Trolley Operators
The workhorse for standard-lift sectional doors. The operator hangs over the door and drives a trolley along a rail, with the power and gearing to cycle a commercial door all day.
Sectional doors they driveOpeners for Commercial & Industrial Doors
Commercial Door Operators
Trolley and jackshaft operators for Bucks County, Montgomery County, Philadelphia and South Jersey
Access Overhead Door Co. installs, replaces and services the operators that drive commercial doors, sized to the door and the duty, with the controls and safety devices that keep people and equipment out of harm's way.
The Operator Has to Match the Door
An operator is sized to the door it drives and the cycles it will run, not picked off a shelf. A door that opens a dozen times a day and a dock door that cycles every few minutes need very different motors, gearing and duty ratings.
The door itself comes first. An operator moves a balanced door; it does not hide a broken spring or a binding track. Before we hang a new operator we check the balance and hardware, because a motor forced to drag a bad door has a short life.
We handle the wiring side too: operators run on ordinary 115 volt power or on 230 volt and three-phase supplies common in industrial buildings, and we spec the operator to the power the building actually has.
Operator Types We Install
Two families of operators cover nearly every commercial door, and the controls around them do the rest.
Jackshaft & Hoist Operators
Mounted beside the opening, these turn the door shaft directly and keep the ceiling clear. The standard drive for rolling steel and high-lift doors, usually with a chain hoist for manual backup.
Roll-up doors they driveControls & Safety Devices
Push-button stations, key switches, timers and radio controls, plus the photo eyes and sensing edges that stop a closing door before it reaches a person, a forklift or a trailer.
All commercial servicesInstalls, Swap-Outs & Service
New Installs & Swap-Outs
We motorize manual doors, replace burned-out operators and upgrade old units to current safety standards, on doors we installed and doors we did not.
Repairs, Day or Night
A dead operator can shut down a bay as surely as a broken door. Our emergency line answers around the clock when an opening has to work tonight.
At Home Instead?
For houses and detached garages, the right machine is a residential opener, not a commercial operator. That work lives on our garage door openers page.
Commercial Door Operator FAQs
What is a commercial door operator?
A commercial door operator is the motor that opens and closes a commercial overhead or rolling steel door. Unlike a residential opener, it is built for the weight of the door and the number of cycles a business puts on it every day.
What is the difference between a trolley and a jackshaft operator?
A trolley operator mounts over the door and pulls it along its track, like a heavy-duty version of a home opener. A jackshaft operator mounts beside the opening and turns the torsion shaft directly, which frees the ceiling and suits rolling steel and high-lift doors.
Can you motorize a door that is manual today?
Usually, yes. The door has to be balanced and in sound mechanical shape first, because an operator moves a balanced door rather than hauling dead weight. We check the springs, track and hardware, fix what needs fixing, then fit the operator.
Why does my operator hum but not move the door?
A humming operator usually means the motor is trying to move a door that has become too heavy, often because a spring broke, or a failed component inside the operator itself. Stop running it and call: forcing it burns out the motor and can damage the door.
Where We Install & Service Door Operators
Pennsylvania. Bucks County, Montgomery County and Philadelphia: Abington, Ambler, Andalusia, Bensalem, Blue Bell, Bristol, Broad Axe, Bryn Athyn, Chalfont, Croydon, Doylestown, Elkins Park, Feasterville, Forest Grove, Fort Washington, Glenside, Gwynedd, Hartsville, Hatboro, Horsham, Ivyland, Jamison, Jarrettown, Jenkintown, Langhorne, Lansdale, Maple Glen, Montgomeryville, Morrisville, New Britain, Newtown, North Hills, North Wales, Penllyn, Philadelphia, Richboro, Roslyn, Southampton, Spring House, Trevose, Tullytown, Warminster, Warrington, Willow Grove, Wyndmoor, Yardley
New Jersey. South Jersey: Bordentown, Camden, Cherry Hill, Cinnaminson, Delran, Florence, Maple Shade, Moorestown, Mount Laurel, Palmyra, Pennsauken
Every town we work in is on our Service Areas page. Call for a free quote on an operator.
Put the Right Operator on the Door
(215) 322-1211Installed, wired and serviced by one local team in Southampton.