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    Business & Technical Aids

    Continuing Education Spring 2011

    Feb. 2, 2012
    Throughout the year, manufacturers of locks and door hardware make it easy for locksmiths to upgrade their skills and / or learn something new to help their locksmithing businesses...
    Medeco M3 Logic key and cylinder
    Medeco M3 Logic key and cylinder
    Medeco M3 Logic key and cylinder
    Medeco M3 Logic key and cylinder
    Medeco M3 Logic key and cylinder
    Electronics & Access Control

    High Security Cylinders and Keys Go Electronic

    Jan. 9, 2012
    The evolution of mechanical locks into electromechanical locks has been occurring for more than a quarter of a century. The electromechanical lock offers many benefits that are...
    Von Duprin 98EO-F Rim Exit Devices meet life safety requirements
    Von Duprin 98EO-F Rim Exit Devices meet life safety requirements
    Von Duprin 98EO-F Rim Exit Devices meet life safety requirements
    Von Duprin 98EO-F Rim Exit Devices meet life safety requirements
    Von Duprin 98EO-F Rim Exit Devices meet life safety requirements
    Door Hardware

    Balancing Security and Life Safety

    Jan. 3, 2012
    This is the challenge locksmiths face with virtually every electronic access control project: creating a system that provides the customer’s security requirements while satisfying...
    Keys/Tools

    Ziptide Jan. 2012

    Jan. 3, 2012
    DISCUSSION FORUM QUESTIONSThe following are some of the questions posted recently by Locksmith Ledger readers in our online discussion forums. Please jump in and help out a colleague...
    Business & Technical Aids

    Sales Techniques: Upselling

    Jan. 3, 2012
    A customer comes into your locksmith business looking for an extra key because his son has lost a key. Instead of just taking the key and making a duplicate, you start a conversation...

    More content from January 2012

    Assa high security cylinder
    Assa high security cylinder
    Assa high security cylinder
    Assa high security cylinder
    Assa high security cylinder
    Electronics & Access Control

    Selling High Security

    Jan. 3, 2012
    Benefits of a high security lock system far outweigh the costs. Every commercial customer can use the key control and increased security which high security lock cylinders provide...
    Tom Galanis, ADI
    Tom Galanis, ADI
    Tom Galanis, ADI
    Tom Galanis, ADI
    Tom Galanis, ADI
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    People and Places, Jan. 2012

    Jan. 3, 2012
    Galanis Joins ADITom Galanis has joined ADI in the role of senior product marketing manager, residential and commercial A/V, for the United States and Puerto Rico. With more than...
    Home

    Reaching Your Potential

    Jan. 3, 2012
    Early in my career I met a fellow locksmith named Bob. Bob quit school at age 14, lied about his age, and joined the Army during the second world war. After the war Bob soon married...
    Auburn 'AB' codes were used from 1925-1936
    Auburn 'AB' codes were used from 1925-1936
    Auburn 'AB' codes were used from 1925-1936
    Auburn 'AB' codes were used from 1925-1936
    Auburn 'AB' codes were used from 1925-1936
    Keys/Tools

    Back Page Jan 2012

    Jan. 3, 2012
    TWENTY YEARS AGODoug Selby, Slide Lock Tools, lamented the changes in Japanese auto locks which made car opening more difficult. Jerry Levine returned after a car wreck caused...
    An expensive door stop
    An expensive door stop
    An expensive door stop
    An expensive door stop
    An expensive door stop
    Automotive door, ignition & trunk locks

    Locksmithing etc. Jan. 2012

    Jan. 3, 2012
    RSA Laboratories FAQ on RFIDIs it possible to destroy an RFID tag in a microwave oven? Yes. This is an effective approach, but a dangerous one. RFID tags can purportedly catch...
    Future key blanks
    Future key blanks
    Future key blanks
    Future key blanks
    Future key blanks
    Key blanks

    Ilco Ready For The Next Generation of Transponders

    Jan. 3, 2012
    I recently had the opportunity to visit Rocky Mount, N.C., to be part of an automotive lock and key training. I’ve been selling to the locksmith community for 18 years now and...
    Bank of drawers, our installation site
    Bank of drawers, our installation site
    Bank of drawers, our installation site
    Bank of drawers, our installation site
    Bank of drawers, our installation site
    Locks

