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INTERFACES<\/div><h1 id=\"topic-title\">Automation &amp; Interlocking for Industrial Door Projects<\/h1><p>Start with what must request the door, what must be confirmed before movement and which team owns the sequence. Use real project examples to compare door-to-door interlocking, future AGV connections and OEM controller interfaces.<\/p><div class=\"sc2-actions\"><a class=\"sc2-button\" href=\"\/contact\/\">Discuss Your Requirements \u2197<\/a><a class=\"sc2-button sc2-button-outline\" href=\"#projects\">Explore Project Examples \u2193<\/a><\/div><\/div><aside class=\"st-map\" aria-label=\"Planning focus\"><h2>Three parts of a useful controls brief<\/h2><ol class=\"st-nodes\"><li><span class=\"st-node-no\" aria-hidden=\"true\">1<\/span><div><h3>Request<\/h3><p>Who or what asks the door to operate?<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><span class=\"st-node-no\" aria-hidden=\"true\">2<\/span><div><h3>Permission<\/h3><p>Which conditions must the system confirm?<\/p><\/div><\/li><li><span class=\"st-node-no\" aria-hidden=\"true\">3<\/span><div><h3>Feedback<\/h3><p>How is the result or unavailable state communicated?<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ol><p class=\"st-map-caption\">Define the operating relationship before choosing terminals, sensors or a protocol.<\/p><\/aside><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sc2-facts\" aria-label=\"Planning priorities\"><div class=\"sc2-wrap\"><dl class=\"sc2-fact-grid\"><div><dt>Start with<\/dt><dd>The operating sequence<\/dd><\/div><div><dt>Coordinate<\/dt><dd>Signals & responsibilities<\/dd><\/div><div><dt>Plan<\/dt><dd>Commissioning checks<\/dd><\/div><div><dt>Retain<\/dt><dd>Approved settings & drawings<\/dd><\/div><\/dl><\/div><\/section><nav class=\"sc2-jump\" aria-label=\"On this page\"><div class=\"sc2-wrap\"><a href=\"#overview\">Choose the relationship<\/a><a href=\"#interfaces\">Signal agreement<\/a><a href=\"#projects\">Project examples<\/a><a href=\"#commissioning\">Commissioning<\/a><a href=\"#planning\">Enquiry checklist<\/a><a href=\"#faq\">FAQs<\/a><\/div><\/nav><section class=\"sc2-section\" id=\"overview\" aria-labelledby=\"overview-title\"><div class=\"sc2-wrap\"><div class=\"sc2-eyebrow\">CHOOSE THE RELATIONSHIP<\/div><h2 id=\"overview-title\">Activation, coordination and protective functions are different requirements.<\/h2><div class=\"sc2-intro\"><p>An automatically opening door may need only local activation, or it may be one element in a wider process. Identify that relationship first so the controls scope is neither assumed nor left between suppliers.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"sc2-grid2\"><article class=\"sc2-card\"><h3>Describe Normal Operation<\/h3><p>Identify the people, vehicles or equipment using the opening. Explain where an opening request comes from, when it should be accepted and what the operator or connected system needs to know before proceeding.<\/p><p>A short operating narrative often resolves more questions than a list of preferred sensors. Include a sketch showing the approach route and every connected opening.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"sc2-card\"><h3>Identify the Responsible Systems<\/h3><p>Name the door controller, access system, vehicle controller or machine PLC involved. Agree which party owns the sequence and who supplies each connection.<\/p><p>If a protective function is required, have the responsible machine or facility team define its design and validation scope separately from the normal operating signals.<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sc2-section sc2-soft\" id=\"relationships\" aria-labelledby=\"relationships-title\"><div class=\"sc2-wrap\"><div class=\"sc2-eyebrow\">COMMON CONTROL REQUIREMENTS<\/div><h2 id=\"relationships-title\">Match the brief to the interaction you actually need.<\/h2><div class=\"sc2-intro\"><p>These categories can overlap, but they should not be treated as interchangeable product options. Write each required relationship explicitly before comparing quotations.<\/p><\/div><table class=\"sc2-table\" role=\"table\"><thead role=\"rowgroup\"><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"col\" role=\"columnheader\">Requirement<\/th><th scope=\"col\" role=\"columnheader\">Typical discussion<\/th><th scope=\"col\" role=\"columnheader\">What to put in the brief<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody role=\"rowgroup\"><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">Local activation<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Typical discussion\">A push button, pull cord or sensor requests door operation.<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"What to put in the brief\">User type, approach route, activation position and how unintended requests should be addressed.<\/td><\/tr><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">Door-to-door interlocking<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Typical discussion\">The opening relationship of two or more doors is coordinated.