The Primus system features five different levels of security. Security increases from Level One through Level Four providing different restrictions for key acquisition. Each level requires an appropriate I.D. card and/or signature verification for key duplication. All levels utilize Primus cylinders and keys which are patent protected against unauthorized duplication. To select the proper level of security, consideration should be given to the overall key control, convenience, and service required for the installation.
How Secure Are Your Locks?
We have received many inquiries regarding master keying. The most frequently asked question has been “Are key blanks easily obtained or can they be fashioned from existing keys?” Some claims have been made that a criminal only needs a hand file and some blanks to create a “master” key. Statements like this unfairly simplify the art of key making and bring into public question the security in all types of locking systems. The best mechanical solution to increase the security of master key systems is to replace existing standard cylinders with high-security types. High-security keys usually require intricate side cuts; dimple cuts, angel cuts or other secondary operations, which are not readily made or impossible to make with a hand file.
At A-1, we maintain and sell systems such as Medeco, Primus and ASSA. The Primus system is ideal because of the number of unique keyways available, (over 4000 keyways). A traditional high security keyway is limited to 7-10 keyways total. It is virtually impossible to make a master key if you cannot get a key blank for a specific end user facility. What makes A-1 keying system unique to the industry?? Years ago, we incorporated a safety mechanism for protection against any defect of the internal keying system. The technique we teach is as follows: pinning with primus.
If you are interested in our technique to insure this never happens, or want A-1 Corporate Hardware to do an on site visit and evaluation of your existing key schedule, please call 1-800-368-2348 and schedule a walk through.
Can Your Locks Be Bumped?
Bumping locks is an underestimated lock-opening technique by which a large variety of mechanical locks can be opened quickly and without damage by a relatively untrained attacker. Bumping has been the latest security issue recently featured in the New York Times, Newsweek and MSNBC and is the hottest security topic in the industry today.
This quick un-detectable method along with traditional picking methods is a major concern to everyone in the security industry. Nearly 90% of all locks can be bumped. The exception to this rule is locks that do not allow for two pins to separate or locks that contain a one-piece locking mechanism (sidebar). Examples of “un-bumpable” brands are Schlage Primus and Abloy Protec. Electronic locks and electro-mechanical opening mechanisms would also be un-“bumpable.”
A customer submitted a video to us and we think it is pretty awesome. This is a brand new Von Duprin 99 exit device getting run over by a TANK! You can see at the end how some of the protective blue cellophane was taken off, but the exit device is still functional. That’s the durability of Von Duprin!
Axis Lightfinder Technology helps to increase public transport security. Field test of AXIS Q1602-E Network Camera with Deutsche Bahn, Germany. The camera basically sees in darkness. Compilation of photos and video clips to demonstrate the capabilities of Axis Lightfinder Technology.
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Anybody can hang a door closer in a lab and cycle it to failure, but at LCN we go the extra mile to make sure our closers are built to handle the real world abuse, and punishment, that they’re faced with everyday. The door closer is the heart of the opening, and that door closer needs to withstand heavy abuse to make sure the opening is functioning safely and securely. This video exposes what abuse can do to the internal components of a door closer, and how the 4040XP is built with the strength, and durability, to withstand just about anything.
Steve Down, our Vice President of Product Management, discusses why Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies developed the Schlage AD-Series to meet customer needs. This innovation is modular and flexible. It can be migrated with different systems to meet your company’s needs now and in the future.