Door Selection for Industrial Safety Fencing: The Ultimate Guide

Features:

• Space-saving lateral movement mechanism
• Smooth sliding rails top or bottom track options for minimal obstruction
• Lockable options for enhanced security
• Multiple track and door quantity options to suit access needs

Suitability and Benefits:

• Great for areas with limited floor space
• Provides quick access without swinging into work zones

Best Use:

• High-traffic areas with limited floor space, corridors, or entryways close to machinery

Suitability and Benefits:

• Ideal for compact areas with overhead clearance
• Enhances workflow allowing for zoned access

Best Use:

• Facilities with muti-stage production, welding and limited space

Features:

• Hinged panels fold to the side for a compact profile
• With drop bolts and jockey wheels for smooth operation

Suitability and Benefits:

• Saves space by folding instead of swinging or sliding
• Ideal for areas needing wide access with limited clearance

Best Use:

• Large entryways, loading zones, or work areas needing easy clearance

Features:

• Motorised or pneumatic mechanisms for hands-free access
• Easy to connect into existing control systems
• Adjustable for safety and efficiency

Suitability and Benefits:

• Ensures controlled, safe, and hands-free operation
• Reduces manual handling, beneficial for easier and high access environments

Best Use:

• High-traffic and hands-free areas such as clean rooms, laboratories, or transport routes

Features:

• Built-in mechanism for automatic closure
• Adjustable tension and loading for secure enclosure
• Available in both hinge and sliding door types

Suitability and Benefits:

• Increases safety by automatically closing behind operators
• Helps maintain zoning and access area restrictions

 Best Use:

• Segregated work areas, hygiene-sensitive zones, and entry points to hazardous zones

Features:

• Multiple sliding panels that retract into or aganist each other
• Space-saving design with a wider access opening
• Smooth-glide, multi-track rail system

Suitability and Benefits:

• Expands access width without needing additional space
• Excellent for tight spaces requiring wider entry points

Best Use:

• Enclosures with limited side clearance and high access demands

Features:

• Pull-out sliding mechanism, optimal for compact spaces
• Eliminates access obstructions caused by overhead or floor track
• Smooth operation with minimal effort

Suitability and Benefits:

• Great for areas needing both compact design and unrestricted access
• Simple to operate and easy to integrate into narrow enclosures

 Best Use:

• Work cells, machine enclosures, and areas needing maximised un-restricted access

Features:

• Under door panel mounting to reduce overhead restrictions
• Allows limited partial access to areas where full access is not required
• Robust construction with safety locking features easily incorporated

Suitability and Benefits:

• Provides access to small areas of a cell, to limit down time
• Limits full body access hazards in areas where it is not necessary

Best Use:

• Ideal for maintenance hatches and limited access requirements