Guide to choosing door hardware

European profile lock cylinders are the most popular type in the market. They usually have same shape but different in materials, sizes, brands especially the types of keys and locking mechanisms. The cylinder provides security functions such as anti-prying, anti-drilling, anti-shatter and anti-replication.

Installation of fire rated hinge

In order to provide customers with better and more professional services. Today, D & D hardware carried out professional training and assessment of product knowledge and technology.

Door control hardware refers to door closer, floor springs, hinges, latches, locks, door stoppers, etc., which are widely used in wooden doors, glass doors, metal doors and other door hardware accessories. Control door hardware is a kind of daily-use metal products that are extremely important to people's daily life. Floor springs and door closer are the most important part. They are generally used in public places where the people frequently accessed, such as shopping malls, office buildings, residential buildings, exhibition halls, etc. It can ensure that after the door is opened, it will remain normally open or can be closed to the initial position in time.

The mortise lock is generally used on the security door, suitable for general commercial and heavy industrial use. The D&D range of architectural locks is manufactured to the highest engineering standards and designed to offer a high price/performance ratio. They have been successfully type tested to all the requirements of BS EN12209. The following describes the various types of European mortise locks and the safety features that should be considered.

Door hinge is the most common door fitting device that connects the door frame to the door leaf and allows rotation between the two. The hinge can withstand the weight of the door without sagging the door, and allows the door to rotate freely for a long time under the lowest frictional resistance. The hinges come in a variety of materials, including zinc alloy, steel, plastic, and stainless steel. Different materials determine the scope of use of the hinge. The choice of hinges has a very large impact on the use of the door. If an improper hinge is installed on the door, it is not only difficult to play the role of the door, but serious circumstances may endanger life safety. In order for the door to maximize door hanging and gating, it is important to choose the appropriate hinge.

The stainless steel hinge is a metal connector that is seen on the door every day so that the door can be mounted on the door frame and can be freely rotated. The hinges can be seen in any place with a door, but it is often overlooked and used without a professional choice.

Door hinges, one of the hardware accessories, are used to connect or rotate the device so that the door can be freely opened and closed by hinges. There are many types of door hinges, such as fire rated door hinges, metal door hinges, European door hinges, etc. In general, the hinge is composed of a pair of metal leaves, the distance between hinge and door can be adjusted when installing .One of the characteristics of door hinge is that it can be used according to the space and the opening angle of the door, so that various doors have corresponding extension. Different doors need to pay attention to their size when using hinges.

In order to assist customers find the Right Door Opening Solutions, D&D Team often participate in Architectural Hardware Association Training, strengthen the door hardware Professional knowledge, skills and competitiveness.

In order to provide professional assistance to our customers to find the most suitable solution, we have product knowledge training every month. The trainer is a door hardware engineer with more than 12 years of work experience in the industry.