Catalog illustration of paired decorative metal entry gates with scroll patterns

Custom Double Entry Gates: Approve the Pattern as a Pair

Prepare custom paired-gate artwork, center alignment, hardware drawings, sample approvals, and private-label packaging for repeatable architectural supply.

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Catalog illustration of paired decorative metal entry gates with scroll patterns

Image: catalog design illustration, not a completed-project photograph. Final configuration is confirmed in the approved specification.

Two panels need one coordinated approval

A decorative double gate can use mirrored artwork, two complementary motifs, or a design that continues across the center. Each approach needs a different approval check. For EONE's Decorative Double Entry Gates, submit the pair as a complete composition rather than sending one panel and assuming the second is a duplicate.

EONE accepts customer drawings for manufacturability review and can discuss custom dimensions, material and finish requests, hardware interfaces, OEM or private-label supply, branded packaging, and coordinated branding service. The approved project scope determines what can be produced and how it will be checked.

Prepare artwork that survives fabrication

Provide an editable pattern file in the agreed format and a dimensioned elevation showing both leaves. Identify units, revision, viewing side, active leaf, and the intended center gap. Mark which details must remain aligned when the gates are closed and which are independent panel features.

  • Show frame borders, pattern margins, panel joints, and the approved leaf proportions.
  • Reserve space for handles, locks, hinges, stops, and any access-control interfaces.
  • Identify unsupported decorative islands or fine connections for fabrication review.
  • State material, panel specification, finish system, color, and gloss requests.
  • Include the rear appearance where exposed fixings or pattern orientation matter.

Protolabs describes laser cutting and assembly as distinct manufacturing processes. For a gate order, that means a clean artwork file does not replace a checked frame and panel connection. Ask EONE to review edge finishing, pattern attachment, handling, and coating access before design release.

Review the center with real hardware

Place the selected handle and lock details on the approval drawing. A motif that looks balanced without hardware can become crowded once a lock plate is added. Confirm the active and secondary leaf relationship, closing sequence where relevant, and the responsibilities of any access-control installer.

Provide the site's functional requirements alongside the artwork. The visual approval should not be used as evidence of accessibility, pool-barrier suitability, fire performance, or automated-system certification. Where such requirements apply, identify the responsible reviewer and necessary evidence before accepting the supply scope.

Choose approval pieces that answer the open questions

A cut-pattern sample can help review edge quality and visual density. A coating sample establishes a finish reference. A center-joint or hardware sample may be useful when the meeting detail is unfamiliar. Agree whether a complete first article is also required, and distinguish appearance approval from installation testing.

Record the approved sample, artwork and drawing revisions, accepted deviations, and inspection criteria. Do not let a later change to the opening width silently stretch the pattern or shift the handles. Any change should return to the relevant approval stage.

Carry the identity into packaging and reorders

Supply authorized logos, crests, or brand motifs and confirm permission to reproduce them. Agree product marking, packaging graphics, documentation branding, and barcode information together. Document any exclusive design rights in a separate agreement, and verify authorization and supporting evidence before including certification marks in brand proofs.

Crate marks should identify the matched pair, individual leaves, viewing convention, finish, and hardware cartons. Retain the approved pattern files, assembly drawings, component list, sample references, packaging layout, and inspection scope for subsequent orders.

Send the design and brand package through Request a Quote. Arrange approval pieces through Order Samples. Agree material, finish, MOQ, tooling, testing, packaging, sample costs, timing, and revision scope for the reviewed design, with approval stages recorded before production.

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