Publications
Publications explicitly associated with this contributor's field.
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Door Selection, Hygiene Zones and Cleaning Regimes in Food Production
In food and beverage plants the door belongs to the hygiene plan: zone separation, open time, touch-free activation and surfaces that take the cleaning regime.
31 July 2026 Read more - Guide
How to Write an Industrial Door Technical Specification for a Tender
Three component certificates do not add up to a certified door: EN 13241-1 is sought on the whole system. How to write measurable clauses for a door tender.
31 July 2026 Read more - Guide
Planning Doors, Levellers and Vehicle Access at a Logistics Facility
Planning a warehouse or distribution centre: dock count, leveller capacity, daily door cycle load and the vehicle entry lane, all settled before the concrete.
31 July 2026 Read more - Guide
Planning Access Control at Car Parks and Residential Entrances
Barrier or sliding gate, loop or plate recognition, outage behaviour. Access control at a car park or residential entrance is planned in three layers, not one.
31 July 2026 Read more - Guide
Choosing Doors and Loading Equipment for a Cold Chain Facility
Door selection in cold stores and cold chain despatch: panel insulation, sealing classes, open-time energy costs and the role of the loading-bay dock shelter.
31 July 2026 Read more - Guide
How to Measure a Door Opening, Clear Opening, Sub-Frame, Lintel and Side Clearance
A door is made to the internal sub-frame dimension, not the clear opening. Mix the two and it will not fit. Square, floor level and headroom belong on the form.
30 July 2026 Read more - Guide
Sectional Door Installation, Site Preparation and Sequence
Most hours lost on installation day go to unfinished preparation. Site checks, the one sequence for every lift type, the tool list and commissioning tests.
30 July 2026 Read more - Guide
Choosing a Sectional Door Lift Type, Standard, High, Vertical and Following the Roof
Headroom decides the lift type, not leaf weight. Standard lift needs 400 mm above the opening; high, vertical and following high lift each raise that figure.
30 July 2026 Read more - Essay
Speed or Insulation? Engineering Trade-offs in Industrial Doors
The speed of a high-speed PVC door, the insulation of a sandwich panel, the transparency of Full Vision: the trade-offs behind industrial door design.
24 June 2026 Read more - Guide
What Determines the Cost of an Industrial Door?
The factors behind high-speed PVC, sectional door and dock leveler pricing: dimensions, panel, insulation, motor. Why a project quote beats a fixed list.
13 June 2026 Read more - Article
Sectional Door or High-Speed PVC Door? Which Is Right for You?
A high-speed PVC door earns its place on internal traffic, a sectional door on the external facade. Insulation, speed, location and cycle frequency decide it.
13 June 2026 Read more - Essay
The Life Cycle of a Door: From the Panel Line to the Last Spare Part
An industrial door is a product that doesn't end at delivery. An essay on production, commissioning, the cycles of the years and spare-part continuity.
24 April 2026 Read more - Article
Same Voltage, Different Class: Why a Villa Motor Doesn't Belong on a Compound Gate
One gate opens ten times a day, another carries the traffic of two hundred homes — and the label reads 24 V for both. Ask the gate its duty, not the label.
26 March 2026 Read more - Guide
EV Charging in Facility Projects: Wallbox or Portable?
Choosing an AC charging unit for car parks and facilities: the difference between a 22 kW fixed wallbox and an 11 kW portable unit, the phase question and OCPP.
19 March 2026 Read more - Essay
Sound in the Industrial Environment: The Invisible Cost of a Decibel
A 70 dB leveler, a panel that cuts 26 dB, the noise gap between chain and belt — on the comfort and communication cost of sound in industrial equipment.
12 February 2026 Read more - Article
r-tec Automation Portfolio — Integrated Solution Architecture Across Five Categories
How r-tec — a brand since 2012 — unifies its five categories (automatic doors, motors, gate automation, barriers, EV chargers) on one control board family.
7 February 2026 Read more - Article
ALKUR HPVC: High-Speed PVC Door Production Since 2008
The ALKUR HPVC story since 2008: roll-up and folding structures, motor/control options, and the verified scope of the published 2010 TÜV NORD report page.
