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Insight Automation Insight Automation has been at the forefront of the Entrance Automation markets for over 17 years.

We are specialists in Pedestrian Door automation, Gates & Barriers and Industrial Door solutions that cover a wide range of applications and installations.

🌬 Winter is coming! Which means darker afternoons, wet loading yards and the wind through the shutter door.The Dynaco I-...
05/10/2026

🌬 Winter is coming! Which means darker afternoons, wet loading yards and the wind through the shutter door.

The Dynaco I-14P is the sectional overhead door we'd point you at for exposed goods entrances. Wind-resistant up to class 3 of EN 12424, solid construction, built to keep working through the weather that shuts less-serious doors down.

Part of the wider I-14 range from Dynaco, which includes the I-14F for panel jobs, I-14S for high-flow logistics sites, and I-14DD springless for reduced wear and breakdowns.

If your customer runs a yard, a warehouse or a distribution site, October's the month they notice the door that isn't up to it. Send us the aperture and the exposure and we'll spec the right one.

📞 01767 315402

02/10/2026

🧠 A sensor that doesn't just see movement, it understands it.

The new ELIX from BEA is a smart activation sensor for swing doors, built around FMCW radar technology that analyses direction, speed and intent, not just motion. In plain terms: the door opens when someone actually means to walk through it, and stays closed when they don't.

That solves a specific set of headaches for busy entrances. Airlocks and corridors stop getting ghost activations from people walking past. Retail entrances filter out cross-traffic instead of opening every time a shopper drifts near the mat. Hospitals and public buildings get smoother flow without the door reacting to every passing trolley heading somewhere else.

For the installer, the setup is app-guided with a live field viewer. Detection and exclusion zones are customisable in real time. And a single ELIX on the opening side can cover both leaves of a double swing door, which is one less unit to spec, wire and commission.

Fewer unnecessary openings, less energy lost, longer service life on the operator.

Get in touch if you want to see it work.

📞 01767 315402 | 📧 [email protected]

💰 Trade prices at Insight are up to 50% off what you see on the site!If you're in the trade and not signed up for a Trad...
01/10/2026

💰 Trade prices at Insight are up to 50% off what you see on the site!

If you're in the trade and not signed up for a Trade Account with Insight, you're paying retail for kit you don't need to.

Trade Accounts give you access to our full trade pricing on operators, sensors, control kit and spares, with prices up to 50% off the listed retail prices. Set-up is straightforward, we'll approve your account and you're straight through to trade pricing on your next order.

Order by 2pm for next-day mainland UK delivery, same as always.

👉 Apply here: www.insightautomation.co.uk/trade-application/

📞 01767 315402 | 📧 [email protected]

🆕 New on the shelf: the DORMAKABA ED range.We've just added the DORMAKABA ED 100 and ED 250 electromechanical swing oper...
30/09/2026

🆕 New on the shelf: the DORMAKABA ED range.

We've just added the DORMAKABA ED 100 and ED 250 electromechanical swing operators to the range. The ED 100 handles doors up to 160kg or 1,100mm wide, the ED 250 goes right up to 400kg or 1,600mm.

Both sit at just 70mm tall, which is where the DORMAKABA XEA design earns its keep on entrances where the operator can't dominate the transom.

Underneath the profile is force-balancing technology, a multi-stage low-noise gear, a built-in display for programming without a separate programmer, and an integrated smoke detector as standard. Both units support fire and smoke door applications with the right arm system, and the EVAC and SPV functions keep the operator working during an alarm rather than switching off.

If you've been running out of options on heavy or acoustically sensitive swing doors, this is the range worth a look. In stock.

👋 Meet Mari-Ann Lindqvist, our Managing Director.Mari-Ann has led Insight Automation for over 20 years, building it into...
28/09/2026

👋 Meet Mari-Ann Lindqvist, our Managing Director.

Mari-Ann has led Insight Automation for over 20 years, building it into one of the country's largest independent stockists in the entrance automation market.

Her focus has always been the same. Listen carefully to what customers tell us. Respond by giving installers and engineers the very best solutions, backed by real technical and aftersales support. Stay independent, so the advice you get is honest and, where the budget allows, comes with a choice of solutions rather than a single sales pitch.

Under Mari-Ann's lead the team has kept pace with every shift in technology and every change in UK and EU legislation, so when a customer picks up the phone they get up-to-date and accurate advice, not a guess.

That's how Mari-Ann runs Insight and it's why 20 years on, the team's still here doing it.

📞 01767 315402 | 📧 [email protected]

🚗 The barrier that's still moving after 1.5 million cycles.The Ditec QIK range is our go-to for automatic vehicle barrie...
27/09/2026

🚗 The barrier that's still moving after 1.5 million cycles.

