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This section provides an overview for equipment hatches as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 34 equipment hatch manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked equipment hatch companies as of April, 2025: 1.J. R. Hoe & Sons, 2.Acudor Products, Inc., 3.Industrial Ladder and Scaffolding, Inc..
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A machine hatch is a specialized door for bringing large pieces of equipment into a building.
In laboratories and factories, the construction of the roof does not necessarily proceed after the equipment is brought in. In most cases, the equipment is brought in and installed after the building is completed. Therefore, a special route is necessary for equipment delivery, and a special door for access to the inside of a building or underground is called an equipment hatch.
Equipment hatches are used only for loading and unloading equipment.
Therefore, equipment hatches are used only when a factory or research institute is being set up or when there is a major equipment renewal.
People are able to enter and exit through equipment hatches, but opening and closing them is difficult because they are usually sturdy, heavy doors.
In addition, equipment hatches to the basement are basically not accessible by stairs, but by chain blocks or winches, so it is very difficult for a person to enter and exit the basement through a machine hatch.
Equipment hatches are designed at the same time when designing a factory or laboratory building. They are basically a part of the building.
Therefore, when constructing a factory or laboratory, it is necessary to make a list of what kind of equipment will be placed in it.
It is meaningless to build an equipment hatch if it is not possible to put the equipment into the hatch, so knowing material dimensions beforehand is important.
Similarly, the equipment hatch used to bring the equipment into the basement needs to be accurate in weight, as it is usually equipped with a special winch, chain blocks, and maintenance races for moving the equipment. If they are used in excess of their weight capacity, a major accident could occur.
Similarly, the location of the equipment hatch is also very important. If the equipment hatch is to be used as an outdoor loading door, a large space is required. If the equipment hatch is to be used as an entrance to the basement, it needs to be located in the loading corridor. However, if it is an aisle and a forklift may be used, the load capacity should be considered.
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Electric Power Door, started in 1923 and based in Hibbing, Minnesota, is a custom door manufacturer that builds several types of doors, including vertical lift, four-fold, and craneway doors. The company’s blast-resistant doors can be provided with optional equipment such as fire protection, sub-frames for embedding, or sealing capabilities. The company makes these doors for the United States Military, and the common ones are vertical lift, swinging, and sliding styles. Its four-fold doors can be equipped with automated controls for loop detectors, photo eyes, and card readers. The doors can also be custom-designed with decorative panel sheeting, louvers, or grills.
J. R. Hoe & Sons, founded in 1909 with headquarters in Middlesboro, Kentucky, USA, is a manufacturer of iron castings and metal fabrications. The company's product line includes manhole frames and covers, catch basin inlets, downspout boots, and pavement riser rings. These products are used on public and private roads and public spaces. It also produces fabrications for infrastructure projects, and the company's completed projects include highway bridges, light rail, airports, and water treatment facilities.
Acudor, based in New Jersey, United States, and established in 1976, is a manufacturer and supplier of access doors and related construction products, serving the construction industry. The company provides access to a wide range of products, including doors for walls, ceilings, floors, roofs, and more. It excels in fabrication capabilities, incorporating cutting-edge techniques such as shearing, saw-cutting, CNC turret punching, stamping, laser cutting, precision brake forming, drilling, and machining. The company creates products from an array of materials, including steel, stainless steel, aluminum, and more.
Babcock Davis, Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of specialty building and access products that was established in 1948 and is headquartered in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, USA. The company specializes in the design and production of multiple products including Access Doors, Entrance Mats and Grilles, Fall Protection, Fire Protection Specialties, and Floor Doors. Its products such as roof hatches, smoke vents, and stair treads are used by several industries, as diverse as commercial construction, industrial, and institutional. The company also offers a wide range of services, including engineering, and installation.
Solar Skylights, established in --- and headquartered in ---, operates as a distributor specializing in skylights, sun tunnels, and roof windows. The company's product range includes solar skylights, electric skylights, manual skylights, fixed skylights, roof windows, and more. These products find applications across a wide range of sectors, including hospitals, banks, schools, office buildings, and various others. The company offers products from brands including VELUX, Acudor, Babcock-Davis, Fakro, VELUX Sun Tunnel, and more.
