Category: Aviation

The Perfect Solution for Aircraft Hangars and Aerospace Facilities

Aircraft hangars, aerospace facilities and military sites demand large external doors that are reliable, long-lasting, and low maintenance.  From a safety standpoint, MAXDoors ensure protection of your aircraft, inhabitants, equipment and other valuables inside the hangar.  Designed to withstand extreme heat or cold and high windload, vertical lift fabric MAXDoors are a very reliable choice and will meet your hangar door requirements.

Reliability

MAXDoor is custom made to have fabric overlapping at the door guides providing a weather-tight seal in addition to maintaining a high windload.  The dual layer fabric door panel makes for a very energy efficient door. MAXDoor is designed for high cycle operations and operates at a high speed (up to 60” per second).

Long-Lasting

MAXDoor is made with structural steel components that provides superior overall strength.  The horizontal beam design has proven to be a strong feature for lasting durability.  Guide blocks are located at the end of each horizontal beam.  These guide blocks never need oiling and remain clean and free of lubrication. The service lift of a MAXDoor is 20-25 years.

Low Maintenance

MAXDoor does not have any belts, components or devices that could get trapped inside the door guides. If a collision occurs at the door opening, the fabric door panel breaks free from the door guides and are easily put back in place. There will be no expensive service calls or costly downtime with a MAXDoor.

Safety

MAXDoor offers intelligent controls to defend against human error. Our door addresses your safety concerns with lifting belts and a horizontal beam design limiting safety concerns.  MAXDoor also features door drop protection through redundant lifting belts.  Automated door opening/closing system eliminates human error, improves safety and productivity.

Providing a 20-25 year service life, MAXDoor is a safe and sound investment. Our door offers a high-speed vertical lift fabric door with hassle-free operation, minimal downtime, safety features and unfailing reliability.

MAXDoor is made in the USA and based in Michigan. We are here to answer your questions and reduce your overall external door costs.  To speak to a door design expert, call 248-915-5838.

MAXDoor – American Owned and Michigan Based

From Aerospace Centers in Alaska to Military Bases in Hawaii, MAXDoor is the perfect door for government and military projects.  Made in the USA and Michigan-based, MAXDoor is the right choice for large door openings.

The service life of a MAXDoor far exceeds the competition.  Ours doors are designed for the toughest of environments and will last 20+ years ensuring that government dollars are well spent.

  • A simple design ensures minimum operation and maintenance costs
  • Structural steel head members and side frames provide superior overall strength
  • Horizontal beam components provide the highest wind-load capabilities
  • Excellent environment separation by one piece, dual layer fabric curtain
  • Fabric choices include a variety of materials for special environments including high temperature, cut-proof and anti-static
  • A variety of control panel options are custom built for each door application

With any military construction, safety is paramount and MAXDoor increases protection from accidents:

  •  Increased protection with multiple lifting belts
  • Two Motor system with parallel shaft mounted gear motor
  • Two-piece door guides are free of any lifting belts or devices
  • Wireless reversing edge
  • Auxiliary hoist brake system
  • Lockable disconnect on control panel
  • PLC monitored circuits
  • Over Travel protection

MAXDoor is a leader in the door industry and is recognized as being experts in the design, engineering and manufacturing of vertical lift fabric doors and door systems.  We are available to consult on any door opening project with engineers available to design and build a door very specific to your needs.

For more information, or, to start and industrial door project contact us at sales@maxdoor-usa.com or call 248-915-5838.

MAXDoor – A Good Fit with the Aviation Industry

MAXDoor is a custom built vertical lift fabric door that stays strong in all types of weather conditions and environmental surroundings. In addition, the MAXDoor has been designed to put safety first. Airplane hangars are a huge investment, and the key factor to an efficient operation begins with the right hangar door.

Immediate access to your aircraft/helicopter is key in all types of weather conditions.

