When it comes to bottlenecks to productivity within your facilities, one major culprit is easy to overlook due to its ubiquity:  your doors.  Have you stopped to consider how much time is lost over the course of a month, or a year, waiting on doors with difficult operating procedures, or slow movement? In particular, doors which block access to working vehicles such as forklifts can have a major impact on your operational efficiency! However, there’s now an alternative – lightweight motorized high-speed doors!  These doors can open 12 times as quickly as a traditional segmented overhead door and bring other operational benefits…

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An acoustic sound curtain can be a highly cost-effective way to contain loud noises in one part of your facility, without disturbing workers in other parts.  While not necessarily as purely effective at noise control as thick walls made of materials like concrete, sound curtains are far less expensive to implement.  Also, they are relatively easy to move around, so they can be repurposed if your building layout or other needs change. However, one crucial factor to consider when buying a sound curtain is which material is used for the outer layers.  Sound curtains utilize several layers of materials to…

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The problem of how to handle dock doors in a warehouse is a tricky one.  Ideally, you want the door to remain closed as much as possible – but your workers are likely to want the keep a door open for added comfort and convenience.  However, this has the major issue of allowing insects into your building.  They can disrupt operations, pester the workers or even potentially contaminate your product. Fortunately, there is a best-of-both-worlds solution here: vinyl roll-up bug doors.  Bug doors are designed to keep pests out while being quick and easy to operate.  Better yet, they bring other…

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Do you need to create new partitions within your operating facilities?  The obvious choice would be to simply install a new wall… but that might not be the best choice!  Unless you’re certain the wall will be a permanent fixture in your facility, or you specifically need it to be thick or load-bearing, a curtain divider can be a much better option.  Such curtain walls bring the partionining capabilities of a wall, along with numerous other benefits. Why Curtain Dividers Make Sense for Partioning a Facility Ease of installation Curtain walls are simply hung through the ceiling, on rails or tracks that require…

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One of the biggest hang-ups for food processing facilities is the simple matter of deploying effective doors.  How do you install a door which maintains the inside climate, prevents contamination, and yet does not become a bottleneck to worker productivity?  In particular, how do you do this while creating a door that can be operated with a free hand? The solution is the strip curtain or strip door.  These doors are the perfect balance between utility and practicality while being inexpensive to implement and maintain.  They can solve plenty of problems when operating a food processing facility! Why Install High-Performance…

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If your operations require keeping hot rooms or cold rooms, we don’t have to tell you how difficult it can be to manage the climate inside your building.  However, we can offer a better solution!  Goff’s Climate Curtains are specifically designed for your needs, providing high-quality/low-cost thermal insulation which is easy to deploy anywhere it’s required. Rather than locked-down walls, our curtains are thin and portable – while still providing excellent insulation as well as fire protection.  This makes them a great solution for a wide variety of usage scenarios where varying temperatures need to be maintained. The Many Benefits of…

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Are the doors in your warehouse or other industrial operation slowing you down?  Are your employees leaving them open, despite the problems this causes, due to how inconvenient they are to operate?  If so, it may be time to look into the benefits of high-speed doors. High-speed doors are constructed of lightweight, easily moved materials, and attached to high powered motors which can raise or lower them within moments.  This can bring numerous benefits to your operations, and at a reasonable upgrade cost which will pay for itself quickly! Four Big Benefits from Installing High-Speed Doors Ease of use High-speed…

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At Goff’s, we’re committed to offering you products that will provide a lasting return on investment. Our vinyl curtains can have a measurable impact on your organization on a daily basis and for the years ahead. To help you explore the value of vinyl curtains for your organization, today we’re showcasing their benefits. Quickly creates privacy areas When you’re working on a particularly complex repair in a mechanic’s shop, it can be difficult to concentrate when you have conversations and loud machines in the background. Choosing the latest vinyl curtains helps you create privacy areas within your organization, simplifying the…

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Our team at Goff’s continues to attend the local trade shows to help showcase our services and provide more details about the type of products we’re offering in 2019. Our recent attendance at the ProMat Trade Show allowed us to connect with others in the manufacturing marketplace to review the latest operations technology and discuss potential changes in the coming years. Over 130 expert sessions The ProMat Trade Show brought together experts from across the supply chain and manufacturing industries. Our team at Goff’s had the chance to attend several of the 130 expert sessions and discovered more about how…

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Our team at Goff’s Enterprises, Inc. works to learn more about the industries with which we do business and about the needs of our client companies. This is highlighted by our attendance at many industry events throughout the year. We will be attending the Nashville Car Wash Show May 13-15 at Music City Center in Nashville. In this post, we’ll explore more about the event and what we hope to learn through our attendance. Over 8,000 attendees in 2018 This most recent Car Wash Show attracted over 8,000 attendees from across the region. This allowed our team at Goff’s to connect…

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