About Us

Performance-driven air curtains designed for real-world environments

Control your environment, protect your space, and get more from every open door. Our mission to save energy and create healthy, comfortable environments starts with an air curtain on every door.

When the Doors Are Open

As a global leader in air curtain manufacturing, Berner has been saving energy and creating healthy, comfortable environments since 1956. From dock doors to entrances where aesthetics matter, our performance-driven air curtains are made in the USA and developed in-house, designed and manufactured in New Castle, Pennsylvania. With 70 years of engineering expertise, we’ve fine-tuned our wide product portfolio to deliver industry-leading design, performance and technology, helping our customers reduce their energy costs, meet building codes and find long-lasting solutions.

70+

Years of Innovation

20+

Vestibule Exceptions

USA

Made in the USA

Up to 5

year limited warranty

Why Berner?

When a door is open, a lot is at stake, including energy loss, air quality, comfort, flying pests, and cleanliness. That’s where Berner comes in. As an air curtain industry leader and trusted commercial, architectural, and industrial air curtain manufacturer, we design custom air curtain solutions that perform in the real world, not just on paper.

Performance that shows up every day – Our air curtains help keep conditioned air in, outside air out, and environments consistently comfortable

Built for how spaces actually work – From high-traffic entrances to demanding industrial openings, every solution is designed with the application in mind

Proven where it matters most – We use Berner air curtains in our own facility every day, continuously testing and improving performance

Reliability you don’t have to think about – Trusted by architects, engineers, and facility leaders who need solutions that just work

A partner, not just a manufacturer. From specification through installation and beyond, we’re with you every step of the way

Our History & Firsts

As an air curtain industry leader, Berner has driven innovation in air curtain design and performance for decades, continuously improving to meet evolving building needs.

1956

1960s

1970s

Miniveil Air Curtain – introduced tangential wheel for a flatter, lower profile air curtain
Design and development of the CFA and CFC. First clay models were built and then the final design. These units are the workhorses of all industrial air curtains, having exceptional performance and virtually maintenance free. The CF design also introduced fiberglass diverters for industrial air curtains, significantly reducing the weight of the air curtain.
The development of the first air curtain specifically designed for insect control, the IAC (insect-a-screen) for 7’-10’ door heights
The first compact industrial air curtains: CIF, AFA, and AFB
Development of the FlyStop, an insect control air curtain for large openings
The Mark Air Curtain, the first aesthetically pleasing commercial air curtain for customer entry. This well-known air curtain has since been followed by the lower profile MaxAir, the Mark2, and the Aura, an air curtain designed in the “Contemporary” style.

1980s

1990s

2000s

The now-iconic illustration of “How an air curtain works”
Research of mosquito and fly disinsection of airplanes with the DOT and USDA results in testing which verifies that air curtains deter flying insects
Intelliswitch digital controller – air curtain industry’s first digital programmable variable speed controller
In-Ceiling Mount Air Curtain – first air curtain designed specifically to be installed flush with a drop ceiling
The Pro V nozzle, the revolutionary design allows for further, more efficient velocity projection without increasing motor size
Use of CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamic) software to model air curtain performance as doors open and close and people pass back & forth
Built an in-house test vestibule to research air curtain performance over main entrances
Walk-in Cooler Kit - makes retrofitting a walk-in cooler with an air curtain simple
Drive-Thru Unit – small and compact, this is the first air curtain designed exclusively for the particular needs of the QSR market’s 2’ – 3’ high openings, along with innovative mounting and filter brackets.
Venturi Heater – patented design allows for the heating of the air stream without reduction in air performance. The venturi design improves the heat transfer from heating element to the air (as compared to traditional heater placement and design) and does not interfere with the air stream. Easy to install and replace, if necessary.
BIM (Building Information Models, a.k.a. Revit) models of our air curtains

2010s

2020s

Architectural Elite Air Curtain – introduces the air curtain as an architectural feature. This air curtain disappears as one walks under it, and is designed for those who are looking for a seamless integration of beauty, function, and performance.
BACnet capability – true integration, allowing one to program and monitor the air curtain via the building management system.
Adaptive Setting – air curtain performance is enhanced as this new feature of the Berner AIR™ app allows the weather to proactively control the air curtain.
The Pass-Thru Air Curtain – air curtains for the shorter openings of indoor / outdoor bars, concession counters, and pass-thru windows.
PureAir Package™ – an air purification system for the space inside the door. Allows air curtain to simultaneously operate as an air curtain while continuously cleaning the air.
Architectural Contour Air Curtain – Berner continues to advance air curtain aesthetics and engineering with a second design that is quiet, high performing, and beautiful.
Digital Controls for Industrial Air Curtains – Berner introduces the Industrial Intelliswitch along with the Berner AIR and full BACnet integration capabilities
Architectural Icon Air Curtain – Berner elegantly redesigns the Architectural Low Profile 8 and the Architectural High Performance 10 air curtains, incorporating improved aerodynamics within the cabinet and blower platform, while keeping the classic overall shape intact.

Quality & Manufacturing

Designed and manufactured in New Castle, PA, using advanced equipment and skilled craftsmanship in the United States.

Sustainability

Berner air curtains are centered around providing energy savings — not just for cost, but also for usage. Every unit of energy our customers don’t have to use is one that doesn’t have to be generated, in turn cutting down greenhouse gas emissions.

Going beyond the energy savings of our air curtains, we have always been environmentally minded. From our product materials, sourcing, packaging and own energy generation, each step of our supply chain is dedicated to reducing our environmental footprint.

We manufacture our products from steel and aluminum to be easily recycled at the end of their lifecycle.

We locally source our metals from Pennsylvania, upstate New York and Ohio, cutting down our fuel consumption and overall carbon footprint.

We installed solar panels on the roof of our original 50,000 square foot manufacturing facility. The array generates enough energy to power our entire facility.

We installed LED lights in our plant to reduce our energy consumption.

We made our shipping containers out of wood, a renewable resource. Strong yet lightweight, they’re designed to reduce our fuel consumption and transportation costs.