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About Us

1-1 About Sing Core

We humbly agree with industry professionals that we build the best doors, walls, floors, ceilings, roofs, carriage doors and tiny houses.

The truth is that we supply the unfinished components to the artists, designers, manufacturers, builders and craftspeople that make our product look so good. While Sing Core is associated with the most beautiful and ornate end products it is the artist who makes us look so good when our applications are revealed.

We supply the core material that makes the high performance of the end product possible by providing the artist with an Eco-friendly, lightweight base that is high-strength on which to build their creations resulting in dreams being realized.

In this regard, Sing Core is more comparable to a plywood manufacturer that supplies a craftsman with the raw materials necessary to create their works of art.

Except for a few items that we sell retail, our function is in the wholesale delivery of this high performance material directly to the millworks and manufacturers.

On vary rare occasions we cooperate directly with an end-user for a highly customized one-of-a-kind creation/solution but this is extremely rare and costly.

Who is using Sing Core?

SingCore is the strongest lightweight, earth friendly, low cost material with endless applications. With SingCore honeycomb panels you can build strong, lightweight, environmentally friendly products that are true flat and stay flat. Potential applications include furniture, concrete tables, truck bodies, boats, and airplanes. The possibilities are endless. Sing core products have built an entire home (click here) from floor to roof. A Sing home is the strongest, lightest weight, most energy efficient home in the world. We serve the best companies in major markets from coast to coast who seek out our specialized services when faced with particular challenges in design and building. Due to Sing Core’s patented design, it is the only Eco-friendly material that is lightweight, stronger than steel pound for pound with the unique ability to remain straight and true flat over long spans, even under stress, and can stay flat for centuries. If you’re not currently using Sing Core, maybe your should contact us so that you can become one of our clients.

Sing Core is proudly made in the USA and is the only patented structural composite material that comes with a limited lifetime warranty. See: testimonials

1-2 About the Inventor

Make the World a Better Place

When Peter Sing was a teenager, he learned about the properties of the honeycomb structure from the aluminum honeycomb used in aircraft. It was very lightweight and high strength material but was expensive to produce because of the energy consumed in the manufacturing process. Peter worked to invent a honeycomb material that used renewable resources and a low-energy process to produce a low-cost, high-strength honeycomb building material. This is how a life time of invention started – and now, after 30+ US and International patents, SingCore Honeycomb Products have become the best combination of natural materials and human ingenuity you will find on the market today.

Wood is next to earthen material as the most commonly used building material on our planet. Grown naturally for millions of years, humans started to use wood in the construction of their shelters after they moved out of caves. For thousands of years our ancestors cut natural wood to build furniture and construct shelters. Later, engineered wood products started to replace solid wood: laminated wood, plywood, chipboard, OSB (oriented strand board), and the list goes on.

The invention of the Sing Honeycomb process is based on very simple idea: it takes less wood fiber to provide the same strength as solid wood, and with a better insulation value. Imagine taking 100% of the wood fiber out of the solid wood and reintegrating 10% of that wood fiber into vertically structured foam arranged in geometric shapes. The honeycomb core material is made of thin wood veneer, which is the main component of plywood, surrounding an insulated and sound-deadening foam base material. The implanted vertical grain veneer is composed of high strength wood fiber . This unique torsion box technology yields the strongest, lightest weight, fully insulated for block heat and sound low-cost, long lasting material ever created with natural materials.

Helping the homeless

When Peter Sing thought of the invention of Sing Core, he also put the homeless in mind. With help, Sing Core can help homeless families by providing tiny house kits to help these families with privacy and shelter in their hard times. If you would like to help click here to learn more about what you can do to help.

See: Sing for the World to help battle housing and economic struggles at home and abroad

Peter Sing President Sing Square Log Homes P.O. Box1691 McCleary, WA 98557 (360) 495-3577 www.singcore.com

1-3 Sing Core vs. Other Cores

Compared to other material Sing Core is possibly the most significant Eco-friendly, renewable structural advancement in the last century increasing the strength and reducing the weight of any solid structural material. Sing Core Honeycomb SliceThe invention of Sing Core is a hybrid technology fusing the positive attributes of Balsa wood (only 8% of natural wood fiber) and foam core (recycled) into the revolutionary new building material that is changing the way construction impacts our world. When compared to solid material, Sing Core:

  • uses less solid material
  • environmentally sound
  • structurally stronger
  • lasts longer
  • less expensive than most solid material
  • easier to work with
The conclusions in the following chart are based on our independent analysis. If you do not agree with any comparison results, please let us know. If you agree that these conclusions are accurate, please share this with your friends to help us build a better, more sustainable world.

