Sequencing an ASSA ABLOY Opening, from Hardware Schedule to Commissioning
ASSA ABLOY is a group of door hardware brands rather than a single product line, so the name on a purchase order says very little about whether an opening will work. What keeps these projects on schedule is the order in which decisions get made. Get the sequence right and parts arrive prepped, powered and compatible. Get it wrong and the frame shows up without the cutout.
First, map function to brand
- Aperio for wireless electronic locks, cylinders and escutcheons that report through a hub and integrate with supported access control platforms.
- HES for electric strikes, including the 1006 and 9000 families, selected from the lockset, latch, frame and rating rather than from the door number.
- Securitron for electromagnetic locks, request-to-exit devices, power supplies and the accessories that make a locking scheme releasable.
- Sargent and Corbin Russwin for mechanical and electrified mortise locks, cylindrical locks and exit devices.
- Adams Rite for aluminum storefront and narrow-stile openings, which behave nothing like hollow metal.
- Norton for closers and operators, which decide whether the latch seats every single time.
Second, write the hardware schedule
Every controlled opening gets a line: door and frame construction, existing or specified lockset, locking method, egress behavior, fire rating, power requirement and the interface back to the access control system. The rest of the sequence runs on this document, and it is the thing worth arguing about early, while changes are still free.
Third, coordinate door prep before anything is fabricated
Electric strikes need frame cavity. Electrified locks need a power transfer path through a hinge or a loop. Latch retraction on an exit device needs a conductor sized for its inrush. On a new Atlanta tenant fit-out, all of that has to reach the door and frame submittal in time. On a retrofit it has to be verified in the field, because frames rarely match the drawings.
Fourth, engineer the power
Size supplies from measured load and calculated voltage drop over the actual run, then set battery capacity from how long the site needs doors to behave during an outage. Georgia’s storm season makes that a real question rather than a formality, and the outages tend to land in the afternoon while the building is full.
Fifth, verify compatibility before ordering
An Aperio deployment depends on a specific pairing of hub, access control platform version, lock model and credential technology. Wireless coverage and battery service intervals belong in the same check, because a lock that communicates cleanly in an open corridor can behave differently in a stairwell or through masonry. Confirm the exact combination against current manufacturer documentation, since compatibility lists change with releases.
Sixth, commission the opening rather than the device
- Cycle the door under normal load and confirm the latch seats with the closer adjusted.
- Test valid access, request-to-exit, door contact, held-open alarm, fire alarm interface and loss-of-power behavior.
- Record voltage at the device, not only at the supply, and log the battery test result.
- Verify Aperio communication, credential reads and battery reporting wherever wireless locks are used.
- Hand over the completed schedule with model, finish, keying and maintenance intervals.
Georgia conditions to build into the plan
Seasonal humidity moves doors enough that a strike alignment set in one season can bind in another, so leave adjustment range and schedule a check. Coastal openings around Savannah and along I-95 need finishes and fasteners chosen for salt exposure rather than for cost. Battery-powered wireless locks in unconditioned warehouse space near Macon or the port see shorter service intervals than the same lock in a conditioned corridor, which changes how replacement rounds get planned.
Current product status and compatibility information is published by the manufacturer at ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions.
KSEDCO supplies, installs, configures, services and supports ASSA ABLOY electronic locking and door hardware across Georgia. Send a site list, drawings or a photograph of the opening and we can tell you what the survey has to resolve. Call (888) 360-0035 or use the contact page. The electronic door hardware page covers the survey itself.
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