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Fire In Hells Kitchen
We all know that kitchens can be hot and busy places and the possibility of fires is a real risk. With many years of experience in the design and production of Fire shutters Industrial door Engineering realised that it was important to provide a reliable and aesthetic solution. The use of tubular motors for discrete operation of security shutters had been well proven, but as they form an integral part of the door construction, and the need for operation in the event of mains failure it was going to be a difficult to use tube for motors for fire shutter applications. Following many months of development the Sentry tube motor shutter was the first tube motor shutter in the UK to be approved by BRE, (Building Research Enterprise) the independent body ensuring that the product meets the required standard for fire protection. Although the product had sold successfully for a number of years IDE felt that they could achieve greater success by improving the product and in particular the control panel. When Industrial door Engineering decided to improve their 1 hour tube motor fire shutter they looked to Motion Systems for help. The brief was simply put • Make the product easier to install • Improve the capacity of the control panel to operate larger shutters which may be developed in future. • Improve the standby capability of the product • Ensure that the product remained competitive. If Motion Systems could achieve this then it offered good opportunities for both companies. After several months of development Motion Systems produced the new Sentry Shutter control panel. Because the Sentry Shutter is a steel construction it can be used for security applications. Following the introduction of the new Sentry control panel, IDE’s Ray Bassett said ‘The new Sentry Control Panel represents a significant product improvement’. With all the improvements the Sentry Shutter is now ready and better for the trade.
Friday 26th of January 2007