Machine Tool & Fab’s Para-Port Door division has landed a sizable contract to construct 14 aircraft hangar doors which will be installed at a US Military base in Afghanistan.  The doors will be going on hangars that house both manned aircraft and the unmanned drones.  These doors will be joining a previous shipment of eight Para-Port doors that were shipped there a little over a year ago.  Machine Tool & Fab Corp. is located in Fostoria, Ohio.  Fostoria is centrally located within three hours of 80% of the country’s auto assembly plants and within 500 miles of two-thirds of the nation’s population – an ideal location for domestic and international business.   Mr. Kiser stated that Machine Tool & Fab Corp. manufactures Para-Port Doors which are fabric doors for aviation and industry.  Para-Port Doors offer significant cost, maintenance and safety advantages over conventional sliding and overhead doors. They can be readily installed on new installations or as a replacement for existing doors. These are custom made doors that can span up to an amazing 145 feet wide and 50 feet tall.   Mr. Kiser describes the Para-Port Doors as a fabric bottom-roll door that resembles an upside-down window shade where the roll is at the bottom.

 They are driven via one or two electric motors, depending on the size of the door, which in turn drives a gearbox mechanism that rolls the fabric door up from the bottom, exposing the door opening as the door is rolled up.   These doors are very desirable because of the many features they have to offer; such as cost savings, heat retention, cold and hot weather operation, light infiltration, maintenance and safety features.  They are mainly used in aviation aircraft hangars but also lend themselves to factories, grain elevators, marinas, steel mills, professional sport training facilities, cement processing plants and even a restaurant in Hawaii.  Machine Tool & Fab’s Para-Port Doors are sold worldwide including many throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and Afghanistan.  Doors are also currently being built for a facility in the Cayman Islands.  Machine Tool & Fab Corp. also engineers and manufactures turnkey automation equipment for industry. They provide a full line of both machine shop and fabrication shop services, creating anything made from metals and plastics.  In addition, they repair and service equipment for the manufacturing industry such as: automotive, plastics, food, HVAC, solar, appliance, medical and general consumer goods.  Machine Tool & Fab’s craftsmanship and design serve as an example to businesses large and small that a superior product and a little perseverance produce large benefits.