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drive enables soft acceleration and decel- eration to increase the life of the door’s operating components.


he city of Saukville, Wis.


recently added high-performance doors to their new police department building based on advice from other police departments. Just north of Mil- waukee, Saukville is one of the fast- est growing communities in the area. Prior to constructing the new facility, city planners knew the police depart- ment had outgrown a poorly perform- ing building, and the deficiencies became apparent to the police and local government offi cials.


Former Saukville Police Chief William Meloy, a 40-year veteran, and his offi cers did extensive research based on what they knew needed improvement in their facility and toured other depart- ments in the area to fi nd out what their colleagues were doing bet- ter. As current chief Jeffrey Goetz pointed out, “We learned a lot from these visits.”


“Before the architect was even se- lected by the committee, before one line was on paper, we made it clear that we wanted high-speed doors,” Meloy stated. “The fi rst thing that caught my attention was door speed. Once you see them, you get it. It is all about speed and effi ciency.” “Budgeting for these doors is important,” said Martin Van Hoof, senior associate and project man- ager at Zimmerman Architectural Studios. “It is always a matter of weighing the options.” Total cost, speed, maintenance, and customer service are signifi cant factors in the decision.


This architecturally impressive $3.9 million police facility is located in the Municipal Center in the heart of Saukville. The 18-foot-wide by 12-foot-high Rytec® Spiral® doors installed at both ends of the facil- ity enable the effi cient fl ow of po- lice traffi c in and out of the station. Each door is operated by a variable high-speed AC drive system. The


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“No one has to wait for a door to open or close—ever. If you have a serious call from a resident, the door is open and the offi cer is gone in two seconds,” noted Geotz, who was part of the research team for the new department building. The doors’ rapid 60-inches-per-sec- ond opening speed also improves the energy effi ciency of the building, help- ing to maintain desirable temperatures throughout the year. “It simply makes sense,” Chief Goetz observed. “Door speed helps contain heating and cool- ing energy. Less energy loss means lower energy costs in the summer and in the winter.”


Once the doors are closed, durable rubber seals on the door’s aluminum slats and on the connecting hinges pro-


tect against energy loss along the side and between the slats. These same gas- kets mean there is no metal-to-metal con- tact between the slats, making the door extremely quiet. Gaskets also seal gaps along the fl oor and the top of the door and the seals prevent drafts and debris from blowing in. Once the door is closed, the doorway is totally secured. Door speed also reduces the chance of doors being hit by a passing vehicle, which reduces downtime and costly damage to the door—and to the vehicle hitting it. By the time a vehicle crosses the doorway threshold, the high-speed door has cleared the doorway.


Michael Watkins is the Vice President of Marketing with Rytec High Performance Doors.


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