Enclosure Door Design for Tight Spaces
19 Dec 2023
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Efficient use of facility space may sometimes lead to tight access spaces for equipment and machinery.
How can we effectively enclose equipment, while retaining easy access for operations and maintenance?
What style of doors can we use to tackle these challenges?
Which door design is space saving?
How can we effectively enclose equipment, while retaining easy access for operations and maintenance?
What style of doors can we use to tackle these challenges?
Which door design is space saving?
Swing Doors
+ Lowest Cost Option | |
+ Single Hand operation | |
- Requires largest clearance Space |
Slide & Fold Doors
+ Require only half clearance space | |
Two Hand operation |
Sliding Doors
+ Zero forward clearance space required |
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- Obstructs access space (depend on # of panels) |
Lifting Doors
+ Zero forward clearance space required |
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- Requires equivalent clearance above enclosure |