When the University of Minnesota decided on a new Physics and Nanotechnology Department building they looked to Schweiss Doors for a bifold door that would give them easy, but secure access.
Star Equipment of Blaine, MN was in charge of installing a 19' 11" x 22' 8" tall Schweiss bifold liftstrap door with automatic latches and electric photo eye sensors on the physics building. The specially designed door has a rather unique application of wide glass panels at the top that nearly surround it all the way to the man door alongside it. This allows as much natural light as possible to enter the building without it being an all-glass clad door. Strong black liftstraps and two top-drive motors open the door quickly and quietly.
Randy Rennaker of Star Equipment in Blaine, MN said the door is used to bring in larger testing equipment into the building for experiments they are conducting.
"It houses a lab room and is a big experimental area; it's the only main entrance into the experiment area. We hired a person from Schweiss Doors to work as an onsite installation supervisor. Jeremy (at Schweiss Doors) was also very helpful and the doors arrived on time and in good condition. The door is very good quality and I have recommended them to others," said Rennaker.
“We hired a person from Schweiss Doors to work as an onsite installation supervisor. Jeremy (at Schweiss Doors) was also very helpful and the doors arrived on time and in good condition. The door is very good quality and I have recommended them to others.”
- Randy Rennaker
Star Equipment, Inc.
The U of M nanotechnology lab is one of the best in the nation. More than 15,000 square feet is dedicated to nanotechnology research, including a 5,000-square-foot, clean room facility.
The building houses both the University College of Science and Engineering's School of Physics and Astronomy and the Minnesota Nano Center. It also features a unique high bay lab facility for large-scale physics experiments.
The 144,000-square-foot, $84.5 million building includes 43,000 square feet for 40 modern and highly flexible physics laboratories and laboratory support space.
Over $20 million of equipment is in place and operational for optical and electron beam lithography thin film deposition of metals, alloys, and ceramic compounds annealing, oxidation, and doping of substrates wet etching and reactive ion etching optical pattern (mask) development.
More than 15,000 square feet is dedicated to nanotechnology research, including a 5,000-square-foot, clean room facility with two Class 10 bays and three Class 100 bays. With its new space, the Minnesota Nano Center will offer expanded facilities for nanotechnology applications in biology, medicine, and advanced materials.
The new building accommodates about 200 faculty, graduate students, post-doctorate researchers, and visiting researchers in the School of Physics and Astronomy and the Minnesota Nano Center. More than 100 researchers from dozens of departments in several colleges throughout the University system will also use the nanotechnology facilities in this building. In addition, about 250 people from business and organizations across the country currently use the University's nanotech facilities.
Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects, LLP, in association with Architectural Alliance, designed the state-of-the-art building, and Mortenson Construction served as general contractor on the project. More than 816 workers from various trades participated in constructing the building over a 24-month construction period.
Star Equipment, Inc. is recognized as the upper Midwest's premier stocking distributor of loading dock equipment. Located in Blaine Minnesota, Star Equipment, Inc. has been providing sales, service, parts and technical expertise to customers in need of loading dock solutions and service and for door needs over two decades.
Their attention to detail and uncompromised commitment to quality and service is truly a company culture. They are committed to making their customers operation a safer and more productive work environment while reducing the lifetime cost of ownership of capital investments.
Factory trained field technicians are prepared to offer the most responsive, courteous, and professional service found in the industry and their field service trucks are mobile workstations designed to provide complete service on demand. Door Services
Star Equipment can help with all your door needs. They offer a broad range of doors from the finest manufacturers in the industry, and will work with you to determine the ideal door solution for your needs for Bifold and Hydraulic Doors, High Speed, Sectional Overhead, Traffic, Parking Garages, Cold Storage, Fire Doors, Man Doors and Impact Doors.
For over two decades they've been installing and servicing all makes of doors. Fire door maintenance and drop testing has become increasingly important to stay compliant with current regulations and code. Service and maintenance programs are also available.
