Von Duprin Commercial Door Hardware

Do Your Commercial Doors Suffer From “Door Abuse?” Upgrading to a Von Duprin XP Model

Commercial doors often take a beating, and some even more than others.  “Door abuse” is common in schools, community and recreation centers, church buildings, sports complexes, and any place else you might find a combination of high traffic and high energy human forces.  “Door abuse” is a tongue-in-cheek way to describe commercial doors which are prone to being bashed into and thrown open with large amounts of speed and force.  This type of abuse can lead to wearing and breakage of hardware, deterioration of the door frame, damage to surrounding walls and wear and tear on door stoppers.

A well-designed commercial door in one of these abuse-prone areas will be manufactured to absorb some of this extra force.  However, the door hardware often suffers the most, leading to quick wear and costly frequent replacements of parts or entire units.

This is one reason Von Duprin created its XP exit device model.  The Von Duprin XP 98 Series rim device takes the original 98 Series device one step further, creating a product that will not deteriorate under “door abuse” in high traffic, high energy buildings and areas.  The XP 98 has an added innovative latching concept.  The latch bolt and strike design in the XP 98 increases static load force resistance.  This keeps doors from being pushed or pulled open too violently, offering a small level of resistance to being “flung” open forcefully.  In fact, it provides over 2000 pounds of static force resistance, without making it unduly difficult for doors to be opened.

The Von Duprin XP 98 Series Rim/Exit Device, available from Popular Hardware.

Fortunately, the XP 98 Series is made to fit within the foundation of existing Von Duprin 98 Series commercial door hardware.  This means that doors already outfitted with this series need not replace entire units in order to upgrade to the XP.  The XP part is merely substituted for the regular 98 series rim device.  This reduces cost as well as the labor involved in replacement.