Jaguar invests in 40+ high speed doors

A combination of various sized Ramdoors, Bulldoors, Matadoors and Picadoors from Union’s range have been installed at the EMC in Wolverhampton, West Midlands.

All the doors are activated by radar motion sensors for fully automatic operation for efficiency, complete with Active Infra-red (AIR) sensors for additional safety protection to ensure the doors stay open if a presence is detected in the immediate vicinity.

One of the specific applications for a door solution was that Jaguar Land Rover required a specific temperature and level of humidity to be maintained in its production measurement room to ensure that products are 100 percent accurate. This was achieved by Union using a number of its small internal doors, the Picadoor, to create an airlock situation where only one door can be open at any one time, minimising heat and moisture ingress.

For openings where air movements vary significantly, Union installed a range of Bulldoors and Ramdoors, which are two of the most durable doors in its range. The majority of the Ramdoors have been fitted with heavy duty travelling windbar systems on both sides in order to offer additional support to the door blade during their operation. These were specified early on in the design stages of the project.

The Matadoor, Bulldoor and Ramdoor feature Union’s highly-regarded ‘Crash-Out’ damage protection facility, which ensures the doors remains operable even if the heavy duty steel composite bottom beam is hit by a vehicle.

Alan Hirst at Union Industries, said: “This has been one of our largest contracts in recent times, and as a proud British business to receive an order from one of the country’s most iconic manufacturers, which is renowned for its quality of manufacture and style, is extremely satisfying.”