From traditional roller shutter doors to modern high speed doors, there are a wide range of industrial door systems to choose from to best suit your needs. In recent years, technological advances have meant that industrial doors are now more secure, more durable, faster, easier to use and safer than before, and with specialist advice, it’s easy to choose the right door model.
Some of the factors to consider when choosing suitable industrial doors are:
- Speed – how fast do you need them to operate?
- Temperature control – are you storing goods that must be kept at a certain temperature?
- Fire protection – are your premises at a high risk of fire?
Let’s take a look at some of the most common industrial door systems:
Roller Shutter Doors
Insulated roller shutter doors are a highly effective door solution for practically any commercial or industrial premises. Low maintenance and cost effective, they are manufactured to include a twin wall to make them more secure, combined with an insulation value of 0.69 w/m.sq.k to help control temperature and reduce energy costs.
If temperature control is important to you, insulated steel roller shutter doors are a smart choice to ensure internal temperatures stay within the required temperature ranges.
As the most commonly seen industrial door, roller shutters are simple to operate, with proven performance.
Sectional Doors
Like roller shutters, sectional overhead doors also provide an ideal solution for practically any industrial or commercial building. Constructed from panels of galvanised steel sheets, bonded together by CFC free polyurethane foam, sectional doors are highly secure and act as an effective insulator, helping you control temperatures and save energy.
A further advantage of insulated sectional overhead doors is that they can be fully glazed to let in natural light, down to partially glazed, or completely formed from solid double skinned steel for the highest level of security.
High Speed Doors
If your business experiences a high flow of traffic, speed is important when it comes to opening and closing doors, not only to help productivity, but to reduce heat loss. High speed door systems are designed to move as quickly as 1 metre per second, considerably reducing the amount of time that may be wasted operating slower door systems.
Turboroll doors use a rolling motion to collect or release the curtain as it rises or falls, or Turbofold doors use a folding motion – both styles of door are equally as effective.
For safety and to prevent damage to the door systems, high speed doors include technologies including photocells built into the frame, a bottom safety edge, push button control, inverter drive, and re-insertion system to re-insert the door into its guides in the event of impact.
Fire Shutter Doors
Fire shutter doors are shutter door systems designed to prevent fire from spreading throughout a building, helping to prevent personnel, as well as containing fire to a certain area to prevent further damages.
Fire doors can be manufactured with different fire ratings to prevent fire from spreading for anywhere between 30, 60 or 120 minutes.
Choosing Industrial Door Systems
For help in choosing the right door systems for your business, or to discuss your needs, you can contact Amber Doors and Loading Bay Services Limited. Based in the West Midlands, Amber Doors install and maintain industrial door systems and loading bays for clients throughout the UK.