Crash doors are commonly found in hospital emergency rooms, food processing plants, engineering companies and many more, where the full benefits of these impact-resistant doors can be realised. Crash doors have a wide range of uses across the industry. In this blog, we’ll look at five ways crash doors can benefit your operation.

1. More hygienic

Crash doors are covered in a tough, easy-to-clean PVC membrane. This makes it easy for food retailers, commercial kitchens and manufacturing facilities to maintain strict hygiene standards.

And because crash doors can be pushed open without using a handle and close automatically. There is no need for employees to physically touch the door, which reduces the risk of germs being spread around the facility.

2. Reduce odour and noise pollution

Crash doors are made from durable laminated timbers and close automatically. They are an excellent way of reducing noise pollution. Crash doors can also be fitted with rubber seals which help to prevent odours from escaping.

This makes crash doors suitable for a wide range of facilities, including; food manufacturing and recycling plants where hygiene and noise pollution prevention are key priorities.

3. Improve operational efficiency

Crash doors operate much faster than other types of doors including automatic doors and shutters. This can significantly enhance productivity and improve efficiency gains across manufacturing, recycling and storage environments.

For example, food manufacturers can separate production facilities from chilled storage areas using crash doors fitted with an optional thermal break. This will help to keep chilled regions at the correct temperature while speeding up the process of moving products from the manufacturing floor to storage.

4. Ability to withstand heavy impacts

Doors in high-traffic areas, warehouses and retail environments need to be able to withstand being knocked by trolleys, forklift trucks and pallet trucks. Crash doors are the only doors designed specifically to withstand these types of impacts.

We supply the complete range of ultra-tough SpeedFlex doors which can be designed to operate in a range of demanding high-impact environments. These can be fitted with optional polypropylene bumpers and door guards to provide further protection.

5. Save energy by preventing heat loss

Modern factory and retail buildings need to be designed in a way to minimise heat loss. This will reduce the need for artificial cooling and heating, with a subsequent reduction in energy costs.

Doors are one of the most common ways heat can escape from the building. Crash doors are designed to open and close quickly which helps to keep warm or cold air in the building. Crash doors also have improved insulation, which further reduces heat loss.

High-speed crash doors from Ace Door Systems

Would you like more information about how crash doors can improve your operation’s efficiency and hygiene standards? Get in touch with the door experts at Ace Door Systems today.

We supply the complete range of crash doors from Speedflex. These high-quality doors are manufactured in the UK and can be designed to meet a range of high-impact applications.

Options are available for food manufacturers, retailers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, laboratories and other industrial applications. We can also supply a range of accessories including; curtains, door guards and anti-impact bumpers.