Safety
As building codes change and liability risks are considerations, Clopay Building Products works to set new standards in product safety. We're involved with such groups as CSI, the SBCCI (Southern Building Code Conference for International), UL, FM, and the ASTM (American Society of Testing and Material), helping to keep our engineers, and you, at the front line of safety and code issues
 WINDCODE® | Environmental Testing | Cycle Testing
We put our products through rigorous testing to make sure they not only meet industry standards, but surpass them. Pressurized wind chamber and accelerated weather testing keeps Clopay Building Products on the leading edge, and ensure that you'll have an outstanding commercial door system that perfectly fits your needs.
WINDCODE®
We have designs to meet windload codes in every juridiction. The engineering staff regularly develop new technologies and have tested their designs to exceed even Dade County's windload codes, the most stringent in the country. Click here for more information about WINDCODE.
 Environmental Testing
Testing our upward-acting doors against specific environmental challenges is an ongoing process for us. Measuring the effects of salt spray, heat, cold and ultraviolet rays, we learn what we, and you, can expect from our doors. The answer: extreme quality. Tempered Glass If you are specifying doors with either full view or window lites, we offer tempred glass as an addded safety feature.
 Cycle Testing
Extensive cycle testing, measuring product performance throughout repeated upward and downward cycles, helps ensure the integrity and quality of our doors. Ranging from 10,000 to 100,000 cycles, depending on the application, the tests focus primarily on wear factors related to components and assemblies of our coiling steel and sectional door products. Sensing Edges We recommend that all doors with an opener have a sensing edge attached to the bottom of the door. This will prevent the door from closing on individuals or objects. Depending on the options and settings, an owner can customize this function to stop and/or reverse. Sensing edges can be electric, electric fail safe or pneumatic.
 Break-away Bottom Section
For doors where equipment (like forklifts)often pass through the opening, we offer a re-settable breakaway bottom section. Unlike many competitive offerings, Clopay’s breakaway bottom section matches the exterior appearance of the rest of the door. The section can be reset in a matter of seconds, so downtime is eliminated and costly service calls and section replacement can be avoided
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