Strip Doors

Overview

Strip flexible door closures have a wide range of energy-saving commercial/industrial application.  Use inside and outside to cut the loss of heated or cooled air.  Since Strips push open and close instantly, unlike ordinary doors, air transfer is minimized and utility bills are reduced.  Traffic can enter and exit quickly and easily.  Strip doors also provide an effective barrier against birds and insects, dust debris, drafts, smoke, fumes and noise.  The annoying sound of operating machinery and equipment is greatly reduced.

Safety is another important reason for specifying Strip doors.  Colored vinyl strips are positioned as aisle guides to prevent vehicles from hitting the sides of doorways.  There are no sharp edges, since the strips are extruded with carefully contoured edges.

Features

The PVC Strips are transparent, non-toxic and smooth edged for safety and retain their flexibilty to -20F or -40F depending on the model.  Applications for Strip doors indoors or ourdoors are limited only by your imagination.

Tips to Guide Your Selection

When selecting Strip doors, consider the variety of widths, thicknesses and percentage of overlap.  Mounted strips hang in a concave/convex overlap pattern that permits interlocking to form a good barrier seal.  Narrower thinner strips with less overlap are easier for personnel to penetrate.  However, since all thicknesses are relatively easy to pass through, choose the next heavier guage material or the next larger over-lap to assure the best results.

Wider, heavier strips with greater overlap provide more resistance in larger openings.  Use full overlap when strips are to be used as a sound barrier.  Strip doors will not stop strong winds or handle extreme negative pressure conditions and are useful in reducing the effect of light breezes.  Heavier strips with greater overlap must be used if wind is a major factor.  In windy areas, or under severe noise conditions, the use of two or more strip doors in sequence will form dead space barriers.

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