Category: General

In life science facilities, doors play an important role in ensuring the safety and security of the people working within the facility and the research itself.

Choosing the correct door system is a critical part of the design within these facilities, as compliance with standards, ease of traffic movement, hygiene, fire regulations and balance of air movement will dictate the types of door being used or specified. In addition, doors must be seamless, waterproof, resistant to cleaning regimes and free of voids and organic material such as timber where bacteria could multiply.

The following are some of the key reasons to use specialist door types like hygienic GRP/FRP in research and life science facilities;

• Doors should have a smooth, seamless hygienic construction, and must be designed to be easy to clean and keep clean.
• The door and frame should be completely void free – there should be nowhere that moisture and bacteria can gather undetected.
• Doors should be resistant to the commonly used cleaning and fumigation agents used in research facilities.
• Doors should remain dimensionally-stable. Unlike timber-cored products, a GRP/FRP door leaf will not bow, warp, crack or deflect whatever the temperature or humidity.
• Ledges should be minimised (windows should be frameless and completely flush to both sides of the door).
• Doors should be lightweight, yet very strong. They should be easy to operate by facility users. They should have solid, yet durable finishes to prevent the formation of chips where micro-organisms can find egress.
• Fire doors should be third party fire certificated to the appropriate UL, BS, EN, China, Singapore, Australia, and NZ standards.
• Doors have the ability to be equipped with a range of access control systems and interlocking to prevent unauthorized entry.
• Doors should have a self-closing system and, where required, air locking mechanisms to provide a tight seal and prevent the spread of hazardous fumes or materials.
• Doors should be available with lead lining for radiation control.

By choosing the right doors for their life science facilities, facility and building owners can ensure the safety, security, and integrity of their research. Dortek have supplied our specialist doors to 14 of the top named research universities in the world.

1. University of Oxford, UK
2. Stanford University, US
3. University of Cambridge, UK
4. University College London, UK
5. University of Pennsylvania, US
6. King’s College London, UK
7. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
8. National University of Singapore
9. Hong Kong University of Science and technology
10. University of Technology, Sydney
11. Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
12. Macquarie University, Australia
13. RMIT, Australia
14. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK.

The ECOSPRINT Synchro is the double-leaf, synchronous and side-opening fast action door. With spring force, both door leaves are simultaneously raised in seconds and rolled up in a compact upright profile – ideal for fast logistics processes, forklift traffic and air-conditioning locks.

The classic Butzbach high-speed door that rolls the door skins of both door halves to the side in a fraction of a second. The ECOSPRINT has an opening speed of up to 3 m/s. The entire passage height is immediately available. This principle is superior to conventional doors in all aspects: it offers greater flexibility for adapting to your requirements, protection against collision damage, maximum reliability and economic efficiency in the long term.

The ECOSPRINT can be ordered up to a size of 3500 mm x 3500 mm. The fast action door is also available in a wide range of colours. The Anti-crash protection prevents damage to the door and the horizontal opening & saves space. There is also less heat loss due to the fast-closing speed.

The Ecosprint benefit’s

• Separate individual areas from each other
• Save energy and space
• High closing speed reduces draughts and heat exchange
• Create a safe process for people and goods flow
• The full clearance height is immediately available
• Collision damage is minimised
• 1000,000 Opening cycles.

ECOSPRINT® Syncro – The classic Butzbach high-speed door that rolls the door skins of both door halves to the side in a fraction of a second. The entire passage height is immediately available.

ECOSPRINT® Mono – The space and time saving solution for unhindered and contactless pedestrian traffic. As a single-sided rolling high-speed door, the ECOSPRINT Mono was specially developed for narrow passages.

View the Ecosprint data sheet here Datasheet Ecosprint for more information or to submit an enquiry please contact us.

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