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Schweiss Hydraulic Doors
AVIATION DOORS
COMMERCIAL DOORS
AGRICULTURAL DOORS
SCHWEISS HAS THE BEST PUMP AND DOOR ON THE MARKET
SCHWEISS DOORS HAS TAKEN EXTREME PRIDE IN INTRODUCING ITS NEW POWERFUL RED AND GREEN POWER PUMPS TO THE WORLD.
From the minute you press the control button on your handy remote control, you'll be amazed at how this door functions. It's everything you want it to be and more.
The unit has all the bells and whistles and comes with single or 3-phase electrical components. Easy to read psi pressure gauge, service filter and fluid temp gauges let you know that the door is always working properly and at full capacity. Everything is in one compact hydraulic pump unit powered by 2, 3, 5 or 10 horsepower motors to safely lift even the smallest or heaviest doors and seal them tightly.
The Schweiss Safety Advantage allows the door to lock up and down or safely lower or raise your door in case of electrical failure. Each unit comes with a standard tractor hydraulic hookup, lower the door at any time, very handy for agricultural or industrial applications. Special designed built-in manual override allows the operator to lower the door in case of a power outage. Battery backup features use a DC battery or drill to operate the door in either direction in case of an emergency, giving you a superior backup system for your door and peace of mind.
A WELL THOUGHT-OUT DESIGN... RED POWER PUMP... ONE OF A KIND
They're powerful... We're talking THE most Efficient Pumps with standard motors designed ready to lift any size door, at any time, all the time!
- They're Reliable... Safe, Carefully Designed Hydraulic Pumps that operate at 95% efficiency.
- They're Quiet... This amazingly smooth, quietly operating pump system.
MOUNTING STYLES:
Over the years Schweiss factory engineers rolled together customer comments, combined with high-tech design knowledge and experience to come out with perfection in a compact pump unit ready to be mounted anywhere you want it.
• Wall Mount • Floor Mount • Under the Bench • Back Room
AVIATION DOORS
AVIATION DOORS
COMMERCIAL DOORS
COMMERCIAL DOORS
AGRICULTURAL DOORS
AGRICULTURAL DOORS
ALL-STEEL
HYDRAULIC DOORFRAMES
- DOOR'S SUBFRAME ADDS EXTRA BUILDING SUPPORT
- SCHWEISS CUSTOM DESIGNS EVERY DOOR
- DOUBLE PUSH TUBES
- MORE HINGES . . . STRONGER DESIGN . . . BETTER DOOR
HYDRAULIC DOOR ADVANTAGES
- FASTER OPENING SPEEDS
- QUIET, SMOOTH OPERATION
- BIGGER, BETTER CYLINDERS
- LESS MOVING PARTS
- LESS HEADROOM REQUIRED
- EASY TO INSTALL
- LOW MAINTENANCE COMPONENTS
- NEVER USES WOOD ON A STEEL DOOR
ALL-STEEL DOORFRAMES ARE BETTER!
Schweiss Uses All-Steel Members
Strong Welded Connections... The Best
Internal Truss on this door External Truss is available
ALL-STEEL
BETTER CONNECTIONS
CLEAN DESIGN
SCHWEISS NEVER USES WOOD ON THEIR HYDRAULIC DOORFRAMES
WHY WOULD ANYONE USE WOOD ON A MOVING DOORFRAME ?
Did you buy an all-steel door? Did you expect to get wood on your steel door? Substituting wood in place of steel doesn't add structural value to the doorframe. It makes for a poor connection and weaker doorframe assembly. Wood may shrink over time and may split. Tec screws used to fasten wood to the doorframe may wiggle loose over time weakening the connection.
BUILDS A BETTER DOOR!
Doors Include
Spherical Bearings
"No one else in the industry offers this unique feature" only available on Schweiss Doors...
Doors are always Moving and Flexing
Spherical bearings reduce stress and wear on the cylinders, cylinders pins and clevises during operation "No one else in the industry offers this unique feature" only available on Schweiss Doors...
Hydraulic doors are large in size and just like an airplane wing, the doorframe flexes during operation. The hydraulic cylinders on each side of the doorway are connected to the doorframe and the building using spherical bearings. The spherical bearings accommodate the flexibility of the doorframe while at the same time allowing the cylinders to raise and lower the door without binding on the hydraulic cylinder pins and brackets. Spherical Bearings on both ends of the cylinder allow the cylinders to stay straight through the full range of motion.
Allows for Flexing
Stays Straight
Allows for Flexing
Strong Words from our Customer
"Soon as I saw understood the spherical bearings design it was a no brainer. I was immediately SOLD on the Schweiss Hydraulic Door!"
Rod Stays
Straight
Pins have even
forces on them
when the door
is in any position
Lower teardrop
plate is mounted to
moving doorframe
Lose no headroom... More clearance
Robust hinges... with grease zerks
Every doorframe has a self-supporting subframe
Double push tubes for added strength
Fast and easy to install
SCHWEISS QUALITY
ONLY FROM
HINGE DESIGN ...
Better
"OUR NEW WRAP-AROUND HINGE DESIGN SETS THE NEW STANDARD FOR HYDRAULIC DOORS"
Schweiss doorframes are designed with double push tubes that are tied directly into the wrap-around hinges that connect both vertical push tubes directly to the header tube. The advantage of double push tubes is that forces of hydraulic cylinders are evenly distributed to the doorframe and the wrap-around hinges.
