Paired Panels
Advanced Equipment's paired panel system moves two panels simultaneously, dramatically reducing setup time and labor requirements for any size operable wall installations.
Every paired panel system is engineered to AEC's exacting standards for performance, longevity, and ease of use.
What Are Paired Panels?
Paired panels are a manual operable wall system in which panels are hinged together in pairs. Rather than moving each panel individually, operators push or pull two panels at once — cutting the number of moves required to set up a room by half.
Built on Advanced Equipment's proven all-welded steel panel platform, paired panel systems deliver the same world-class acoustic performance and durability as any AEC operable wall — with the added operational efficiency ideal for convention centers, ballrooms, and high-traffic venues.
- Manual operation — no electrical infrastructure required
- Pairs store compactly in a side pocket or end stack
- Available in ALPHA, SIGMA, and GAMMA panel series
- Finish options include fabric, vinyl, carpet, plastic laminate, and custom options
Why Choose Paired Panels?
The operational advantages make paired panels the preferred choice for busy venues.
Ease of Operation
Paired panels (3MC) enable fast, single-person setup in virtually any meeting space, significantly reducing setup time.
Three Panel Series
Choose from ALPHA, SIGMA, or GAMMA panel construction to match your project's performance requirements and budget — all built to AEC's exacting standards.
Simplified Storage
Single track design allows quick and efficient panel storage.
Panel Construction
Three distinct panel series — choose the right construction for your project's performance requirements and budget.
ALPHA®
The all-welded, all-steel construction with heavy steel (16 or 14 gauge) faces robotically fusion welded every 8 inches to perimeter frame members.
- Best obtainable rigidity and life expectancy
- Low maintenance and ease of operation
- One piece panels to 46 feet high (two piece spliced to 60 feet)
- Panel widths to 60 inches
- 10 or 20 year limited panel warranty
- STC to 54, field tested NIC 42 ASTM E 336
- Available acoustically absorptive NRC 0.65
- Qualifies for LEED Credit MR 4.1 & MR 4.2
SIGMA®
The cost-effective version of our ALPHA series panels. All-welded steel construction with face sheet thickness ranging from 20 ga. to 16 ga.
- Cost effective solution to durability
- One piece panels to 25 feet high
- Panel width to 54 inches
- 5 year limited warranty
- STC to 53, NIC to 40 E-336
- Qualifies for LEED Credit MR 4.1 & MR 4.2
GAMMA®
AEC's most cost-effective panel construction. Panel face sheets are gypsum board or particle board. Structural aluminum frame members are mechanically fastened.
- Economical solution to space division needs
- One piece panels to 12 ft high
- Maximum panel height is 16 ft
- Panel widths to 48 inches
- STC from 45 to 52, NIC to 38 E-336
- Field replaceable face sheets
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