Sing Core Comparisons Based on 2″ x 2″ Grids

Sing Core Foam Aluminum Balsawood Nomex Plastic Cardboard
Insulation x x x x x
Sound Deadening x x x x x
Lightweight x x
Strength x x x
Solid x x x x
Eco-friendly x x x x
Renewable x x x x
Oversize x x x x x x
Dimensionally Stable
Affordable x x x x x
Waterproof Upgrade? x x
Fire Retardant Upgrade? x
Bullet-proof Upgrade x x x x x
Thickness Available x x x x x x
Skin Options x x x x x x
Easy to Machine x x x x x x
Fast Turnaround x x x x x x

Insulation: Sing Core has built-in insulation value with an R3 to R6.5 rating per inch, depending on client’s needs/specifications.

Sound deadening: Sing Core’s filler material has natural sound-deadening properties. Other sound-deadening options are available at customer request.

Light weight: When compared to other materials Sing Core weighs much less, as much as 50% less, or more, as little as 4 lbs. per sq. ft. yet eco-friendly. This advanced technology used in the aviation industry is now available for use in your home.

Strength: Sing Core based on 2″ x 2″ grids and 3/4″ thick = 660 PSI. For instance, aluminum 3/8″ grids = 30+ PSI (smaller grids should be more strength). Sing Core’s superior strength comes from its advanced torsion box design.

Solid: Sing Core is solid like a rock. While the vertical wood grain torsion box core may be compared to other hollow honeycomb cores, the Sing Core voids are not hollow as they are bonded wall-to-wall and filled with recycled foam for a strong, solid substrate.

Eco-friendly: Sing Core is manufactured using natural wood fibers, no formaldehyde, or toxic chemicals, is created using less energy than any other core material with little or no waste.

Renewable: The structure of Sing Core is 100% renewable (nature-grown) clean fiber and/or recycled material.

Oversize: Sing Core excels in area of large oversize products due to its unique properties and can be up to 50 foot length.

Dimensionally stable: Sing Core is the most dimensionally stable building material allowing us to create large, oversize products (i.e., doors, up to 50 ft.) that are true flat exceeding AWI standards and can be guaranteed to be true flat. Large oversize panels can be truly dimensionally stable without any movement due to temperature and moisture change.

Affordable: Even though Sing Core technology is used in high-end applications, we make it affordable for broad use in a large number of applications. Sing Core performance is comparable to any high-end core but could be as little cost as low-end wood product core.

Waterproof upgrade: Sing Core is available in waterproof upgrade, to accommodate your specific water resistant requirements.

Fire retardant upgrade: When used in fire retardant applications, the Sing Core fire retardant door is the lightweight, super-strong, eco-friendly alternative.

Bullet-proof upgrade: In high-security end products, most cores used in bullet-proof applications are heavy in weight, causing strain on the infrastructure, unlike Sing Core.

Thickness available: Sing Core is readily available in many thicknesses, up to 6 inches in standard thickness, with custom thicknesses available.

Skin options: Available in many different exteriors including (but not limited to) aluminum, cement board, cold roll steel, concrete, ceramic tile, fiber glass, galvanize metal, glass, MDF, metal, plastic, plywood, solid wood, stainless steel, etc…

Easy to machine: Sing Core is easy to work with in the shop or on-site for sawing, sanding, adding solid wood implants, gluing, cutting and fastening.

Fast turnaround: In you’re in a rush, only Sing Core can be custom made within 24 hours and is proudly manufactured for you in the USA.

