Features of a Cold Door

Features of a Cold Door Some products both perishable and non-perishable such as medicines, vaccinations, beverages fruits and vegetables need to be specially stored rooms where the temperature is controlled so as to retain their freshness and prevent them from going bad. The application of cold rooms is numerous which mainly includes packaging of food and beverages for both short term and long term food storage as well as for freezing. Over the years, the supply chain has become longer and the shelf life of certain products might not last that long. As result, the use of cold rooms has become very important in areas where the temperature remains to be very high. The products need to be stored in cold room if they are in large amounts. A cold room is, therefore, a walk-in storage facility. Safe operations of cold rooms in hotels, industries and also in restaurants is very important for preserving the quality of the stored goods. One will always need to customize a solution for each of the exact demands for refrigeration. The cold room doors also play a very big role in ensuring that the cold store serves its purpose. All the doors are should be available in custom made sizes for a temperature range which ranges from 0-40 degree Celsius.

Below are the main features of a cold room door:

1. Excellent sealing The door has a specially designed curtain which is filled with high-density polystyrene material.

The curtain will reflect most of the heat radiation from the surface and also ensure that heat from outside will not enter the cold room. The side guide of the door has insulation rubber in order to avoid Heat Bridge. In order to increase isolation, the door has a soft edge system.

2. Seal gasket system The majority of cold storage door manufacturers utilize a balloon type of seal that is attached to the door panel. This type of seal is subjected to wear and tear during normal operation and can be easily damaged. A good system should utilize a fabric reinforced blade seal against the top and side edges of the door panel which reduces wear and tear on sealing surfaces and reduces

damage from impact. It reduces air infiltration and moisture problems which are common in the traditional cold storage doors.

3. Fire resistance The door should prevent a fire from spreading to other parts of the building by containing the effects of heat and smoke. A good standard door should with fire for up two hours which means that it will completely limit the fire from 'growing ' for full two hours without burning out. This gives the people in the building ample time to come out of the premises and safe property from being damaged.

4. Automation The doors should have an automatic track system which is safe reliable and easy to operate allowing perfect sealing when the doors are closed. A manual and automatic operation should be available with safe and reliable electric drive units fully compliant with the latest standards.

When you want to build a cold store for storage of perishable goods it's important that you match it up with a cold door that is modern so as to increase the efficiency of the cold store in the preservation of goods.