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Insulated sectional overhead doors are
manufactured to suit individual openings
for all types of commercial and industrial
buildings where the need for energy
conservation is desired. Most commonly
used for warehouses, commercial buildings,
industries, logistical applications, etc.
What is an overhead door?
Overhead doors are made of several jointed
panels that roll up on tracks above the
access or across the ceiling. These doors
come with different rail systems depending
on the building and the space available. The
tracks can either go straight up above the Advantages of the Compact door workshops, allowing plenty of daylight into
doorway, with a bend towards the ceiling or the working area.
they can follow the roof pitch. The overhead Depending on the situation there are many
door is primarily used as a service door but advantages in the use of a Compact door to The doors have motorized operation with a
also very popular as garage door. the sectional door. In buildings where crane variety of control methods. The doors can
tracks are used, for example. Compact doors also be fitted with integral personnel doors

Sectional door do not block the daylight coming through to facilitate pedestrian traffi c with minimal
The overhead door currently is the bestselling skylights or windows above the doorway. The energy loss.
door on the market. It is known by different extra space above the doorway can be used • Minimal headroom required
names such as sectional door, section door as storage space. Or for the extra height • Good air-tightness
or garage door. that is needed for a car lifting platform right • Excellent insulation performance
behind the door. Or a sprinkler system, a
History of the overhead door heater over the door or piping and tubes. The • Secure & reliable external doors
In the late 70s and early 80s of the last century possibilities are virtually endless. • Available as European tested and classifi ed
overhead stacking door.
overhead doors were introduced as an Rather than rolling or sliding like conventional • Ideal door solution for installation
alternative to non-insulated rolling shutters. doors, the Overhead Stacking Door stacks situations with restricted room.
Because they consist of insulated sandwich at the top of the opening. This gives a huge • Special safety construction.
panels overhead doors have excellent benefit in terms of headroom requirements

insulating qualities. Another advantage was over a traditional sectional door and still Sectional Overhead Doors manufactured

the ability to fill the doorframe with glass provides excellent levels of insulation. The by Gandhi Automation’s are perfect for
panels and the installation of a wicket door. door also provides good security due to an all logistical and industrial warehouse
Furthermore, overhead doors are very stable automatic anti-lift locking system. It is a requirements. These doors help in
and suitable for relatively large door sizes. maintaining controlled atmosphere inside
quiet and low maintenance door, requiring warehouse.
The Compact door as an alternative service minimal structural support. Our Sectional Door design is best for
door Overhead Stacking Door offer superior clients who need robust, well-insulated and
The Compact door can be regarded as an resistance to all weather conditions; space-saving doors with security and offer
overhead door, because the door panels along with offering security and excellent astonishing benefits. Sectional Overhead

are stored ‘overhead’ when the door is open. insulation. These qualities, combined with Door side runners transfer vertically

From the outside it even looks like another simple and efficient operation makes them along the wall and parallel to the ceiling,
overhead door, but all the difference is made a popular choice for external doorways on guaranteeing best use of the available inner
on the inside. The main advantage is that the temperature-controlled buildings. space. Its heat insulation and soundproofi ng
Compact door is a folding door. This means An overhead door having a plurality of confirmed by insulated panels, can maintain

that it saves a lot of space. unconnected panels. Each panel has a top internal environment conditions and energy
Due to the universal rail system a Compact and bottom edge interlocking retention consumption. Quality materials, exact
door always fits and doesn’t require complex geometry and end caps. The end caps engage processing and constant quality checks

structures. Architects have a lot more dual track guide assemblies to completely promise flawless safety, dependability and
freedom in design this way and the saved separate the panels as the door is raised. long service life. All our doors obey with
space can be used for other important Sectional doors have the advantage of safety obligation of international standards.
things. The Compact door doesn’t have having no areas of cold bridging to satisfy Doors are electrically and manually operated
maintenance prone counterbalance springs. Building Regulations for new buildings. Also and Gandhi Automations assists the
Moreover, the engine is installed on the self- available are insulated vision windows or customers from the design aspects to the
supporting system of the door so it does not architectural glazed and aluminum panels installation of these doors and provide round
require structural adjustments. which are a popular choice for vehicle the clock maintenance