  • Designed and built for a maintained wind load of up to 150 m.p.h., MAXDoor operates like a roman shade allowing the weight and wind load to be transferred from the door panel into the door guides at every horizontal beam.
  • Slick pavement resulting from snow and ice often means collisions at the door opening.  With a MAXDoor, all traveling horizontal beams are designed to flex and give way upon impact. Beams remain intact and are easily placed back into the door guides. With a MAXDoor, there are no expensive repairs or costly downtime.

Hangar doors are important for environmental separation, and you need a door with great sealing qualities.

  • MAXDoor is custom made with fabric overlapping at the door guides providing a weather-tight condition and keeping out snow, ice, rain, rodents, dust and debris.
  • MAXDoor seals tight providing energy savings, especially in climate-controlled environments minimizing overuse of cooling and HVAC systems.

Safety concerns are always critical especially in the aviation world.

  • MAXDoors anti-collision, fully automated, fail safe door control panels minimize the possibility of human error.
  • MAXDoors lifting belts and horizontal beam design limits safety issues when collisions occur.

Your choice of a hangar door plays a huge role in the day-to-day operations at your aviation facility.  Choosing the right door for your facility is half the battle.  Let our experts help you make the best choice in designing a door for your specific application and contact us today.

High Performing Airplane Hangar Doors

Airplane hangars are a major investment and you don’t want to overlook the need for a dependable and high performance hangar door.  Hangar doors protect from the weather including direct sunlight, high winds, snow, rain, sand.  They also protect from the entry of varmints, pests and birds. You need a door with great sealing qualities.

  • MAXDoor designs a vertical lift fabric door that is ideal for airplane hangars.  The door is custom made to have fabric overlapping at the door guides providing a weather-tight seal in addition to maintaining a high wind load.

Immediate access to your aircraft is key and you can lose valuable time and money if the door is not easy to open.

  • MAXDoors operate at a high speed (up to 60” per second) and are designed for high cycle operations.  The dual layer fabric door panel makes for a very energy efficient door.

You need a door that is custom designed to be durable and efficient.

  • MAXDoor is made with structural steel components that provide superior overall strength. The horizontal beam design has proven to be a strong feature for lasting durability.  The MAXDoor does not have any belts, components or devices that could get trapped inside the door guides.  If a collision occurs the fabric door panel breaks free from the door guides and are easy put back in place.  MAXDoors require little maintenance compared to the high cost of service calls on industrial doors.

From a safety standpoint, hangar doors ensure the protection of your aircraft, inhabitants, equipment and other valuables inside that hangar.  You want a hangar door that is safe for the operator and the contents.

  • MAXDoor addresses your safety concerns with lifting belts and a horizontal beam design limiting safety concerns in real lift collisions with fork lifts or trucks.  MAXDoor also features door drop protection through redundant lifting belts.  Providing a 20-25 year service life, MAXDoor is a safe and sound investment.

To maximize your door investment,  contact MAXDoor today to custom design and engineer your hangar door.  MAXDoor is made in the USA with experience and expertise you can rely on.  MAXDoor is the only door that can provide high speed, high wind, and high cycle capability for any size door opening.