Market Makers, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, and established in 1990, is a supplier of roofing materials, serving both residential and commercial needs. The company offers a wide range of roofing solutions, including elastomeric roof coating, roofing sheets, shine mats, waterproofing membranes, modified bitumen, and more. It also offers a range of residential roof types, including standing seam and metal roof panels, metal Spanish tile, and self-adhered underlayments. The company provides products from brands such as Karnak Coatings, US Ply, Carlisle WIP, Northwest Roof Tile and Metal, Hickman Edge Systems, and others.
AmeraProducts, Inc., established in 1991 and headquartered in Beaumont, Texas, operates as a distributor specializing in residential and commercial washroom accessories. The company offers a range of products, including air fresheners, bathroom stalls, hand dryers, medicine cabinets, restroom signs, and more. These products cater to diverse applications, spanning hospitals, banks, schools, office buildings, and various other settings. The company represents brands such as Saniflow, American Dryer, World Dryer, Dolphin Solutions, Koala Kare, and more. It is a US Federal Contractor Registration-Verified Vendor.
R&S Manufacturing and Sales Inc., based in Santa Paula, California, and established in 1964, is a supplier of roof accessories and building products tailored for pre-engineered building contractors. The company offers a range of products, including metal building roof curbs, roof hatches, smoke vents, powered ventilation, and roof walkways and handrails. The company participates in various certification programs, such as Underwriter Laboratories for smoke ventilators, AAMA/NFRC/ Miami Dade for daylighting products, and AMCA for louvers.
Nystrom Building Products, founded in Minneapolis, MN, in 1948 is a supplier of building products such as Expansion Joint & Compression Seal Systems and Access Doors & Panels. The company's product range includes full lines of lumber, plywood and sheathing, masonry supplies, decking materials, windows and doors. Their products are used in Commercial Spaces, Construction, Commercial Buildings, industrial Automation and Office Spaces. The company also provides services including national distribution, product selection, customized services, technical support and customer service.
SAYFA GROUP, founded in Australia in 2002 is a manufacturer of height safety and fall protection solutions. The company offers an extensive selection of full-body harnesses and lanyards designed for various applications, from construction to maintenance work, a line of anchor points and anchor systems that enable safe and secure attachment for fall protection equipment and guardrail and edge protection solutions are designed to create a safe working environment along edges and open sides of structures.
MSU Mississauga Ltd., which was founded in 1977 and is located in Mississauga, Canada, is a manufacturer of safety climbing products, such as ladders, climbing rungs, and more. The company makes access hatches, access handles, and climbing rungs for its customers. It also provides custom fabrication products, ladders, railing systems, and safety platforms. Its access hatches are designed to be cast into or bolted onto round concrete structures such as pumping stations or leachate collection structures where water or liquid infiltration is not a concern.
SolarTown, established in 2009 and headquartered in Wrightwood, California, operates as a supplier of solar-powered products, including solar panels, solar inverters, solar batteries, and related items. The company's product lineup includes max power point tracking, ThermalMAX roof hatches, ladder safety posts, roof hatch safety railings, solar attic fans, and more. These offerings cater to clean energy generation systems powered by the sun, serving a wide range of customers, from residences to small and medium-sized businesses and larger buildings. The company sells products from an array of brands, including Acudor, Tamarack, Rich Solar, Gama Sonic, Paragon Outdoor, and others.
BEST ROOF HATCHES, established in --- and headquartered in Manitoba, Canada, operates as a distributor of energy-efficient roof hatches tailored for construction projects. The company's product offerings encompass a range of solutions, including acoustic smoke vents, steel or stainless steel color-coated retractable roofs, standard easy-access (R) aluminum PC frame ceiling trap doors, aluminum ceiling roof hatches, and more. These products find applications in various settings, such as hospitals, banks, schools, large manufacturing facilities, and office buildings. The company collaborates with brands like Acudor, Cendrex, Bilco, Milcor, Elmdor, and others.