<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"What to put in the brief\">Labelled openings, permitted combinations, waiting-door indication and the owner of the sequence.<\/td><\/tr><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">AGV or vehicle integration<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Typical discussion\">A vehicle system exchanges requests and status with the door.<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"What to put in the brief\">Vehicle approach and stopping positions, signal definitions, permissions and integration-test responsibility.<\/td><\/tr><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">OEM machine interfaces<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Typical discussion\">Door commands and position information connect to the machine controller.<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"What to put in the brief\">Mechanical layout, electrical characteristics, the operating narrative and separate machine-protection requirements.<\/td><\/tr><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">Authorised access<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Typical discussion\">An access-control system determines whether a request is permitted.<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"What to put in the brief\">User authorisation, normal access method and approved responses to alarms or exceptional conditions.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sc2-section\" id=\"interfaces\" aria-labelledby=\"interfaces-title\"><div class=\"sc2-wrap\"><div class=\"sc2-eyebrow\">THE SIGNAL AGREEMENT<\/div><h2 id=\"interfaces-title\">A useful interface list says more than \u201cPLC compatible\u201d.<\/h2><div class=\"sc2-intro\"><p>The items below are examples for a new project brief. They are not a fixed terminal schedule or a claim that every door configuration provides the same signals.<\/p><\/div><table class=\"sc2-table\" role=\"table\"><thead role=\"rowgroup\"><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"col\" role=\"columnheader\">Example signal or item<\/th><th scope=\"col\" role=\"columnheader\">Question to resolve<\/th><th scope=\"col\" role=\"columnheader\">Information to agree<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody role=\"rowgroup\"><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">Open or close request<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Question to resolve\">Which system issues the command?<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Information to agree\">Signal direction, electrical characteristics, terminal or network reference and responsible party.<\/td><\/tr><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">Position confirmation<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Question to resolve\">What does the receiving system need to confirm?<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Information to agree\">Meaning of the open and closed states, validity conditions and the response to a missing confirmation.<\/td><\/tr><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">Unavailable or fault state<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Question to resolve\">How will the connected system know that a normal request cannot be completed?<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Information to agree\">Which state is communicated, how it is acknowledged and who owns recovery logic.<\/td><\/tr><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">Operating mode<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Question to resolve\">What happens during approved local or service operation?<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Information to agree\">Mode ownership, permitted commands and the information shown to the operator.<\/td><\/tr><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">Protective interfaces<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Question to resolve\">Which functions belong to the machine or facility protection design?<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Information to agree\">Required components, design authority and validation plan rather than an assumed function of ordinary I\/O.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Use plain names that every supplier understands, then add the agreed electrical or protocol detail. Keep the final signal list aligned with the drawings and the operating narrative.<\/p><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sc2-section sc2-soft\" id=\"projects\" aria-labelledby=\"projects-title\"><div class=\"sc2-wrap\"><div class=\"sc2-eyebrow\">PROJECT EXAMPLES<\/div><h2 id=\"projects-title\">Three projects show different levels of coordination.<\/h2><div class=\"sc2-intro\"><p>Follow the project that is closest to your operating problem. The cleanroom project used a door relationship, the textile project reserved later connections, and the OEM package coordinated equipment interfaces.