Star Equipment, Inc. is located at 2100 107th Ln NE, Blaine, MN 55449. Phone: 7637839420. For more information visit www.starequipment.com
ZGF Architects LLP, founded in Portland, Oregon, is a design firm with a focus on architecture, interior and urban design. The firm's design portfolio is intentionally diverse, ranging from transportation terminals, commercial office and mixed-use developments to corporate campuses, healthcare and research buildings, academic facilities, libraries, and museums.
In addition to receiving more than 770 local, regional, and national design awards, ZGF was honored with the American Institute of Architects' highest honor, the Architecture Firm Award, recognized for "creatively transforming client needs and aspirations into elegant, inventive architectural form, and establishing a standard of excellence and expectation of quality to which other firms aspire."
The firm has grown to include offices in Seattle, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, New York, and ZGF Cotter Architects Inc. in Vancouver, BC. ZGF's design philosophy is centered on the premise that design excellence should be reflected in each and every aspect of a building and relationship to its users, its building systems, and its cost.
ZGF west coast office is located at 1223 SW Washington Street, Suite 200, Portland, Oregon. Phone: 503-224-3860.
The automatic latching system is located at the center of the bifold door. Two top-drive motors and six liftstraps open and lock the door weather tight.
Housing both the U of M University College of Science and Engineering's School of Physics and Astronomy and the MNC, the 144,000-square-foot, $84.5 million building includes 43,000 square feet for 40 modern and highly flexible physics laboratories and support space.
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U of M physics building has clean room access with a Schweiss bifold door
Star Equipment of Blaine, MN was in charge of installing a 19' 11" x 22' 8" tall Schweiss bifold liftstrap door with automatic latches and electric photo eye sensors on the physics building. The specially designed door has a rather unique application of wide glass panels at the top that nearly surround it all the way to the man door alongside it. This allows as much natural light as possible to enter the building without it being an all-glass clad door. Strong black liftstraps and two top-drive motors open the door quickly and quietly. |
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Federales Mexican restaurant in Chicago features a fully retractable roof and Schweiss bifold doors
Nothing says summer like tacos and tequila. Chicago’s newest sprawling Federales Tequila & Tacos restaurant and bar in the West Loop offers plenty of both. Inspired by Mexico's roadside taco joints, Federales specializes in barbacoa-style tacos, starring such slow-cooked meats as pork belly al pastor and shredded beef brisket, served with warm corn or flour tortillas and taco trimmings. It truly has a vacation atmosphere featuring a fully retractable roof and two Schweiss bifold liftstrap 14' 3" x 14' 8" designer doors that open to beer garden. |
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Hangar with Schweiss bifold door has look of Texas flare
Who needs Europe? Fredericksburg, Texas in the Texas Hill Country, west of Austin and north of San Antonio, might be the next best thing to crossing the Atlantic. The region is lush, colorful and, unlike much of the pancake-flat state, dotted with beautiful green hills that are evocative of Tuscany or the south of France. Towns like Fredericksburg offer a taste of the Old World, with German-style biergartens, schnitzelhauser and a lot of wineries. |
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Big 70-foot hydraulic door opens Tennessee jet hangar
With nine locations in Tennessee and Mississippi Dr. Ron Bingham has an interesting business model requiring aircraft from his hangar in Jackson, Tennessee to visit his satellite clinics in rural areas. |
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Cubex in Calgary installs eight bifold doors
Cubex Limited of Calgary, Alberta, Canada is a busy fabrication business that underwent an extensive renovation project in order to get the best use out of their building. To do this they virtually knocked out several portions of one side of the building adding eight Schweiss bifold/liftstrap doors for easy access. |
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Pennsylvania hydraulic garage door has touch of class and a beautiful view
It's very satisfying for a business to hear from a client who mentions sincerely that he or she was equally satisfied with the service rendered as well as the product itself. It's been a highlight for Brian who says one of the best things about his new Schweiss hydraulic garage door is hearing favorable comments from people who see it. |
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Fast Fab erects CAID Industries Mid-West Structure of the year