Ranking as of April 2025
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. R. Hoe & Sons |
25.0%
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| 2 | Acudor Products, Inc. |
10.0%
|
| 3 | Industrial Ladder and Scaffolding, Inc. |
5.0%
|
| 4 | Ant Access International Ltd |
5.0%
|
| 5 | SAYFA GROUP |
5.0%
|
| 6 | Presray Corporation |
5.0%
|
| 7 | Electric Power Door |
5.0%
|
| 8 | Design Components, Inc. |
5.0%
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| 9 | Access Panel Limited |
5.0%
|
| 10 | Poli Construction |
5.0%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the equipment hatch page as of April 2025. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
|
United States of America
|
19 | 73.1% |
|
Australia
|
2 | 7.7% |
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Canada
|
2 | 7.7% |
|
United Kingdom
|
2 | 7.7% |
|
Japan
|
1 | 3.8% |
79 products found - Page 2
79 products - Page 2
Hocos Co., Ltd.
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■Features ・All made of stainless steel. ・A standard floor hatch. - Ideal for indoor floors and under eaves around buildings (dog run). - Adopts a...
Hocos Co., Ltd.
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■Features - A simple odor-proof all-stainless steel floor hatch. - The gasket at the bottom of the outer frame prevents water intrusion and odor le...
Hocos Co., Ltd.
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■Features - A simple odor-proof all-stainless steel floor hatch. - The gasket at the bottom of the outer frame prevents water intrusion and odor le...
Hocos Co., Ltd.
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■Features ・This is an all-stainless steel floor hatch that is waterproof and odor-proof. - Two upper and lower packings at the top of the inner fr...
Nimura Co., Ltd.
90+ people viewing
Last viewed: 1 hour ago
■Features ・Made of stainless steel ・Stainless steel joints -Special sizes are also available.
Nimura Co., Ltd.
80+ people viewing
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■Features ・Made of stainless steel ・Stainless steel joints -Special sizes are also available.
Nimura Co., Ltd.
80+ people viewing
■Features ・Made of aluminum ・Aluminum joints
Nimura Co., Ltd.
70+ people viewing
■Features ・Made of aluminum ・Aluminum joints
Nimura Co., Ltd.
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■Features ・Made of steel plate ・Stainless steel joints ・Made to order products
Nimura Co., Ltd.
80+ people viewing
Last viewed: 14 hours ago
■Features ・Damper type (nitrogen gas buffer) ・If it is filled with gas, there will be no oil leakage like with oil, making it a safe design. ・Th...
Nimura Co., Ltd.
80+ people viewing
■Features ・Made of stainless steel ・Stainless steel joints -Fixed with 4 bolts. Please use the NTM-SST T-type handle to open and close. - Ideal f...
Nimura Co., Ltd.
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■Features ・Made of stainless steel ・Stainless steel joints -Fixed with 4 bolts. Please use the NTM-SST T-type handle to open and close. - Ideal f...
Nimura Co., Ltd.
60+ people viewing
■Features ・Made of steel plate ・Stainless steel joints ・Made to order products
Nimura Co., Ltd.
80+ people viewing
Last viewed: 6 hours ago
■Features ・Made of steel plate ・Stainless steel joints ・Made to order products
Nimura Co., Ltd.
70+ people viewing
■Features ・Made of steel plate ・Stainless steel joints ・Made to order products
Nimura Co., Ltd.
80+ people viewing
■Features ・Made of steel plate ・Stainless steel joints ・Made to order products
Nimura Co., Ltd.
100+ people viewing
Last viewed: 19 hours ago
■Features ・Made of stainless steel ・Stainless steel joints - Can be used in places with strong odors. It can also be used as a double lid on the ...
Nimura Co., Ltd.
80+ people viewing
Last viewed: 6 hours ago
■Features ・Made of stainless steel ・Stainless steel joints - Can be used in places with strong odors. It can also be used as a double lid on the ...
Nimura Co., Ltd.
90+ people viewing
■Features ・Made of stainless steel ・Stainless steel joints -Special sizes are also available. ・When using an insert type handle, a T-type wrench...
Nimura Co., Ltd.
80+ people viewing
■Features ・Made of stainless steel ・Stainless steel joints -Special sizes are also available.
Nimura Co., Ltd.
70+ people viewing
Last viewed: 1 day ago
■Features ・Made of steel plate ・Stainless steel joints ・Made to order products
Condortec
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■Features The lid opens and closes in 3 stages. As the ramp goes up and down, it goes up and down one step at a time, so you can go up and down saf...
Socia Partition Co., Ltd.
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Large removable panel" for loading and unloading large machinery. Customers can remove and install panels on the loading/unloading route by themsel...
