Spartan Doors have enhanced its pivot capabilities by the concealed pivot installation in fire rated doors and frames. 

This is achieved by cutting the opening of the frame head, folding them on our CNC plasma and welding the housing on the back and screwing the faceplate on from the other side. 

This allows for fire rated double action doors to swing both ways and return to centre. Additionally, they can be used on single and double door systems. 

The doors are fitted with Kilargo FDMS-BB Bullnose meeting stiles which contain intumescent seals that swell up in the event of a fire to prevent smoke from getting through the door systems. The single doors have been tested with door leaf sizes up to 2700×1200 for up to two hours and 2500×1200 for up to four hours when the frames are installed into masonry walls and 2400×1200 for up to two hours when installed into plasterboard walls. 

The double door systems are available up to 2700×2400 for up to two hours while 2500×2400 is up to four hours when installed into masonry walls. When installed in plasterboard walls, 2400×2400 is up to two hours.

For more information on our pivot installation capabilities, contact us via email at [email protected] or call 1300 784 852.

When you get building supplies delivered to your worksite, one consideration you need to account for is how the supplies will be unloaded from the delivery truck. Freight unloading methods differ depending on the supplies, such as doors, door frames, blockwork and plasterboard.

With some freight companies, there are limits to what can be unloaded by hand, this can stop you from getting the materials needed to finish your project. Thankfully, there is a range of different methods to unload your goods from a delivery truck. This whitepaper will explain the different freight unloading methods and what type is appropriate for you.

What is the product?

Truck unloading is something you cannot avoid. Freight unloading can be done by using forklifts, cranes, a manitou and in some cases, hand unloading or tailgate unloading. The material and the available resources will change what options you can utilise on your work site.

What unloading methods are there?

1. Hand Unloading

In some scenarios, you are able to unload the truck by hand. This is usually when the items being unloaded are lightweight and of a reasonable size to unload with one or two people. You can also use a pallet jack if available to hand unload a truck. Note that in these cases the delivery driver does not assist with the maneuvering of the load. In cases where you are unable to hand unload you should use one of the other methods.

2. Tailgate Unload

Depending on the size of the load you will be able to use a tailgate unload. This is when the load is brought to the rear, or the tailgate and is unloaded from there. Note that the driver will only assist with the unloading of the load off the truck and to the ground, they do not assist with maneuvering the load from there.

3. Forklift

With most trucks and loads you will be able to unload them with a forklift. Forklift hiring is readily available and forklift high-risk licenses are common with tradesmen on site. This method is one of the simplest and highly recommended to unload a delivery truck. Note that some loads may be unsafe to unload with a forklift, this can occur when the load weight or the dimensions of the load exceeds the advised limits of the forklift. In these cases, you will need to use another method of unloading.

4. Crane

With utes and open trucks you will be able to unload them with a crane. This is suitable for very heavy and large loads or in a case when a forklift is not available. One thing to note with crane unloading is that you need to be careful of any movement restrictions or obstacles such as power lines or buildings.

5. Hi-AB

A Hi-AB is when the truck has a loader-crane on the rear of the truck that utilizes the power of the engine through the use of hydraulics. This is suitable for unloading heavy and medium-sized loads when using a forklift or crane is unavailable. Note that these have to be provided by the delivery company.

Conclusion

In conclusion, planning how you unload your building materials can make a project run much more efficiently. This is because it enables you to easily offload the materials in a safe and fast manner. It will also save time on site and stop the requirement on any redelivery fees that may occur.

For more information on freight unloading methods, please contact us today via email at [email protected] or call 1300 784 852.

When you think of blast proof doors, you normally picture large industrial or energy projects. But recently, Spartan Doors manufactured some blast proof doors for home use in NSW. The residential project also required a frame system on the property.

This residential door and frame system was our Durasteel single pre-hung door system, finished with Glavabond steel and fitted with heavy-duty Surelock McGill blast rated hardware. The system was manufactured to suit a pressure rating of 90KPA into the frame.

This was a custom engineered solution for someone building a bunker on a residential property in NSW. There were a few hardware challenges during this project to ensure the customer had the correct hardware configurations to suit the residential property. 

Our blast doors are generally used for mining and gas projects, but this job highlights the capability for blast proof or bullet proof doors for home use. We have completed a number of residential projects and continue to keep our customers very happy and give them peace of mind knowing we have a solution for them.

Don’t hesitate to get in touch to see if we can provide some assistance or security with your design. Whether it’s blast rated, ballistic rated or just a secure door for your strong room/gun safe we’ve got you covered.

For more information on residential blast and bullet proof doors, please contact us today via email at [email protected] or call 1300 784 852.

We recently manufactured multiple cyclone doors with a plastic door core. The customer required a custom door core solution because the doors were being installed at an ammonium nitrate facility in Western Australia. Because of this setting, Spartan Doors was tasked with designing, manufacturing and delivering doors that did not have any brass or timber.

The Spartan Doors design and production team came up with a plastic door core solution. HDPE was chosen as the best material because of its high chemical and impact resistance, weight and durability.

Our new-gen cyclone frames were used for this project because of the product’s increased strength and customisability. Other requirements for the cyclone doors were:

• HDPE stiles, skins and core
• Debris resistant
• Pre-hung door systems
• Internal RHS subframe
• Heavy duty hinges
• Hardware fitted HA6 Surelock McGill
• Steel cladding
• Sheeting and capping
• Designed to bolt into existing wall opening
• 3 point locking system with internal push bar (aluminium), lever external (SS) plus no key locking
• Panic bar
• Bonded Rubber Buffer (door stop)
• Doors to meet standards outlined in AS4505 & AS1170 to the following; Wind region D, Terrain category 2 and Importance level 3

For more information on our plastic door core capabilities, please contact us via email at [email protected] or call 1300 784 852.

Spartan Doors has increased its production capacity through the addition of reversible tool holders for the CNC press brake. This also improves our folding capabilities, particularly on the new generation door frames.

Other products that benefit from this installation are smaller/tighter profiles through the quick release levers that allow for fast transitions between different punches required for tighter folds. Heavier gauge frames also benefit in the same way when swapping for heavier duty tooling required for folding thicker sheet metal and even plate.

Here at Spartan Doors, we are always looking for new ways to increase capacity and deliver the best quality products with the best lead times for our customers. 

That is why we upgraded our press brake to a fully automated CNC press brake and have progressively broadened our tooling arsenal as new products required new tooling, with the latest addition being our reverse tool holders themselves. These give Spartan Doors the option of fitting our punches in reverse, significantly reducing the time it takes to fold new-generation pressed metal door frames.

The new generation frame profiles and the Frame Order Form Guide are attached below.

New Generation Non-Fire Rated Profile Guide

New Generation Fire Rated Profile Guide

Frame Order Form Guide

For more information on our production capacity, please contact us via email at [email protected] or call 1300 784 852.