Doors and Hardware articles from October 2005

Doors and Hardware archives from October 2005

Calendar 2005-2006.(Calendar)
October 1, 2005... November 2-6, 2005 27th Annual Yankee Security Convention Sturbridge, MA www.yankeesecurity.org November 9-11, 2005 Securities Industry Assoc. (SIA) Annual Meeting Boca Raton, FL 202-216-2000 January 11-14,...

In touch.
October 1, 2005... FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO JERRY HEPPES FOR allowing me to author the October 2005, "In Touch" column. This gives me the chance to share with readers some final thoughts as my term comes to an end on October 31, 2005. [ILLUSTRATION...

The changing face of the Education Foundation.(DHI PAGE)
October 1, 2005... THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION is in the midst of change. Since the Foundation's inception, one strong area of support has been the awarding of scholarships to our members. We will continue to award these scholarships as this education component...

A reassuring touch.
October 1, 2005... AFTER YEARS OF TRIAL-AND-ERROR EXPERIMENTATION, BIOMETRIC identification is finally starting to see wide-scale adoption by corporations and government agencies. The technology is cropping up in systems used for everything from password and...

Consultant's role: keeping the building's security system on target.
October 1, 2005... A HARDWARE CONSULTANT ON A BUILDING PROJECT FOR AN owner in Colorado worked with an electrical engineer in Boston, a security consultant out of Austin, Texas, an architect from Denver, and a joint-venture architectural firm in Portland, Oregon....

Architects to dream bold designs.(CASE STUDY: SPECIALTY PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... A BUILDING CAN REFLECT AN ARCHITECT'S DREAMS AND DESIRES to turn the ordinary into something remarkable. Frank Lloyd Wright dared to build Fallingwater. Le Corbusier's urban ambition is evident in the U.N. Headquarters. The twists and curves of...

Prisons and jails: an introduction to detention.
October 1, 2005... THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PRISON SEEMS LIKE IT should follow the same criteria as any other building. The architect's principal of "form follows function" becomes more evident in a detention setting. Understanding that functions vary in...

Electronic door locks: life safety vs security; Allowing exit in emergencies while preventing elopement.
October 1, 2005... DOORS. IN A MEANS OF EGRESS ARE REGULATED BY THE Life Safety Code[R] (LSC), NFPA 101.* Any obstruction has the potential to compromise fire safety. Here lies the difficulty for safety and security personnel: How to find the balance between...

A new tune for Cal State Fullerton.(CASE STUDY)(Company overview)
October 1, 2005... LOCATED 30 MILES OUTSIDE OF LOS ANGELES, CAL STATE FULLERTON has much to show for it's 40-year history. Founded in 1957, the University has produced close to 150,000 graduates, with an average annual enrollment of 30,000 students, 1,300 of...

Florida's Orange County Public School System goes high tech: an incomplete version of this article originally appeared in the August 2005 issue of D & H. we apologize for this oversight.(CASE STUDY)
October 1, 2005... SECURITY TECHNOLOGY IN PUBLIC SCHOOL systems around the country is growing, and not necessarily as a result of well-publicized tragedies. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Years ago, we used technology to protect the so-called high-value areas...

Post cards: a powerful (and cheap!) Marketing tool.(businessbuzz)
October 1, 2005... THE ABSOLUTE BEST CAMPAIGN YOU CAN CREATE IS A LETTER CAMPAIGN. A series of personalized letters sent over time can be your most effective selling tool, ever. But man, they're a lot of work. So the problem is: how can you stay in your...

The loan shark of distribution.(SHELF LIFE)
October 1, 2005... DON'T YOU JUST LOVE RUNNING ACROSS SOME INFORMATION that supports a practice you have always just assumed to be true? I found myself in this position recently. One of the best pieces of advice I ever received was, "if you ever want to get your...

Business automation helps architectural opening distributors solve innovation challenges.(DISTRIBUTION)
October 1, 2005... INNOVATION. IT IS ONE OF THE great challenges of the architectural openings industry. Each and every year, manufacturers are introducing and enhancing their product lines--offering more sophisticated technology or advancing the feature set...

Communicating price increases to your customers.(SALES)
October 1, 2005... EEK! PRICE INCREASES FROM SEVERAL OF YOUR SUPPLIERS! YOUR customers won't like that. How do you manage to pass on that price increase without losing business or giving away margin dollars? This is becoming a major issue for distributors....

Breaking out of our mental prisons.(LEADERSHIP)
October 1, 2005... EVERYTHING CAN BE TAKEN FROM A MAN BUT ONE THING: THE last of the human freedoms--to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way. And there were always choices to make. Every day, every hour, offered the...

Jerry Manigel and Jon Jacobson elected to the Marshfield Door Systems Board of Directors.(PRESS RELEASES)
October 1, 2005... Marshfield Door Systems is pleased to announce the election of Jerry Manigel and Jon Jacobson to the Board of Directors. Both Jerry and Jon have also been elected Officers of the Company, as Executive Vice Presidents and General Managers,...

