Air Curtain PVC Strip

Air curtain PVC strip is a flexible, transparent PVC strip material used to create a barrier across commercial and industrial doorways that reduces air exchange, dust infiltration, and insect entry while still allowing people and equipment to walk through. The overlapping PVC strips act as a passive air curtain - separating the indoor environment from outside conditions without requiring a solid door that needs to be opened and closed with every pass-through.

This page covers PVC strip material specifically for air curtain and doorway barrier applications. It is a product within ONE Plastic's PVC curtain strip range, targeting commercial and industrial buyers who need strip material for doorway installations.

ONE Plastic manufactures PVC curtain strip on dedicated extrusion lines and supplies it in roll form to distributors, contractors, and facility operators worldwide.

• Material: Flexible PVC (plasticized polyvinyl chloride)

• Transparency: Clear (standard)

• Strip Thickness: 1mm, 2mm, 3mm

• Strip Width: 100mm, 200mm, 300mm, 400mm

• Form: Roll (cut to length at installation)

• Key Properties: Transparent, flexible, dust barrier, temperature barrier, insect barrier

What Air Curtain PVC Strips Do

When PVC strips are hung in overlapping rows across a doorway, they create a physical barrier that significantly reduces the exchange of air between two zones. This has several practical effects for commercial and industrial facilities.

Reduces Air Exchange and Energy Loss: The PVC strip barrier slows the movement of conditioned air (heated or cooled) out of the building and unconditioned outside air in. For air-conditioned shops, heated warehouses, and climate-controlled production areas, this helps reduce energy consumption and maintain more stable interior temperatures.

Blocks Dust and Airborne Contaminants: In workshops, factories, and food preparation areas, the strip barrier reduces the amount of dust, debris, and airborne particles that enter from adjacent areas or the outdoors. This helps maintain cleaner working conditions.

Deters Flying Insects: The overlapping PVC strips create a physical barrier that deters flies, mosquitoes, and other flying insects from entering the building through open doorways. This is especially important for food service, food processing, and retail environments.

Maintains Visibility and Access: Unlike solid doors or roller shutters, PVC strip curtains are transparent. Workers can see through the barrier and walk through it without stopping to open a door. Carts, pallet jacks, and light equipment can also pass through without interruption.

Reduces Noise Transfer: PVC strip curtains provide a degree of noise reduction between zones, which can be helpful in separating noisy workshop or loading areas from quieter office or customer-facing spaces.

Where Air Curtain PVC Strips Are Used

Commercial Entrances

Shops, supermarkets, and restaurants use PVC strip curtains at customer entrances to reduce air conditioning loss and prevent insect entry while keeping the doorway open and accessible. The transparent strips maintain visibility and a welcoming appearance.

Commercial and Institutional Kitchens

Kitchen doorways in restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and catering facilities use PVC strip curtains to separate the kitchen from service areas. The strips help contain cooking heat, reduce insect entry, and maintain hygiene separation between food preparation and serving zones.

Workshops and Light Industrial Facilities

PVC strip curtains are hung at workshop doorways to separate work zones from storage or outdoor areas, reducing dust and maintaining comfortable working temperatures without blocking the flow of people and materials.

Warehouse and Storage Entries

Loading bay doors, storage room entries, and zone separation points in warehouses use PVC strip curtains to control temperature zones and keep dust out of storage areas. For heavy forklift traffic areas, see our sliding PVC strip curtains page, which covers track-mounted systems for wide openings.

Food Processing and Cold Chain

Food processing facilities use PVC strip curtains to maintain temperature and hygiene separation between processing zones. For dedicated cold room and freezer applications, see our PVC strip curtains for cold room page, which covers cold-room grade PVC strips that remain flexible at low temperatures.

Specifications

How to Choose Strip Width and Thickness

Wider, thicker strips provide more insulation and durability but are heavier to push through. Narrower, thinner strips are easier for pedestrians to pass through but provide less barrier performance. The right choice depends on your traffic type and insulation needs.

Air Curtain PVC Strip vs. Electric Air Curtains

Some commercial entrances use electric (fan-powered) air curtain units instead of or in addition to PVC strip curtains. Here is how the two solutions compare.

Many facilities use both together - a PVC strip curtain for physical barrier performance plus an electric air curtain for additional airflow control at high-priority entrances.

Why Choose ONE PLASTIC?

PVC Strip Material Manufacturer: ONE Plastic manufactures the PVC strip material itself on dedicated extrusion lines. We supply strip material to curtain system installers, facility equipment distributors, and end users.

Multiple Strip Grades: We produce standard clear, ribbed, and specialty PVC strips. Ribbed strips are recommended for higher-traffic doorways where contact with carts and equipment is frequent.

Virgin PVC Resin: We use virgin material to help ensure consistent transparency, flexibility, and durability.

ISO 9001 Certified: Batches are tested for thickness tolerance, transparency, flexibility, and material consistency before shipment.

Custom Sizes: Custom strip widths, thicknesses, and roll lengths are available. Contact our team with your specifications.

Packaging and Delivery

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between air curtain PVC strips and a solid door?

PVC strip curtains create a barrier that reduces air exchange, dust, and insect entry while still allowing free walk-through access. A solid door provides a complete seal but must be opened and closed each time someone passes through, which is impractical for high-traffic doorways. PVC strips are the preferred solution for doorways that need continuous access with partial environmental separation.

What strip thickness should I use?

For pedestrian-only doorways (shops, kitchens, offices), 2mm strips are standard. For workshop and warehouse entries with cart or light vehicle traffic, 2mm-3mm provides better durability. See the selection table above for detailed recommendations.

Do PVC strips block insects?

The overlapping PVC strips create a physical barrier that significantly deters flying insects from entering through the doorway. While not a hermetic seal, PVC strip curtains are widely used in food service and food processing environments as an effective insect barrier at open doorways.

Can PVC strips be used in cold environments?

Standard PVC strips are suitable for temperatures down to approximately -10 C. For freezer and cold room applications where temperatures go lower, cold-room grade PVC strips are recommended. See our dedicated cold room strip curtain page for details.

How are PVC strips installed?

PVC strips are hung from a mounting rail or header bar above the doorway. Each strip hangs vertically and overlaps the adjacent strip by 50-100mm. Installation typically requires a drill, screws, and basic hand tools. Strips are cut to the correct length for the doorway height during installation.

What is the minimum order quantity?

Contact our sales team for current MOQ based on your required strip thickness, width, and roll length.

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