a swing operator such as the MCW-100 automates an existing hinged door up to 1,200 mm and 150 kg (interdependent).
How often should the door be serviced?
Every six months as standard. A supermarket door doing thousands of cycles a day may need more frequent visits than a quiet office entrance.
Glass, frames and finishes
Standard glazing is 6.38 mm clear laminated safety glass, which holds together if it is ever broken and takes the edge off outside noise. Tinted and performance glass are available, quoted separately, where solar gain or privacy matters, and toughened glass suits frameless and low-level applications. The framing is powder-coated in the colour that suits the building, so an entrance reads as part of the frontage rather than something bolted on afterwards.
Can the existing opening be used?
Most retrofits work. We check three things for automatic door installation in South Africa: the head and its support, how square the opening runs, and where the power is. If all three are workable, an operator goes onto the opening you already have. If they are not, we say so before quoting rather than discovering it on installation day.
When something goes wrong
Describe what the door is doing and a technician can usually name the cause before travelling: held open points to sensors or a detection zone problem, reversing points to an obstruction or force limit, and noise points to rollers, belt or guides. Because the operators, sensors, belts and control boards we fit are held in stock, most of those are fixed on the first visit.
Can access control be added later?
It can, but cabling into a finished ceiling costs more than specifying it with the door. Readers, push buttons, intercoms and time clocks are all straightforward at installation stage.
Can the door be set to stay open at busy times?
Yes. Hold-open time is adjustable, and many sites run a longer setting during deliveries or peak trading and a shorter one the rest of the day.
Automatic door installation South Africa in short
If you are pricing automatic door installation South Africa, send the structural opening sizes and a photograph and we will specify the system, the sensors and the glass against the traffic the doorway really carries. Automatic door installation South Africa are supplied, installed and serviced by one team, with spares held locally.
Ask us about automatic door installation in South Africa and we will confirm the opening, the power supply and the traffic flow before quoting a fixed price.
Automatic door installation South Africa at a glance
- Pricing for automatic door installation South Africa follows the opening width, the glass and the sensor layout.
- Ask us to confirm the opening before ordering automatic door installation South Africa.
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