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In any industrial or commercial building today, space has a price tag on it per square foot. Whether it's a warehouse, manufacturing floor or a distribution center, facility owners are constantly searching for methods to reclaim usable space to accommodate more inventory, machinery or process flows. The entry point itself is one area where opportunities to optimize interior space are often missed. Standard sectional doors require space up to the ceiling to operate and can impede an interior floor plan to an extent; however, vertical lift sectional doors give back valuable ceiling space while remaining unobtrusive above. Seppes Door provides the ultimate vertical lift door to get more out of the available space at your industrial or commercial property without impacting safety, insulation or efficiency.
Reclaiming Overhead Clearance for Equipment and Storage
The greatest spatial benefit of a vertical lift sectional door is the increased overhead clearance. Typical curved-track sectional doors are required to track horizontally across the ceiling, which can be disruptive to lighting systems, fire suppression sprinklers and overhead cranes. Vertical lift sectional doors travel vertically upward, against the wall surface of the building, eliminating ceiling obstacles. The doors remain flush against the interior wall when fully open, ensuring completely unimpeded use of vertical space within the facility. This type of door is extremely beneficial in facilities that use high-lift forklifts, automated storage and retrieval systems, or high-racking configurations. Vertical lift systems are available in custom heights and can be tailored to suit a wide range of facility heights, allowing you to make full use of the vertical space in your building for storage and other purposes. Note that the maximum door height is determined by the headroom available above the door opening — the wall space above the opening must exceed the height of the door itself — as well as structural load capacity, track mounting requirements, and door weight/operator placement..
Eliminating Floor Clearance Zones for Better Layout Efficiency
With Traditional Doorways (Swing and Some Rolling) Clearances are Mandatory. The space of the swing or roll opening is not available for storage, workstation, or machinery. Your usable floor space is minimized. This means that equipment, inventory and personnel can reduce the need for swing clearance while preserving required safety clearances. The vertical lift also removes any restrictions on traffic flow in that vehicles and personnel can pull up to the doorway without concern for door swing or hardware obstructions. Seppes offers Vertical Lift Systems that will custom fit into your current layout.
Enhancing Traffic Flow Through Unobstructed Doorways
Many industrial workplaces involve the constant transit of forklifts, pallet trucks, and people through the loading bay area. The vertical lift sectional door allows for the smoother running of these busy workplace operations as the door stays entirely clear of the opening when it is up. No tracks, cables or fittings will intrude into the door opening, so vehicles can simply drive in and out with speed and directionality – with no fear of hitting the door. Because no components will protrude into the traffic’s route, there’s much less chance of damage to either vehicles or the door itself. Vertical lift tracks and hardware are built for years of intense usage.
Structural Integration for Modern Architectural Designs
However, this vertical lift sectional door also provides a more aesthetically appealing integration with today's contemporary architectural styles and modern facilities. Unlike conventional sectional doors that operate with horizontal track systems running above and behind the door, the vertical lift sectional door operates with a more compact system where the door panels lift vertically straight up within the opening, making them ideal for facilities with high ceilings and sufficient clear wall space above the opening, where aesthetics are also an important consideration. These panels can incorporate glazing, insulation or decorative elements that complement your facility's design, and all of Seppes Door's vertical lift sectional doors feature insulated cores and thermally broken components where specified, for increased energy efficiency and protection against condensation.
