Favorite Access Locks 2020

Published Nov 20, 2020 13:56 PM

Access lock brands Allegion, Assa, and Dormakaba have captured huge sections of the door locks market, but which one do integrators most prefer?

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  • ****** ****** ********** *********, *********** ***** use *** ** **** **** ****** in * ***.
  • **** ***** ** **** *******, **** 18+ ****** ************ ** ***** ********* to **** ***** **** ******* *** maglocks.
  • ****'******* ***** ** *** '********' ******** strike *****.
  • ********'* *+ ****** ******* ******-*****, **** several ****** ******** **** **** **** one **** ** ********** ***** *** also ******* **** *** ******** ******* as ****.
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  • ********* ***** ** *****, ****** (********** ********)************ *** * ****** *********.

***** **** ***** ******, * ***** segment ** *********** (~**%) **** **** did *** **** * ******** *** generally *** ******** ***** **** **** the *******.

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*********** ******** ***** ***** **** **** one *****, ** * ***** ** 'favorites'. **** ***** ***** ******** ****** for ******* ***** ** *****, **** several ********** ********* ********* ****** *** limited ** *** **** ************'* *********:

  • "*** ****** *** *** ******** ******* Assa ***** *********** ********, **** **** locks, *** ***** ******** ******** ******** / **** ********** *************** *****"
  • "*** *** *******, *** ******* *** locking *********. *** *** ********. **** are *****, **** ** *******, *** cost-effective."
  • "** *** ** *** ******* ** lots ** ***, *** ******, ******, GLS, *******. ******** ****** ***** ** what **** *** ******* *** ** quality."
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  • "****** *** ********. ******** *** *******. Reliable, ****** ******"
  • "**** *****/********/*****/*** ***** *** **********. ****** ever ** ***** **** ****."
  • "** **** *** ******** *******. **** variety ** *********** ********, ***** *******, and ****** ************. ** **** ******* electrified ***** *** **** ******* *** the ********* ** *****. ******* **** Company ***** **** ******* *********** ***** as ****."
  • "***/**** ***** *** *********** *******. ****-**** for ******** *****. **** *** ***********."

Assa ***** *******

**** ******* *** ** ********'* ******* *********, reporting$**+ ******* *** ******* ** ****. ***** ***** ****** ** ********** brands ******* *******, *******, ***** *****, and **** ******** *************,******** **** *** ***************** ****, ******** * **** ***** of ***** ****** **** '*******' ** premium ************* *** ******** *****.

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  • "**** ***** - **** *** * great ******* *** **** ******* **** support *** ***** ******** ** **** as ***** * *** ** ***** on *&*."
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  • "** ***** **** **** ****** *** simplicity, ***********, *** **** ** ***********."
  • "**** ***** - **** ******* *** a **** ********."
  • "** **** ** *** **** ***** locks. **** *** ********, *** **** have **** *******"
  • "****. **** ******* ** *********** ******* options."
  • "**** *****. ** **** ** ******** only *** *****."
  • "****, **** *******."
  • "****. ** ********** ****** - **** support **** ***** *** ***** ** the **** *****."
  • "** *** **** ***** **** ** the ****. *** ****** *** **** is ******* **** **** ********* * great **** ** *** ********* **** we ************* **** **** ** ***, Adams ****, *******, *** ******."
  • "**** ***** **** ****** ***********."
  • "***** *****, ** ** *** ********* by *** **** ******** ******* *** they ***** ******* ******* *** ***** service/warranty."

***** ***** ******-******** ****** **** ****,*** ********* *********** ******-***** ** ***********, *******, and **** ***********.

HES ******* ****** *********

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  • "** ******* *** ******** ******* ******** possible. **** *** ********, **** ** install, *** ******* ********* **** **** places."
  • "*** *******, *** ** * ***** value *** **** **** **** *******."
  • "*** - **** **** ** ********** and ******** ******. ***'* *** **** issues **** **** ** *** *****."
  • "** **** *** ******** *******. **** variety ** *********** ********, ***** *******, and ****** ************."
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  • "*** **** *******. ***** *******, ***** installation"
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  • "*** - *******, ** ********** **** them - ** ** ** * depending ** ************"
  • "*** **** ******* *** ***** ********."
  • "***. ************, **** ** ************, ***** point *** ***********."