CAID Industries called on Fast Fab Erectors, Inc. of Tucson, Arizona to do the design and building work for their new Tucson, Arizona facility, featuring metal products from Mid-West Steel Building Company.Part of the construction called for two large Schweiss hydraulic crane doors. A 30-ton crane has a lot of lifting power, but in many cases, it needs a door system to effectively do its job. |
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Glass bifold designer door serves California church expansion plans well
The Father's House church is listed at the top spot as one of the best 10 churches in Vacaville, California. It has shown amazing congregational and building expansion growth under the direction of founding Pastors Dave and Donna Patterson. The church was opened for worship in 1997 and has grown from a handful of families to thousands of attendees at multiple campuses in Vacaville, Napa and East Bay. The three locations are all within 40 minutes or less of each other. |
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Southern California Institute of Architecture selects bifold glass doors for new building
SCI-Arc in Los Angeles, California, is an independent, non-profit school offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture. It offers community design and outreach programs, and free public access to frequent exhibitions and lectures by leading thinkers in architecture. Founded in 1972, SCI-Arc is widely regarded as one of the most avant-garde U.S. architecture schools, with a reputation for pushing the boundaries of academic study. |
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Modern Winnipeg home highlighted by pine-clad bifold garage doors
A lot of planning goes into new home construction. Tom Struthers of Winnipeg, Canada extended his attention to detail right down to his garages. The Schweiss Bifold liftstrap garage doors have an enhanced appearance utilizing a vertical pine wood exterior to highlight each of his three doors. |
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A 'tall order' was a cinch for Equal Door Industries and Alberta E-House, Inc.
Equal Door Industries of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and Schweiss Doors have been in business for many years and together they have received custom orders for doors of all sizes. |
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Princeton University Energy Plant has Schweiss bifold Chiller Building doors
Princeton University in New Jersey is a place where you can find a lot of very smart people, young and old. Apparently the administration relied on its research when it decided to choose top of the line Schweiss Doors for its new Energy Plant building. The Princeton Energy Plant is a district energy facility that provides electricity, steam, and chilled water to power, heat, and cool the buildings on the Princeton University campus. The creation of the plant and the continuous refinement of its operation have had a very positive impact on Princeton's carbon footprint. |
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Barrel & Bushel restaurant and bar opens up to outside patrons with Schweiss bifold glass doors
When Barrel & Bushel, a new beer-centric restaurant at Tysons Corner, Virginia says 'Handcrafted Just for You,' they are referring to more than their location, extensive menu and beverage list, but also to the upscale surroundings in which you can enjoy a place to relax and visit. |
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Alberta, Canada hangar shines like a brand new penny
If you think the exterior of Gary Acheson's Alberta, Canada hangar looks slick and clean, you ought to see the inside- it sparkles.
Acheson and his family who own a custom home building business, finished building their new 6,000 sq, ft, wood hangar located at the Villeneuve Airport located at St. Albert, a community of 64,000 residents about 6.5 miles (10 km) north of Edmonton in May of this year. |
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American Institute of Architects chooses a Schweiss designer door for use in new Atlanta Headquarters
For more than 150 years the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has served as the voice of the architecture profession and a resource to its members in service to society. Chartered in 1953, AIA Georgia consists of close to 2,000 members distributed over seven local chapters. AIA serves as the voice of the architecture profession and a resource to its members. The vision of the American Institute of Architects and AIA Atlanta and Georgia is Driving Positive Change through the Power of Design. |
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Schweiss Doors looks to MJ Kretsinger Digital Agency
The driving force behind a successful business depends a lot on marketing. Getting the word out in a clean, well understood and concise manner to potential clients that will prove from a marketing standpoint that you are a brand name company qualified to meet all their needs. The end result gives a customer the best product on the market for them to buy or recommend by word of mouth to their friends and other business acquaintances is paramount. |
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All about doors... Big Doors
