SHURE STAR Delivers

Look to SHURE STAR for the best in specialty doors, controls, pedestrian safety products, and complete custom design solutions.


Over 100 Years of SHURE STAR Innovation

At SHURE STAR, our experienced team has exceptional engineering and manufacturing capabilities honed from 100+ years of success.Our continuity and carryover of employees, designs, and resources are key to our success. Many of our current employees have been in this business for 25 years or more and our location provides access to some of the best talent and supplier resources available.

SHURE STAR is committed to producing quality products produced to our customer’s complete satisfaction. We help our customers by providing solutions to any challenges they may have with the goal of building business relationships for years to come.

SHURE STAR Historical Highlights

SHURE STAR timeline showcases some of our many historical accomplishments.

Dr. Kreuger inspecting Radiation Shielding Window
Looking to the Future, Building upon our Past

Take a visual tour of our history, from when we began as the R. V. Harty Co., to Door-Man Manufacturing, to SHURE STAR today.

Take a visual tour of our history, from when we began as the R. V. Harty Co., to Door-Man Manufacturing, to SHURE STAR today.

Take a visual tour of our history, from when we began as the R. V. Harty Co., to Door-Man Manufacturing, to SHURE STAR today.

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Dr. Kreuger inspecting Radiation Shielding Window
Four Fold Train Door circa 1918
Early 1930's Double Swinging Power Operated Wooden Doors
Vertical Lift Glass Door, open view, fighter aircraft manufacturing, circa 1944
Sliding Radiation Shielding Door
Anechoic building, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, 1954 Million Lb. Door
Vertical Rising Crossover Bridge
Vertical lift 6-Leaf Steel 55' x 315' Door NASA, largest vertical lift door in the world
Motor Controls for Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building 55' x 435' tall 7-panel Vertical Lifting Doors. These four sets of doors are the largetst vertical lifting doors in the world.
High Pressure 6 ft. thick Cryogenic Vacuum Chamber - NASA Space Power Facility
The original automatic control panel by Door-Man Manufacturing
NASA Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A Folding Door, 26' x 63' PCR Changeout Clean Room
Transpo 72 Ford Motor Company ACT Transportation Car Door Operators and Air Conditioning Systems by Door-Man Manfacturing
Blast Door during installation
Vertical Drop 6-Leaf Aluminum Panel, 32' x 86.5' Series of 4 Doors at the Vehicle Assembly Center NASA Michoud Assembly
Concrete Shielding door with pnuematic seals on the Lousiana Power and Light Waterford III Nuclear Power Plant. The door is Curved to match the outer containment wall of the Nueclear reactor
Double Swinging 500 PSI Blast Rated Solid Plate Air and Gas Tight Door
Vertical Lift Steel Acoustical STC 51 application, 1-Leaf, 14 Doors in diesel engine test cell application
Combination dock control panel allows for operational commonality at the loading dock
3-Leaf Vertical Lift Dominator Doors for Back-In Internal Docks, 20' x 15'
Single Sliding Stainless Steel 13' x 33' Door, Armani Exchange storefront, NYC
Moveable expandable truck shelter for automotive, sheet metal stamping operation
Dominator Vertical Lift Dock doors with bottom mounted operators mounted within the counterweight tower assembly
Canadian National Defense Heliocopter Hanger Doors
Intersection Caution System – Mirrors reflect oncoming traffic alerting fork lifts and pedestrians.
Light Tight Bi-Parting Pneumatic Doors for Laser Welding Booth
Vertical Lift Dominator 3-Leaf Door, exterior mount with removable windows and insertable screens for ventilation
Vertical Lift Dominator 3-Leaf Door, exterior mount with removable windows and insertable screens for ventilation
NEMA 7/9 Explosion Proof Sliding/Blast Door Control System
Vertical Lift Acoustical 1-Leaf Doors, stamping press die changeout doors
Crane Way Access Dual Hoist Operated 84' x 12' Canopy Door with Single Sliding 26' x 31' Lower Door, Scheutz Container
Double Swinging Blast Door 7 bar (101.5 PSI) with Integral Man Door, ECM Munition Storage Facility
Double Swinging, High Impulse and Duration of Blast with Air Tight Seals, overseas military complex, interior view
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SHURE STAR Legacy

Key dates in our history:
• 1918 - R. V. Harty Co. begins designing, manufacturing and installing doors
• 1949 - Inception of Door-Man Manufacturing
• 1963 - Door-Man Manufacturing acquires R. V. Harty Co.
• 2011 - SHURE STAR acquires Door-Man


Let SHURE STAR Make Your Next Project A Success

Our partnership with our customers is centered around constantly improving our products and service through:

• In-house design and engineering using Solidworks 3-D design, analysis and product data management software
• 3rd party structural and/or blast design analysis from highly qualified and experienced licensed professional engineers
• In-house machining that allows us to design and build custom hardware required for unique designs and applications
• Maintaining material traceability for all structural steel fabrications
• Welding performed to AWS standards by AWS certified weld operators


SHURE STAR Has It All - Doors, Controls, Safety Systems, and More!

From specialty controls and safety systems, to experienced and expert resources that help guide you to the perfect product for your application, look to SHURE STAR.

Doors

View our gallery of projects organized by configuration type, including variations of Vertical Lift, Swing, Slide, and Fold Doors.

Visit our gallery of successful projects organized by application, showcasing the range of available options.

Controls

As a UL508A control shop, SHURE STAR can design and build application specific UL Labeled control panels for our products or yours. Applications include hazardous environments, pneumatic systems and hydraulic systems.

Safety Systems

SHURE STAR traffic caution systems are designed to address potential hazards in industrial operations to help protect people and equipment.

Custom

Whether it’s a bascule bridge, moving expandable truck shelter, or a specialized lift for a museum, we offer unique design solutions tailored to your project’s specific needs.

We Offer Complete Design And Manufacturing For All Your Door Needs.

At SHURE STAR, we design and manufacture specialty doors specifically for your application. From the examples shown here on our website, to original concepts designed specifically to your needs, SHURE STAR remains unmatched in our custom design and fabrication for unusual applications and special requirements.

Design Resources

SHURE STAR specializes in products designed to perform, including blast and pressure resistant, acoustic, environmental, high cycle, high speed, architectural, and more. Using our tools, insight and decades of experience, SHURE STAR will help guide you to the right type of product and design it specifically for your unique circumstances.

Replacement Parts

Need a replacement part for a SHURE STAR, Door-Man, or other door? SHURE STAR has you covered. In addition to parts for our doors, we can reverse engineer or re-design and manufacture obsolete, hard to find, and custom parts for doors made by others. Contact us today, we are ready to help!