Cereal manufacturer in door investment
September 1st 2010 Breakfast cereal manufacturer
Mornflake has installed a
number of doors from Union
Industries.
Soon after the installation of the
first Bulldoor at Mornflake's Crewe
facility, the company quickly ordered
a further five doors after they were
impressed by the effective operation
and the benefits offered in the short
period of time since it was fitted.
The five Bulldoors and one
Matadoor have been fitted to
various external and internal
openings around the factory and
support Mornflake's strict hygiene
standards.With a 1.6 metres per
second operating speed, the doors
help prevent the ingress of dirt and
dust as well as discouraging birds
and vermin from entering the
buildings.
Handling continuous forklift
traffic, the doors are mainly
activated by induction loop sensors,
which are positioned in the floor to
either side of the openings. Each of
the doors can also be manually
operated by different types of push
buttons to allow for safe pedestrian
access.
In common with the entire
Matadoor Range, the doors feature
Union's highly-regarded Crash-Out
& Auto-Reset facility, which ensures
that they remain operable if the
bottom beam is hit by a speeding
vehicle. This proven system, which
has been on Union's doors for
almost 20 years, reduces repair costs
and guarantees minimal downtime.
In addition, they are supplied as
standard with fire-retardant and
anti-static door blades and also antibacterial
powder coating to the
steelwork of the doors, both of
which are beneficial features for all
working areas, but more-so within
food manufacturing environments.
David Baxter, operations director
from Mornflake, says: "We were
instantly impressed with the first
Bulldoor so we quickly identified
where other Union doors could
benefit the operation of our facility,
and wasted no time in purchasing
the other doors. The high quality of
their manufacture and minimal
maintenance requirements ensure
that they do not reduce productivity
at the factory."
Neil Irwin, sales engineer at
Union Industries, adds: "The
Matadoor Range is very popular,
especially in food manufacturing
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