Electronic locking devices News

ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions Americas Group Brand, HES, is expanding its range of server cabinet locks to include Open Supervised Device Protocol (OSDP) and mechanical options. These new innovations are designed to help protect physical assets, data and access to critical infrastructure networks. Layered physical security “With digital data and records, we need to create additional layered physical security protection that starts at traditional doors and extends to server cabinets, lock...

Security Essen is strengthening its position as an important on-site event and business platform for the security industry. After Honeywell, Telenot and dormakaba are also returning to the international security trade fair. From 20 to 23 September 2022, they will present their innovations to the trade public at Messe Essen. A comprehensive range of products Oliver P. Kuhrt, CEO of Messe Essen, sees this as confirmation of the concept of the event, "We are very pleased about the great response...

Allied Universal®, the global security and facility services company announced the acquisition of American Security, a security provider in the Southeast region of the United States. American Security Founded in 1975 by retired South Carolina Highway Patrol Sergeant Henry Harrison, American Security has more than 1,200 employees and serves a seven-state area that includes Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Although American Security compri...

2N, the global market pioneer in internet-enabled intercoms and access control systems, has added enhanced functionality to its flagship intercom, the 2N® IP Style, in response to emerging trends in the use of residential and office buildings. Identified trends The relevant trends, which have been identified by experts including McKinsey, CBRE, and PwC, are: Residential buildings: the acceleration of e-commerce McKinsey argues that, in the US, 10 years of e-commerce adoption was compres...

As one of the manufacturers of flexible polyurethane foam in Europe, The Vita Group has several production sites and UAB Vita Baltic International operates the largest foam manufacturing plant in the Baltics.  Its products are used in several applications including soft furnishings, mattresses and pillows, orthopaedic accessories, and sound insulation products.  Foam blocks manufacturers At its large site just outside the village of Jurgiškiai in a rural area of the Alytus Di...

Blackline Safety Corp., a global pioneer in connected safety technology announced Sean Stinson has been appointed to the position of Chief Growth Officer, effective immediately. Sean's Blackline experience Serving most recently as Blackline Safety’s Chief Revenue Officer, Stinson will lead global revenue growth, acquisitions, channel management, and customer support functions for Blackline Safety worldwide, including Blackline Safety Europe.  Over the past nine years, Stinson has l...

Replacing legacy mechanical locks with wireless electronic devices adds security and increases control without the expense or inconvenience of cabling doors. New and existing Brivo Access customers can grow the scope and day-to-day benefits of their system by integrating Aperio® wireless locks from ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions. Brivo Access customers can operate more doors in their access control system by integrating battery-powered Aperio devices online to extend its reach. The seamless,...

SALTO Systems will showcase its comprehensive product range at IFSEC International, which returns in-person to ExCeL London on 17-19 May for the biggest gathering of international security professionals in 2022. This is the first opportunity, in over 3 years, to network and do business with the entire security buying chain face-to-face: manufacturers, installers & integrators, distributors, consultants, and end-users. Join to explore SALTO's latest smart access technologies, including the l...

Pindrop, a pioneer in voice technology announced a new partnership with Google Cloud that will enable it to build and offer new authentication solutions to enhance call centre experiences for customers on Google Cloud’s platform. Pindrop will also make its suite of fraud detection and voice security solutions available on Google Cloud Marketplace, as it is now part of the Google Cloud Partner Advantage Program as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partner. Voice authentication and secu...

Abloy UK is transforming access control options and making it easier than ever before for organisations to adapt and update their systems to digital, wireless, and mobile solutions.  The comprehensive range of innovative digital access solutions from Abloy will be showcased on stand IF4435 at IFSEC International 2022 on 17- 19 May 2022 at ExCeL London. Digital access solutions The wide range of digital, electromechanical, and mechanical products in Abloy’s portfolio can be combined...

Electronic access control (EAC) systems have become widespread, thanks to benefits like the security they provide to medium-to-high traffic buildings and their flexibility in access provision. Their advantages are familiar - more efficient management of user access, granting and revoking permissions anytime, real-time door status information, removing the security threat posed by lost mechanical keys, and many more. Wireless access control solutions The first widely deployed access systems we...

Recently, the workplace platform Envoy surveyed 800 company leaders who shared the changes they are employing to encourage employees to return to the office. According to Envoy, “After two years of largely remote work, the workplace is back front and centre. Folks are getting tired of their makeshift home offices and workplaces around the world are slowly but surely starting to get busy again.” Incentives in a hybrid working model  “However, not every company is ba...

Leisure and business travellers enjoy the convenience of flexible check-in and the safety of contactless arrival. Switching mechanical locking for a wireless electronic system can offer both without disrupting hotel aesthetics or day-to-day operations. Guests can enter their room without the need to queue at the reception - it is perfect for hospitality settings, where 24/7 staffing is not cost-effective, as managers of one luxury apartment complex in Spain discovered. Wireless, PIN-operated e...

Evolution, the integrated fire and security systems business, has appointed Richard de Graaf as the new Country Manager in the Netherlands, to further service and grow increasing business opportunities in the country and across Europe. In this newly created role, Richard will be responsible for leading Evolution’s sales and growth strategy in the region, with a particular focus on the data centre sector, as well as building and developing relationships with local service providers and sup...

SALTO Systems, a globally renowned manufacturer of smart access control solutions, has contracted with Denning Electronics to market and sell SALTO’s innovative products in the US states of Illinois and Wisconsin. Ken Wippich, the President and Owner of Denning Electronics, said “Denning Electronics is onboard to ensure that ineffective physical key systems in Illinois and Wisconsin are replaced with SALTO access control solutions.” Wireless electronic access products Ken Wi...

