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34 Articles

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Mortise Exit Devices vs Rim Exit Devices: Choosing the Right Panic Hardware for the Opening

What This Article Covers -- and Who It Helps When a hardware schedule calls for panic hardware, one of the first decisions is whether to use a rim exit device or a mortise exit device . The choice aff...

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Jul 12, 2026

The SVR Top Strike Alignment Problem: Why the Top Latch Misses After the Frame Is Already Set

Why the Top Strike Is the Most Mislocated Component on a Surface Vertical Rod Exit Device This article is for commercial contractors, facility maintenance crews, and hardware coordinators dealing with...

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Jul 7, 2026 Our Blog

The Mortise Strike Mismatch on a Mortise Exit Device: Why the Frame Prep Gets Wrong Before the Door Ever Latches

Why the Strike Is the Last Thing Ordered and the First Thing That Fails Inspection This article is for commercial hardware contractors, facility managers handling replacement projects, and architects ...

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Jul 5, 2026

Classroom Function Exit Device Trim: Why the Outside Lever Choice Gets Misread Before the Hardware Set Ships

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Classroom function exit device trim is one of the most frequently misread entries on a hardware schedule. It looks like a lever trim option, but it controls a...

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Jul 4, 2026 Our Blog

Wide-Stile vs Narrow-Stile Exit Devices: Choosing the Right Panic Hardware for Your Door

Why Door Stile Width Determines Your Exit Device Before Almost Anything Else This article explains the practical difference between wide-stile and narrow-stile exit devices, who needs to care about th...

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Jul 3, 2026

Why the CVR Cladding Kit Gets Forgotten Until the Exit Device Is Already Mounted on the Door

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Concealed vertical rod (CVR) exit devices require precise cutouts in the door face for the top and bottom rod latches. When those cutouts are made and the dev...

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Jun 29, 2026

The Hardware Coordination Problem Nobody Solves Until the Pivot Door Is Already Hung

What This Article Covers -- and Who Needs It Aluminum storefront pivot doors show up on retail entries, corporate lobbies, school main entrances, and healthcare reception fronts. They look clean. They...

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Jun 28, 2026 Our Blog

The Floor Strike Mount Decision on a Vertical Rod Exit Device: Saddle vs. Flush Before the Concrete Is Poured

Why the Floor Strike Mount Decision Has to Happen Before the Slab Is Done This article is for contractors, facility managers, and specifying architects who are coordinating vertical rod exit device ha...

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Jun 28, 2026

Dummy Trim vs Night Latch Trim on Exit Devices: Picking the Right Outside Function Before the Door Gets Prepped

Why the Outside Trim Function Gets Chosen Last and Causes Problems First This article explains the practical difference between dummy trim and night latch trim on exit devices, who each function is ri...

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Jun 27, 2026 Our Blog

Cylinder Dogging on Exit Devices: Why the Upgrade Gets Ordered Wrong Before Anyone Checks the Fire Rating

What Cylinder Dogging Actually Does on a Panic Bar Cylinder dogging is a feature that lets a building operator use a standard key cylinder to hold an exit device's latch bolt in the retracted position...

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Jun 27, 2026 Our Blog

Exit Devices for Acoustic Spaces: Keeping Egress Hardware From Fighting the Room

Why Egress Hardware Becomes a Problem in Noise-Sensitive Buildings This article is for architects, acoustical consultants, and facility managers specifying or replacing exit devices in spaces where so...

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Jun 26, 2026 Our Blog

The Rim Strike on a Mullion-Free Door Pair: Why the Meeting Stile Clearance Gets Ignored Until the Panic Hardware Binds

Why the Rim Strike on a Mullion-Free Pair Is Not an Afterthought This article is for commercial contractors, facility managers, and architects who are specifying or installing rim exit devices on pair...

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Jun 26, 2026

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