Even though Sing Core is less expensive than most solid material, the end result is more structurally sound, lightweight, will not compromise over time and reduces the amount of man-hours and equipment to install. Sing Core is a honeycomb sandwich panel composite material with built in structural grids. Sing Core could have the exterior surface skin of any material including, but not limited to wood (seen in photo), metal, plastic, glass, Kevlar, even concrete and cement. The strength of our design is due to the structural grids made of naturally abundant, renewable, vertical grain veneer wood fiber. Sing Core is constructed in a fashion similar to torsion box technology most commonly found in the aeronautics and space exploration industries. This technology is what allows our panels remain strong, lightweight, and flat without denting, cracking, and warping. See a comparison here. Inventor Peter Sing uses this torsion box technology, along with wood fiber and foam to create patented Sing honeycomb core: the incredibly strong, true flat, lightweight, renewable composite material of the future. Check out our products section to see a few different applications. Engineering Myth-busters

  • Heavy is not equivalent to strong
  • Lightweight is not equivalent to weak
  • Expensive material does not ensure high function
  • Solid material is overused and not ecologically responsible

Most construction is a waste of materials, natural resources and has a negative impact on our planet. Solid materials are overused in an attempt to increase the strength or lifespan of the project. This excess of materials and resources is not necessary… and can be likened to killing a fly with a machine gun. It may be hard to believe, at first, but for the first time in our history, a truly responsible structural alternative can be found in Sing Core technology. Many of our clients were skeptical when they queried us about our lightweight and strong solutions to their design challenges. That is why Sing Core is the secret ingredient found in the homes, offices, estates and showrooms of royalty, political and religious high-end environments. Once you try the Sing Core alternative, you will never go back to traditional building materials in some cases. Traditional honeycomb panels have come to the rescue addressing the lightweight needs of industry. Sing Core is compatible to (if not well out-performing) most honeycomb technology in terms of weight, but no other honeycomb core can compare to Sing Core in terms of strength. None. Before today, you did not know about Sing Core’s environmentally responsible solutions to function and sustainability. Now that you do, what will you do with that knowledge? Take the Sing Core challenge.

1-4 Environment & Energy Friendly

How is Sing Honeycomb “Green”

1 Sing Core – the most earth-friendly way to use natural renewable materials Sing Honeycomb core structure is made of 100% natural vertical grain wood veneer. This is what sets us apart from our counterparts who use honeycomb core materials such as paper, particle board, aluminum, and plastic. Here at Sing Honeycomb, environmentally friendly construction is our mission.

2 LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) Sing Honeycomb strives for a “cradle to grave” measurement of a product’s environmental impact from raw material extraction and manufacturing through distribution, use, maintenance and disposal. An obvious example is a coffee cup made of styrofoam compared to a coffee cup made of the same material but enclosed in a solid container. Solo cups are only used once and then disposed of, filling our landfills unnecessarily. But imagine that the same Solo cup material is put made into a permanent coffee cup that could last ten years without being replaced. Sing Honeycomb protects the foam by sandwiching it inside a durable wood framework. LCA studies show that using wood is less harmful to the environment than steel or concrete in terms of embodied energy, global warming potential, air emissions, water emissions, and solid waste production.

3 Long Lasting Sing torsion-box sandwich panels are warranted for ten years*, but may last much longer. This means Sing products will not need replacement or disposal for many years, cutting down on the resources used to manufacture panels. The foam used in Sing Honeycomb Core Panels comes with a 20-year thermal performance warranty, dimensional stability, compressive strength, and water resistant properties. See instructions for repair and recycling.

4 Energy Friendly Energy Saving in general: Our Sing Honeycomb Core starts from raw material, production process, shipping and product lifespan, and the recycle/reuse are the major energy savings characteristics. Sing products has set a new bench-mark for energy savings and is less harmful to the environment than other honeycomb products. Sing core is the most energy friendly, covers more broad-range products in modern time today, all guaranteed by the inventor and founder of Sing Core. Energy Saving as insulation Insulated, draft-free sandwich panels save your heating costs Sing has a long term stable R-Value. Sing Sandwich panels assemble and install quickly, saving you man power and time.

5 Leading edge of composite technology Composite material is a feature of energy solutions to solve our structure needs. Patented Sing Core is the leader of composite material products. Sing Core takes less energy to produce the strongest, lightweight material. Whether the product is called a torsion box in the wood-working industry, a honeycomb panels in the aviation industry or a sandwich panel in the building industry, it’s all the same thing and they all function in the same way – it’s a composite material sandwiched with a lightweight core. There are many different core materials such as paper, aluminum even plastic honeycomb, but our Sing Honeycomb is a torsion box or sandwich core structured with a vertical grain core that takes less energy to produce from renewable resource to our finished honeycomb core that we’re proud to say is strongest, lightest weight core that is the most environmentally friendly composite product ever invented.

