{"id":4479,"date":"2026-09-18T09:03:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seppes.com\/?p=4479"},"modified":"2026-09-18T09:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:37:58","slug":"seppes-industrial-door-replacement-at-thermo-fisher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seppes.com\/nl\/blog\/seppes-industrial-door-replacement-at-thermo-fisher\/","title":{"rendered":"SEPPES Industri\u00eble deurvervanging bij Thermo Fisher"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Industrial Door Replacement for a Thermo Fisher Workshop<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Thermo Fisher planned an industrial door replacement during a wider workshop renovation. The existing SEPPES zipper door had been in use for about eight years and was still serviceable, but the renovation created a practical opportunity to renew the entrance and update its access controls.<\/p>

The replacement opening measured W2350 \u00d7 H3000 mm. SEPPES retained the zipper-style high-speed door concept and configured radar activation on the interior side with card-reader access on the opposite side.<\/p>

Send SEPPES the existing-door information, measured opening, traffic pattern, control interfaces, maintenance history, and changeover window. The team can assess a zipper high speed door or another configuration for the updated entrance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Project item<\/th>\n Confirmed detail<\/th>\n <\/tr>\n <\/thead>\n
Customer<\/td>\n Thermo Fisher<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Application<\/td>\n Workshop entrance renovation<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Existing door<\/td>\n SEPPES zipper high-speed door<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Recorded service history<\/td>\n About eight years and still serviceable<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Replacement size<\/td>\n W2350 \u00d7 H3000 mm<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Interior activation<\/td>\n Radar<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Opposite-side access<\/td>\n Card reader<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n
Door type<\/td>\n Zipper high speed door<\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/tbody>\n <\/table>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Planned Replacement Is Different from Emergency Failure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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An industrial door does not need to stop working completely before replacement is considered. Renovation, process changes, access-control upgrades, spare-parts planning, appearance, and future maintenance can all justify a planned change.<\/p>

In this case, the existing door remained operational after about eight years. The customer chose to coordinate replacement with workshop renovation. That timing reduced the need to organize a separate future installation and allowed the entrance controls to be reviewed as part of the updated workflow.<\/p>

The eight-year history is a fact about this specific installation. It is not a universal service-life promise. Door life depends on cycle frequency, impacts, environment, component selection, maintenance, repairs, and operator behavior.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Why Retain a Zipper High Speed Door?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A zipper high speed door uses a flexible curtain with shaped edges that travel through side guides. This provides a relatively sealed doorway while supporting fast opening and closing for routine workshop movement.<\/p>

Many zipper designs can guide the curtain back into the tracks after certain minor accidental dislodgements. This is why the category is often described using the search phrase **self repairing high speed doors**. \u201cSelf-repairing\u201d does not mean the door can repair torn fabric, bent structure, damaged controls, or every impact. Any collision should be inspected before normal operation resumes.<\/p>

Read more about the SEPPES self-repairing zipper door<\/strong><\/a> and the wider high speed door range<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Interior Radar Activation<\/strong><\/p>

Radar allows approaching traffic inside the workshop to request opening without stopping at a physical switch. The detection field, direction recognition, hold-open time, and false-trigger risk must be adjusted during commissioning.<\/p>

Card Reader on the Opposite Side<\/strong><\/p>

The card reader limits opening requests from the controlled side to authorized users. The reader sends a request; the door controller then checks its operating and safety conditions before movement.<\/p>

Safety Is Independent of Authorization<\/strong><\/p>

Access authorization and movement protection serve different purposes. A valid credential allows access, but photocells, light curtains, edge protection, warning devices, or other specified safeguards protect the opening during movement.<\/p>

The NIOSH [Hierarchy of Controls](https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/hierarchy-of-controls\/index.html) provides a useful framework for evaluating workplace risks. Door sensors and access controls should form part of the site’s wider risk-control plan rather than being treated as the complete solution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Industrial Door Replacement for a Thermo Fisher Workshop Thermo Fisher planned an industrial door replacement during a wider workshop renovation. The existing SEPPES zipper door had been in use for about eight years and was still serviceable, but the renovation created a practical opportunity to renew the entrance and update its access controls. The replacement […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seppes.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seppes.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seppes.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seppes.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seppes.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4479"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/seppes.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4496,"href":"https:\/\/seppes.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4479\/revisions\/4496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seppes.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seppes.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seppes.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}