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"st-case-grid\"><article class=\"st-case\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/seppeschina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/seppes-project-cleanroom-installation.webp\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1400\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Internal-motor passage door during site installation\"><\/figure><div class=\"st-case-body\"><div class=\"st-case-stage\">Medical-device passage \u00b7 Installation stage<\/div><h3>Three-Door Cleanroom Interlocking<\/h3><p>Three 2,000 \u00d7 2,000 mm doors combined a compact internal-motor layout with door-to-door interlocking and status indication.<\/p><p class=\"st-takeaway\">Review the door relationship and installation envelope together.<\/p><a class=\"st-case-link\" href=\"\/projects\/medical-cleanroom-three-door-interlock\/\">Read the Cleanroom Interlock Project \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"st-case\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/seppeschina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/seppes-project-textile-corridor.webp\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"White high-speed door in a textile-factory corridor during building work\"><\/figure><div class=\"st-case-body\"><div class=\"st-case-stage\">Textile factory \u00b7 Corridor installation<\/div><h3>Textile Corridor Opening Review<\/h3><p>A 12-door package adopted 5,500 \u00d7 4,000 mm openings after reviewing the initial width proposal. Control terminals were reserved for later AGV connections.<\/p><p class=\"st-takeaway\">Separate today\u2019s door package from future integration work.<\/p><a class=\"st-case-link\" href=\"\/projects\/textile-corridor-door-opening-design\/\">Read the Textile Corridor Project \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"st-case\"><figure><img src=\"https:\/\/seppeschina.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/seppes-project-oem-equipment-door.webp\" width=\"1043\" height=\"1400\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Yellow equipment door mounted at an automotive production-line frame\"><\/figure><div class=\"st-case-body\"><div class=\"st-case-stage\">Automotive equipment \u00b7 Factory assembly<\/div><h3>OEM Automotive Equipment Doors<\/h3><p>Two equipment doors used mirrored motor positions, custom rear covers and command\/position interfaces coordinated with the OEM controller.<\/p><p class=\"st-takeaway\">Agree mechanical drawings and signal responsibilities before manufacture.<\/p><a class=\"st-case-link\" href=\"\/projects\/automotive-production-line-door-integration\/\">Read the OEM Equipment Door Project \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sc2-section\" id=\"environment\" aria-labelledby=\"environment-title\"><div class=\"sc2-wrap\"><div class=\"sc2-eyebrow\">CONTROLLED AREAS AND MACHINES<\/div><h2 id=\"environment-title\">Define the outcome outside the door package as well.<\/h2><div class=\"sc2-intro\"><p>The reason for the opening determines which other disciplines need to participate. Define the door functions and the wider facility or machine requirements as related, but separately verifiable, items.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"sc2-grid2\"><article class=\"sc2-card\"><h3>Cleanroom or Airlock Passage<\/h3><p>An interlock controls the door-opening relationship. Review the room\u2019s ventilation, pressure relationships and enclosure sealing with the facility designer when environmental performance is part of the brief.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.ashrae.org\/handbooks\/A23\/SI\/A23_Ch19\/a23_ch19_si.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ASHRAE\u2019s clean-spaces guidance<\/a> provides background on those wider design relationships.<\/p><\/article><article class=\"sc2-card\"><h3>Machine or Production-Line Access<\/h3><p>A command or position output describes part of the process interface. It does not establish the performance of a complete protective system. The responsible machine team should define safeguarding and controls through its risk assessment.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/work-equipment-machinery\/introduction.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HSE\u2019s machinery-safety introduction<\/a> explains the importance of considering safeguards with the complete machine.<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sc2-section sc2-soft\" id=\"responsibilities\" aria-labelledby=\"responsibilities-title\"><div class=\"sc2-wrap\"><div class=\"sc2-eyebrow\">COORDINATION SCOPE<\/div><h2 id=\"responsibilities-title\">Agree the work between the door and the connected system.<\/h2><div class=\"sc2-intro\"><p>This is especially useful where the door, AGV, machine and electrical installation come from different suppliers. Make the boundaries reviewable before equipment is ordered.<\/p><\/div><table class=\"sc2-table\" role=\"table\"><thead role=\"rowgroup\"><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"col\" role=\"columnheader\">Work item<\/th><th scope=\"col\" role=\"columnheader\">Agree with the project teams<\/th><th scope=\"col\" role=\"columnheader\">Useful output<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody role=\"rowgroup\"><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">Sequence design<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Agree with the project teams\">Who owns the normal sequence and exceptional-condition decisions?