Description

Vertical lift (guillotine) cold room door for high-traffic cold rooms and vehicle access

The guillotine cold room door is the vertical access solution for cold rooms and cold stores where there is not enough side space for a sliding door and the widest possible opening is needed for vehicles and machinery. The leaf rises vertically, leaving the opening completely clear, with no side rails obstructing access.

Technical specifications

  • Type: guillotine (vertical lift)
  • Polyurethane sandwich panel leaf with counterweight or balancing spring
  • Vertical guide system with side rails concealed in the enclosure
  • Manual opening with counterweight or electric motorisation
  • Obstacle sensor for safety in motorised mode
  • Perimeter compression seal when the leaf is lowered
  • Resistant to impacts from industrial vehicles

Advantages

✔ Maximum use of the opening: no side elements in the way
✔ Ideal for access by wide vehicles
✔ Fast opening and closing when motorised
✔ No side sweep: compatible with installations with limited space
✔ Uniform perimeter seal when the leaf lowers onto the threshold

Applications

Industrial cold rooms with truck or large vehicle access; cold logistics warehouses with loading docks; processing plants with large restricted-access cold rooms; installations where side sliding doors are not feasible due to lack of space.

Standards and compliance

Motorised guillotine doors comply with the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and must include anti-trapping safety devices (safety edges, obstacle sensors). In refrigeration installations, the inside emergency release requirement is met by a manual release device accessible from inside (Spanish Royal Decree 486/1997).

FAQs

Is a guillotine door as well insulated as a sandwich-panel sliding door?

Yes. With the right panel thickness and a perimeter compression seal, a guillotine door offers thermal performance equivalent to a sliding door. The key is the quality of the threshold seal and the correct adjustment of the compression closing system when the leaf is lowered.