The concealed vertical cable (CVC) system from Von Duprin replaces traditional rods and makes life easier for everyone. The CVC system is faster to install and simpler to adjust...
ISC West Booth 20031The Von Duprin visual status indicator option for exit devices provides at-a-glance verification of the locked/unlocked status of the door. Indicators for ...
Available only from Schlage, a new visual status indicator option for L-Series locks provides at-a-glance verification of the locked/unlocked status of door. As a result, teachers...
For areas that are used for sleeping, healing, study, concentration or the overall reduction of auditory disturbances, Allegion has brought together a suite of Von Duprin products...
Von Duprin's concealed vertical cable (CVC) exit devices, which install in minutes, have been tested to have a design rating of +/- 75 pounds per square foot (psf) with a ...
The Von Duprin 5100 Electric Strike has been designed and manufactured to meet the needs of locksmiths and security professionals. This easy-to-install electric strike was created...
Schlage and Von Duprin are representing Frascio International's decorative door hardware and accessory trim products in North America. Schlage and Von Duprin channel partners ...
CARMEL, Indiana -- Allegion and CBORD announce a new integration that strengthens perimeter security across colleges and universities in the U.S. Allegion's Von Duprin® Remote...
We install the new ACSI 1550K-MDV Motor Drive Electric Latch Retraction Kit onto a Von Duprin XP99 Series Rim Panic Device that incorporates the patented two-piece latchbolt.
At ISC West 2013, ASSA ABLOY featured its newly expanded range of Aperio wireless locks, including a preview of three new products slated for launch later this year: the HES KS100...
KeyWatcher® Manage Access at Luxury High-RiseKeeping residents and the facility safe and secure is a serious undertaking at the Promenade Condominium. For the past 17 years, management...
TWENTY YEARS AGOOur Ledger editorial for April 1993 suggested that locksmiths should charge what they are worth. Even better advice today. Each April issue is devoted to providing...
With a broad range of solutions available, locksmiths can play an important role in helping schools achieve greater security and improved ability to cope with lockdown preparedness...
Secura Key: Wiegand Card SupplierChatsworth, CA - Secura Key has been and continues to be a reliable and trusted manufacturing resource for many types of access control cards....
For this retrofit installation, the client wanted to use an existing electronic access control system and existing credentials. Von Duprin SVR LBR exit devices with EL option ...
Dublin, IRELAND, October 23, 2014 –When St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Frisco, Texas, needed a way to secure pairs of 14-foot tall bronze doors in its new church, it...
Cloning VolvoKeyline and Bianchi, divisions of the Bianchi 1770 Group Company, are introducing their Volvo Kit using the TK100 technology. The TK100 electronic head is designed...
Concealed Cable System installs in only two minutes, provides a streamlined appearance and eliminates frustrations with traditional concealed vertical systems
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...
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...
10 Years AgoExit Alarms were on the cover of the September 2001 issue of Locksmith Ledger. Dick Zunkel wrote about the Evolution and Applications for Exit Alarms. Tim O’Leary ...
As part of any electromechanical access control system or handicapped access, electrification of door hardware is required. Electrifying an exit device provides different options...
Through a series of improvements to its access control system, the Granite School District continues to expand its ability to provide greater security for its students, teachers...
Mix and match Grade 1 commercial hardware on key openings and lesser grade residential hardware in locations with less wear and tear. All are available in coordinating Aged Bronze...
Mixing and matching of Grade 1 commercial and lesser Grade residential door hardware is becoming a major trend in commercial (and even residential) projects. One reason for this...
The electromechanical lock is not new. I installed battery operated motorized deadbolts and electronic locks way back in the 1980s. I remember a “key free” electromechanical knob...
This reference is issued as a continuation of the annual Locksmith Ledger Editorial Index. The listings cover the material that was published in the Locksmith Ledger during 2010...
Tips on bidding and selecting components for a wireless video project with networked indoor and outdoor CCTV cameras and recorders. The project also included refitting the front...
Ledger technical editor Jerry Levine recently sat down with a lock shop supervisor for a major university. Topics of discussion included the duties of an institutional locksmith...
With previous technology, every time an improvement was made, your customer had to buy a new lock. But Schlage AD locks can be upgraded when future needs change.
Dormitory doors sometimes were subject to abnormal abuse that resulted in security breaches. Von Duprin XP99 exit devices add a new latch bolt concept that delivers greater latching...
Baldwin Enters Commercial Hardware Market Baldwin Hardware's new commercial offering balances both form and function, through design-driven solutions that enhance entrances, while...
We interview a government locksmith responsible for 15,000 doors. This past year, his four-person staff handled over 800 calls for service, installing or servicing 50 to 100 locks...
When specifying any locking device which is used on an exit, fire door or along the path of egress, the code requirements for that opening and occupancy must be determined, and...
Hospital nurseries and patient rooms, libraries, museums, theaters and other locales requiring electrified hardware that operates at whisper-quiet levels can now incorporate the...
Known for powerful Grade 1 BHMA certification, Alarm Lock's cylindrical (DL2700, DL2800, DL3000, DL4100, DL3200) and PIN/Prox (PDL3000, PDL4100) locks can withstand heavy amounts...
Without an original idea, no product would ever see the light of day. We all take exit devices for granted today, but someone, somewhere had to be the inventor of the product....
Command Access Technologies electrifies most commercial manufacturer’s locksets and exit devices for remote control by an access control system or a momentary contact. The company...
Locksmiths use power transfer products quite frequently. Sometimes they are used to bring switch contacts from an exit device off a door, or power to a latch retraction exit device...
ED800s are designed for easy, one-person installation. The basic unit is non-handed and the control unit is non-mount specific. You can change from a pull side to a push side ...
In simple terms, an exit device is a lock with an inside release bar. Variations include standard, fire-rated, rim, vertical rod and mortise exit devices and a number of specialty...
Warranty: 3 Years Time to Install: 45 minutes to one hour Tools: 10-24 tap, 1/4-20 tap, drill bits, tools to adjust door closer, drill motor, 5/64" hex wrench I was invited to...
