The university strives to maintain the integrity of university buildings and their contents and to achieve maximum security while maintaining reasonable usability of university areas. University ...

Mechanical locks secure doors as either deadbolts or door-handle devices. Keys serve as the means to unlock these mechanical locks, and possessing a working key determines who can access secured areas ...

Locks come in a variety of types and designs to meet a wide range of security needs. While many locks use a simple key-and-tumbler design, some locks use technology that is significantly more advanced ...

Salem, Va. (July 19, 2021) – ASSA ABLOY announces Medeco’s M4 high security key system was recognized by the Security Industry Association (SIA) as an award winner in the Lock and Key Solutions ...

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After a string of teen suicides hit Salt Lake County, Utah, in 2017 and 2018, Leslie Schow, manager of Salt Lake County Library’s (SLCL) Herriman branch, decided to act. Working with Healthy Herriman, ...

Founded in 1891, North Park University (NPU) is a private four-year liberal arts college with a campus occupying the space of a few city blocks on the northernmost side of Chicago. With roughly 3,200 ...

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The world’s first lock and key system was invented in ancient Egypt around 4000 BCE. Made of wood, it used simple pins and bolts to secure doors, a design that still influences modern locks today.

ASSA ABLOY announces the introduction of its IN220 Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) lock, combining superior aesthetics with the energy efficiency and streamlined architecture of PoE access control solutions ...