How Bug Doors Overcome Loading Dock Challenges
When part of your business relies on consistently moving products in and out of your loading dock, your choice in door can make a huge impact on profits and productivity. Goff’s bug doors on your loading dock can solve plenty of common problems you are experiencing.
Here’s 4 loading dock problems that can be solved with bug doors:
1. Productivity loss from opening and closing the door all day
Metal doors can be extremely slow to open and close and could even become a bottleneck to operations. After all, you don’t want to just leave the door open all day. However, our mesh bug doors can be fitted with high-powered motors that allow them to open and close within seconds to maximize productivity in your facility.
2. Choosing between ventilation and insects
Warehouses can easily become stuffy and difficult to work in, potentially making it difficult for your employees to work through if the temperatures are high enough. The problem is trying to achieve ventilation without letting bugs, pests and other potential contaminants into your warehouse. Bug doors are made to block those insects, while allowing natural airflow into your facility, creating a more comfortable work environment for your employees.
3. High energy costs
Another big bonus to utilizing bug doors in your loading dock is that they can significantly lower energy costs, particularly where air conditioning is concerned. The airflow our doors provide can reduce the need to run climate control within the warehouse, ultimately leading to lower energy bills. Not to mention our mesh provides a 65% shade factor eliminating sun exposure.
4. Expensive damage to doors
If, for example, a forklift accidentally runs into a heavy metal door, that’s going to leave a mark. The forklift, the door, or even both could be damaged, and that will get expensive to fix. Goff’s bug doors are designed to easily pop off their rails if an impact occurs and will auto reset itself back into its tracks. If damage happens to occur, swapping panels is easy and inexpensive to do on Goff’s doors.
Goff’s is here to help.
Our team at Goff’s Enterprises is here to guide you in choosing the highest quality door for your application. Start your project today by filling out our quote request form and getting in touch with our High Performance Door experts!
3 Big Advantages of Clean Guard
Wash Down your Facility with Ease
Goff’s Clean Guard door was designed & manufactured specifically for wash down purposes. This door delivers maximum up-time and productivity, while protecting areas from overspray and contamination. Our wash down door also:
01. Stands the Test of Time
Our wash down door is built with all non-corrosive, wash down ready material to take on your daily wash down tasks. Clean Guard is made with stainless steel components, fiberglass wind bars & chemical resistant PVC side guides to protect your door against any rust or deterioration, ensuring it lasts for years to come. Furthermore, it’s IP67 photo eye safety sensors and smart control system are specifically designed for wash down applications to stand the test of time.
02. Comes Standard with Premium Features
We believe all doors should perform to the highest of their ability without costing extra, that’s why Goff’s doors come standard with features other companies charge for. To provide environmental separation & prevent contaminants from gathering on the door’s inner components, we include a full width roll cover on all doors. Our wash down door is made with durable vinyl and clear PVC for visibility that can be easily and affordably replaced if ever needed. An auto-close time is included to ensure your space stays separated, minimizing wasted energy and cross-contamination. Lastly, our durable fiber glass wind bars won’t take a set or kink if impacted, always returning to their original shape. Goff’s standard premium features keeps your door running its best.
03. Rapid Utilization to Maximize Productivity
Since wash downs are required to happen so often, we designed Clean Guard to be fast & efficient to deliver maximum productivity in your facility. With the option to operate your door at 20″/sec or 42″/sec, our IP65 wash down rated motor and NEMA 4X Intelligent Control System with Smart Touch Screen will always reliably run your door when needed so wash down is a breeze.
Goff’s is here to help.
Our team at Goff’s Enterprises is here to guide you in choosing the highest quality door for your application. Start your project today by filling out our quote request form and getting in touch with our High Performance Door experts!
22 Doors Shipped in 5 Days
Have a crazy customer request? We can help.
Nearing the end of 2020, a large medical provider near Hartford Connecticut began setting up several drive through COVID testing sites. Using outdoor tents, they were looking to use high speed vinyl roll up doors at the entrance and exit. These doors not only make it easier for test givers to do their job safely, but also block out some of the cold weather and elements in the tent for a more comfortable testing environment.
Their request? 22 doors to outfit the tents. The challenge? They already had all the tents set up, and needed a door solution within a week to begin testing for their area! Most other door manufacturers would have said this was impossible, but at Goff’s, we pride ourselves in our ability to do everything possible to meet our customer needs. We worked with one of our local distributors to specify exactly what they needed to improve testing conditions, and got to work manufacturing their doors for their outdoor testing sites in record time.
Within just 5 business days, this project went from a signed order to the shipment of 22 doors, and the customer couldn’t have been happier. “They were actually impressed that we were able to work with them on their schedule,” said Greg Sliva with American Overhead Door, Inc., the distributor who handled this job.
“They were extremely appreciative and impressed with how fast Goff's manufactured the doors.”
Now that these sites are up and running, Greg is busy working with the hospital system to set up additional testing and vaccine administration sites. At Goff’s, space separation systems and high performance vinyl doors are our specialty, and our mission is to go above and beyond to deliver more than you expected. “Everything was labeled well, everything was organized, crated well, it just worked out really great…” recounted Greg after the project. “The tech support was awesome as well after the fact… All aspects of the job went well from the very beginning, so it was great working with you guys.” 5 days, 22 doors. Goff’s delivers more than you expected!
Have a crazy customer request, tight deadline, or outside-the-box project? Contact our team, we’re here to partner with you to grow your business. Goff’s delivers more than you expected!
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