Every opening is an energy loss
A chilled or frozen area loses its differential through the door. Open time and seal quality are the whole specification.
Industry
Cold Chain & Food Processing
Holding a temperature differential across an opening that never stays shut.
01Industry challenges
What makes these openings hard
Washdown environments
Food areas are hosed and foamed down. Painted steel and open chain drives do not survive that; stainless frames and enclosed gearing do.
Condensation and ice
Warm humid air meeting a cold surface produces condensation, then ice, then a door that will not seal.
Hygiene as a design constraint
Surfaces have to be wipeable and free of ledges that collect residue — that rules some constructions out entirely.
02Recommended solutions
Products specified for cold chain & food processing
High Speed Doors
High Speed Rigid / Insulated Door
Double-skin insulated rigid panels up to 5,000 × 7,500 mm, opening at approximately 1.2–1.5 m/s under PLC, inverter and encoder control.
2 configurations
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Rolling Shutters
Insulated Rolling Shutter
Double-wall aluminium, GI or steel slats with an insulating core, in standard, thermal and industrial configurations, for warehouses, food and temperature-controlled areas.
3 configurations
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High Speed Doors
High Speed Roll-Up Door
Flexible PVC curtain rolling onto a drum above the opening, up to 5,000 × 5,000 mm, opening at 0.8–2.5 m/s under PLC, inverter and encoder control.
3 configurations
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Loading Bay
Dock Levellers
Hydraulic dock levellers with 2000 and 2500 mm platforms, working above and below dock level, on a 14 mm tear plate deck rated from -35 °C to +50 °C.
2 configurations
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Loading Bay
Dock Shelters & Dock Houses
Aluminium alloy dock shelters and dock houses rated above force 10 wind with a 10–20 year service life, for heat retention and weather protection.
3 configurations
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Fire & Safety
Fire Rated Sliding Doors
Automatic sliding doors with HPL, painted steel or powder-coated aluminium leaves, lead-lined options and glazed vision panels, for hospital, clean room and cold store openings.
3 configurations
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03Engineering considerations
What to settle before you order
- 01
Specify the temperature range on both sides of every opening, not just the cold side.
- 02
Decide whether the door is inside the washdown zone; that determines frame and drive selection.
- 03
Insulated shutters and rigid panel high speed doors hold a differential that a fabric curtain will not.
- 04
Cold store and freezer room doors themselves are not currently a confirmed Standard Automation line — ask us and we will say so plainly.
- 05
Plan for the drive to be outside the wet zone wherever the layout allows it.
Typical applications
- Chilled and ambient area separations
- Food processing hall throughways
- Temperature-controlled dock bays
- Washdown area openings
- Compartment openings in cold storage
Get in touch
Specifying for a cold chain & food processing site?
Send the opening details and the constraint you are working against, and we will come back with a specification.