<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Useful output\">An approved operating narrative with labelled systems.<\/td><\/tr><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">Hardware and connections<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Agree with the project teams\">Who supplies activation devices, interfaces, field wiring and network access?<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Useful output\">A responsibility list and coordinated connection information.<\/td><\/tr><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">Programming and integration<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Agree with the project teams\">Who implements and checks the receiving system\u2019s logic?<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Useful output\">The agreed settings, software responsibility and change-control route.<\/td><\/tr><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">Acceptance and handover<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Agree with the project teams\">Who witnesses tests and accepts the complete relationship?<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"Useful output\">A test plan, results and the final drawing\/settings revision.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p class=\"sc2-guide-link\">Where several equipment items are being supplied, review <a href=\"\/projects\/integrated-door-dock-systems\/\">integrated door and dock package responsibilities<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sc2-section\" id=\"commissioning\" aria-labelledby=\"commissioning-title\"><div class=\"sc2-wrap\"><div class=\"sc2-eyebrow\">PLAN THE CHECKS<\/div><h2 id=\"commissioning-title\">Agree expected behaviour before the systems are connected.<\/h2><div class=\"sc2-intro\"><p>These are commissioning-planning categories, not instructions to introduce faults or alter a working system. The responsible project teams should select and approve the actual tests.<\/p><\/div><table class=\"sc2-table\" role=\"table\"><thead role=\"rowgroup\"><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"col\" role=\"columnheader\">Condition to review<\/th><th scope=\"col\" role=\"columnheader\">What the team should agree<\/th><th scope=\"col\" role=\"columnheader\">What to retain at handover<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody role=\"rowgroup\"><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">Normal requests<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"What the team should agree\">The approved operating sequence for each approach or connected opening.<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"What to retain at handover\">The witnessed check results and the configuration used.<\/td><\/tr><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">An unmet permission<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"What the team should agree\">How a waiting or rejected request is handled and indicated.<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"What to retain at handover\">The approved expected response and operator information.<\/td><\/tr><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">Missing signal or interrupted supply<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"What the team should agree\">The behaviour required by the responsible controls design.<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"What to retain at handover\">The test responsibility, approved response and recovery instructions.<\/td><\/tr><tr role=\"row\"><th scope=\"row\" role=\"rowheader\">Local operation, alarms or emergency conditions<\/th><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"What the team should agree\">Which modes and protective functions apply, with their design authority.<\/td><td role=\"cell\" data-label=\"What to retain at handover\">The approved test scope and related operating documentation.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sc2-section sc2-soft\" id=\"planning\" aria-labelledby=\"planning-title\"><div class=\"sc2-wrap\"><div class=\"sc2-eyebrow\">PREPARE YOUR ENQUIRY<\/div><h2 id=\"planning-title\">Send a layout and an operating narrative together.<\/h2><div class=\"sc2-intro\"><p>Use the following checklist for a new project. A brief with named responsibilities is easier to turn into a complete proposal than a request for a generic \u201cautomatic door\u201d.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"sc2-grid2\"><article class=\"sc2-card\"><h3>Layout and Operating Information<\/h3><ul class=\"sc2-list\"><li>Label each opening and identify the areas or equipment it connects.<\/li><li>Show users, vehicles, loads, approach routes and any waiting positions.<\/li><li>Describe the normal request, permission and feedback relationship.<\/li><li>Identify planned future connections separately from equipment being commissioned now.