6 Reasons To Install A MAXDoor At Your Aerospace, Aviation, or Military Site

Shoot For The Moon – 6 REASONS TO INSTALL A MAXDOOR AT YOUR AEROSPACE/AVIATION/MILITARY SITE

  1. MAXDoors are engineered to meet the very specific demands of the world-class aircraft manufacturing and aerospace facilities in addition to military aviation bases. Manufactured in the USA and designed to provide a door that meets the great challenges and elevated expectations of the aerospace and aviation industry. MAXDoors are designed for all industrial door openings from 10 FT up to 100 FT!  We are specialists in customizing doors for extremely large openings such as hangar doors and crane-way doors.
  2. MAXDoors can be shipped anywhere in the world. Doors under 40 feet are shipped pre-assembled for ease of installation. Doors over 40 feet are built and shipped in modules making the door easy to fit in shipping containers and easy to install. MAXDoors have been shipped by road, rail and sea and arrive in excellent condition, ready to install.
  3. MAXDoor is a high performance industrial door that serves the aerospace industry by maintaining strength and durability no matter the size of the door. MAXDoors feature a high wind load tolerance that adds to better safety and utility cost control. Suitable for the harshest of environments, this door has been designed and built for wind loads of 150 m.p.h.  In high wind environments MAXDoor uses more robust and heavy-duty components resulting in maintained strength even in very large doors.
  4. MAXDoors operate like a roman shade allowing the weight and wind load to be transferred from the traveling door panel into the door guides at every horizontal beam. Designed to be installed on interior or exterior side of a wall, MAXDoors are self-supporting and do not put additional load onto the building. All traveling horizontal beams are designed to flex and give way when a collision occurs resulting in an easy fix and no additional repair bills. Following a collision, the horizontal beams are easily put back into the door guides and the door is immediately operational. MAXDoors provide high speed, high wind, high cycle capability for any size door opening.
  5. MAXDoor utilizes a dual layer fabric design that offers many advantages over other traditional industrial doors. The horizontal beams in the MAXDoor fabric panel are hidden behind 2 layers of fabric and gives the door strength in harsh environments. We offer fabric choices of 18, 20, 22 and 28 ounce; fire retardant material, low temperature material, high temperature material and anti-static material. In addition, alternative fabric choices are available that are suitable for many building requirements such as safety and security, radio waves, explosion-proof and environment separation.
  6. MAXDoors have been proven to save up to 50% on utility costs. The straightforward design ensures minimum operational and maintenance expense. In addition, our customers realize a significant savings on costly repairs and component replacements. Depending on the door size, a typical door repair costs $1,000.00 to $50,000. Purchasing a MAXDoor will give you a strong, durable, American made high-speed vertical lift fabric door with hassle-free operation, minimal downtime, safety and cleanliness.

Contact MAXDoor today for an evaluation and quote on a door at your aerospace, aviation or military facility. With over 35 years in the door business we can answer all your questions and reduce your overall door costs.

Military Aviation Base Uses MAXDoor

A Military Aviation Base in the great state of Hawaii recently received and installed a High Wind Load MAXDoor in a building that stores large fire trucks.

The MAXDoor is self-supporting and was shipped pre-assembled (the side frames, door guides, and headmember were all pre-assembled before being shipped) to minimize installation costs and offer an easy application to an existing building.

This type of MAXDoor can also be used for numerous applications that include:

  • Airplane Hangars
  • Fire Stations
  • Loading Docks
  • Storage Buildings housing large vehicles/equipment
  • Mines

Contact us today to learn more about how MAXDoors can help your organization.

The Best Industrial Doors for Aerospace Facilities

GO “FIRST CLASS” WITH A MAXDOOR
AT YOUR AEROSPACE FACILITY

MAXDoor, manufacturer and distributor of a USA-Made, vertical lift fabric door that maintains its strength and durability in doors from 10 feet to 100 feet.

MAXDoor – doing what it does best – building high performance industrial doors for the aerospace industry.  A MAXDoor can make the difference at your facility and here’s why:

  • Made with Steel and Components Manufactured in the USA
  • Significant Savings without sacrificing Safety and Quality
  • Specializing in Custom door sizes including Crane-way Doors
  • High Wind Load Tolerance adding to Better Safety and Utility Cost Control
  • Alternative Fabric choices suitable for many applications to handle Security, Radio Waves, Special Environment, etc.
  • High Speed Operation to maintain a Safe and Clean Environment

As government and industry partners come together to move forward with advances and dramatic changes in Aerospace technology, MAXDoor’s leadership in the industrial door sector will far exceed your expectations.  From Engineering to Manufacturing to Installation, we have the experience to deliver the highest quality solution for your industrial door needs.

Industrial Doors for Aviation

MAXDoor understands that the Aerospace Industry needs a door that’s engineered to meet very specific demands – contact us today to learn more about the benefits of choosing a MAXDoor.