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I second the suggestion for Ritehite doors. I had them at a previous facility and they performed wonderfully. You can get insulated high-speed doors or a regular fabric/vinyl style door. They are not cheap, but they are, as Nick stated, a good quality an near
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> labnetwork <labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu> on behalf of Nicholas Menounos <menounos@mit.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 23, 2026 6:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Joseph Losby <joseph.losby@ucalgary.ca>; Network Fab <labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu><br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Joe,</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We we have a pair of high speed bi-parting doors (<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ritehite.com/en/am/products/industrial-doors/high-speed-doors/splitsecond__;!!DZ3fjg!9MbTe3plKreaamu0A1bCkFABhM8a0O_wklxb-0k3FszdMQnojvcKwe1n9m6hflpRb1JYuqktwUsaE9id9pfb6g$">https://www.ritehite.com/en/am/products/industrial-doors/high-speed-doors/splitsecond</a>)
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ours are very large (10’x10’ clear) and leak at the seam/floor, the fabric at the window recently ripped and we have had to replace a couple photoeye’s…But given the punishment they endure (opening hundreds
of times per day for years on end during our fitout), they have proven remarkably reliable. We run them with virtually no preventive maintenance, and they're far more robust than mechanical doors that close against pressurization.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; color:black">Hi there, we are looking for solutions for oversized doors. A suggestion was a cleanroom rollup door (link below). Have any of you used this type of product before? Are there any drawbacks
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