6 Recycled Our foam core has a recycled content of 20% and is 100% recyclable.

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This is a Sing Overhead Garage Door Panel compared next to a typical steel overhead garage door panel. Same size and thickness but as you can see the steel panel buckles with only a few pounds put on it while the Sing Panel holds almost all of Inventor Peter Sings weight without any problem. *See Warranty

1-5 Sing Core Services

What Services Does Singcore Provide?

1 Standard Stock Items (sold by per sq ft or linear homes as Sing Eco Log and Sing logs) Please visit patented Sing product store, stock items are cut to size as Sing Sandwich panels and Sing Panels for you to create endless Sing products, such as all types of building materials, furniture ready for assembly (dresser, table, armoire, etc…) and including trade show panels, tiny houses and Sing log homes.

2. Special Order No matter how big the door or table, wall panel, large floor or wide plank floor and your true flatness requirement (for special order you may require the guarantee the flatness for your product at higher cost if it is extremely high end application). We could build a door to consider certain weight, strength, especially the flatness such as 16 ft tall door x 16 ft wide by even one inch thick or six inch thick within the target of your requirement (you will find out we might be the only company in the world that can offer you this special order service for any panel and post and beam made of Sing Core) for a broad spectrum of products for all types of industries.

3. Prototype Let us be part of your R and D team to use Sing technology to build an affordable lightweight, high strength and Eco-friendly products (there are hundreds of products applications could use Sing Core as a better alternative). All you need is to fill out our simple price quote form, describe the length, width, thickness and skin choice. We are offering a prototype discount for your new and innovative potential application. The money that you invest in your prototype will be fully refunded if you going to production mode and in exchange your success story and… Your creativity will make a better world. (*Please note It might be an adding fee for complicated or test cost for your further R and D Sing products . in addition of material cost.)

4. You Design, We Produce (OEM) Let Sing Core manufacture your products for your company, such as door and table substrate, lightweight wood, lightweight MDF or plywood. In all types of applications, Sing Core Products can replace lower quality, shorter lasting items at lower cost if order by truck load. You can be a leader in your industry (see part of our clients list that made the switch to patented Sing Core as an alternative to regular aluminum, steel, plywood, solid wood MDF) and as a top player in your industry we can Sing for you.

The Sing Core Business Opportunity

See Also: Sing to the World opportunities for global investors and non-profits

We offer: 1. Marketing of Sing Products 2. Production of Sing Products 3. Partner to Win the Bid

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Millwork, Woodworking, Veneer & Hardwood Blog

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Keep up-to-date on all the latest Veneer Industry news, and share information with other veneer industry professionals.

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July 1, 2014

Sing Core surplus veneer sale.

Sing Core has a warehouse full of high-quality wood veneers in a variety of wood species. Call: 360-495-3577 for prices.

Sawmills and Wood Production in Canada Industry Market Research Report from IBISWorld Has Been Updated

The industry was challenged by slowly recovering demand from downstream industries over the past five years; going forward, the industry will benefit from more vigorous growth. For these reasons, industry research firm, IBISWorld, has updated a report on the Sawmills and Wood Production industry in its growing industry report collection. New York, NY (PRWEB) June 30, 2014 The … (continue reading)

Source: PRweb.com, July 1, 2014.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/07/prweb11985396.htm

Engineered Wood Lauded As Superior Building Material

Cross-laminated timber is being recognized again, this time by Clay Risen in the March 2014 issue of Popular Science. His article claims that wood is the “most advanced building material.” Commonly known as CLT, cross-laminated timber uses the same cross-grain construction concept that gives plywood its great versatility.

While conventional wood-frame construction is expected to continue as preferred for building residences, CLT’s qualities outstrip those of conventional wood. CLT is stronger, and can be used in high-rise buildings. CLT was used in a recently-completed 10-story apartment building in Australia, and has been approved for use in a 34-story tower to be built in Sweden. It is also safer in a fire than steel, and more eco-friendly than steel or concrete.

Source: Timberbiz.com, May 8, 2014.

http://www.timberbiz.com.au/dtn/details.asp?ID=2403

 

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Lightweight Composite Panel Laminators

custom-lightweight-composite-panel-laminators-high-strengthSing Core is proud to be the premiere laminator working exclusively with only the best architects supplying the most high-end millworks to solve the problems associated with other laminate panels.

Sing Panels are more lightweight, high-strength, true flat and Eco-friendly than any other laminated panel in the industry, and even compared to off-shore products, Sing Core’s affordable pricing even competes with import building materials. Sing Core products may be the only Made in the USA reinforced structural insulated panel that is exported to other countries.

