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While these facilities are not the permanent address members of the police force or fire department list on paperwork, police officers and firefighters do practically live at the station at times. This means these spaces should be up to par in terms of safety and ease of use. Just as your front door at home has a peephole or side windows so you can verify visitors before opening it, police officers and firefighters need to see what’s going on outside their buildings.

When trying to decide what type of overhead garage door to install, most people are looking at overhead coiling doors or overhead sectional doors but don’t realize there are several differences to consider between the two.

Because we’re all ready to spring forward to the new season, we thought it would be great timing to cover one of the most asked-about topics in rolling doors: you guessed it…springs! (We won’t apologize for the pun.) Rolling security doors come in two options in regards to springs: with springs and without (also called springless). Let’s review the basics.

Endurance and elegance may not be the first words that come to mind when you think of a standard parking garage grille. But with our Extreme High Performance MicroCoil grille, these words fit the bill. With nearly 50% less headroom than other security grilles on the market and the ability to coil tightly into ~16” for ADA compliance, the Extreme High Performance MicroCoil grille can be your showstopper

This time of year, no team is busier than the North Pole elves. As a major leader in toy manufacturing, the elf’s North Pole division works in one of the toughest climates imaginable. Recently, the elves inquired if something could be done to combat the swift gust of arctic air flowing into the facility.

As hurricane season approaches, you may be weighing options for new or updated operable wind loaded doors in your critical facility. But how do you know if your facility needs an operable wind load door?

Do you remember your last anatomy class? Maybe it was in high school as part of a week-long discourse. Maybe you had a more in-depth, longer curriculum in secondary school or college where you learned some fun facts that have upped your trivia game. (Babies are born with 300 bones, some of which fuse together as they grow, with fully grown adults having 206 bones. The largest bone in your body is your femur. Did you know the human head weighs 8 pounds?) Whatever your experience was with a past anatomy class, it’s probably safe to say it was helpful, at least up until test-taking time. While we won’t cover human anatomy in today’s blog post, and there won’t be a test, we hope this blog on rolling door anatomy will help as you navigate the world of security closures.

In the rolling door industry, there are many acronyms tossed about. With so many options to consider in your building design or when choosing an upgrade for your facility’s security closure or associated accessories, it can be helpful to have a back-to-basics guide. That’s why we serve up relevant content on our blogs – to help pin down those pesky acronyms and provide general (and even in-depth) knowledge on all things rolling security closure related. This week, we’d like to cover the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and NEMA types for security closures.