News Archive
Some Milestones in the TORMAX History
02.12.2011
TORMAX at the Big 5 Trade fair in Dubai
The Big 5 Trade Fair in Dubai took place From 21 – 24 November 2011. Over the course of the four days, over 2,500 visitors from 75 different countries visited the largest construction trade [...] more
20.09.2011
Peak performance from automatic doors at the airport
There is scarcely another building which has the same number of people entering and leaving as an airport. Tens of thousands of people pass through the doors of the Arrivals Hall of Zurich Airport [...] more
17.05.2011
Audiovisual animations illustrate the situations in which automatic doors are sensible and add convenience into everyday life.
It is also specifically addressed the issue of barrier-free access. Today it is not just about providing the handicapped or wheel-chair users with access to buildings such as care homes, but that it [...] more
02.02.2011
The doors to a barrier-free world open
For a mobile person in possession of all their faculties they represent convenience and efficiency. But for a handicapped person they are indispensable if he or she is to be able to move [...] more
03.12.2010
The exciting world of automatic doors at BAU
Automatic door systems are found with increasing frequency in corporate and also private buildings. At the BAU exhibition the Swiss manufacturer TORMAX is using fully operational exhibits to [...] more
13.10.2010
“TORMAX provides access to the Porsche Museum (D) ”
One major advantage of automatic doors is that designers and architects do not have to concern themselves with door latches, swing areas, materials, door heights, right angles etc. This great [...] more
14.04.2010
The iMotion 2301 TORMAX sliding door drive wins the 2010 red dot design award
Bülach, 18th March 2010.The Swiss automatic door manufacturer TORMAX has won a red dot design award with its innovative iMotion 2301 sliding door drive. In the course of this design [...] more
14.01.2010
The day-care centre of the Schulheim Foundation, Dielsdorf for the cerebrally handicapped
The day-care centre in Dielsdorf has been open since the middle of 2009 and provides day-care facilities for people suffering from mental or multiple handicaps. Although the day-care centre is [...] more
22.09.2009
MyZeil – The shopping mall in the centre of Frankfurt am Main
The “MyZeil“ shopping mall is part of the Palais Quartier building complex and links the Palais Quartier with the Zeil shopping boulevard. The Palais Quartier site covers 1.7 hectares [...] more
11.06.2009
Westside - Leisure centre and shopping centre in Berne
Westside is Daniel Libeskind’s first building in Switzerland and is also his first leisure and shopping centre anywhere in the world. This visionary building has received international [...] more
29.01.2009
BAU 2009 – Not a trace of a crisis
For the second year in a row BAU 2009 achieved a new record with 211,000 visitors from 151 countries and showed no trace of any mood reminiscent of a crisis. It was the best result in the 40 year [...] more
05.03.2007
Security Services with the Burglary Resistant TORMAX Security Door
The TORMAX Security Door does not show its features: it welcomes visitors and customers with its elegant, pro-active and slim profiles. During the business hours the Security Door fulfils all the [...] more
21.07.2006
TORMAX Family Event - A Time to Make Friends at Landert Motoren AG
A time to make friends was not only the motto of the World Cup 2006. TORMAX organised a 3-day Family Event for all international distribution partners. Of course a part of the program was a company [...] more
05.11.2004
The New Exhibition Hall of the Deutsche Historische Museum
Architect I. M. Pei The exhibition hall for the Deutsche Historische Museum is his first opus in Germany. Direct neighbours are the Old Museum of Schinkel and the New Watch as well as the museum [...] more
02.11.2004
Perfect sliding doors for outstanding architecture
Zug railway station, officially opened 28th of November 2003 A permanent light installation by the American artist James Turrell provides a fascinating light effect, a space with changing light [...] more