Tekta designs, manufactures, supplies and installs specialist industrial door systems for advanced manufacturing facilities, including aerospace, automotive, aviation and other advanced manufacturing environments.
Combining a comprehensive range of industrial doors, including UK-manufactured high-speed doors, with specialist engineering expertise and coordinated installation, Tekta delivers tailored solutions for security, fire resistance, environmental separation, acoustic performance and efficient production flow. Door systems can also be integrated with automated production processes and access controls to support safe, efficient manufacturing operations.
Tekta supports architects, contractors and facility teams from early specification and design coordination through to installation, servicing and ongoing maintenance. With nationwide engineering capability, resilient supply chains and lifecycle documentation, Tekta helps maintain safe, compliant and reliable door systems across new-build facilities, production upgrades and refurbishments.
Industrial Door Systems for Advanced Manufacturing
Tekta provides a range of specialist industrial door systems for advanced manufacturing facilities, including high-speed doors, roller shutters, hinged personnel doors and fire-rated solutions.
We deliver tailored solutions for critical environments with complex specifications, including airtightness, fire protection, security, acoustic performance and integrated automation, ensuring reliability in demanding operational settings.
Roller Shutter Doors
Tekta’s roller shutter door range provides secure, durable access solutions for advanced manufacturing facilities, including production areas, large equipment openings, storage facilities and external access points.
Manufactured in custom sizes to accommodate complex building requirements, the range includes systems offering thermal and acoustic insulation, fire protection, security, weather resistance, and high-speed operation.
Rapidor Spiral
A high-speed door combining rapid operation with thermal insulation and security for frequently used openings.
Rollashield Steelroll
A robust steel roller shutter providing secure, durable protection for demanding internal and external industrial openings.
Rollashield Isoroll
An insulated roller shutter designed to reduce heat transfer while providing secure, reliable access to industrial areas.
High-Speed Doors
Tekta’s UK-manufactured high-speed doors are engineered for advanced manufacturing environments, where frequent vehicle movements, automated production processes and uninterrupted operation are essential.
The range includes rapid-opening and self-repairing systems, with options for impact resistance, wind protection, safety sensors and integration with automated access controls. These enhance security, operational efficiency and environmental control while supporting resilient, mission-critical facilities with trusted British manufacturing expertise.
Rapidor Impact
A self-repairing high-speed door designed for frequent-use production openings, reducing downtime and repair requirements following accidental impact.
Rapidor Sprint
An ultra-fast bi-parting door with opening speeds up to 3.0 m/s, offering improved forklift visibility and efficient access where headroom is limited.
Rapidor Pro
A robust external high-speed door providing rapid access and enhanced wind resistance for exposed manufacturing openings.
Fire Doors
Tekta’s fire-rated door and curtain range provides certified passive fire protection for advanced manufacturing facilities, with solutions suited to personnel access points, production areas and fire-compartmentation requirements.
The range includes systems offering fire resistance up to EI120, with selected doors tested for installation in a wide range of certified wall constructions, including Paroc and Eurobond panels.
Options for security, acoustic insulation and automated controls allow fire protection to be coordinated with the facility’s operational and building requirements whilst helping to protect personnel, critical infrastructure and valuable assets.
Traffidor Pass
A high-performance hinged personnel door offering fire resistance up to EI120, alongside security, acoustic and thermal performance options.
Pyrodor Flex EI
A compact fire curtain providing certified fire protection up to EI120, with automatic closure and minimal space requirements.
Traffidor Secure
A reinforced steel personnel door, offering secure access and certified fire protection options, with configurations for openings up to 3m x 3m.
Support for Every Stage of Your Advanced Manufacturing Project
Tekta supports industrial doorway projects for advanced manufacturing facilities throughout the full project and asset lifecycle, from early specification and technical guidance to installation, servicing, maintenance and repair.
Specification Support
Specification support for architects and project teams, with technical guidance, documentation and access to Modus, Tekta’s industrial door specification portal, to support coordinated door schedules, procurement, compliance and project delivery.