26 November 2025 Read more - Guide
Barrier Selection Guide: Arm Length, Speed and Usage Intensity
A barrier for a car park or site entrance is chosen on three axes: arm length, opening speed and usage intensity. Dinamix, DinamixBar or WM 3000 — which fits?
6 November 2025 Read more - Guide
Periodic Maintenance for Industrial Doors: A Safety and Lifetime Guide
Periodic maintenance guide for industrial doors: why springs, photocells, motors and seals need regular checks; what stays with the user and what needs an expert.
8 October 2025 Read more - Essay
Good Automation Goes Unnoticed
Automation you notice is automation that causes trouble. From photocells to loop detectors, soft start to obstacle detection — a defence of invisible engineering.
30 September 2025 Read more - Blog
A Friday Morning at Our Hendek Factory — Production Flow Across 5,000 m²
A brief look at our Hendek/Sakarya facility from the 07:30 morning routine on: from the panel cutting line to the final pre-dispatch check, our daily rhythm.
19 September 2025 Read more - Blog
A Control Board's Test Journey — Notes from the G24 Line
What does a G24 board go through on the r-tec electronics line before shipping? Board-by-board testing and verification against five motor types, step by step.
14 August 2025 Read more - Guide
NORMTOR Sectional Door Selection Guide — Industrial, Garage and Full Vision
A practical guide for engineers and project managers — sectional door selection criteria from panel thickness to certification and track to motor (NORMTOR).
14 August 2025 Read more - Blog
Before It Reaches the Shelf: A Product's Invisible Journey
From bench test to volunteer beta field to serial production: a product's road to the shelf, and the remote control that taught us the cost of a shortcut.
5 June 2025 Read more - Guide
Choosing an Industrial Door Motor: Torque, Phase and Control Unit
How to read torque class, three-phase supply and control-unit pairing when selecting a motor for an industrial sectional door — via the r-tec SIRIUS range.
15 May 2025 Read more - Guide
Garage Door Motor Selection Guide — the r-tec PULL Family
We explain step by step how to choose between the r-tec PULL1000, PULL 1200 and PULL 1200L garage door motors by door height, weight and the rail length.
17 April 2025 Read more - Article
What Makes a Door CE-Marked? Final System and Manufacturer Responsibility
CE-marked components do not automatically make the final door CE-marked. How to read manufacturer responsibility, system scope and technical documentation.
19 February 2025 Read more - Article
Wind Resistance for Facade Doors: How to Read EN 12424 Class 3
How should EN 12424 wind-load classes be read? The scope of the Class 3 result in the NORMTOR report, matching project loads and configuration selection.
23 January 2025 Read more - Blog
Boards Burnt to Coal: One Hour Before Judging a New Product
Burnt boards came back in the return boxes and the product took the blame. Habit mistaken for mastery, and the one hour a new product is owed before judgement.
22 January 2025 Read more - Essay
The Philosophy of Made-to-Measure: Why We Don't Sell Off-the-Rack Doors
Why is the 'standard product' an illusion in industrial doors? A defence of manufacturing where dimensions are a design input — tailoring, not ready-to-wear.
5 December 2024 Read more - Guide
Dock Leveler Selection Guide — Capacity, Platform and Shelter
NORMDOCK dock leveler selection guide: 6,000 kg / 9,000 kg capacity, 2,000 × 2,500 and 2,000 × 3,000 mm platforms, hinged/telescopic lip, dock shelter pairing.
19 November 2024 Read more - Blog
The Discarded Board and the Board That Stays: Designing for Repair
A failed board is not scrap. Single-board architecture, repairs coming back through the dealer channel, and why repairability is settled at the design desk.
25 September 2024 Read more - Guide
What Do Insulation Values Mean on a Sectional Door? U and R'w Guide
What do the 40 mm sandwich panel's U = 0.604 W/m²K heat transfer and R'w = 26 dB sound reduction mean in a real facility? A guide to reading the numbers.
12 September 2024 Read more