When it comes to issues with structural integrity and dealing with weight and strength challenges, Sing Core is the hands-down solution, especially when compared to other materials.

Our number one solution is in the area of large doors. Due to the unique attributes of patented Sing Core’s natural wood grain torsion box foam fused composite core structure, it outperforms any other known traditional building material in terms of lightweight, high strength and being true flat – not just on delivery – but remain true flat for life, guaranteed (though is designed to last for centuries).

custom-lightweight-composite-panel-laminators-quantity-discounts-high-strengthSolutions across the board are apparent in a wide variety of applications including wood siding, formica laminate and creative flooring options where laminated wood, metal or fiberglass are sought out for their unique characteristics.

Sing Core is one of the best laminators in the world, and we do not limit your options. We know how to laminate most any composite material(s) to achieve the results that you require for your project for any use from the substructure or floor substrate to your wood ceiling or roofing panel solutions.

Our experience in the plastic laminate field is unparalleled and we are one to the most exclusive metal suppliers creating the best architectural metal panels per specifications that cannot be matched by any other method and excel in specialized metal cladding.

Our warehouse prices enable us to supply wood veneers to other companies and panel manufacturers in the industry. With our bulk purchasing ability we can pass the savings on to our exclusive clients. See our clients list.

Other fantastic Sing Core applications include wood ceiling planks, acoustical wall panels, acoustic ceiling products, gaining traction in sound proof solutions, waterproof paneling, waterproof bathroom wall panels, wood veneer wall panels and hardwood paneling.

We are also the best laminator experts, and regular wholesale providers of high pressure laminate, mahogany plywood, melamine panels, sheets of aluminum, vinyl laminate and phenolic panels.

Some of the wood veneers that we have specials on from time to time include exotic wood veneer, walnut veneer, maple veneer, birch veneer, cherry veneer, mahogany veneer, ash veneer, rosewood veneer, red oak veneer, white oak veneer, cherry wood veneer and oak veneer sheets. Call us at 360-495-3577 before you make your next exotic veneer purchase, and we may be able to save you money, leaving more for your bottom line.

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Architectural Specification Substitutes

Due to being the newly invented and possibly the most significant improvement in building materials in the last century, it is not uncommon to see Sing products recommended as substitutes for products in the original specifications initially specified by architects. Even though Sing Core is new, we are not that new and have years of experience to assure or most demanding clients that they only deliver the best to their clients.

Why would you substitute Sing Core?

Eco-friendly

Lightweight high strength torsion box foam core varuiety of thicknesses and wood speciesIn this day and age, it is of primary importance to take into consideration that the impact of your project will have on the earth. Everything we do to help preserve our precious planet is a step toward providing a better world for all life for generations to come. Sing Core’s true green technology is a huge step toward responsible sustainability.

Lightweight

One of important advantages of sing Core is its lightweightedness when compared to other building products. Other traditional building components that can even come close to matching the lightweight characteristics of Sing Core are extremely weak and have little or no structural integrity. This might be acceptable for visual representation upon installation, but may deteriorate rapidly over time, something that you might need to consider in the design process.

Extremely High Strength

Sing Core is super strong, so strong, in fact, that independently tested results from the University of Washington revealed a PSI of 660-to-over-1,100 pounds per square inch of compression strength, which is stronger than steel pound for pound. This is why you see Sing Core substituted in extreme weather, under heavy loads, maintain strength over long spans, blast and bullet proof applications.

True Flat

KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAPrior to the invention of Sing Core it was nearly impossible – or extremely expensive and laborious – to build a true flat door (or any other surface desired to be flat over a long span with little or no framing). In fact, current regulations for flatness allow for a ¼” of deflection over a 6 foot span. Sing Core outperforms any other material and can be combined with wood and other products and still be guaranteed true flat.

Inexpensive

You might be surprised that a building material that is made in the USA cost much less than other composite materials and is so affordable, that it is not priced much more than particle board and can end up being much more inexpensive especially when you factor-in savings in shipping, handling, installation and maintenance costs.

Guaranteed for Life

Sing Core is such a structurally sound building material that it is possibly the only material that can be guaranteed for life, but is designed and built to last for centuries, with little or no deterioration over time, when product is used as specified. When product is properly matched to application, sing Core will not warp, bend, twist or rot, like other materials.