Project Delivery
Complete industrial door project delivery, from establishing operational and technical requirements and specifying tailored solutions to supply only, assisted installation or full installation services, followed by handover and planned maintenance to ensure long-term performance and minimise operational risk.
Long-term Maintenance & Servicing
Industrial door maintenance and servicing, with detailed inspections, full door reports and certification to support health and safety compliance, reliable operation and long-term asset performance.
Repair & Replacement
Industrial door repair and replacement support, with UK-wide engineer call-outs attended within 24 hours and stocked standard parts for faster repairs and reduced operational downtime.
Why Choose TEKTA
Tekta combines specialist technical knowledge and end-to-end project support to help clients meet the demanding security, automation, environmental and fire safety requirements of advanced manufacturing facilities.
With more than 25 years of experience and 30,000 doors installed, Tekta has delivered specialist doorway solutions across a number of complex advanced manufacturing environments.
Tekta Cares
Tekta cares about the details behind successful advanced manufacturing doorway projects, from safety and product performance to integration with production equipment, giving clients confidence through technical knowledge, structured processes and dependable support.
Tekta Understands
Tekta understands the complex demands placed on industrial door systems in advanced manufacturing, helping clients identify the right solutions for automated access, regulatory requirements, fire protection, security, acoustic performance and controlled environments.
Tekta Delivers
Tekta delivers support across the full project lifecycle, from early specification and project input to installation, servicing and ongoing maintenance.
Featured Advanced Manufacturing Project
Client: Envision Energy
Project Value: £38,000
Project Location: Sunderland, England
Project Brief:
Envision Energy required a specialist fire and personnel door package for Phase 1 of its new battery gigafactory at the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) in Sunderland.
The door systems needed to integrate with the facility’s specialist cleanroom construction while meeting stringent fire safety, access and operational requirements. Careful coordination with the wider project team was essential to accommodate the technical interfaces and construction programme of this major advanced manufacturing development.
Solution:
Working alongside Asgard Hi-Tech Solutions and Wates Group, Tekta supplied and installed:
- 6 Pyrodor Flex fire curtains
- 5 Traffidor Pass hinged doors
Tekta coordinated the specialist door package with the wider cleanroom construction team, ensuring the installation aligned with the project programme and surrounding building systems. Together, the fire curtains and hinged personnel doors provided an integrated solution supporting certified fire compartmentation, secure access and reliable operation within Envision Energy’s battery manufacturing facility.
FAQs About Industrial Doors for Advanced Manufacturing
What types of industrial doors are suitable for advanced manufacturing facilities?
Advanced manufacturing facilities typically require a combination of high-speed doors, roller shutters, hinged personnel doors and fire-rated systems, depending on the production processes, traffic levels and operational requirements.
High-speed doors support frequent movement between production areas, while roller shutters provide security, insulation and environmental separation. Fire-rated doors and curtains support fire compartmentation, and personnel doors provide secure, controlled access.
Tekta supplies and installs specialist industrial door systems for automotive, aerospace, battery manufacturing and other advanced production facilities.
How can high-speed doors integrate with automated production lines, robotics and AGVs?
High-speed industrial doors can integrate with automated production lines, robotics and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) through sensors, access controls, control signals and interlocking systems.
These systems coordinate door movement with machinery and vehicle traffic, helping maintain production flow, reduce waiting times and prevent unsafe interactions.
Tekta provides specification support to help project teams select suitable high-speed doors and coordinate their integration with automated manufacturing systems.
Which industrial doors are best for high-frequency use and minimising production downtime?
High-speed doors are generally best suited to frequently used manufacturing openings, providing rapid access for personnel, forklifts and automated material-handling equipment.
Features such as self-repairing curtains, impact resistance and accessible maintenance components help reduce disruption and repair requirements.
Tekta’s Rapidor Impact features a self-repairing curtain, while the Rapidor Sprint offers opening speeds up to 3.0 m/s for high-traffic applications. The most suitable system depends on opening size, operating frequency and traffic requirements.
What fire ratings and certifications are required for industrial doors in advanced manufacturing facilities?
Fire resistance requirements depend on the building’s fire strategy, manufacturing processes, compartment boundaries and supporting wall construction.