*************, *** ** *** ****'* **** electric ****** *****, *** ********* ****,********, ******** ************** **** ******** ***** ***, *********** competing ********.

Allegion ** *** *****

***** ********'* *********** **** ****** ****** are ********************** ******, *** *********** **** ***** **** and **** ******** ********* **** ** LCN (**** *******),**********(********** ***** *****), ********(****** ******* *** ***********):

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********'* ******* *****, ********** *** **** offerings ** **** *********** *** ********** lock ********, *** *** **** ********** mentioned **********:

  • "******* ** *** ****** *******. **** have **** **** ******** *** *** company."
  • "********. **** * **** ******* ** locks ** ********* ***** ******."
  • "*** ******/ ******* - **** **** and **** ****** *** ****."
  • "******* ******** & ******* ********** ******** w/RTE (***** ********** & ******)"
  • "******** ******. * **** ***** ********** with **** *** **** *** ****** reliable."
  • "*******. **** ***** ** ******** **** are ********** ****** *** **** ***** free ********."
  • "******** - **** ****** ******* *** reliable ********."
  • "*** ******, ***: **** *** *** most ******* *** ********."
  • "**********. ** **** **** *** ****** and **** *** ****** **** *** the ****. ** **** * **** relationship **** ******** ** ** ******* just ** *** ***** *****."
  • "******* ***. **** ******* *** ******* when ******** *******."
  • "******* *** ******** *** *********** *****."
  • "*** ******. *******."
  • "******** ****** ***** **** **** * great ******** *** *** *********."

Dormakaba *****

******, *********'* ***** ***** *** ****** presence *** ******* ******** ** **** and ********, *** *** ************ ************** *** ******** ***** *** **** Security ******* ******** ******* ******** ********** offerings ****** **** ** ***** *******, Europe, *** **** *******.

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  • "***, ** ** **** **** ** used ** *** **** *******."
  • "**********, ********, *** ****-*********."
  • "*** *** **** ***** ******** ***********."
  • "*** ***** **** ******* ******* *****."

Independent ***** *******

** *** '***** ******' *********, **-**********, ** *********** ****** ************ *** owned ** * **** ************ *** mentioned ** * ******* ***********:

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  • "***** *** *******, **** *****."
  • "*** ****** ********, *****"
  • "* ********* *** ***. ********* ***** or *** ** *** ** *********** or ***********. *** ******* *** ************ when ******** **** *** ** ***** and ****."

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  • "****. ** *** **** **** *** current *********."
  • "***, ** ** *** ****** **** any *****."
  • "** **** **********. ****** ** ************* rather **** * ********** *** *** brand."
  • "***'* ****** **** * ********, * will *** ******** ***** **** *** best *** *** * ********** ****. We ****** *** **** ***** *****, but * **** ***** *** ** vendors ** **** *** **** ******** for **** ********."
  • "** *** **** ***."
  • "** ***'* **** * ********* ***** for *****."
  • "* ** *** **** * ***** favorite. *** ******* *** ******* ** the ********'* *****."
  • "** ***'* **** * ***** ********. We **** **** **** ***** *** type, **** ***** *** ***** *** already ** *****."
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Undisclosed End User #1
Nov 20, 2020

* **** ** **** ******* ** how **** ********** *** ****** ******* door ******** ************* ** **** **** learned ** **** '**** **** **'. I ** ***** ****** ** *** the ****/******* ******** '*******' * **** observed *** *** ****** ******* * browse ** ****. *** ***** ** you ****** *** ** ** ********* on * **** *** ****** *** be ********** **** ******** ****** *** are ******** * *** ** ***** straight ***, **** **** **** ***** hardware ******!

***** *******.......********, ***** ** ***** **** as **** ****** ****** * **** fix ***** *** ******* ******* ** provided ** *********. ********** ** * perimeter ******** ****** *** * ********* locking ****** ** * **** ******** application.

* **** *** **** **** "*** do * *** * ******* ** a ********* ****?" *** ****** ** you ***'*.....** *** *** ****** **** sub ** *** ** * **** hardware ************.