The Ditec QIK range is our go-to for automatic vehicle barriers. Three versions cover most jobs: QIK 4E at 230V for arms up to 3.5m, QIK 7EH at 24V for up to 5.8m with encoder control, and QIK 80EH at 24V for the big ones out to 7.6m.

Tested to a million operating cycles as standard, the actual test ran past 1.5 million before they called it. Opening speed is 2 seconds to 90° on the 7EH, and the encoder gives you continuous adjustment of impact force and immediate obstacle detection.

Operating temperature runs from -20°C standard, or -35°C with the NIO enabled, so a British winter is a non-event.

All rivets stainless, monobloc aluminium die-cast reduction unit, no welding, built to keep going. In stock. Send us the passage width and the service pattern, we'll spec it.

24/09/2026

🚧 The days of digging up tarmac is over...

The EVOLOOP from BEA replaces induction loops and photocells on automatic barriers with a single radar sensor mounted on the barrier housing. No slots cut into the road, no wire buried, no resurfacing. Mount it, plug it in, launch a teach-in on the app, done.

Underneath the setup convenience is a proper piece of kit. FMCW radar with a 140° field of view, letting you configure up to three virtual loops independently, one for opening, one for safety, one for cross-traffic rejection or a paid parking passage. Two loops come pre-configured out of the box. Add a direction filter and it distinguishes vehicles coming in from vehicles going out, or filters passing traffic entirely.

Certified for pedestrian and vehicle protection to EN 12453 type D, so it covers both activation and safety in one unit. Weather-resistant year-round, tested in fog, heavy rain, frost and snow.

For barrier installers, this changes the day. Retrofit jobs that would have needed a saw and a resurface team now come down to a mount and a mobile app.

Get in touch if you want to see it work.

📞 01767 315402 | 📧 [email protected]

🔥 It's Fire Door Safety Week. Here's what a fire-rated automatic sliding door looks like when it does its job...The LABE...
22/09/2026

🔥 It's Fire Door Safety Week. Here's what a fire-rated automatic sliding door looks like when it does its job...

The LABEL EVOLUS-TF is a self-contained sliding fire door built for partitioning high fire load environments. Available with one or two leaves, built around a galvanised steel frame with Pilkington Pyrostop glass, EI30 at 15mm and EI60 at 23mm. Thermal expansion seals close the gaps under heat, and door closure is granted even in a full power failure. The emergency battery gives 10 opening cycles for evacuation.

Underneath the fire spec it's still a proper day-to-day operator: tested to 1,000,000 cycles, rated for 100% intensive use, opening at up to 0.7 m/sec on a single leaf.

If you're speccing a compliant sliding door on an internal fire boundary, this is what we'd point you towards.

📞 01767 315402 | 📧 [email protected]

🇮🇹 New name on the swing-door aisle. Say hello to Sesamo.A slim Italian swing operator that's been quietly earning shelf...
17/09/2026

🇮🇹 New name on the swing-door aisle. Say hello to Sesamo.

A slim Italian swing operator that's been quietly earning shelf space at Insight. The Sesamo Proswing is built for continuous intensive use, handles leaves up to 250kg and 1400mm wide and sits at just 86mm tall so it fits jobs where head-room is tight. Programming runs through the digital interface on the control panel, so there's no separate programmer to buy or lose.

Four versions cover the spread. Proswing S is the standard motor-open, spring-close pick. Proswing M motors on both directions for full control on the return. Proswing F is fire-rated with alarm control. Proswing R runs spring-open, motor-close for smoke evacuation entrances.
If you've not spec'd Sesamo before, the F and R versions are what makes this range worth a closer look. Send us the door and we'll help you match the version.

In stock. Order by 2pm for next-day.

📞 01767 315402 | 📧 [email protected]

Power goes down. Door still closes. 💪 The FACE Automatic Doors SW70S…Built for swing doors a standard operator won't hol...
03/09/2026

Power goes down. Door still closes. 💪 The FACE Automatic Doors SW70S…

Built for swing doors a standard operator won't hold, up to 300kg at a 0.8m leaf, with an integrated spring that closes the door on its own if the supply goes. No power, no problem, the door still shuts.

Underneath is a FACE brushless motor with up to ten times the life of a standard DC motor, running quieter and needing less maintenance with it. Opening angle goes to 170°, open and close times run 2–6 seconds, and parameters can be set to low energy mode fully compliant with Annex F of EN 16005 for applications running without safety sensors. USB port for setup and diagnostics, 40Nm rated load and a slim 70mm-deep housing that suits retrofit work where there's no room to play with.

Double leaf? Two SW70S units synchronise via a software setting, no extra hardware needed, though a mechanical synchroniser is available if you'd rather.

In stock. Order by 2pm for next-day delivery.

📞 01767 315402
🌐 http://www.insightautomation.co.uk/.../swing.../face-sw70s/

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Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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