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Safety is one of the most important issues in the garage door and access control industry. Professional door dealers must stay informed on current safety regulations, including the recently updated UL 325 for Commercial Door Operators and Lead Paint Rules from the EPA. Peer-to-peer discussions on best practices and tips on helping grow awareness about door safety are principal to improving professionalism in the industry.

Vitector Fraba Introduces Reflective Photo Eye for Commercial Applications

Vitector Fraba Inc., a manufacturer and designer of sensing edges and photo eyes for doors and gates, has released the RAY-RT monitored reflective photo eye sensors. ...More
5 days ago
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iControls Introduces LED Traffic Lights for Commercial and Industrial Door Applications

iControls, a manufacturer of custom microprocessor-control systems, recently launched a new line of stop and go LED traffic lights to meet the demands of today’s commercial door and dock industries. ...More
6 days ago
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Access-Control Manufacturer Carlo Gavazzi Enhances Inductive Proximity Sensors

Carlo Gavazzi, a manufacturer of products for industrial automation, has added enhancements to its ICB Series Proximity Sensors. ...More
2 weeks ago
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The Value of Commercial Spring Assist Bug Blocking Doors

With summer approaching, the battle of the bugs and heat versus employee comfort returns. Door dealers can help their customers stay cool and battle the elements by offering them bug blocking spring assist doors. ...More
5 weeks ago
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Bircher Reglomat Releases Updated Hercules 2s Sensor for Automatic Industrial Doors

Access-control manufacturer Bircher Reglomat AG has released the Hercules 2s microwave motion sensor, an update to its Hercules sensor for automatic industrial doors. Updates designed to improve ease of use include two completely independent output relays that allow for ...More
April 16, 2013
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Access-Control Manufacturer Tapeswitch Launches PCU Programmable Safety Controller

Tapeswitch Corp., a manufacturer of access-control and safety products, released the PCU programmable safety controller that further extends safety product-system capabilities to include systems integration, programmable logic-control functions and management software. ...More
April 11, 2013
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3-Year-Old Maryland Girl Killed in Garage Door Accident

A 3-year-old girl in Waldorf, Md., was killed Friday after being pinned by the family’s garage door. Police said Leilah Dawn Coady opened the garage door by pressing the button on the wall, which was within her reach. She then may have attempted to go under the door as it ...More
April 8, 2013
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TKO Awarded FL Building-Code Approval on CruiserWeight Dock Doors

TKO Dock Doors announced its CruiserWeight Door with Wind Load Package has received Florida building-code approval as well as the industry’s first Notice of Approval from Miami-Dade County for hurricane-susceptible areas and high windload environments. ...More
March 25, 2013
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CEDES Offers New Safety Product for Industrial Doors

CEDES, a Swiss-based opto-sensor manufacturer, introduced a new product for industrial door applications. The GridScan/Mini is a SIL 2 Category two-light curtain for safeguarding all types of automatic vertical-closing doors. Featuring automatic beam-blanking, the ...More
March 20, 2013
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Lead Paint Rule Hurts Housing, Economy, Builders Tell Congress

Federal agencies are circumventing the intent and the letter of a law to make the regulatory process more cost effective and less burdensome for small businesses, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) told Congress this week. As a result, the regulatory process ...More
March 15, 2013
Posted in News, Operations

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