Doors / Frames & Security Hardware

Hands Free Latching

HANDS FREE LATCHING Sooo, before writing this blog, I Googled “hands free latching” and learned a lot about “proper positioning for breastfeeding.” Interesting, but irrelevant. Changing the search terms to include “door hardware” led me to products traditionally called “hospital

Hospital Professional Using Touch-Free Door to Walk Out of Operating Room

Touch-Free Door Actuator Switches

Abracadabra and Alakazam! Remember being a kid and wishing for a magic wand? Abracadabra! You could change your little brother into a frog. Bibbidy-Bobbidy-Boo! Your dog became a white horse you could ride away on. Alakazam! You could open the

Collection of Rockwood Hands-Free Door Pulls for Sale in Des Plaines

Don’t Touch Door Pulls

INTRODUCING: NEW ‘DON’T TOUCH’ HARDWARE The virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or exhales. These droplets are too heavy to hang in the air, and quickly fall on floors or

Stop the Spread!

Covid-19 can be spread by touching surfaces like door handles and exit devices which have been contaminated with this coronavirus and then touching our faces, but it is only just now becoming clear how long the virus can survive outside

Rusty Hinges: Charming or Corroded?

Rusty hinges charm collectors of vintage door hardware. Their weathered surfaces attract shoppers seeking a shabby chic look. But corrosion is a huge issue for commercial applications. When performance hinges on beating the elements, Stanley’s CB Series Weatherized Hinges are

Providing Annual Fire Door Inspections

Jim Didier, a DHI certified FDAI Fire Door Inspector, measures the clearance under the bottom of a patient room door at Mount St. Joseph’s in Lake Zurich. Jim surveyed 123 doors in six buildings on the

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