Portable partitions are rolling, mobile, folding room dividers which provide temporary walls in place of traditional non mobile products such as operable walls, accordion partitions, cubicle

Cubicle

Тhe cubicle, cubicle desk, office cubicle or cubicle workstation is a partially enclosed workspace, separated from neighboring workspaces by partitions that are usually tall...

s, pipe and drape

Pipe and drape

Pipe and Drape refers to pipe , fixed or telescopic uprights supported by a steel base, and telescopic or fixed horizontals that provide a ground supported drape system with removable drape panels. Pipe and Drape is used to divide, hide, and/or decorate a space temporarily...

, and shoji

Shoji

In traditional Japanese architecture, a shōji is a door, window or room divider consisting of translucent paper over a frame of wood which holds together a lattice of wood or bamboo...

 screens. They fold and are on wheels enabling mobility and ease of storage. The portable wall partition has two full panel end members which provide support, rigidity, privacy and noise reduction

Noise reduction

Noise reduction is the process of removing noise from a signal.All recording devices, both analogue or digital, have traits which make them susceptible to noise...

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Portable partitions are used to divide space quickly where non-mobile permanent room dividers may be unavailable or impracticable. They may also be used as a convenient sight divider to conceal door openings to restrooms, commercial kitchens and other backroom areas.

Modern day partitions often use features like expanding mechanical floor and ceiling seals to achieve a higher level of acoustic separation.