Doors and Hardware articles from August 2006

Doors and Hardware archives from August 2006

Calendar 2006.(Calendar)
August 1, 2006... September 11-16, 2006 Door and Hardware Institute (DHI) 2006 31st Annual Conference and Exposition San Diego, CA www.dhi.org September 19-21, 2006 National Glass Association GlassBuild America 2006 Las...

Knowledge in demand.(IN TOUCH)
August 1, 2006... I RECENTLY READ A WALL STREET Journal article (May 8, 2006) entitled: "To Reduce Errors, Hospitals Prescribe Innovative Designs"; subtitle: "Newest Layouts Stress Safety with Identical Rooms, No Slip Floors, Glass Walls." I was curious to see...

Chapters brings DHI's renowned education to the local level.(DHI PAGE)
August 1, 2006... ON BEHALF OF THE DHI BOARD OF GOVERNORS and DHI's Board of Certification, Education Council and staff, I am extremely excited and pleased to announce the newest feature of DHI's Education program: DHI's Chapter Education Delivery system. This...

New ADA guidelines correlate with IBC.
August 1, 2006... WITH MANY BABY BOOMERS ENTERING THEIR 60s and encountering more health and mobility-related problems, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is certain to take on more importance than ever. As some join the 54 million men, women and children...

Coping with nature's most powerful storms: intertek, the NSSA and Texas Tech team up to create certification program for tornado resistant products.
August 1, 2006... IN AN AVERAGE YEAR MORE than 1,200 tornados touch down in the United States. Many cause extensive property damage, injuries, and deaths. In fact, since 1950 the average annual death toll from tornados is 89. While there's nothing to...

Opening manufacturing 'doors' with 3D communication.(CASE STUDY-TECHNOLOGY)(Company overview)
August 1, 2006... KVAL INC. IS A FAMILY-OWNED COMPANY that has been designing and manufacturing heavy industrial woodworking machinery since 1947. For 60 years, KVAL has been providing high quality machinery, parts and service to the millwork industry, which has...

Security 101: planning & creating a grand master key system.
August 1, 2006... FROM SMALL COMMERCIAL buildings to the largest institutions, one of the most useful structures in master keying is the grand master key system. This system is built from four basic types of keys: The grand master key, master keys, changes under...

Why go to the DHI show?
August 1, 2006... WELL, WHY NOT? Good questions, both of them! As is the case with so many decisions we face each day, this question is like an onion--you absolutely must peel back the layers to get to the real core of the issue. Strangely enough, back in...

Remembering Ian Devine, FDHI founder of DHI Canada.
August 1, 2006... THE ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE INDUSTRY IS A PEOPLE'S industry. When I think of those who have contributed the most to it, particularly in Canada, I think of Ian Robinson Devine. Ian was the father of D.H.I. Canada, a Scotsman who came to Canada...

Biometrics new technology for doors part III.
August 1, 2006... Biometrics is the buzzword of the day. In parts one and two of this article, we explored the basics of biometrics and their use in securing facilities. But, there is more to biometrics than just checking a fingerprint before opening a door....

"Do it my way or die" making the sale to your only customer *.(businessbuzz)
August 1, 2006... RUNNING OUT OF CUSTOMERS is worse than running out of gas. You can always get gas even if the price is high. Finding a consistent flow of customers is a far more daunting and often frustrating task. Every sector of the economy is coming to...

Time management: an ounce of prevention ...(MANAGEMENT)
August 1, 2006... THE ESSENTIAL CHALLENGE OF EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT is to spend more of our time doing those things which bring us the best results, and less of those things that don't bring us results. So we struggle, every day, with surmounting this...

From the start--how to hire and promote.(LEGAL)
August 1, 2006... WHETHER YOU ARE HIRING A NEW GRADUATE OR PROMOTING from within, there are a number of things an employer can do to ensure it has the best possible person for the job (1). You can also protect yourself from the start from personnel problems by...

Override this.(SHELF LIFE)
August 1, 2006... IN MY TRAVELS IT SEEMS LIKE I ENCOUNTER A CONSISTENT challenge with distributors. They bought a software package to help them manage their assets and cannot trust it or figure out why the numbers are out of whack. It seems like the most common...

