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EPD Doors for the Mining Industry


EPD doors have been installed in over 100 mining facilities in 17 states and five countries.
Except for doors on abandoned operations, all these doors are still in operation.

  • The active applications include doors on maintenance bays and haul truck facilities that have been providing service for over 60 years.
  • Minimal maintenance was provided during the 60 year time span.
  • EPD Vertical Lift Doors with Revolutionary Safety Features and Sliding Doors are the most commonly used door styles for mining applications.

EPD 3-Section Interior Mounted Vertical Lift Door
EPD 3 Section, Interior Mounted, Vertical Lift Door
Ziegler Facility, Mountain Iron, Minnesota

     

 

EPD Four-Fold doors can be easily switched to the manual operating mode whenever power failures occur.

  • No tools are required for conversion from powered to manual operation.
  • The door panels swing open or closed with minimal force.
  • Four-fold doors automatically re-synchronize themselves after returning to powered operation.
 

EPD 3-Section Interior Mounted Vertical Lift Door
EPD Hydraulically Operated Four Fold Doors used for Mining Maintenance and Production Facilities

     

EPD Doors are used worldwide on truck shops and heavy equipment maintenance facilities providing these benefits:

  • Low maintenance requirements
  • Entire door system is fabricated from American Made Structural and Heavy Gauge Steel
  • Long lasting cable and counter balanced operating mechanism that will last 20 times longer than the spring operated system used on rollup or sectional doors.
  • Anti-friction guide rollers on door panels ensuring easy operation.
  • The doors slide smoothly, even under high wind loads
  • Abuse resistant
  • EPD doors stand up to high wind loads and extreme environmental conditions.
  • Can be opened and closed manually without tools during power outages

  • Every door is customized for a perfect fit
  • Small or Large door openings
  • Interior or exterior mounting
  • Doors are tightly sealed and can be insulated to reduce costs for facility heating and cooling
  • No floor guides for smooth traffic flow
  • Full height pedestrian doors and large vision lights can be included in the panels
  • Custom designs are available for dust control on crusher applications
 

EPD 3-Section Interior Mounted Vertical Lift Doors
EPD 3 Section Interior Mounted Vertical Lift Doors
Hibbing Taconite Maintenance Facility
Hibbing, Minnesota

EPD 3-Section Vertical Lift Doors
EPD 3 Section Vertical Lift Doors
Copper Mine Maintenance Facility
Chile, South America

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EPD Doors are Great for Mining Applications

See what Skillings Mining Review has to say about
Electric Power Door in their Article "
EPD Re-Discovering
its Roots in Mining"

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Vertical Lift Doors are manufactured with heavy structural steel and 14-gauge steel sheeting. (EPD uses steel manufactured in the USA whenever possible.)

 

 

Discover additional comparison information in EPD's "If You Don't Compare Apples to Apples, You Might Just End Up with a Lemon" Report.

 

 

EPD 3 Section Interior Mounted Vertical Lift Doors with Pedestrian Doors
EPD 3 Section, Interior Mounted,
Vertical Lift Doors with Pedestrian Doors
Hibbing Taconite Truck Shop, Hibbing, Minnesota


EPD Vertical Lift Doors Brochure

EPD 3 Section, Exterior Mounted Vertical Lift Door
EPD 3 Section, Exterior Mounted Vertical Lift Door
Empire Mine, Michigan

 

Top Mounted EPD Sliding Doors
Two Different Sizes of Top Mounted EPD Sliding Doors
Copper Mine Maintenance Facility
Chile, South America