Mike Schweiss, of Hector, Minnesota, is one focused individual. Rather than devoting time and energy to a wide variety of activities and undertakings, Mike finds fulfillment in two areas of interest - doors and horses. From his point of view, everything else is pretty much a diversion. It's been that way for much of his adult life. |
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Tennessee turntable hangar has two 48 ft. Schweiss bifold doors
Rogers, who has instrument and multi-engine ratings and a Commercial Pilot Certificate, has been flying for over a decade and for the past five years in his Piper Malibu Matrix, said he and his wife, Connie, who earned her Private Pilot Certificate this year, wanted a vacation home getaway. They especially wanted a place where they could spend time with fellow aviators and where they could live closer to their airplane. The solution to that was building a new home at Big South Airpark located in Oneida, a town in Scott County, Tennessee, less than 10 miles from the Kentucky border. |
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Pilot and wife live the Alaska airventure dream
If you want to stop in for a great meal, enjoy authentic Irish atmosphere, and choose from a selection of 36 draft Irish and English beer selections you don't have to go all the way to Ireland to do so. You'll find this all at the Blarney Stone Irish Pub in West Fargo, N.D. It features a Stone Courtyard Bar area that seats 70 people with three 19'4" x 7'11" bifold glass doors that can be opened in nice weather, rain or shine. Connected to the Courtyard is a patio area that seats another 60 people. |
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Blarney Stone Irish Pub customers of West Fargo love its three glass bifold designer doors
He currently has a 1966 Cessna 180H on big tires; a 1975 Cessna A185F on Aerocet floats in the summer and Landes Hydraulic Wheel Skis in winter; and a 1964 PA-30 Turbo Twin Comanche.He currently has a 1966 Cessna 180H on big tires; a 1975 Cessna A185F on Aerocet floats in the summer and Landes Hydraulic Wheel Skis in winter; and a 1964 PA-30 Turbo Twin Comanche. |
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Tom Green's 'star-shaped' Michigan hangar home is designed for optimum use
From the air you can see that Green's hangar home is shaped like a big star. Green said he likes the Schweiss hydraulic doors because they operate smoothly and open up about 90 degrees. They allow his planes to go in easily and will accept even bigger planes to enter his hangar. Green is a money manager and financial advisor for Morgan Stanley in Flint, Michigan. He flies mainly for pleasure now, but over the years used his planes for business as well. |
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Arizona hangar has style, from the floor to the doors, and there's more to come
You probably won't see a nicer looking hangar than the one owned by Daniel Coury of Queen Creek, Arizona. He's a loyal Schweiss Door customer, who over the past year or two has ordered 13 bifold hangar doors and speculates he will be ordering 22 more in the next two years for his five-acre development holding 31 box hangars; an ongoing project at Pegasus Airpark where he now has nine hangars completed. His modern steel 80 ft. x 100 ft. insulated show hangar has two Schweiss bifold liftstrap/autolach doors; a 70 ft. x 18.6 ft and a 60 ft. x 18 ft. tall. |
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Two more huge Schweiss bifold doors delivered at Cape Canaveral
Rocket hangar doors are not your run-of-the-mill doors; there are a lot of specialized things associated with these doors that Schweiss Doors has to conform with. Their latest orders from the Schweiss Doors factory were installed on a new steel hangar at Cape Canaveral. The largest of the two is a Bifold Liftstrap door 90 ft. wide x 61 ft. tall. The second door on that shipment is 40 ft. wide x 69 ft. tall. Each of the doors is equipped with automatic latches and are windrated to 150 mph. After they arrived at the site they were clad in 26 guage sheeting and have 4-inch blanket insulation. |
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"New" Let Your Imagination Run Wild! Schweiss easy access container unit with hydraulic doors
If you need a really easy access storage unit, Schweiss Doors has the answer. These newly designed Schweiss containers are perfect for a number of uses such as safe and secure portable sheds, workshops, a mobile office, storage for farm seed and chemicals, hunting shack, band stage, food and beverage stands; it can be used for most anything you can imagine. Custom-built from the bottom up, the new Schweiss Container with hydraulic doors and specially designed cylinders for Schweiss Doors only, is unlike any other container opening system you'll run across, and it's portable. |
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Doc B's Kitchen compares Schweiss designer door to driving a convertible
The Gold Coast location features a Schweiss one-piece hydraulic glass designer door which opens wide at the entrance to the outside where customers can also enjoy their dinners sidewalk style.
