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Exit Device Prep on Hollow Metal Doors: What Gets Cut Wrong Before the Device Ever Ships

Why Door Prep Is the Decision That Happens First -- and Hurts Last This article is for commercial subcontractors, door and hardware suppliers, and facility project managers who specify or install exit...

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Jul 26, 2026 Our Blog

Electrified Exit Device Trim: How the Outside Lever Controls Ingress Without Blocking Egress

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Electrified exit device trim is the outside lever, handle, or pull mounted on the secure side of a panic bar that is controlled by an access system rather tha...

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Jul 24, 2026 Our Blog

Panic Hardware in Assembly Occupancies: What the Occupant Load Threshold Actually Triggers

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps If you are specifying, bidding, or inspecting door hardware in a theater, arena, conference center, house of worship, banquet hall, or any other assembly-use ...

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Jul 13, 2026 Our Blog

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

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

Panic Hardware on Stairwell Doors: Why the Dogging Function Gets Specified Wrong Before the Fire Marshal Reviews the Egress Plan

The Short Answer That Saves You a Failed Inspection This article explains why the dogging function on panic hardware gets specified incorrectly on stairwell doors, who gets caught by that mistake, and...

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Jun 14, 2026 Our Blog

Switching an SVR Exit Device from a Dogged Opening to a Latching One: What Changes at the Strike, Rod, and Frame

Why This Conversion Happens More Than It Should Surface vertical rod (SVR) exit devices get dogged open on non-rated openings all the time. A school corridor pair, a retail stockroom egress, a warehou...

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Apr 23, 2026 Our Blog

Fire-Rated SVR Exit Devices: The Annual Inspection Checklist That Keeps You Code-Compliant

Why Fire-Rated SVR Exit Devices Demand a Dedicated Inspection Routine This guide is for facility managers, maintenance contractors, and life safety inspectors who are responsible for keeping fire-rate...

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Apr 23, 2026 Our Blog

Exit Device Basics: Panic Bar Types, Fire Ratings, and Code Compliance Explained

What Is an Exit Device (Panic Bar)? An exit device -- commonly called a panic bar, crash bar, or push bar -- is a door-latching assembly that releases the latch when pressure is applied in the directi...

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