Movable Partition Wall

We can say that the Panelite Operable Wall System is mostly preferred for use in hotels. In recent years, the asymmetrical increase in hotel investments around the world has revealed the need for more functional use of meeting and conference rooms in hotels. The choices follow such as; conference halls, wedding and event facilities, educational and worship or religious buildings, and offices.

As Turkowall being a mobile partition wall system developer and manufacturer brand, the limits of the systems are bounded mostly by the designers willingness and the infrastructure of the existing building. Otherwise the dimensional limits of our operable partition system panels are only bound by the coating material limits however the ease of use of the system is also a concern for our brand. Panelite Mobile Wall systems can have 12 meter(45,6 Feet) height and 135 cm(4,42 Feet) width in the standard manufacturing.

Panelite( operable partitions) system weighs 35 to 65 kg per m2. Weight increases proportionally with the increase of acoustic insulation. If we expand the details, a standard panel's thickness is 10 or 12 cm. The thickness is related to the system profile thickness. For instance, a typical 10 cm system has 18mm MDF or hardboard. MDF weighs around 13 kg per m2, if both sides are considered it is 26 kg. A sound barrier on the inside of each two MDFs is placed and a sound barrier is 2 kg per m2 if we calculate it as 2 pieces both next to MDFs, it is 4 kg. Also, rock wool is placed in the spaces left after the movement mechanism. Rockwool and mechanism take 5 kg per m2 on average. In this parameter, the beginning level of the operable wall system’s minimum theoretical weight is 35kg (77 Lbs). Depending on the sound insulation level expected from movable walls; With the acoustic sound absorbing or blocking plates we add to the coating materials on the surface, the weight of 1 m2 can reach up to 65 kg. Operable/Collapsible wall systems manufactured in this way can easily reach a 60 dB sound insulation level.

For more detailed information, you can review the Panelite section on our website's features table.

If it is desired to easily transform a space when necessary, that is, if you want to create more than one small space when needed or to obtain a larger space when necessary, it is inevitable to simply choose one of the 3 different types of mobile walls.
1-Movable Walls- Operable Walls
2-Sliding Walls
3-Sliding Folding Walls

These 3 types of mobile/collapsible walls are divided into 3 subgroups in terms of the power that provides the carrying, sliding or sliding folding function.
1- Manual mobile walls
2- Semi-automatic mobile walls
3- Fully automatic mobile walls

Choosing manual operable wall systems in a project, as we call it a the Panelite system, stands out primarily because it is an economical choice. You can use a mobile wall with an average of 20% lower budget than a semi-automatic system. Secondly, it offers energy-independent ease of use in locations where city electricity is not stable and there are frequent outages. Thirdly, since all components used in manual systems are manual, they are less likely to malfunction under standard usage conditions. Finally, when it malfunctions, it is easier to repair it and return it to usable condition by any local expert.

The only possible disadvantage of choosing manually moving walls is that you need to turn the mechanism with the help of a lever to open or close the guillotines of each panel in very long wall axes, which will take a few extra minutes of your time. For example, in a system axle where 40 panels are side by side. Using a manual moving wall instead of a semi-automatic system will cause you to spend 10 minutes more.

Panelite movable wall system is an operable partition wall system that is free from problems, has reached a mechanically optimal level and works smoothly, thanks to the feedback received from the field for many years.

To talk about the advantages and disadvantages, I must first state that we started movable partition wall systems without reference to our competitors. In other words, we did not benefit from any of our competitors' systems to create systems that can easily divide and combine spaces when necessary. This allowed us to develop our systems step by step from the beginning to the present. We did not include any mechanical parts that are not necessary for the function in the movable wall system. Therefore, we have developed mobile wall systems that consist of the least possible components but perform the same functions perfectly.

In summary; We produce leaner production. We do not include any unnecessary mechanisms in both manual and semi-automatic operable wall systems. Mechanisms consisting of fewer components are more resistant to failure. That's why we provide a 15-year mechanical warranty, provided that regular maintenance is performed.

The side surfaces of the panels are available with concave and convex profiles specially designed by us for operable walls and rubber seals suitable for the profiles. When these profiles come together, they meet each other and, thanks to their special structure, interlock with each other and create sound and heat sealing.