"There have been hydraulic doors with hinge welds that failed, literally tearing off the doorframe and destroying the door," Schweiss says. "Our design team provided a more durable wrap-around hinge with grease zerks that are accessible without removing the top rubber seal."
Wrap-Around Hinge Design
Self-Supporting Framework
Double Push Tubes Tie directly into
the hinge assembly
( Patent Pending )
THE STRONGEST HINGES ON THE MARKET!
SCHWEISS ENGINEERED A NEW ROBUST HINGE DESIGN
Robust Center Hinges
Tubular Self-Supporting Subframe and columns
Robust End Hinges
GREASE ZERKS ON ALL HINGES
Doorframe
Wrap-Around
Hinge Brackets
DOUBLE
PUSH TUBES
Patent Pending
Stronger doorframe!
EVERY DOOR HAS ITS OWN SELF-SUPPORTING SUBFRAME
Schweiss hinges distribute the door loads evenly across the self-supporting subframe greatly reducing stress on the building structure
WHAT DOOR CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING...
• "The hinges sold me."
• "The Schweiss team hit a home run by putting grease zerks in their hinges."
• "Now that's a Serious Hinge, You guys have it figured out!"
• "Oh my, nothing comes close to it. Professionally done!"
• "Nothing on the market will even come close to the Schweiss hinge design."
Strongest doorframe on the market!
Removable hinge pin
GREASE ZERKS ON ALL HINGES
Hinges can be greased from underneath the door
TRIPLE PUSH TUBES
TRIPLE PUSH TUBES
ROBUST END HINGES
Removable hinge pin
Wrap-Around Hinge Brackets
Tubular Self-Supporting
Subframe Header and Columns
Heavy Duty Schweiss Hinges
( Nothing like it on the market )
The Schweiss Hinge Design vs. The Competition
The Schweiss hinge design is far superior to the competition. The Schweiss design, with the extra long pin, not only reduces the stresses in all the components of the hinge, but it spreads the forces on a narrow section of the door. The Schweiss design is so much more robust than the competition’s design.
The Only Door With Wrap-around Hinges
Grease Zerks on All Hinges
Double Push Tubes
Patent Pending
Stronger Doorframe
Unique Schweiss Design
Wrap-Around Hinge Brackets (RED)
Better Connection
More surface area
Ties into the header tube
The Schweiss Advantage
Wrap-Around Hinge Brackets (GREEN)
Better Connection
Ties into the vertical doorframe
The hinge makes the door... so it had better be STRONG!
The weight of the door and hydraulic forces exert loads on the hinge while the door is operating
The unique hinge design incorporates heavy hinge plates that wrap around each vertical push tube for added rigidity. Without this wrap-around design, the doorframe members can be overstressed and begin to tear apart from door weight and hydraulic forces over time. This won’t happen with a Schweiss Door!
Hydraulic doors operate with one set of top hinges. These hinges need to be strong enough to support the door weight and the hydraulic cylinder forces when opening; unlike a bifold door that shares the load between the top hinges and the center hinges.
Hinge Surface Area
It’s all about surface area. The more surface area you have in the hinge design, the lower the stresses will be in all the components. The Schweiss design has almost twelve times the surface area of the competition. It will far outlast the competition, no matter what size door.
SCHWEISS HINGES are Superior
More Hinge Points
More Surface Area
Stronger Hinges
Greasable Hinge Pins
Removeable Hinge Pins
Better design
The Schweiss robust hinges are designed to withstand the door weights and hydraulic forces of the cylinders as the door opens. Your door is only as good as its hinges! Take one look at the Schweiss hinges and you will clearly see the workmanship, strength and functionality of each hinge. The Schweiss hinges are bigger... stronger... heavier.
Greater Hinge Surface Area
Greasable Hinges vs. Bushings
The competition uses thin-wall bushings that they claim are “no maintenance”. That is, until you have to replace them because they have worn through.
Thick
Greasable Hinge
Greasable Hinge
Schweiss Design Heavy Wall
Grease Zerks
Schweiss hinges can be easily greased for longer hinge life.
SCHWEISS is the only manufacturer to offer hinges that can be greased from underneath the door without removing the top weather seal.
No Oilite bushings to wear thin.
Removable Hinge Pins...
Removable hinge pins are a better design...
They are never welded in solid on a Schweiss door.
We take no shortcuts...
All hinge pins are removable.
Other Brand Hinge Designs
See Below...
Style A
Greaseless Bushing
Less Hinge
Surface Area
Thin-Wall Bushing
Wear thinner over time
Extremely difficult and costly to replace
worn out bushings & pins that are welded on
There’s nothing to gain with
these lighter hinges
1" - Surface area
1" - Welded in hinge pin
Other Designs
No Grease Zerks
Welded Hinge Pins
Lighter Weight
Schweiss Design
Grease Zerks
Removable Hinge Pins
Superior Design
Super Strong
Style A
Non-Greasable
Impossible to grease
Greaseless bushings wear thin over time
Greaseless hinges
are not a solution,
just a short cut!
Hinge Pins
Non-removable
Difficult to maintain
or repair
Lighter Hinge Design (Not a Schweiss Design)
Style B
Outdated
Surface welded
Weaker connection
Known failures
This style hinge has been tried before and didn't hold up!
Poor Hinge Design (Not a Schweiss Design)
You Usually get what you pay for!
Getting the Cheapest Door on the Market
Only Gives you a "Cheap" Door!
Large Cylinders open Large Doors
Strong, Beautiful, Functional
Double Push Tubes for Added Strength
Self-Supporting Subframe on Every Door
Schweiss Quality
