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Schweiss Doors is the leading manufacturer for Bifold & Hydraulic doors. Industry leading innovations since 1980. Custom built doors to fit any project!

Schweiss Doors is a leading manufacturer of bifold lift strap doors and one-piece hydraulic doors for the agricultural, aviation, architectural, commercial, industrial and residential applications. Schweiss doors can be found on aircraft hangars, farm shops, commercial buildings and homes around the world. Whether it's our patented “Lift Strap” bifold doors or our new “Red Power” hydraulic doors, Schweiss is the company to choose for a strong, safe and reliable door. Learn more at bifold.com | hydraulicdoors.com.

10/12/2026

A Door Nearly Four Times as Wide as It Is Tall

This project has two bifold doors, each 41 feet wide and only 11 feet tall. On a 41-foot door, the lift straps are spaced evenly to spread the weight across the width. Each lift strap is rated for 29,000 pounds. The straps wind onto spools on one drive system, so they pull together to lift the door easily and keep it level from end to end.

Open, closed, or partway up, the door stays tight against the building thanks to its bifold design and strap latches. Even on a windy day, you can open the door as far as you want for fresh air, then latch it closed for a secure seal every time it shuts.

10/09/2026

Aviation’s Future Workforce Learns at North Star High School

At Lincoln North Star High School in Lincoln, Nebraska, a small white 1967 Cessna 150 sits behind a glass bifold door from Schweiss Doors. Lincoln-based Duncan Aviation provided the plane. Duncan repairs business jets and is seeking more mechanics.

"And what better place to have a training ground than right here in Lincoln, right where they are at," said Scott Wieskamp, director of operations for Lincoln Public Schools. So the district, Duncan, and the local Boys and Girls Club partnered to create a hangar wing at the school.

When the plane rolls out, the whole glass door folds up and out into a canopy. "Schweiss became the door of choice and selection, and that is what we designed around," Wieskamp said.

BVH Architecture designed the addition around a 35-foot glass-clad bifold door, letting sunlight in and lighting the benches where students work on engines. A horn, lights, and photo-eye sensors help keep students safe around the door.

Students can participate in work-based learning opportunities alongside aviation professionals at Duncan Aviation. Julio Ramirez started in North Star's aviation classes as a sophomore. He later worked full-time at Duncan Aviation.

https://www.bifold.com/photo-of-the-day-north-star-high-school.php

10/06/2026

Inside Belmont Hill School's New Facilities and Maintenance Building

Every campus has a team that keeps everything running smoothly. At Belmont Hill School in Belmont, Massachusetts, the facilities team moved into a new building designed for their day-to-day work.

The building has two parts, an administrative house and a working barn, with weathering wood siding and a gray metal roof. Three stylish Schweiss bifold doors give the facilities team access to the building's garage bays for vehicles and equipment.

The two-story building also includes a wood workshop, locker rooms, a mudroom, offices, and three garage bays. Elton Matos, the school's Director of Facilities, calls it "a place where our team can thrive, collaborate, and bring our best every day."

Designed by DesignLAB Architects

General Construction by Dellbrook

https://www.dellbrook.com/project/belmont-hill-school-facilities-and-maintenance-building/

10/05/2026

🌽 Harvest is here! 🚜

You handle your crop. We’ll handle your shop.

When long days in the field are done, make sure you have a quality door to bring it all home. Schweiss bifold and hydraulic doors are built for today’s large farm equipment and the shops that keep operations moving.

Big equipment. Big openings. Built for the farm.

10/03/2026

Behind the Wall at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

Outside Medora, North Dakota, there's a wall that swings open. It looks like a normal wall, with the same wood and brown stain as the building. Then it tilts outward on a pair of hydraulic cylinders, one on each side of the opening, and the wall becomes a doorway.

This building is part of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library campus, which opened on this Fourth of July. Snøhetta designed the library to blend with the landscape. Three hidden Schweiss hydraulic doors here have custom cladding. The widest door is 25 feet wide and 13 feet 9 inches tall.

Prairie grass is growing back around the building. The library stays open all season. So the doors carry photo eyes and a safety edge at the bottom. When the work is done, the doors close and disappear back into the wall.

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09/30/2026

Schweiss Door Gives Flinn’s Quonset Hut a Brand-New Look

On Donald Flinn's farm in North Dakota, the combine needs a big, clear opening for parking. The only building that can hold the combine with the hopper extensions is a Quonset hut that his dad bought in the late 1940s or early 1950s.

The building’s old sliding doors were clunky, and Donald wanted a stronger, better, and easier door. With his construction background, he ordered a new Schweiss Door and took on the installation, tying a Schweiss free-standing header to the front with a 35-foot-wide lift-strap bifold door.

"Everything fit the way it was supposed to," he said. At first, it looked like a brand-new building. It's been a few years since it was built, and the door opens with a remote. "The door works great. It looks good," Donald said. "I'm totally 100% satisfied."

09/28/2026

🔧 Another great installer training in the books!
On Friday, we had the pleasure of welcoming James and Shawn from Industrial Maintenance Management Solutions (IMMS) to Schweiss Doors for hands-on training on installing Schweiss doors.

Great group of guys, great training, and we look forward to seeing the projects they take on. Welcome to the Schweiss installer network, James and Shawn!

09/27/2026

Corporate Air Center Grew from One Plane to Over 100 Annual Inspections Each Year

Corporate Air Center has a growing hangar complex at Skagit Regional Airport in Burlington, Washington.

Tim Lewis and his wife, Ronaye Kos, started their airplane service company in 1994 with only one small plane. Now, the company has more than 75,000 square feet of space and 25 employees who manage a mixed fleet of corporate aircraft for some of the Northwest’s most successful businesses.

From the floor to the door, the corporate hangar has a clean finish. You’ll see a row of windows at the bottom of each door that let light shine into the bay. When raised, Schweiss Doors act like a roof over the ramp where the crew pulls airplanes out.

At the same airport, the Heritage Flight Museum still flies its P-51 over the tulip fields, with working planes and old warbirds sharing a small airport north of Seattle.

09/24/2026

Olympic College Puts Its Trades on Display

Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington, cut the ribbon on its remodeled Shops Building on September 13, 2024.

Built in 1967, the building needed an upgrade. A $10.1 million renovation modernized the 14,000-square-foot facility and added a new entry, bringing welding, precision machining, technical design, and composites under one roof. The new space includes 30 welding booths and classrooms with a direct view of the shop floor. The Bremer Trust contributed $1.5 million to the project.

The Schweiss door opens to an outdoor area built for demonstrations, where passersby can watch the trades being taught, and students can show off their work.

Justin Adams learned to weld in the Shops Building before the remodel and graduated in 2018. He returned to speak at the opening. When he started at OC, he had two children, and now he has six. He works at Dundon Motorsports in Gig Harbor.

"The transformation of the building is remarkable, and I’m thrilled to see our students gain access to these upgraded facilities, setting them up for successful careers in the trades." – Marty Cavalluzzi, President, Olympic College

https://www.olympic.edu/about/news-releases/olympic-college-unveils-remodeled-shops-building-featuring-state-art-equipment

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