** '********' ****** ** *** ****** all *** *** ** ***** *** panic ******** *** ********** **** ************ like ********. *** ** "******** *****" comments ***** **, ***** ** **** hardware ** *** * **********. * get **, *** ******* ** **** customer **** ** * ******** *** it *** ****** ** *** *** "what **** *** ****" **** * as * *** **** ***** *** away. *********** ******** *********** **** ** not **** **** ******** ********** ** the *** ***'* ** **** **** unless * ***** ******* ***. ***** is ** ****** ******** **** **** vendors (********/**** ********) ** ** ***** :-)

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Brian Rhodes
Nov 20, 2020
IPVMU Certified

*** ** "******** *****" ******** ***** me, ***** ** **** ******** ** not * **********. * *** **, you ******* ** **** ******** **** as * ******** *** ** *** choose ** *** *** "**** **** the ****" **** * ** * end **** ***** *** ****.

* ***** **** '** **********' ** me *** **** ******* **** ******** as * *********, *** * **** think **** ** * ******* ********** agnostic ********* **** *** ** *******.

*** ****** '**** *** *** ***** is ******, *** **** ******** **** like *****.' ****** ** * **** bias ** **** **** *** ***** even ***** *********. ****** '******** **** the *** ** **** **** **' can **** *** ********** ** *** playing ********* *** ** ***** * better *** ** ********** ******** **** options **** **** ****** ** ***** on * ******* ** *******.

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David Johnson
Nov 20, 2020

***** ** **** ******** ** *** a **********.

*'* ****** **** ** *** *** pervasive ** *** ******** ******** ***** we ***. ***** *** ***** *** specified *** ******* **** ******** ***** on *** ***** ** *** ********* and ***********. *** ******* ** '***' card ****** ** *** **** ** given **** ****** ******* (*** ******) as ** *** ** ********** ** and ******* *************. **** ***** ******** locks *** *** **** ****** ********* or *** **** ****** ******* ** be **** ***.

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UE
Undisclosed End User #4
Nov 24, 2020

** ******* ********* ****** * "******** was *****" ******** *******, ****. **** Schlage, **** ******, **** *** *, some ***** ***** *** ***** *** installed. **** ***** ******* ********* *** not ***** ** *** *******. *** doors ********** *** *** ***** ** random ****.

UE
Undisclosed End User #1
Nov 22, 2020

*****,

* ** ** **** ***** ********* by '**** ****' *** **** ***** me **** ** **** **** ** hardware ** ******** ***** ***** **** lack ** *********.

* ***** ******* ** * ********* Single ******** ***** ***** *****, *** Right **** ******* ** **** ** clear. ** ****** ** ******* **** the ***** *** ******** *** ****** needs ** ** ******** ******** ** provide **** ****** ********* *** *** many ***** ***** **** **** ** a ******* **** **** **** ** REX *** **** *** ***** ***** guess ****, *** ********. **** **** half *** **** *** ******* ******* is * ******* ***, *** ****** plate **** *** ***** **** *** magnetic **** *** ********* **** *** bond ********* *** ******* *** ******* force *******.

***** *** **** *** ***** ******** or *** ****** ******* **** *** cost ********* *** **** **** ** install *** **** ****** **** ***** failure.

*** ***'* ****** *** **** *******, they *** **** ** *** ******* solution ** **** *** ******* ******. If *** **** ****** *** ******* closer *** **** *** ** ****** it ******** *** **** ** *** latching ********* *** ******* *** ******* unsecure. *** **** ** **** *** difference ******* ***** *** ***** *** how ** ******** ****** ****, *** much ** *** ****** *** **** it **.

* ****** ******** ** *** **** to ** ** ** **** *** and *** *** * **** ******** guy ** ***** ** **** **** you **** * **** ******** *********** who ** **** *************. ***** **** can **** *** ****** *** ******* hardware **** * *** ****** *** good ***** ***** *** *******. **** usually *** **** *** ** **** a **** *** *** *** *** use ** * *** **** ** learn **** ****** ***** ** **** you ********** *** **** *** *** easy ****. **** *** ********* **** out, *** ******* ** *** **** run **** *** ** *** ** backs.

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Arne Furre
Nov 21, 2020
IPVMU Certified

**** ** *** ******* * *** fronted **** * ****** ***** ***** door ******* ** ********* ****. ** was * ******** ********** ******* ******* constructed.

**** * **** **** ** *** door ***** **** ********** ** *** high ******* **** ******** *** *******. Fine ****** ** *** **** ******** and *** ********* **** ** *** head ** *** **** ****** *********. From ****** **** ****** *** * quality *******. **** *** ****** ******* system.