And that only comprises the top half-dozen reasons that people are switching to Sing Core.

As the project owner, you may have just found us on the Internet and want to see Sing Core featured in your project due to all the added benefits. We work hand-in-hand with designers, architects, contractors and homeowners to make sure that you have the right Sing products to match your requirements and specifications. This makes the job safer and more efficient for your general contractor and your architect will thank you for being diligent and for introducing them to Sing Core which they will continue to include in future designs.

How to Specify Sing Core Inside Your Doors

When specifying Sing Core inside your doors, you can specify “Sing Core” as the manufacturer but note that the doors will need to be finished by a millwork or custom door manufacturer. This about how this might impact the price (important for contractor during price estimations). It would also be helpful to also specify weight ratio of “3 to 4 pounds per square foot” and “50 year warp-free guarantee,” to prevent substitution by the contractor. You don’t want your client to end up with a substituted non-Sing door and be unaware of it until it warps later (see example).

Does Your Door Have Sing Core Inside?

If your door has Sing Core inside it can come with a full 50-year warp-free guarantee. No other door can be guaranteed like that, unless it has Sing Core inside.

It is rare, but there have been occasions when a door has warped, when someone thought it had Sing Core inside, but it did not.

For instance, last year, an architect in Florida specified a large wooden door with Sing Core inside. The contractor contacted Sing Core and received an initial price quote.

Nine months later, we received a call from the architect who had been contacted by the building department that reported that a large wooden door with Sing Core inside had warped.

We searched our records and could not find any record of the job. We did discover the initial price quote request from the contractor who must have found a different way to make the large door.

Your large door with Sing Core inside comes with a certificate of authenticity and guarantee.

Be forewarned, if your large wooden door doesn’t have Sing Core inside, you can expect it to warp.

Make sure your large doors have Sing Core inside.

Not Just for Doors

true-flat-doors-in-quantity-fast-delivery-coast-to-coast-compareCertainly, we are best known for our door applications, and for many years, people thought of us as a door company because of how superior this material is in that specific application. While we have established ourselves as the perfect door builders – especially when addressing challenging door specifications for oversize, sliding or hinged applications – Sing Core has nearly limitless applications and is featured in many of the most high-end homes. We are the only door that can be guaranteed even after being exposed to weather conditions and no other wood door can be guaranteed true flat.

Rarely does a day go by where we don’t see someone versed in contemporary architecture design who reaches out to Sing Core to solve another issue of strength vs. weight, saving economically by reducing shipping, handling, installation, repair and maintenance costs, and upgrading the overall green value of a project.

If you have just discovered Sing Core, it is not too late to substitute sing products for the traditional products that were originally specified by your architect. We work with architects and designers to make sure that you have the right sing product to match your specifications, meeting (or exceeding) any expectations that you might have.

We can help you with the substitution submittal process and we have staff on-hand with the experience to make sure that your needs are met or exceeded, and the results can be guaranteed for life (per warranty certificate accompanying your guaranteed Sing product).

If you are like many of our users, you will find that once you discover Sing Core, you will start finding solutions to your dreams and ideas that may have been limited by available building materials of the past.

Join the revolution and see our clients list to see some of the most successful business staying on the leading edge of building technologies by embracing the Sing Core advantage.

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Steel Doors

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Core Value of Steel Doors
It is how steel door shapes the future by invention of Sing Core.

See: Steel Door Gallery

Steel door technology has not made any major improvements since the development of EPS core which has higher insulation for replacing the paper core and wood based core used previously. Sing Core uses reinforced EPS or urethane foam to fill the voids of the structural torsion-box-like vertical veneer in those highly insulated Sing products, and… Viola! You have the strength which is approximately 30 times stronger than any other regular door made of foam. Steel doors made of patented Sing Core is the leading edge door technology that provides more insulation, strength and extremely lightweight. The end result is more Eco-friendly door; stronger and lighter weight without using heavy gauge steel but creating an even stronger steel door. Click here to see the steel panel regular foam vs. Sing core

Achieve the security, safety and elegance of the most economical, advanced steel door technology to your entryway with Sing Metal Doors made in your choice of high quality stainless steel, galvanized steel or cold rolled steel.

true-flat-13-feet-steel-door-span-under-load-with-very-little-deflection-guaranteed

This photo features a fully insulated 13 ft. x 3 ft. x 1 inch steel door with 20 gauge metal under 160 lbs. of load with hardly any deflection. No steel studs, no welding. See pix of steel panels ready for door applications.