The foundational requirement for a wall to be mobile is that it can be removed when necessary, allowing the two areas to merge as such can be seen as a flexible partition. As mentioned, operable walls are moved by hanging them on the ceiling rail with pulleys. Movable walls require working spaces in the floor and ceiling. While working spaces (about 2 cm on the floor and under the rail) are necessary to move the walls, when we use mobile walls as separators and expect them to perform a real wall function, they become a disadvantage in terms of sound and heat insulation. The name of the mechanism we integrated into the panel to eliminate this disadvantage and to insulate and close the working gaps at the bottom and top is the guillotine mechanism.

The Guillotine mechanism is simply similar to a Jack. When we turn the crank handle that we specially manufactured from the side of the panel, the jack narrows or expands. This movement, which we transfer from the jack to the ground and onto the panel with special mechanisms, creates compression and insulation by pushing the specially insulated guillotine profile with rubber wicks applied inside the profiles under and above the panels with an average force of 500 N. At the same time, guillotine profiles serve to a great extent to perform a real wall function by covering the upper and lower gaps of mobile walls. In summary, the guillotine system is vital not only in manual moving wall systems but in all types of mobile walls and is one of the main aids in turning moving walls, which have to have working spaces because they move, into a real wall.

Telescopic panel is also one of the main components of mobile wall systems. Except for very special cases, all mobile wall systems start with the starting panel, followed by the majority of which are standard panels, and if necessary, the door panels continue and the system ends with the telescopic panel.

Then what is a telescopic panel?
In order to use the panels that make up a movable wall system for the wall function, they must be moved from either the stock area in a separate location or the parking area on the same axis and arranged side by side on the rail axis. When we place the last panel due to the thickness of the mobile wall (usually 100/120 mm), there should be a gap of about 70 mm between the panels and the wall. While this gap is minimum 100 mm in our competitors, it is 70 mm in our systems and is a mandatory gap due to the rotation angle of the last panel. We call this the rotation gap. The telescopic panel has a special mechanism that closes this gap and insulates it in terms of heat and sound. These special mechanisms inside the panel expand and first fill the vertical gap towards the wall. After the expansion of the mechanism fills this gap, the special insulated piece coming out of the panel vertically puts 500 N pressure on the wall and completes its task by compressing the upper and lower guillotines. As Turkowall movable walls company, we have two fundamentally important innovations in the telescopic panel element. Firstly, we need a much narrower rotation gap compared to our competitors. This makes our systems more insulated. Secondly, the telescopic panel part that expands towards the wall expands in a way that we call drunk. In other words, it takes the shape of the slope on the wall, or if the wall is crooked, it applies pressure by tolerating it significantly.

The telescopic panel is one of the elements with the most complex mechanism and the most difficult to manufacture among the system elements that make up a mobile wall system, and it is vital for the mobile walls to perform their functions. To sum up almost all system types of operable walls, Telescopic panel is a must, and can be said that it is inseparable in operable wall systems.

For additional information about the telescopic module, you can visit the panel types section of our website.

In some projects, doors integrated into movable walls are needed because the reserved space does not have its own separate door or to create escape corridors in spaces to be created using movable walls, the need for service doors, etc. As Turkowall movable wall systems, we also offer alternatives with the doors we integrate into movable wall systems, taking into account the expectations of our customers.

First of all, we can integrate flush acoustic doors as thick as the thickness of the wall system (100/120 mm), either as a single wing or as a double wing. Acoustic doors used in collapsible/operable wall systems should inevitably be preferred for rare usage scenarios or when advanced acoustics are expected from the system. However, if a door is required for daily and intensive use within movable panel walls, we can also integrate user-friendly door wings with thinner thickness (40/60 mm), more suitable for frequent use, into the system, in addition to our competitors. We also use under-door acoustic guillotines for 40 or 60 mm thick in-panel doors and try to offer the highest possible acoustic insulation comfort.

The most complex and most difficult part of the system elements that make up the movable wall system is the in-panel door module. Because manufacturing and integrating an element into the system without any problems, into an already moving standard panel, which can be moved to the parking area by moving with the panel, and which can fully perform the door function within the wall system, is truly a process carried out by expert craftsmen with very precise production methods. In order for the door leaf to reach the parking area safely inside the panel within the movable wall system, it must be fixed to the panel with a hidden locking system during transportation. It is necessary for the guillotine mechanisms to work smoothly in the parts on both sides of the wing that form the frame part of the door panel. The reason why this system is the most difficult element to produce is that it enables the guillotine mechanism to operate in narrow spaces.

To get more information, you can visit the panel door types section of our website.

Many materials preferred by designers can be applied to the surface. MDF, chipboard, coated MDF, fabric, leather, lacquer painted MDF are some of the surface options. We can also create special patterns on the surface with CNC cutting.