Negwer Materials promotes Brennan to general manager.(PRESS RELEASES)
October 1, 2005... Tom Brennan has been promoted to general manager for central Illinois at Negwer Materials Inc. Based in Peoria, Brennan oversees all yard operations for the company's locations in Springfield, Decatur, Urbana, Bloomington/Normal Peoria. Working...

VT announces Armando Avila's and Randy Carpenter's promotion to regional sales managers.(PRESS RELEASES)
October 1, 2005... VT Industries Inc., one of the leading manufacturers of architectural wood doors, has named Armando Avila as Sales Manager for the Southern US Region and Latin America and promoted Randy Carpenter to Sales Manager for the Northern US Region and...

Securitron releases new interactive Door Control Wizard, version 2.0.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... Securitron Magnalock Corp. announces the release of its Door Wizard, version 2.0 CD. Redesigned from the ground up, the new Door Control Wizard incorporates a group of features that may set the standard for intelligent PC-based product...

Videx announces cyberAudit-web-access control on demand.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... Videx announces CyberAudit-Web, a browser-based software program that uses cellular communication to remotely program user keys in the field, anywhere and anytime. Access authorization can be sent to keys via a cellular phone, providing...

Videx announces CyberLock intelligence in padlocks.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... Videx announces CyberLock electronic padlocks. CyberLock brings key control and an audit trail of every opening to padlocks. A standard padlock can be quickly converted into a full-functioning access control system by replacing its mechanical...

New Narrow Stile Trilogy[R] Locks from Alarm Lock.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... Alarm Lock Systems, Inc. is proud to announce the addition of the New Narrow Stile line of Trilogy[R] Locks. This new line of PIN and PIN/Prox Locks add field-proven pushbutton convenience for 100-2000 code or HID Prox users of aluminum doors...

New Schlage Wyreless WA Series-complete access control solution at the door.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies has introduced its new Schlage Wyreless WA Series of locksets, a family of wireless access control products that combines all elements required at the door for a complete access control solution in one...

Announcing a new lines of Hex Head Sex Bolts.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... Accurate Manufactured Products Group, a US manufacturer of mating fastners and specialty hardware is now offering a new line of Hex Head Sex Bolts, an expanded thread and size range of Architectural Series Sex Bolts and Binding Post now in...

DORMA Grade 2 Dead Bolt available with IC core.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... DORMA Architectural Hardware's DB600 Series Grade 2 dead bolt is now available with an interchangeable core cylinder. This latest addition to the DB600 Series Dead Bolt adds to DORMA's extensive line of products available with either...

Detex Corporation offers new outside trim design.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... Detex is pleased to offer its Bristol trim design for its popular Value Series line of Panic Hardware. Bristol's through-bolted modular design allows changing the function and the trim without modification to the device. It comes in two...

Zero's new photoluminescent product line satisfies New York City Building Code mandates for exit path markings.(PRODUCTS)
October 1, 2005... Zero International has introduced a full line of Photoluminescent Stairway Marking Systems to facilitate safe emergency exits during building evacuations when power and back-up power systems have failed. The new Zero systems are designed for...

Bobrick simplifies key changes is ADA guidelines for public Washroom design.(INFO)
October 1, 2005... Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc. has just published an Addendum to their Barrier-Free Washroom Planning Guide describing revised ADAAG issued by the Access Board and published in the Federal Register. Plain language descriptions and...

Frazier Commercial Sales Inc. joins ABH Manufacturing and Omega Door Frames sales team.(INFO)
October 1, 2005... ABH Manufacturing is pleased to announce the appointment of Frazier Commercial Sales as a manufacturers' representative for Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C. Based in Gaithersburg, MD, the agency will be responsible for all ABH and Omega...

HOPPE North America, Inc. acquires Stone River Bronze, LLC.(INFO)
October 1, 2005... HOPPE Holding AG along with its division, HOPPE North America, Inc. is proud to announce the addition of Stone River Bronze, LLC to the HOPPE family of companies. Stone River Bronze, LLC is a leading manufacturer of high quality bronze...

SELECT Hinges[TM] announces new never-ending Continuous Warranty on geared continuous hinges.(UPDATE)
October 1, 2005... High traffic. Frequent Use. Heavy Doors. For SELECT aluminum geared continuous hinges these are no problem. Now the SELECT Hinges Continuous Warranty covers any failure of SELECT aluminum geared continuous hinges with no expiration date. The...

Advantage Lites & Louvers receives warm welcome to new home in Wallace, North Carolina.(UPDATE)
October 1, 2005... The city of Wallace, NC hosted a luncheon on June 30 welcoming Advantage Lites & Louvers (A-LL), a Zero International company, as its newest corporate citizen. Hosting the luncheon were mayor Charles Farrior, Jr., members of the Wallace 100...

Do you know?(Tech Tip)
October 1, 2005... WHAT'S NEW IN THE 2003 EDITION OF ICC/ANSI (International Code Council/American National Standards Institute) A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities? This is the publication our industry uses as a standard to meet ADA (Americans...