Sing Steel Doors are the only insulated Eco-friendly steel doors that can be guaranteed true flat thanks to patented Sing Core’s torsion box/foam composite base material that not only ensures flatness at the time of manufacture but stays flat for centuries.

Lightweight

Honeycomb-Skin-Material-Options-Metal-AluminumYou get it all; Huge savings in heavy weight when compared to solid steel while exceeding standards of high-strength and built-in insulation backed by our limited lifetime guarantee at a fraction of the cost. It’s why we say, “Heavy does not mean strong – and light does not mean weak.” Sing Steel Doors weigh much less than other steel doors and do not require heavy steel reinforcement studs to achieve the high strength. Steel doors made Sing Core do not need expensive, heavy duty hardware required by regular heavy steel doors.

High Strength

Compared to solid steel doors, Sing Core is stronger than steel pound for pound. Patented Sing core could reach 1000 PSI strength vs. paper honeycomb core traditionally used in the steel industry and is changing how steel doors are made. Sing steel doors will not dent or kink like regular hollow core, paper core or foam core steel doors.

Economical

Patented Sing Core costs a fraction of high-end honeycomb substrates, like those used in traditional aerospace applications, and still outperforms any of them in lightweight, high-strength, eco-friendly economical solutions bar-none. And that does not even take into consideration the reduction in transportation/installation costs and reduction in maintenance and repair costs over time.

No Welding

no-welding-free-metal-fabrication-lightweight-eco-friendly-stronger-than-steelSing Steel Doors are manufactured without welding which reduces labor costs, environmental and health hazards and our patented method will not compromise the integrity of the steel surface of the steel door, like welding does. No need to compromise the integrity of your steel doors by incorporating the most high precision Sing Core (+/- .006 inch) material and our patented metal fabrication process.

Custom Lite Openings

Sing Steel Doors can come complete with custom lite opening cutouts for adding glass to your door. You are not limited to the type, shape or style of cutout for your glass opening. Other steel door companies offer a variety of window openings to select from. Sing Steel Doors allow you to create any glass enhancement that you can imagine.

Steel Door Replacements

Metal-doorSing Steel Doors are the number one replacement steel doors specified by architects and designers who demand high-quality and longevity backed by our rock-solid limited lifetime warranty. See our Clients List.

Steel Door Hardware

When it is of primary importance to achieve high-end security and stability of a steel door, one invariably runs into the issue of heavy steel doors causing additional strain on the structure and hardware. Patented Sing Core eliminates the heavy weight of solid steel while out-performing solid steel.

Service Industries

Sing Steel Doors are replacing other steel doors used in commercial, healthcare, educational industries as they are being retrofitted in schools, hotels, storm shelters and retail installations.

More Options to Meet Your Specifications

Sing Steel Doors are completely customizable to your specifications. For years the design teams have been working with architects, designers and contractors to solve the problems associated with pre-existing steel door technologies. There is nearly no limit to composite options that can be adapted to the sing Steel Door that will satisfy your requirements.

Variety of Applications

The versatility and customizable attributes of Sing Steel Doors offers almost unlimited applications including (but not limited to) bullet proof, lead lined, extreme weather, tornado, hurricane**, fire door, STC rated* and acoustical applications.

Available in Any Size or Configuration

Sing Steel Doors are available to meet your specifications and are not limited to a catalog of available items. Commercial steel doors are the best steel entry doors that are available in any configuration including steel double doors and commercial exterior steel doors.

Fast Turnaround Time

Special rush orders for custom size doors can takes less than one day if we have the materials required in stock.

Eco-friendly Sing Steel

Only Sing Steel Doors are a composite of patented Sing Core embracing our true green technology for a better world and steel which is one of the most recycled materials on our green earth.

Added Security and Benefits

Sing Steel Doors have the added benefits of increased security for vandalism-proofing, protection against windstorm or other acts of god, water proofing, increased fire protection and sanitation.

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* Note: STC rating varies according to size, thickness, skin, and other factors. Sing Core does not rate doors, although we are fortunate enough to have one of the best sound testing labs in the world, here in the Pacific Northwest. If you require a specific STC rating, Sing Core can build a door to your architectural specifications and have the resulting door tested at our rating facility for an official rating.

**Customer will need to perform lab tests to certify hurricane rating for local code compliance.