With companies under pressure to ensure optimum hygiene standards, in line with Covid-19 recommendations, contactless automated high speed doors are a beneficial option for manufacturing operations as well as companies in the storage and warehousing sector.

Unlike conventional roller shutter doors, high speed doors are quick and easy to open and the entire process can be automated. Automated doors can increase productivity, while allowing opening and closing without requiring personnel to touch the door.

Local manufacturer Apex Strip Curtains & Doors supplies a range of door products including high speed roll-up and fold-up doors, general purpose strip curtains and welding and safety screens. The company explains that its automated doors save time and increase productivity by reducing standing time for equipment and vehicles carrying goods, enabling companies to enhance supply chain logistics and reduce lead times.

High speed roll-up and fold-up doors are suitable for a wide variety of applications and are designed to ensure the smooth flow of personnel, forklift or vehicular traffic.

The Sector high speed roll-up door, manufactured by Apex Strip Curtains & Doors, is said to deliver both functionality and performance. The company emphasises that its robust, compact doors are designed to cope with the intensive demands of heavy and continuous traffic and feature an integral unit incorporating the actuator, controls, safety devices and balancing systems. Sector doors are structurally flexible with transparent or coloured interchangeable panels.

The company describes its range of Traffic high speed fold-up doors as a sturdy, dependable and modular solution for medium and large entrances such as shipment and warehouse areas and are particularly suited to conditions where wind is a factor. Made from strong self-extinguishing Class 2 fabric with excellent thermal insulation properties, this door has been designed to resist a wind loading of up to 50 km/h. The supporting structure is manufactured from high-quality galvanised steel to ensure optimum durability and clear windows can be incorporated into the panels to facilitate visibility. A counterweighted balancing system is designed to ensure high standards of performance and safety and the built-in automation unit protects the components from wear caused by the elements.

The Traffic high speed doors are controlled by an electronic unit that complies with IEC regulations and can be activated by various types of remote control equipment including photocells, pressure sensitive mats, movement detectors or induction loops.

All Apex Strip Curtains & Doors products are manufactured in accordance with international standards using materials that comply with stringent hygiene and safety criteria.