The new Smoke-Rated Acoustic STC-35 ICU Swing™ Door is the first door designed to meet the stringent demands of hospital applications. Intended primarily for interior use in the ICU and CCU, the STC-35 manual swing door features wide glass panels for unobstructed viewing of patients.
The STC-35 rated door assemblies feature hollow aluminum extruded material filled with 0.5" sponge rubber for effective sound absorption. These manual swing doors are available with a clear or dark bronze anodized finish for added protection and style. Special finishing options are available.
The idea came to Lew Hewitt and Dee Horton to build an automatic sliding door back in the mid-1950's, when they realized that swing doors had difficulty operating in windy Corpus Christi. So Lew and Dee set out to invent the automatic sliding door to circumvent the windy conditions.
Horton Automatics Inc. was formed in 1960, placing the first commercial automatic sliding door on the market and literally establishing a brand-new industry.