Overview
About Exit Devices & Panic Hardware
An exit device, also called panic hardware or a panic bar, is a push bar or touch bar that releases the latch when pressed so occupants can exit without a key or special knowledge. Fire exit hardware is an exit device listed for use on fire-rated doors.
Mills & Nebraska supplies rim, surface vertical rod, concealed vertical rod and mortise exit devices from Von Duprin, SARGENT and Detex, including delayed egress, electric latch retraction, electrified trim and classroom security functions.
Exit device selection depends on occupancy, occupant load, fire rating and security needs. Our team specifies each device against the Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023) and NFPA 101.
How to choose
First confirm whether the door needs panic hardware (see the FAQ below). Then choose the device by the opening: rim devices for single doors or pairs with a mullion, vertical rod devices for pairs without a mullion, and mortise devices where the door is prepared for a mortise lock. Use fire exit hardware on rated doors, and plan any electrified or delayed egress function with the access control design.
Stocked in Orlando for Florida schools, hospitals, retail and assembly buildings.
