Infrared Test
The camera never lies!
Infrared photography provides us with the best means of proving our product attributes to you.
What you can’t see with the naked eye, you can see using an infrared camera
The proof
There are two sets of images below; the first set shows 2 doors exactly the same style; however one door is made using the old fashioned Hot Stamp Foil and one with Heat Shield Technology.
When you look at our doors through a traditional camera lens you can’t distinguish between the one using Heat Shield Technology, and the one using hot stamp foil.
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Now Look at them under infrared light
Infrared Lens |
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When you look through an Infrared lens it is clear to see the difference.
Hot Stamp Foil
Hot stamp foil appears very dark under the infrared lens indicating why it is susceptible to absorbing heat. Once the heat passed into the skin itself it causes movements in the plastic which results in product failures such as bending, cracking and warping.
Heat Shield Technology
As you can clearly make out, the Heat Shield Skin which is photographed under infrared appears virtually white which explains why the heat is reflected before it gets chance to enter the skin.
In essence what this proves is that with Heat Shield, we are able to offer woodgrain panels that perform as a white one.
Exposure to the elements
External doors are constantly exposed to the elements and in particular the sun and its harmful Ultra Violet and Infrared rays. In a 24 hour cycle doors can be subjected to a significant range of both ambient and surface temperatures, particularly during the height of summer.
Changes in surface temperature of the skins lead to expansion of the plastic and once this becomes significant, distortion and other undesirable effects can easily occur. Anyone involved in the door market knows only too well the problems, and associated costs that are occur with this issue.
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