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TonkaTrack Integrated Gate Systems Designed & Manufactured by Edgesmith

Friday 22 June 2018, 12:22PM

By Beckie Wright

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TonkaTrak is all about engineered extrusions and precision hardware that can be seamlessly integrated to create elegant gates. Remember when aluminium windows were cobbled together from off-the-shelf extrusions, awkwardly screwed into a frame to sandwich a piece of glass? Now they’re intricately engineered, with built in features that speed up construction and benefit the end user. With TonkaTrak, Edgesmith are making the same leap forward with aluminium gate design.

Popular profiles such as louvre, slat and tongue and groove can be used in a way that allows the frame to simply flow around the infill to achieve what could only be described as minimalist magic. You can get Edgesmith to custom fabricate one for you in their Auckland workshop, or they can supply the components for you to build into your own designs.

Aluminium cantilever gates are light compared with steel ones. Gate sag isn’t such a big problem, but wind loading is! Edgesmith advise you to choose your design carefully to make sure your architecturally designed sail doesn’t become a problem.

TonkaTrak integrated gate systems can be used to create gates with a lower total installed cost. Certainly, you have to invest a bit more in materials up-front, but these costs are more than offset by quicker fabrication times due to the smarts in the profile design. No galvanising means no round trip transport costs and no fettling. A lighter gate requires less concrete and less time digging. Hiabs's become a distant memory as well. Even an 8m opening gate will be less than 150kg, and you can use a smaller gate motor.

The release of TonkaTrak marks a maturation of Edgesmith’s business. Designed from start to finish by their engineering team,they have created a system that is totally unique, and leverages CAD design, modern material selection and manufacturing methods.

Edgesmith recommend you get your new TonkaTrak gate systems products installed by an expert. Expert installation guarantees longevity of the products and the best possible setup for functionality, and for more information on integrated gate systems, pool fencing and fencing please go to https://edgesmith.global/ .