The Whirlwind is a high-speed, horizontally bi-parting traffic door, which will clears its maximum available opening dimension in less than 2 seconds. The door is suitable to use in many industries including; Manufacturing Plants, Warehousing, Distribution Centres and Supermarkets and anywhere that experiences heavy levels of traffic flow and areas that require low levels of heat loss.
As the Whirlwind opens in the driver's line of vision it significantly reduces the type of accidents traditionally associated with roll-up doors. Depending on the frequency of use, the Whirlwind can pay for itself within 12 months. You will notice the increase in production due to the cost of time saved by the purchase of a whirlwind.
The Whirlwind is supplied with a choice of activators such as induction loop, radar, photo-cell, or radio control. All Whirlwinds have push buttons as standard for pedestrian access and are supplied with full-width vision panel and continuous leading edge safety strip.
The Whirlwind can be installed anywhere within 6 hours using only six fixing bolts. It requires very little space and there is no need for any special building preparation. Special variants are available for high-humidity areas.