Promotion announcements from Hager.(PEOPLE)
August 1, 2006... Donnell Siebert has been promoted to Vice President of Marketing & Product Development for Hager Companies. Donnell started at Hager in 2002 as Senior Product Director after an 11 year career with Ingersoll-Rand and has played a key role in...

VISTAMATIC appoints Rutherford Ventures, Inc as sales agents for Canada.(PRESS RELEASES)
August 1, 2006... "The very innovative design of the vision panels give us a unique sales opportunity in the institutional marketplace, and opens a new customer base for our company"... states Ross Rutherford. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Designed for...

HID compatible stand alone locksets.(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2006... The battery powered SDC E70P Series EntryCheck[TM] retrofits existing lock preps in minutes and incorporates all the sophisticated features professionals expect with hardwire Prox reader systems. The PC managed EntryCheck[TM] features keypad...

Chalkboard and dry erase doors.(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2006... When was the last time you encouraged kids to scribble on doors? The Millennium Collection has added a magnetic chalkboard and dry erase option to the Ovation[R] and Encore[R] lines. Just as with Millennium's split door mirror program, now a...

Hager Companies introduces new line of value-priced, life-time warranty commercial locks.(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2006... Hager Companies recently introduced a new line of ANSI/BHMA certified locks that combine both premium quality and a value price--filling a longstanding need in the door hardware marketplace. Designed and built to the highest standards to assure...

Marks USA introduces the Monaco design "Survivor" cylindrical lever lockset.(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2006... Marks USA has designed and is manufacturing its first decorative cylindrical lever lockset. The design matches its Monaco series of tubular locksets, but it is available in most of the keyed functions. In addition, it comes in polished brass...

SAFTI First provides unlimited design opportunities with fire rated decorative art glass.(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2006... Fire rated, artistic, transparent wall systems will now bring desired light into a structure and make and an artistic statement that is timeless. SAFTI First, the nation's leader in fire rated glazing solutions, is combining art and technology...

Kwikset[R] launches Tustin[TM] Lever--the first reversible leverset in its Maximum Security[TM] line.(PRODUCTS)
August 1, 2006... Kwikset[R] just made installing decorative door hardware easier with its Tustin[TM] Lever, a reversible leverset in its Maximum Security line specially designed to fit all doors. Now consumers do not have to worry about whether they have a...

HMFEXPRESS purchases BenchmarkHMF.(CORPORATE CORNER)
August 1, 2006... HMFEXPRESS, LLC purchased the assets of BenchmarkHMF in North Carolina. HMFEXPRESS is a new company that will continue to deliver excellent quality and service to quick ship hollow metal customers. Mark Poston VP, GM who has been with HMF and...

Windsor Republic Doors recognized by leading home builders.(CORPORATE CORNER)
August 1, 2006... Windsor Republic Doors received recognition by the nations' leading home builders in the annual Brands Survey conducted by Home Builder Executive. 19% of the nation's largest builders reported using Windsor garage doors in their homes. This is...

SELECT hinges[TM] sets record.(UPDATES)
August 1, 2006... A SELECT aluminum geared continuous hinge celebrated its silver anniversary--achieving 25 million open/close cycles in independent. The hinge has withstood continuous, nonstop cycle testing for more than four years without fail at Architectural...

Akron Hardware's Access Control Reference Guide available.(INFO-SOURCE)
August 1, 2006... Version 2.0 of Akron Hardware's Access Control Reference Guide is available for distribution. This Sixty-six page guide is a compilation of diagrams, worksheets and valuable information designed to assist security professionals of all levels....

The story behind foam extrusions.(INFO-SOURCE)
August 1, 2006... Screen spline may seem like a commodity item, but there are important quality and property differences that can make or break an application Foam extrusion, the technique used to make foam screen spline, requires controlling many...

Do you know?(Tech Tip)
August 1, 2006... Do you know when or if you can use keyed locks on the egress side of a door? We will look at the National Fire Protection Association NFPA 101 Life Safety Code to see how this situation is addressed. The 2006 Edition is our reference. ...