Sliding windows and doors
Two-track, multi-track, and wide-opening systems for residences, balconies, offices, shopfronts, and partitions.
Application pathway
Doors & Windows
Fabricator-friendly profiles for residential, commercial, and institutional openings.
Application guide
Where the profiles are used.
A door or window system is a coordinated assembly of outer frame, moving sash or leaf, track or hinge line, meeting stiles, glass-retention profiles, seals, drainage paths, rollers or hinges, locks, handles, and installation fixings. Good selection starts with the opening and hardware, then works back to the profile series.
Casement openings
Side-hung, top-hung, fixed-plus-opening, and ventilator arrangements using gasketed hinged sashes.
Folding systems
Connected panels that slide and fold to create a wider clear opening for terraces, hospitality, and commercial fronts.
Doors and partitions
Swing doors, glazed partitions, flush-panel doors, and coordinated interior framing.
Finished assembly visual
Trace the frame, sash, track, interlock and glazing as one system.
This catalogue-grounded visualization makes the main interfaces visible in a completed sliding opening with a secondary casement window. It is indicative, not a completed Omalco project or a performance-tested system claim.
- Continuous frame and sash
- Track and meeting-stile interface
- Glazing and hardware coordination
Catalogue evidence
Profile sheets behind the assembly.
Use the published code and section as an enquiry reference. Final system compatibility still depends on the complete drawing, hardware and application.
Door vertical profiles
Stile and vertical-member references for glazed and panelled door assemblies.
Master catalogue page 24
Euro sliding, 22 mm sheet
Frame, sash, track and meeting-profile references from the catalogue's 22 mm series sheet.
Master catalogue page 47
Casement windows, 30 mm
Frame, sash and bead references for a coordinated hinged-opening enquiry.
Master catalogue page 64
Assembly mechanics
How the assembly works.
These principles explain the role of the extrusion inside the finished assembly. Final dimensions and performance must be checked against the project design and selected hardware.
Principle 01
The frame transfers loads
The perimeter frame is fixed to the opening and carries sash weight, operating forces, wind actions, and hardware reactions into the structure.
Principle 02
The panel moves on hardware
Sliding panels use tracks and rollers; casement panels rotate on hinges; folding panels combine rollers, guides, hinges, and panel-to-panel joints.
Principle 03
Interlocks control the meeting line
Meeting stiles overlap or engage to improve alignment, stiffness, locking, and resistance to air and water movement.
Principle 04
Seals and drainage manage exposure
Brushes or gaskets reduce air and water paths while sill chambers and weep routes discharge incidental water.
Engineering fit
Match the challenge to the profile strategy.
Common requirements
What the application must account for
- Smooth operation
- Repeatable fabrication
- Finish consistency
Profile response
How aluminium profiles can help
- Matched frame and sash profiles
- Accessory compatibility
- Multiple finishes
Technical decision points
Information that drives profile selection.
Opening and configuration
Overall width and height, panel count, sliding or opening direction, fixed lights, track count, and threshold condition.
Glass and panel mass
Glass thickness and type influence sash weight, roller or hinge selection, glazing pocket, bead, and handling.
Hardware package
Roller capacity, hinges, locks, handles, restrictors, fasteners, reinforcement, and machining must suit the selected family.
Air, water, and drainage
Exposure, seal path, sill chambers, drainage slots, installation slope, and perimeter joints work as one strategy.
Fabrication tolerance
Cut accuracy, corner joining, squareness, hardware positioning, gasket length, and glass clearance affect operation.
Finish and interfaces
Coating thickness, visible surfaces, accessory colour, sealant compatibility, and site protection should be coordinated.
Practical technical facts
Deeper is not automatically better
Series depth must be matched to panel size, hardware, exposure, glass, and fabrication rather than chosen in isolation.
Rollers carry the real sliding load
A suitable profile still requires roller capacity, track condition, panel alignment, and regular hardware adjustment.
Drainage needs a complete path
Internal chambers only work when fabrication slots, sill slope, end conditions, and perimeter sealing let water exit.
Accessories define compatibility
Beads, gaskets, brushes, locks, handles, rollers, and corner joints should be verified with the exact profile series.
Profile pathways
Recommended product families
Sliding & Casement ProfilesDoor & Window Profiles
Frame, sash, track, interlock, and accessory profiles for residential and commercial openings.
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Designed Around Your ApplicationCustom Aluminium Extrusions
Application-specific profiles developed from drawings, samples, performance needs, and fabrication constraints.
Application dependent
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Send the cross-section and application context for manufacturability review. Customer-specific geometry remains confidential and is not published as a case study.