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GEA Farm Equipment | Norbco
Autovent Curtain System
State-of-the-art ventilation for high sidewall dairy barns
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Curtain can be completely closed — for protection during extreme cold weather.
Top curtain — rolls up and down incrementally for cold weather ventilation.
Can be manually or automatically operated — to fit the need of every dairy operation.
Top curtain opens for winter ventilation
Completely closed for winter ventilation
The double roll-up curtain system featuring maximum air flow with minimum air restriction. Top curtains roll up and down for cold weather ventilation, and both curtains roll up for storage. Also, get complete automation with temperature sensors.
Winter ventilation — for extremely versatile
operation for winter weather conditions
Double roll-up system
Curtain systems featuring maximum
air flow with minimum air restriction.
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Top curtain rolls to the top — securely stored under the eaves.
Bottom curtain rolls to the middle — preventing damage from water and rodents.
Fabric rolls onto Keder tube — fabric never folds.
Bottom curtain anchors to vertical posts — no center framing is necessary.
No center plank is necessary.
Heavy duty 15 oz. Vinyl reinforced fabric.
Completely open for summer ventilation
Summer ventilation — wide open side wall for
maximum airflow
Top curtains roll up and down for cold weather ventilation,
and both curtains roll up for storage. Get complete automation
with temperature sensors.
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Rolls up for summer ventilation
Rolls down for winter ventilation
Excellent system for connecting
barns and ridge vents
Single roll-up curtain fabric — can be up to 8 ft. in maximum height.
Rolls down from top — for winter ventilation.
Rolls up from bottom to top — for summer ventilation.
Uses same controller as double roll-up system.
Single roll-up system
Bottom curtain — a three bar roll-up system.
Heavy-duty design — for high sidewall and high wind applications.
Available with high wind pipe retainers.
High plains system — heavy-duty design for high
wind applications
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Gearbox options
DC operator is available with limit switches. New AC operator will roll up to 400 ft. of fabric.
Manual or thermostatic controllers
Manual gearbox operated with a cordless drill.
Automatic four motor controller with temperature sensors. Rain sensors are also available.
Manual control panels to open and close for summer ventilation.
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Bottom tensioner
Top strap bracket
No wrinkles with Keder tube — nylon rope is welded at top and bottom edges and slide into Keder opening.
End drive door
Heavy-duty galvanized doors and end covers — provided with each system and protects the gearboxes from the elements.
Standard lengths — have one dead end cover and one end drive cover.
Long systems — have two dead end covers with a center drive cover.
Double strapping — for inside and outside retaining.
Single strapping — for outside retention only.
Mounted every 5 ft. — for strength and dependability.
2” wide nylon strap web retainer.
Fabric easy to install.
Additional features
GEA Farm Technologies, Inc.
4754 State Route 233, Westmoreland, NY 13490Tel: 315.853.3936www.gea.com | www.gea-farmtechnologies.com/norbco/en
20903 W. Gale Avenue, Galesville, WI 54630 Tel: 608.582.3081www.gea.com | www.gea-farmtechnologies.com/norbco/en
2500 E Tulare Avenue, Tulare, CA 93274Tel: 559.686.7835www.gea.com | www.gea-farmtechnologies.com/norbco/en
GEA Farm Technologies
GEA Group is a global engineering company with multi-billion euro sales and operations in more than 50 countries. Founded in 1881, the company is one of the largest providers of innovative equipment and process technology. GEA Group is listed in the STOXX® Europe 600 index.
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