Safety Beams & Sensors

Ensure the safety of your garage door opener or gate operator with premium safety beam kits at discount prices from North Shore Commercial Door. We have wireless garage door safety sensor kits and photo eye sensors for gate openers. Our selection includes styles from leading manufacturers in the industry like Genie, LiftMaster, Stanley, Chamberlain and more. Shop by part to find the exact piece you need to complete your setup.

Safety beams are sold in pairs. One photo eye beam is installed on one side of the garage door, and the other is installed on the other side, with exact heights from the bottom of the door specified in the user manual. The beams work together to detect objects, people or animals in the path of a descending garage door. If something is detected, the door stops closing and reverses course.

Brackets, wires and sensors arrive already connected on the Guardian/Napoleon Lynx Proline garage door opener photo eyes safety beams with a maximum 60-foot range. Our German-engineered Marantec garage door operator safety beams are compatible with all Marantec brand garage door opener models. Our budget-priced Linear photo safety beam kit with receiver and transmitter is easy to install.

Because EMX IRB-4X gate/garage door opener photo eyes work without lenses, they are easier to align and less sensitive to sunlight, dust, snow and other elements when used with parking barrier gates, garage doors and commercial rolling doors. We have Digi-Code replacement garage door opener photocell safety beams. Shop our line of photo eye sensor kits by Sommer, Hormann and Allstar.

Related Articles