"What's unique about the door is when it's open it creates this natural canopy. You can sit right up next to the window. So if its rainy or misting outside you get the benefit of the outside visual and still have the advantage of that outdoor/indoor feel," explained Bernstein. Once I saw this door, I was attracted to it and knew it was the right fit. I fell in love with it at first sight," said Bernstein. |
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Southwest Family Farms has visions of growth to meet 50,000 acres
Stan Reiss got a first-hand introduction to Schweiss Doors after talking to owner Mike Schweiss at the Schweiss booth during the Oshkosh airshow in Wisconsin. He is now happy with his 54 ft. x 16 ft. one piece hydraulic Schweiss hangar door which he put on a new 60 ft. x 60 ft. steel building with 18 ft. sidewalls nearly four years ago. The door is windrated for 90 mph, has electric photo eye sensors and is equipped with an emergency drill-driven backup system and remote opener. |
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Baja Bush Pilots guides flyers to Mexico, whale petting and more
Fly-in trips to Mexico and other destinations from Chandler, Arizona is a service offered by Jack McCormick of Baja Bush Pilots International (BPI). Since 1996 McCormick figures he has spearheaded groups of other pilots ranging from five aircraft to 117 planes on vacation destinations that normally most pilots would not try to accomplish on their own. On the average, 20-25 pilots accompany BPI on each destination that varies from three to 10 days. |
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Mobile container Bar Pod makes its debut at the 'Big Game'
Bar Pods have only been in production for about a year for research and construction of prototypes. They made their debut at the Nightclub and Bar Convention last year in Las Vegas. They are a deluxe, all-inclusive, velocity service, waste reducing concession bar for beer, wine, or mixed drinks (or all three in one unit), on tap that can be adapted to customer needs. They are equipped with the TurboTap, a patented retrofit draft beer-dispensing device made from high-grade stainless steel that slips over the end of a standard U.S. beer faucet. |
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Designer door is precise fit for Kicking Horse Ski Resort home
Located in one of the most beautiful places on the face of the earth, Golden is near six of the most stunning National Parks Canada has to offer; Banff, Glacier, Jasper, Kootenay, Mount Revelstoke and Yoho. This place has long been well loved and well used by explorers, and even more recently for skiers and outdoor summer and winter enthusiasts. Situated at the base of the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, this 3,500-square-foot residence is a gathering place for an active family of five. |
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Overseas market is booming... Schweiss 93 ft. bifold goes to Poland
The large 93.9 ft. wide x 34.9 ft. tall bifold door installed on a new steel hangar was designed for Category 4 windload and heavier cladding. If was fitted with full safety features which included autolatches, strap tension sensors, top overrides, photo eye sensors, bottom safety edge and internal and external beacon/sounders. One dozen liftstraps, rated to carry 29,000 lbs. each, easily lift and lower the heavy 93.9 ft. all-steel frame 20,000 lb. door. |
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Architect revamps his old wood hangar
If architecture is your vocation, why not use your skills to revamp your own hangar? That's what Dennis Yates, AIA, of YCH Architects in Concord, North Carolina decided to do when time came for it to get a new door in place. His dual purpose 40 x 60 ft hangar/storage building is big enough to house two planes with room to spare for a workshop and general-use storage for his practice. A strong Schweiss hydraulic 39 ft. x 11 ft. 4.75" custom made door is mounted to a reinforced door surround that is about 48 ft. wide at the front. |
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Belgian military looks to Schweiss Doors Europe for dependable bifold doors
When Belgian Airforce military personnel at Aerodrome Beauvechain needed reliable doors for their new helicopter hangars they went with the quality bifold straplift door offered by Schweiss Doors Europe in the UK. "It was a great honour to have been chosen to supply these doors to the Belgian military; they are the first Schweiss Europe has installed in Belgium despite installing hundreds of doors throughout the EU," said David Naylor, owner of Schweiss Doors Europe. |
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Overheard compliment convinces Texas hangar owner to go Strap Bifold
Hower ordered a 45 ft. 11 inch x 14 ft. 11 inch Schweiss bifold liftstrap hangar door which gives him a 12 ft. 5 inch clear opening height for his Cessna 195. He learned about Schweiss bifold and hydraulic doors through various publications, but while at the Oshkosh Air Show he overheard another person comment on how he liked his Schweiss bifold liftstrap door. "The strap system is simply the only way to go and the best system by far," said Hower, a retired dentist. "I heard a man at Oshkosh tell your agent that he loved his liftstrap door. That influenced my decision. |