Securing valuable outdoor locations and managing their ever-moving team of service contractors is a challenge common across the infrastructure sector. It demands an electronic locking system with robust hardware and simplified key management, which saves administrators’ time and cuts the number of wasted journeys contractors must make. EV charging stations Comfort Charge is a Bonn-based Deutsche Telekom subsidiary that operates charging stations for electric vehicles throughout Germany....

The US events market is to benefit from the exacting standards of UK crowd safety and security, following the establishment of UK specialist, Crowdguard, in the United States of America (USA). An industry-renowned event safety and security specialist in the United Kingdom (UK), Crowdguard, has garnered an enviable reputation for providing an end-to-end service for event organisers, venues and those responsible for public realm environments. Crowdguard enters US market The company combines det...

Award-winning coach and Ph.D. sports psychologist, Dr. Ivan Joseph is bringing his expert understanding of Success, Self-Confidence, and Grit to the ESX Main Stage, on June 15. He has developed; applied and refined dozens of techniques that lead to high performance and excellence.  “I am thrilled to hear Dr. Joseph speak on building self-confidence and success. He is a master communicator that will help us better understand how to overcome our challenges and improve individual and te...

Morse Watchmans, the industry renowned company in key control and asset management systems, is exhibiting at the Indian Gaming Tradeshow & Convention 2022, highlighting their latest solutions at Booth #1567. For over a century, Morse Watchmans have been known as an innovator of high-quality, cost-effective security technology. Specialising in state-of-the-art key management, asset management, guard tour, and key ring systems, Morse Watchmans delivers reliable, easy-to-use products to meet a...

The world can be a noisy place. Sometimes the technologies users trust to keep the peace, end up making the problem worse. No building can do without doors, but automated settings for secure or fire-regulated closing are often so strong that it causes the door to slam into its frame. Such regular loud noise impacts the well-being, concentration, rest patterns, and more of every building user. ASSA ABLOY has developed a solution to combat this: Door closers with Close-Motion® technology...

As the home of the renowned St Andrews Prize for the Environment, the University of St Andrews has sustainability at the heart of its ethos. For student accommodation, university managers sought an energy-efficient access control solution which respected and reflected these principles. A major challenge facing the university was that multiple different standalone access control technologies had been installed piecemeal at student halls over the years. To upgrade the accommodation, university ma...

As a property investor, Structure Capital aims to create buildings which combine form and function with a return on investment (ROI). To help achieve this, ‘it is important… to have a clear vision of every project.’ In the hotel and hospitality sector, this vision centres on harnessing modern technology to improve the design, functionality, and construction efficiency of the build. They adopt a strict approach to cost control and cost management, to ensure finished buildings...

Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton officially opened the new 500-staff capacity HID Global Centre of Excellence in Galway city. This new, state-of-the-art facility will increase efficiencies across HID’s EMEA business activities and give HID the capacity to triple its current headcount in Galway over the next three-to-five years. HID currently employs 250 people in Ireland, and that number is expected to reach 300 by year-end. Physical and digital access HID, a pioneer in trusted ide...

G4S Secure Solutions UK (G4S Technology Ltd.), an Allied Universal company, has been awarded a £24 million contract with Magnox Ltd, which manages one of the largest nuclear reactor decommissioning programmes in Europe. The new contract will see G4S providing security services for the nuclear Shared Service Alliance, a complex consortium comprising 21 sites across the UK. Commencing in March 2022 and lasting three years, G4S will be deploying 226 staff across the UK to provide security of...

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the 2022 winners of the SIA New Products and Solutions (NPS) Awards, the flagship awards program presented in partnership with ISC West recognising innovative security products, services, and solutions. Top among the winners, who were recognised on March 23 during an award ceremony on the ISC West show floor, was Allegion – LCN, receiving the 2022 Best New Product Award. SIA NPS Awards Since its inception in 1979, the SIA NPS Awards...

Johnson Controls, the provider of smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings announces the new IQ Pro, a hybrid panel utilizing the IQ platform and key features from IQ Panel 4, PowerSeries Neo, and customer feedback. IQ Pro will address the needs of commercial, SMB, large residential, campus, and K-12 markets. “We are reinventing the commercial security market,” said Mike Hackett, Johnson Controls, VP Global Sales & Marketing. “We already have a reputation of disruption in...

Dortronics Systems Inc., a globally renowned company in off-the-shelf and customised door control solutions, is displaying a comprehensive range of door control products at ISC West 2022 event (at booth #2036). Designed and manufactured at the company’s headquarters in Sag Harbor, New York, Dortronics provides the unique ability to deliver the customised solutions and products that system installers need, with quick delivery times or off-the-shelf on moment’s notice. Specialised do...

Dortronics Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of off-the-shelf and customised door control solutions, is featuring its unique portfolio of door control push buttons at ISC West 2022 (booth #2036). Extensive offerings include WR5276-HD Series of waterproof push button switches, hands-free touchless 5278 switches, 5277-PZL series piezo switches, and emergency pull stations. Dortronics push buttons and pull stations can be customised to meet the specific needs of systems designers and installers with f...

The next generation of the Nexkey Core is here. Meet Nexkey Core II. Nexkey Core II is a smart cylinder that transforms any type of mechanical lock, door, cabinet, or locker into a smart, cloud-connected device, able to be managed and unlocked via a smartphone. Back in 2019, the original Nexkey Core had won the best new product in wireless access control at ISC West, the largest show for physical security solutions, because of the uniqueness of it being one device making any type of mechanical...

Optional key copying protection is now available for EVVA’s new Akura 44 mechanical access system. This feature allows security managers to make entire facilities or individual doors of the master key system even more secure, if and when required. The magnetic pill on the key also offers increased protection against illegal key copying. Optional key copying protection A magnetic scanning element in the cylinder plug blocks the cylinder In addition to the active and passive scanning pi...