Track layouts explained: 7 shapes, when to use each

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The configurator supports seven standard layouts. Each maps to a real ward geometry — pick the one that matches how the curtain needs to draw around the bed.

  • Straight — single run along one wall. Side rooms, screening corridors, treatment cubicles.
  • L-Shape — one 90° bend. The default for single-bed bays in a corner.
  • Reverse L — mirrored L. Same bay, opposite handing.
  • U-Shape — two bends, three sides. Single bed with full screening on three sides; common in A&E and recovery.
  • 2 Bed Bay — two bends, one joining bar. Two beds in a single bay.
  • 2 Bed Bay L+L — two-bed bay with an L return at each end. Adds privacy at the head of each bed.
  • 3 Bed Bay — four bends, two joining bars. Standard three-bed ward bay.

Joining bars

Any single track span longer than 4 m needs a joining bar — a structural ceiling-fixed splice that lets curtains pass straight through. The configurator adds these automatically for bay layouts.

Bends

All bends are 90° factory-formed corners. Custom angles are available on request but rarely needed in clinical work.

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