    Installing the Keyless CompX StealthLock® Cabinet Locking System

    Jan. 3, 2012
    The CompX StealthLock is a keyless cabinet locking system that operates electronically. To gain entry, users enter codes into the remote Transmitter Pad that wirelessly operates...
    Dan Floeck, H.L. Flake CEO and Managing Partner, flanked by son Jeff Floeck and daughter Leslie Moerer
    Dan Floeck, H.L. Flake CEO and Managing Partner, flanked by son Jeff Floeck and daughter Leslie Moerer
    Dan Floeck, H.L. Flake CEO and Managing Partner, flanked by son Jeff Floeck and daughter Leslie Moerer
    Dan Floeck, H.L. Flake CEO and Managing Partner, flanked by son Jeff Floeck and daughter Leslie Moerer
    Dan Floeck, H.L. Flake CEO and Managing Partner, flanked by son Jeff Floeck and daughter Leslie Moerer
    Distributors

    Youthful Attitude, Advanced Technology Drive Growth for H.L. Flake

    Jan. 3, 2012
    What began as a bicycle shop in 1912 has evolved into one of the nation’s largest distributors of security products. When H.L. Flake soon marks its one hundredth year of operation...
    Finished installation
    Finished installation
    Finished installation
    Finished installation
    Finished installation
    Door Hardware

    Retrofit Surface-Mount Door Closers: Where, When and Why?

    Jan. 3, 2012
    Surface-mounted door closers come in many sizes and the covers usually have different shapes, finishes and molded designs. Door closers are normally installed onto the secured...
    CodeLocks CL5000
    CodeLocks CL5000
    CodeLocks CL5000
    CodeLocks CL5000
    CodeLocks CL5000
    Locks

    Keys To Success When Selling Pushbutton Locks

    Jan. 3, 2012
    So you are wondering how to sell pushbutton locks to your customers. Waiting is one choice. The other, better choice is to become proactive and seek the business.You must anticipate...
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    CCTV, Photoimaging & Related Equipment

    ENFORCER Covert PIR Cameras

    Dec. 9, 2011
    SECO-LARM ENFORCER Covert PIR Cameras are now available for immediate shipment. The 3.7mm pinhole lens cameras are discreetly hidden in non-functioning PIR sensor housings. They...
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    Business & Technical Aids

    2012 Bilco Catalog

    Dec. 9, 2011
    The Bilco Company's new 2012 Architectural Products Catalog includes details on the company’s new CNIguardTM wireless intrusion detection system and is available free of charge...
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    Beaelectricstrikeemail 10476004
    Beaelectricstrikeemail 10476004
    Beaelectricstrikeemail 10476004
    Electronics & Access Control

    BEA Electric Strikes

    Dec. 7, 2011
    BEA’s new electric strikes are designed to work in a wide variety of applications, allowing remote operation of the door’s locking latch. The Rim Exit surface-mounted electric...
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    Ansipeq 10456981
    Ansipeq 10456981
    Ansipeq 10456981
    Electronics & Access Control

    Sallis Wireless Locks

    Dec. 1, 2011
    SALLIS introduces wireless online locks for any door, including panic bars, glass door locks and electronic cylinders. SALLIS devices communicate wirelessly with many brands of...
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    Locks

    Deerfield Patio Door Lock

    Nov. 30, 2011
    JSK Inc. introduces the patent-pending Deerfield Patio Door Lock for metal sliding doors. This lock resists forced entry or removal of the sliding door from its tracks by the ...
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    Illinoislockdc650seriescamlock 10455541
    Illinoislockdc650seriescamlock 10455541
    Illinoislockdc650seriescamlock 10455541
    Illinoislockdc650seriescamlock 10455541
    Locks

    Illinois Lock Cam Locks

    Illinois Lock Company carries a wide selection of cam locks for a multitude of applications, including the pictured DC650 Series Cam Lock. In-stock items include cams, rotations...
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    F2 Withlm2 10454436
    F2 Withlm2 10454436
    F2 Withlm2 10454436
    Electronics & Access Control

    F2164 Fire-Rated Electric Strike

    RCI's F2164 “all-in-one” fire rated electric strike is designed for offset and centerline latch entries. The F2 combines strength, (1500 lbs holding force) and convenience, (all...
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    Sc Insideview 10452607
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    Sc Insideview 10452607
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    Door Hardware

    SureClose

    The SureClose® Adjustable Gate Closer & Hinge from D&D Technologies is a stylishly designed hinge gate closer, using high strength aluminum with stainless steel components and...
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    Keys/Tools

    Thumb Lite™

    Lucky Line's new Thumb Lite™ is the world’s smallest stick-on L.E.D. and turns everything into a flashlight. Attach it to a key, screwdriver, tape measure, camera, camping gear...