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Beautiful Ohio airpark hangar accented by recessed bifold door
JT Strange and his family are in the process of building their new home alongside their just finished hangar in the Obannon Creek Aerodrome Airpark located in Goshen, Ohio. The newly-built hangar needed a big 45 ft. x 15 ft. 11" door for his Cessna 182T, which he also uses for business in nearby Milford, Ohio. |
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Dentist with a drag car likes sleek look of his Schweiss hydraulic door
You might say that Dr. Michael Stephens, a dentist since 1968 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, is enjoying the twilight of his profession. He also makes the most of his time off hobby hitting the race track. Racing is normally known as a young man's game, but Stephens, age 72, says he slowed down to get into a faster mode of racing - drag racing. |
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No more wrestling with slider doors for this Washington hangar home
John Stasny of Silverdale, Washington decided awhile back that he had enough of the four sliding doors on his hangar home. After a bunch of research, which included checking out door manufacturers, periodicals and talking to other pilots and friends he decided a Schweiss hydraulic one piece door was the only way to go. |
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Maine contractor chooses Schweiss doors for New England and beyond
Irishspan Industries of Alfred, Maine bills itself as New England's Quality Source of Steel Buildings. They are fast becoming a prime installer and promoter of Schweiss hydraulic and bifold liftstrap doors as well. [Their] most recent project was modifying an existing steel hangar for Marine Home Center of Nantucket, Mass to accommodate a large Schweiss straplift bifold door. |
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Schweiss Hydraulic Designer Doors make their debut at elegant China hotel
The architect and a project coordinator from China assigned to this lavish hotel wanted to see firsthand the workings of Schweiss Doors, so they boarded a plane in the middle of the winter to tour the Minnesota factory where their three doors were built. What they saw here, along with the information provided on the Schweiss website, reaffirmed them without a doubt that Schweiss Doors craftsmanship was up to their stringent standards. |
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Italian senior designer visits Schweiss Doors seeking insight on bifold door designs for renowned Prado Museum of Art
Nowadays, its treasures, which includes works by Rembrandt, Goya, Rubens, Velazquez and Bosch to name just a few, are exhibited in two adjacent buildings: the Villanueva Building where the majority of the works are housed, and the Cason del Buen Retiro. Founded as a museum of paintings and sculpture, it also contains important collections of other types of works visited by approximately 3 million visitors annually. |
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House of Air gives flight to the flightless; bifold door gives open air to the hangar
House of Air is an indoor trampoline park located in a historic airplane hangar at West Crissy Field in the Presidio of San Francisco, California, not far from the Golden Gate Bridge. What used to house high-flying aircraft, now houses hundreds of energetic youth-minded people, some of whom can now exercise a different style of high flight. |
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All Inside Storage hangs 130 Schweiss Bifold Doors
There's nothing much more frustrating than when you discover someone scratched or rubbed against your vehicle or aircraft because it was parked too close to another while in storage. This is what John Obradovich, owner of All Inside Storage of Indio, California, describes as "Hangar Rash." |
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Environmental design of Ontario Operations Centre has 20 Schweiss 'green' doors
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada is a 80,000 population town projected to grow to approximately 98,000 by 2026. Located north of the city of Toronto, it is part of the York Region and Golden Horseshoe of Southern Ontario. Due to these growing pains Newmarket was overdue for a new municipal operations building. For many years, the town of Newmarket’s Public Works Services, including operations (water, roads, snow removal) and parks and property maintenance, had been operating out of three buildings at two existing facilities for years. |
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SilverWing at Sandpoint offers the very best in airpark living
Such is the case at SilverWing at Sandpoint. This unique fly-in airpark community, set between Schweitzer Ski Mountain and Lake Pend Oreille, one of the West's largest lakes in northern Idaho, spans over 18 acres adjacent to the Sandpoint, Idaho public airport. This airpark has been in development since land was purchased in 2007. Now, several years later, the airpark is ready for people to move in. |
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Maine EAA Chapter gathers forces to build a new hangar
