Fast-action doors for paper provider

Established in 1948 in Spring Grove Pennsylvania, Glatfelter operates from 11 global sites located in North America, Europe and Asia. In the UK, it operates two facilities, the first in Lydney, Gloucestershire, which produces beverage filtration papers. The second facility is in Caerphilly, South Wales, which specialises in the production and development of metallised papers.

The latest FlexiEdge doors to be installed at Glatfelter Lydney range in size from 2410mm wide by 3800mm high to 4200mm wide by 5100mm high. This broad flexibility ensures the best possible solution within a variety of operational locations and environments including production, finishing and warehousing areas. All the doors feature reinforced PVC curtains specified in high-visibility yellow RAL 1003 complete with full width 800mm vision panels to enable safe movement of goods, fork lift trucks and personnel.

Offering opening speeds to 2.4m/s and closing speeds to 1.2m/s, the Stertil FlexiEdge doors have a number of standard safety features. These include a self-inserting curtain in case of accidental collision, a bottom-edge wireless detector that halts all movement in the event of striking an obstruction and an infrared barrier positioned 300mm above floor level that, when triggered, halts all travel and returns the door to its raised position.

Four of the doors at Glatfelter Lydney are controlled by an automatic floor loop that detects the presence of fork lift trucks; the remaining door is operated via a key switch that restricts access to the company’s product finishing area. One of the larger doors, model M2AW, measures 4200mm wide x 5100mm high and serves as an external door when the existing outer sectional door is open. Consequently, the FlexiEdge door effectively prevents heat loss from the building and the entry of dust and insects whilst being capable of withstanding wind loads in its exposed location.

“Our extensive range of FlexiEdge fast-action doors has been designed to offer the highest levels of performance and reliability,” says Andy Georgiou, general manager at Stertil Door Products. “Offering a proven combination of durability, flexibility and safety, these market-leading doors are ideal for use in all kinds of applications and environments.”