***** *** ******* **** ***** ***** an ***** ***********.

***** **** * ***** ** ** show **** ***** ****** ** ** and ******** ***** ********* ******* *** conditions *****, ****** **** **** ******* makes ** *****. ** *** **** very ******* *********** *** *********, ***** to **** ***** *** ** *****. Made ** * ****** ****** ***** countersunk */* ******** ***** ** ****.**** several ****, ***** **** **********, **** thin ****** ****** **** ******** ******** the ***** *** ****** *****. *** bending ***** ***** *** ****.******** ******* hidden ** **** *** *********. * straight ****** ** **** *** **** would **** ******* *** *****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #3
Nov 23, 2020

* ***'* **** *** **** ***** I've *** * **** ******* ********* about **** ******** ** *** **** times *'** ******* **** * **** someone *** "**** *** ** * maglock". **** ******** ** * **** complex *** ******* ***** *** ******** a *** ** ********* ** ** it ********* *** ** ** ********** most ****** ***'* **** *** ****** to *** *** ****** *********. *** don't **** *** ** ******* ***** GCs ****** *** ********* *** ** all *** *****...

JP
Jack Pestaner
Nov 24, 2020

* ******* ***** **** **** *** on ********--****** *** ***** ********** ***** left ** **** ********* ******** ***** a *** ** ** ** ***** outage (****** *** **** ********* ******* those ***** ****-**** ********* ***** *-* years??). ** ****** ** ****** ****** electrically ******** ******* (******* ***** ********, Best ** ***** ***) ** ***** bar, ** **** ******* ****-**** *******, and **** ****** *****.

* ***** *** ******* ****** *********, which * **** ***** ********* *********** retrofits *** *** ***** ****** ** panic ****, *** **** *** ******** mortise **** ***** *** * **** reasonable ****. * **** **** **** generally ******* *** ******** ** ***** products ******** *** ********* ******** ** motion *********, ** *** ******, *** buttons.

* **** ***** **** *** ** Von ****** *** *********** ***** ********, though * ***** *** ******* * series ***** *** **** ****** ********** features, ********* *** ***-********* ***** *****.

**** *******: ***, *** ** *****. Seeing **** ** *** ******* ****** of *** ****, * ***** * should *** ** *** ***** ***...

*****-****: *** **** ****** ***** ******** doors *******. *** *** **** ** issues **** *** ***** **** *** the ************* ******** *** ****** ******, though * **** *** ***** ******* is **** ****.

****, ***** ****** ******** *** ***...

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Undisclosed Integrator #5
Jun 11, 2021

**** ** ***** ******, *** * thought * ***** *** *** ********.

**** ***** *** ******* ******* ** a ******* **** *** **** *** not *********** * ******** ******?

SD
Shannon Davis
Jun 11, 2021
IPVMU Certified

**** ******* ** *** **** *** frame ********. ** ***** *** *********** lever ****. ** ****** **** ***** coring * **** **** *** ***** a ******** *****. **** ** ** careful ****** ** **’* * **** rated **** ** ***. *** ****** use ******* **** ** ********* *** that. ** ***** **** *** *** use * ******** ***** ** **** cord ** *** ***.

***** *** **** ** ********* ****** days. ** *** ****’* **** **** get **** * **** ******** ******* or *********. **’* **** **** ** know *** **** ************ **** ** they *** **** *********. **** * lock ******** *** **** ** **** with ******** ** *** ****.

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Undisclosed #2
Nov 21, 2020

** ****** ******* ** *** **** of ****.

*** **** ** *** *******.

** *** *** *** ******* ** the ****** **** *****.

****** ** ******, ** ** ****** sense.

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Shannon Davis
Nov 23, 2020
IPVMU Certified

***** ** *** **** *** ***** "Lock ******" **** *** **** *******, and **** ****** **** ********** ********. Integrators *** ****** ****** ***** **** they ** **** *** **** ***'* locks.

* **** **** ******* ** **** lock ******** **** **** *** ***** and ***** * ***** ****** ** sub **** **** ***. * *** pay * **** ********* $*** ** install * ****** ** ******* ** two ***** ** *** ******* **** at $*** ** ****. ** ******* to **.

