Electric Strikes: Why They Are So Popular

Author: Brian Rhodes, Published on Jul 31, 2014

Electric strikes are a mainstay part of access control, but how often do integrators use them? In our recent integrator insights survey, we asked "In the past year, what percentage of new doors installed use electric strikes?" 

In this note, we examine their responses and identify four key themes they offered when answering that question.

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*** ******* ****** *********** **** *** ******* *** **** * popular ****** ** ******* **** *** ***********  ******** ** ***** locking *******, ******* ******* safety equipment **** *** ******* *** ****** ******** *********:

  • "**-**%. ** ******** ****** ** *** ******** ****** *******."
  • "******* *** ** ******** *** **** *********, ******* * *** less **** **** *** ***** * **** ****** **** **** that ******* **** ** ** **** **** **** ******."
  • ">**% ***** ** **** **** ***** *******."
  • "**% ** *** ************* *** *******. ****** ** **** ** being * ******* ******** ******** **** ***** *** ****, ***********, and **** ** ************ ** *** **** ***."
  • "***** **% ** *****. [********* ***] ***** (******** ** ********), acceptable ******* *****,****/******* ************ (**** ***** ** *********** ******* ********* **** ************* fitted **** ******** ******* *** ********."
  • "****** ***********, *****'* ******* **** ***** ***-***, ****** ****** *** free ******, *** ****** ***** ** **** ******."
  • "**%, ***** ***** ********* **** *** *** *** ********* ********** locksets."
  • "**%. ******* **** *** *** **** ****** (*** ********) ********, but *** ****** *** **** ********."
  • "**% - *** ****** **** *** ********* **** ** *** for ****** ** ******** *****."
  • "** - ******** ******* *** * **** ********* ******** ** opposed ** ******* *****."
  • "*** * ***** ***** ** ******* ******, *** *** ******** risks."

Good *******

******* ****** ********* ** **** ******* *** ***** ******* *** less ****** ** ******* *** ********** ** ** ******* **** other ****** *****:

  • "** ********* **** **** ******** ******* ** ******** ***** **** hardware. **** *** ******* **** ************* ********."
  • "***** **%.  **** ** *** **** ******** ** *** ***** of ****."
  • "*** ******* **** ***** ***** *** ***** *** **** *** approve ******** **** ***** **.  ******* *** **** **** ****** for ****."
  • "**** ***'* ******* *** ********** ** *** **** **** ***** locks ** ********."
  • "******* ******* ** *** *****, ************* **** ******* *** *** *** **** *****."
  • "*** *** *****, ********* ** *** **** ** ******** *** ACS , ** ** ****** ** ******* *******, *** **** better *******."
  • "**% - *** ******** ******* **** *********** *** ********** ** **** door."

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Code ********

******* ********* ***** *** ********** ** ***** ******* ******** **********, *** ******* ********* **** **** ********** *** **** ** easy **** *******:

  • "**-**%. **** ***********, ******* ** *** ******* *-* *** ***** representative/companies (********* ****** ************ -***, **** ***** *******, *********** ****) to **** *** ** *** *****."
  • "**% **** ** ************* **** ****** ** *** ****** * reason."
  • "**% ******** *******; ****** ** **** **** ****** ***** ******* REX ******, ***."
  • "***** *********** ******* ** **** ******** ***** *** ********* ******* smoother."
  • "**% **** ****** **********"
  • "** % **** & **** *****"
  • "**%. ****** ** **** **** *** ***** ************ *****."
  • "**%, **** *********** ******* ******** ** *** **** *** ** some ************* *** *** **** ** ********."

******, **** ************** ******** ******** *** **********, *** ********** ********** **** ***** ******* ******* ******* *** the ******* ****** ** *** *** ***** **** ***** ******:

  • "*** **, ** ****** ***********, ** ** *** ******* **** ** *** ****."
  • "*** **** *** **** *********, *** **** *** **** *********** with *******, **************** *******."

Already *********

*** **** ****** ***** *********** ****** ** **** ******* *** used ******* *** ******** ***** ******* ****, ** ******* **** are ******* ********* *** ******* ** *** ****** ******:

  • "*** % **** **** **** ** ** **** ** ********."
  • "**%. **** ** ***** **** **** *** **** ****** ***-*********."
  • "**% *** **, ******* **** **** **** ****** ** *** building *********."
  • "**%, ******* **** *** ******* ********* ** *********."
  • "**%. **** * *** *******, ******* *** ******** ********* **** *** A/E ** ** ."
  • "**% **** *** **** *** ******** ** ***********/***** ****** ******* *** for ** *** *****."

** ******* **** *** ******** ****,********** ***** ***** ** *********** ******** *** ** ****** ** install *** ******* **** ***** *****, *** *** *** ************ where ****** *** ** ********* ** *** ******* ** ***** coarse ************ ** **** **********, ******* ******* **** ****** **********.

Strike ********* *****

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Comments (1)

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Mark Jones

08/01/14 01:58pm

**** *******. ** *** **** ** **** * ***** ******** the **** *****, *** **** ** *** ****** * ******. They **** ***** **** *** **** *** **** *** **** few ** *** **** ********** **** ** ***** **** ****. So ********** *** ***** ******* ** **** ************ *** *** most ********* ********. ***** *********, **** *** *** ***** ******.

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