Rugged StormMax® Entrances

Rugged StormMax® Entrances are your ultimate solution for high-velocity hurricane impact resistance and superior durability. Engineered with a robust 3/16″ wall thickness and a 2″ depth, these entrances are designed to withstand the harshest conditions, making them ideal for heavy-traffic areas such as hospitals, schools, universities, and office buildings. The Rugged StormMax® Entrances are rigorously tested to meet ASTM Large Missile Level E standards, Florida’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) protocols, and Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) product evaluations, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance for essential facilities.

Door Fabrication

Designed with heavy-duty tubular door members, these entrances feature bolted corner blocks and steel back-up plates, with two welded points per notched corner for exceptional stability and strength. The absence of exposed screws or fasteners gives the doors smooth, clean lines, enhancing both durability and aesthetics. With a range of medium and wide stile widths, as well as horizontal muntin options from 4″ to 10″ tall, these entrances offer the flexibility to meet various design requirements. Additionally, 8″ and 10″ bottom rail options are available to further customize your door designs.

Glass Fabrication

Choose between a high-performance 1-1/16″ insulating laminated glass, offering exceptional thermal performance and superior impact resistance through multiple glass layers and insulating properties, or a robust 9/16″ laminated glass option, delivering strength and security with its thick glass layers bonded by a resilient interlayer. Both options are engineered to safeguard critical infrastructure, ensuring uninterrupted operations in the face of high velocity hurricane wind and debris.

By fabricating both the glass and frame, we streamline the entire process, ensuring precision and quality from start to finish. With Rugged StormMax® Entrances, you get a high-performance solution that combines strength, safety, and architectural flexibility, perfectly suited for the most demanding environments.

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Product Features [+][-]

  • 1-1/16″ insulating laminated glass or 9/16″ laminated glass
  • Optional transom with 1-5/16″ insulating laminated glass
  • Heavy-duty tubular construction with 3/16″ wall thickness and 2″ depth
  • 3″ top rail and 8″ bottom rail
  • Single and paired door options
  • Door opening 8′ x 8′
  • Height with transom 10′
  • Medium stile 3-3/4″ sightline
  • Wide stile 5″ sightline
  • Wet glazed
  • Shear block assembly
  • Center set, outside glazed configuration
  • No exposed screws or fasteners
  • Reinforced notched corners with dual welded corner construction
  • Heavy corner shear block and steel back-up plates
  • Continuous geared hinges or butt hinges
  • Optional 4″ or 6-1/2″ top rails
  • Optional 4″, 6-1/2″, 8″ or 10″ mid-rails
  • Optional 10″ bottom rail
  • A wide range of horizontal muntins from 4″ to 10″
  • 1″ diameter push/pulls
  • Overhead concealed or surface closers
  • MS deadlock/3-point lock for single door or MS deadlock/3-point lock and flush bolts for paired doors
  • Panic devices, various options available
  • Seamlessly integrated with StormMax® storefront systems
  • Factory painted KYNAR 500/ HYLAR 5000 finishes, meeting all provisions of AAMA 2605.2-94 and AAMA 2805-98
  • Factory-anodized finishing

Product Performance [+][-]

  • Structural Load: Tested up to +/-110 PSF per TAS 202 & ASTM E330
  • Air Infiltration: 1.00 cfm/ft2 @1.57 PSF per ASTM E283
  • Large Missile (ASTM E1996 Level E) Impact and Cycling: Tested up to +/- 110 PSF per TAS-201, TAS 203 and ASTM E1886/E1996
  • Approved for Essential Facilities in High Velocity Hurricane Zones (HVHZ)

Product Testing [+][-]

Tested to Standards:

  • AAMA 1304
  • Florida Building Code TAS 201, TAS 202, TAS 203
  • ASTM E283, E330, E1886, E1996
  • Miami/Dade County

Level E Hardware Configuration:

  • First Choice FLX3690H and FLX8660H
  • Adams Rite 18543A-310 Deadlock with 4015/4016 Threshold Bolts and Calibre FB-1201-VRM Flush Bolts

Florida Product Approval (FPA) & Texas Department of Insurance [+][-]

  • Large Missile (Level E)
  • Download Florida Product Approval Evaluations & Installation Instructions below (Access documents on FPA website here)
  • Download Texas Department of Insurance Evaluation below (TDI references FPS documents, access those documents here)

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