Active organizations have a way of getting things done - done on time, done on budget and done with the help of individuals and the community they live in. The worldwide Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has EAA Chapter 1210 of Biddeford, Maine in its ranks. Although relatively small they are non-the-less definitely an active "get it done" organization. |
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Canadian waters-edge floatplane and boat hangar door opens up to the great outdoors
Dryden, Ontario, Canada, is where the rugged beauty of Ontario meets the bright lights of city life. It is a vibrant urban community surrounded by the unsurpassed beauty of the boreal forest, freshwater lakes and spectacular vistas. The settlement was founded as an agricultural community by John Dryden, Ontario's Minister of Agriculture in 1895. |
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Aviation Experts in France rely on Schweiss Doors
Aviation Experts SARL is an established 15-year-old French aviation maintenance business and aerial photo survey and mapping business that services not only France and Europe but is called out to far reaching overseas locations. Its hangar and base of operations is located in Nangis, a 7,500 population commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France north-central region of France, approximately an hours drive south of Paris. |
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Schweiss hydraulic doors inducted into Louisiana Hall of Fame
The headline is a bit ambiguous, but it sure sounds good. In all actuality, there really are Schweiss Hydraulic one piece doors on the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame - they were installed there, not formally inducted, and are for functional applications, not for sporting accolades. Just the same it's still an honor for them to be in this new and long awaited sports complex where visitors from all over the world come to pay homage to their Louisiana... |
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Schweiss glass bifold door goes on exclusive New York Lexington Avenue hotel
Schweiss designer doors have gone on numerous exclusive hotels stretching from China to Europe. The latest to join this elite group is the Club Quarters Grand Central Hotel on Lexington Avenue, downtown New York City. |
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Las Vegas Irish Pub features Schweiss designer doors on its outdoor patio bar
Words on the Nine Fine Irishmen pub website point out: "We Didn't Just Import Irish - We Imported The Whole Damn Country." Inspired by a group of nine famous men who fought for Irish independence, to some, they were patriotic heroes. To others, traitorous rebels. But, on to the story... |
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Monster Schweiss doors open up for Ohio National Super Stock Champion
A 60 ft. bifold door isn't the biggest door by far ever built by Schweiss Doors, but just the same it's one heck of a big door. Shane Kellogg of Forest, Ohio needed a big door like this on his farm plus three other 40 ft. doors to store his farm equipment and his award winning pulling truck and semi that he uses to haul it to shows. |
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Most everything starts from something.... The Evolution of the One-Piece Door
Bifold doors keep getting better thanks to Schweiss Doors. With proven Lift Straps and Auto Latches the door travels up faster and smoother. Say no to cables! Schweiss Patented Lifts Straps are the latest and greatest improvements to bifold doors that have been around for years... Bifold Doors just keep getting Better! |
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Lake Tahoe beachfront watercraft rental buisness calls for Schweiss Door
Schweiss boathouse doors have a reputation of showing up at some of the most beautiful lakes in America, but perhaps the most beautiful of them all is the 989 ft. deep Lake Tahoe which borders Nevada and California. |
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Born to Fly - The Rest is History
What you see at the David Burroughs fourth generation farm north of El Paso, Illinois, located halfway between Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Chicago, isn't your run of the mill ordinary hangar - it has class, inside and out. |
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Continental Design Build puts five Schweiss bifold doors on California Executive hangars
They're long and sleek - over 60 foot long and stand 21.6 feet tall - big enough to open up for most any corporate prop or jet aircraft. Five Schweiss straplift bifold doors completed a summer order from Continental Design Build (CDBI) in Anaheim, California for new executive steel hangars they were building in Fullerton, California. |
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Skydive Midwest operations begin and end at the hangar
The fun part of Skydive Midwest's operation mostly takes place the minute you go airborne to the time you step out of the jump plane and then safely land on terra firma. That's mainly what the jumpers look forward to, however there are many behind the scenes tasks that begin and end at the all-important hangar. The hangar, a place to pack parachutes, check weather and park planes; most airports can't get along without one, and wouldn't want to. |
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