Architects welcome new modular sliding door system aimed at premium and middle market projects

Continuous improvements and modifications in the Schueco range of sliding doors are helping to maintain the company’s deserved reputation as the UK’s leading system innovator. The latest sliding door range has the advantage of being modular and fully scalable, thus maximising architects’ freedom to choose, whatever the type of project.

The new Schueco ASE 60 and 80.HI range of sliding doors is an important development, not just for the company, but also more importantly for clients and end-users. Architects working on medium to high-end projects can specify from a single range and be confident that they will find a product of exceptional quality that can be tailored to suit their needs exactly. This will impact favourably on decision-making and should lead to a streamlining of the whole specification process.

Covering both sliding and lift-and-slide doors, the Schueco ASE 60 and 80 platform comprises 15 opening types, including six single-track options. The result is greater choice, maximum design flexibility and the ability to accommodate widely differing project requirements.

As the name suggests, Schueco ASE 60 and 80 doors have a basic frame depth of either 60mm or 80mm with a maximum vent size of 3.2×3.5 metres or 3.5×3.2 metres, which is the largest currently being offered in the market.

Maximum vent weights are equally impressive, with both systems able to accommodate loads of up to 350kg per vent, providing the possibility of enhanced thermal performance through triple glazing. Rollers positioned in the middle of the vent distribute the weight evenly, minimising friction and ensuring that the vents move smoothly.

The inclusion of SmartStop or SmartClose technology further ensures trouble-free and safe operation, which is especially important for families with young children and schools. The thickness of the glass that can be used also varies: a Schueco ASE 60 door can accommodate glass with a thickness from 24mm to 40mm, while the thicknesses for a Schueco ASE 80.HI door are from 36mm to 60mm.

Schueco ASE 60 and 80.HI doors all share certain characteristics. For example, profile sightlines have been kept narrow (from 82mm) throughout, enabling the doors to deliver all the benefits of Schueco’s traditional sliding systems with enhanced transparency similar to a panoramic system.

Both systems exhibit exceptional thermal performance. The Schueco ASE 60, in spite of its narrow depth, offers Uw of up to 1.1 W/m²K, while the high-performance Schueco ASE 80.HI meets stringent Passive House standards. Architects are therefore given the freedom to specify the Schueco ASE door system of their choice, knowing that the thermal performance will meet the precise energy requirements stipulated in the client’s brief.

Security levels across the range are up to RC 2, and every system features slimline meeting-stiles and a flush threshold intended to eliminate accidents. Available on all the doors is the Design Line option, which provides enhanced design benefits, such as concealed fittings that leave the visible surfaces of the vent and outer frame completely flush, and a slimline interlock with a 40mm sightline that delivers today’s preferred ‘more glass, less frame’ look for maximum light transmission.

Additional features of the Schueco ASE 60 and 80 range include profiles that, being symmetrically identical, enable the vent to be positioned on either the inside or the outside.

Contact Details
For further information on the Schueco ASE 60 and 80.HI range of sliding doors, please email mkinfobox@schueco.com or visit www.schueco.co.uk