Industrial fire doors may require integrity (E), integrity and radiation control (EW), or integrity and insulation (EI) ratings. Classifications such as EW60 or EI120 specify the duration of tested fire resistance, with the required performance determined by the facility’s fire safety design.
Tekta’s Traffidor Pass hinged doors and Pyrodor Flex EI fire curtains offer certified configurations rated up to EI120. Selected systems are also tested for installation within specialist wall constructions, including Paroc and Eurobond panel systems.
What industrial doors are suitable for powder coating facilities?
Powder coating facilities require industrial doors that support dust control, environmental separation and safe movement between coating, processing and surrounding manufacturing areas.
High-speed doors with effective sealing can help minimise airborne powder transfer by reducing the time openings remain exposed. Tekta’s Rapidor Impact Seal offers Class 5 air permeability performance, opening speeds up to 2.5 m/s and a self-repairing curtain to support reliable, high-frequency operation.
Door selection must also consider extraction systems, fire safety and any ATEX hazardous-area classifications, with equipment suitability confirmed against the facility’s specific process and safety requirements.
Do industrial doors in powder coating environments need ATEX-rated components or explosion protection?
Not all powder coating areas require ATEX-rated door equipment. Requirements depend on whether the area is classified as a potentially explosive atmosphere following an assessment under the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR).
Where combustible powders create a hazardous atmosphere, door motors, sensors, electrical controls and other relevant components must be suitable for the designated zone.
Door specifications should be coordinated with the facility’s hazardous-area assessment and extraction requirements. Standard industrial doors should not be assumed suitable for ATEX-classified areas without appropriate supporting evidence.
What safety interlocks are required between industrial doors, extraction systems and automated production equipment?
Safety interlocks depend on the manufacturing process, equipment layout and machinery risk assessment.
They may be needed to prevent machinery operating while a door is open, restrict access during hazardous processes or coordinate door movement with conveyors, robotics and extraction systems.
Door controls and safety devices should be designed as part of the wider production system, ensuring that access arrangements do not compromise machinery safety, ventilation or emergency procedures.
When should a specialist industrial door supplier be involved in an advanced manufacturing project?
A specialist industrial door supplier should ideally be involved during early design and specification, before opening dimensions, structural interfaces and operational requirements are finalised.
Early engagement helps identify suitable systems for traffic frequency, automation, security, fire resistance and environmental control, reducing the risk of specification changes later in the project.
Tekta provides technical specification support, while Modus, Tekta’s industrial door specification portal, supports coordinated door specifications, ironmongery schedules and BIM/Revit workflows.
How are specialist industrial door installations coordinated with building structures, M&E services and other trades?
Specialist industrial door installations require coordination between the door supplier, main contractor, structural engineers, M&E teams, fire protection specialists and other relevant trades.
Key considerations include opening dimensions, structural support, wall construction, electrical supplies, fire alarm interfaces, access controls, automation systems and installation clearances. These should be resolved during design coordination to prevent clashes and programme delays.
Tekta provides project delivery support, working alongside contractors and specialist trades to coordinate door installation with the wider construction programme.
Can industrial doors be installed or replaced without disrupting manufacturing operations?
Yes. Industrial door installation and replacement can often be planned to minimise disruption, although the approach depends on the opening, surrounding equipment and the facility’s operational requirements.
Phased installation, planned shutdown periods and coordination with production teams can help maintain safe access and reduce downtime during new installations or upgrades.
Tekta offers supply-only, assisted installation and full installation services, alongside repair and replacement support for existing manufacturing facilities.
How often should industrial doors and roller shutters be serviced in manufacturing facilities?
Industrial doors and roller shutters should be inspected and serviced according to manufacturer guidance, frequency of use, operating conditions and relevant safety requirements.
High-cycle doors in busy production areas may need more frequent attention than occasionally used openings. Inspections should cover mechanical components, safety devices, controls and signs of damage or wear.
Tekta provides industrial door maintenance and servicing for the doors it installs, including inspections, condition reports and supporting documentation to help maintain safe operation, compliance and long-term reliability.