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><article class=\"sc2-card\"><h3>Technical and Delivery Information<\/h3><ul class=\"sc2-list\"><li>Supply requirements and the proposed interface or protocol characteristics.<\/li><li>The door, machine, vehicle and electrical contacts responsible for coordination.<\/li><li>Required acceptance documents and the commissioning location.<\/li><li>Site programme, installation scope and the settings\/drawings needed at handover.<\/li><\/ul><\/article><\/div><p class=\"sc2-guide-link\">Prepare the opening and service information alongside the controls brief using the <a href=\"\/projects\/custom-installation-retrofit\/\">industrial door installation checklist<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sc2-section\" id=\"handover\" aria-labelledby=\"handover-title\"><div class=\"sc2-wrap\"><div class=\"sc2-eyebrow\">OPERATING READINESS<\/div><h2 id=\"handover-title\">Make the approved relationship understandable after commissioning.<\/h2><div class=\"sc2-intro\"><p>A functioning connection is only part of a usable handover. The facility team also needs to know what was agreed and how a later change will be reviewed.<\/p><\/div><p>Keep a labelled system layout, final signal list, connection information, operating instructions and settings record together. Identify the service contact and who can authorise changes to the connected system.<\/p><p>If the process, vehicle route or number of doors changes later, return to the agreed operating narrative. Have the responsible teams review the effect on interfaces, exceptional conditions and any required protective functions.<\/p><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sc2-section sc2-soft\" id=\"related\" aria-labelledby=\"related-title\"><div class=\"sc2-wrap\"><div class=\"sc2-eyebrow\">CONTINUE YOUR REVIEW<\/div><h2 id=\"related-title\">Door options and application context for the brief.<\/h2><div class=\"sc2-grid3 sc2-related\"><article class=\"sc2-card\"><div class=\"sc2-kicker\">PRODUCT CONFIGURATION<\/div><h3>PVC High-Speed Doors<\/h3><p>Review curtain, drive, activation and installation options around the required opening.<\/p><a href=\"\/product\/high-speed-door\/\">Review PVC Doors \u2192<\/a><\/article><article class=\"sc2-card\"><div class=\"sc2-kicker\">CONTROLLED AREAS<\/div><h3>Cleanroom Door Options<\/h3><p>Discuss the opening layout and environmental requirements for a controlled-production passage.<\/p><a href=\"\/product\/clean-room-high-speed-door\/\">Explore Cleanroom Doors \u2192<\/a><\/article><article class=\"sc2-card\"><div class=\"sc2-kicker\">APPLICATION CONTEXT<\/div><h3>Industrial Applications<\/h3><p>Place the controls requirement in the context of the people, material and equipment using the opening.<\/p><a href=\"\/application\/\">Explore Applications \u2192<\/a><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sc2-section\" id=\"faq\" aria-labelledby=\"faq-title\"><div class=\"sc2-wrap\"><div class=\"sc2-eyebrow\">COMMON PROJECT QUESTIONS<\/div><h2 id=\"faq-title\">Resolve the interface questions before ordering.<\/h2><details><summary>Are dry-contact terminals the same as a completed AGV integration?<\/summary><p>No. Terminals can provide a connection point, but the signal meanings, operating permissions, vehicle route and integration tests still need agreement. The textile case illustrates provision for a future system rather than a completed AGV installation.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Does a closed-position output establish a safety-rated interlock?<\/summary><p>No. It describes a functional state unless the complete protective design and its required performance have been specified and validated by the responsible team. Include that requirement explicitly in a machine project.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Can I copy a three-door relationship into another passage?<\/summary><p>Use it as a discussion starting point, then check the new layout and process. The connected areas, waiting positions, alarms, emergency arrangements and control ownership may differ.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>Which activation method should I choose?<\/summary><p>Start with the user and route. A person carrying goods, a forklift and an AGV can need different request methods. Provide the approach layout so activation and detection can be reviewed around the actual movement.<\/p><\/details><details><summary>What is the best first document to send?<\/summary><p>Send a labelled layout with a short normal operating narrative. Add known interface requirements and name the team that owns the connected system. Those items give the review a clear starting point.<\/p><\/details><\/div><\/section><section class=\"sc2-section sc2-cta\" aria-labelledby=\"cta-title\"><div class=\"sc2-wrap\"><div class=\"sc2-eyebrow\">DISCUSS YOUR REQUIREMENTS<\/div><h2 id=\"cta-title\">Define the door-control relationship for your project.<\/h2><p>Send the passage or machine layout, proposed activation method, signal requirements and the parties responsible for integration. 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