With the severe tornadoes experienced throughout the Midwest and Southeastern parts of the United States in the last few years, there has been much focus on tornado shelters. The doors, frames and hardware supplied for public buildings are required to be tested and certified as a tornado shelter opening under the ICC 500 guidelines. No …
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The unique design of the Maiman Thermal Fused door has raised many concerns about the strength of the hinge dowels. The hinge does have to hold up the entire weight of the door. This dowel design has been tested to the WDMA’s TM-8 test. This test is designed to check the strength of an attached …
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Hello and welcome to the launch of Dave’s Door Opening Blog, my name is Dave Goetzinger. I am the Technical Marketing Manager for ASSA ABLOY Door and Perimeter Security Group. All of us within the Door Group are very excited about the premiere of this blog. The brands we represent are Ceco Door, CURRIES, Fleming, …
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