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Mark Berger
Nov 25, 2020

** *** **** ** ******** ****** commercial, **********'* ******* ****, ***** ******** electric ******* ** *** ******** ***** trim, ******** ********* ******* (********* ***, Key *****, ***, ***, ***.) *** been *** ****** ** **** *********** and *** *** ******** *** *** apartment ******** *********. ********** **** ******** vandal-resistance (********* **********) *** ** **** have * ********* ***** ******, ******* in *** ****** ***********. ********** ** the **** ************ ******** * ****** entry ****** *** ******* *** *********** locks, ****** ***** **** ***** *** especially ************ ** ******** ***** *******.

**********'* ******* **** ****** ****** **** code ********** - ** ****** ***% satisfaction **** ****, ** ****** ****** egress ** ** *** ***. *** innovative ******** ** ********** *** ******** have **** ** ******* ** *** space **** ******** *************.

********** ********* *** **** ****** *** Unites ****** *** ** *** ****** control ******** - ** ***'* ***** our *** **** ***. ** **** nice **** *** *** ***** ********.

****** ********.**********.***** ***** *** ** ** *** we'll ** ***** ** ******* *** to *** ******. *****'* ****** **** at *** ******* *****.

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John Honovich
Nov 25, 2020
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**** ** ******, **** **** ** self-promotional **** ** ** ***** (*) it's ********* *** (*) **'* ***********, i.e., ***** *** **** ********** ******* given ***** *** *******.

******* **** ** ***** ** *****, I ***'* ****. ***** *** ****** can *** ****** ******* **** *** wanted ** ******* *** ********* *** why ** ****** ** ***** ******* posts **** *********.

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Mark Berger
Nov 25, 2020

***** *** ****. ***** ** ********** the ***** ** ********* *** *** three ** *** *****, ***** *** other ********* **** **** ** **** sandbox. ** *** ** ****** *** Joe ****** ****: "**** *** *****..."

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John Honovich
Nov 25, 2020
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***** ** ********** *** ***** ** analyzing *** *** ***** ** *** space

****'* *** *******. ** *** *** choose ** ******* ***** *********, **** is **** *********** ********* ****. **** report ******** ***** ***** / **********.

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Mark Berger
Nov 25, 2020

********** *** * *** *** **** to ***** *** **** ***** ***** companies ** ***** *****. *** ****** does ******* ***** ********* ***** ****** and *** "** ******** ******" ******* sums ** ** ******. *** ****** offer *** ** ****** *********, ***** are ****** **** *** ***** ******** or ******-**** ************. ***** *** **** specialty ********** ** ****** ********* (********** retrofits) *** *** ***** ******** ** the ****** *** ** *********** ****. Electric ******* ********* ***** **** *** another ******* ** *** ********* ****** of ****** *****.

****** *** *** ********* ******.

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Campbell Chang
Nov 30, 2020

******, *** *********** ***** **** **** 20 ********** ****** *****/***** ************* *********:

**'* ***** ***** ** **. **** hold * ******* ****** ** ****** in **** **** ********* ********** ****.

******** **** *** **** **** ** brands ** ****.

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Brian Rhodes
Nov 30, 2020
IPVMU Certified

****** *** ******** **** **. ** your *****, ***** ************* **** **** such ****** **** *** *** ******* marketed ******* ** ***** *******. ***** portfolios ******* ******* '*****' ***-***************** **** hardware, ***-**********, *** ****/***** *********.

** **** ***, **** ******/***** ***** was ****** *********** ** **** ************'* commercial '******' *********** **** ******.

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Undisclosed Integrator #6
Jul 21, 2021

********. ******* *'* ******** **** ** many ****** ***** ********, ********'* *** platform (*******) *** ***** ** ***** and *****. ****, **** **** *** only **** **** **** ******* *** me ** * ***** **** * needed ** *********** ***** **** ** 3 ****; ****** **** ** ******'* be ****!

******, ** ******** *********, *'** ********** ASSA ********* ** * ********** ** me! ***** **** **** ******* **** a ******* ** ** **** ** refer ******* ********** ** *** ******** so **** ***** **** **** ** their *******!

**** ** ****** *** ****-********, ** least ** *** ******* **, ***** Allegion *** **** ************* **** **********.

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Brian Rhodes
Jul 21, 2021
IPVMU Certified

** ******** *********, *'** ********** **** operating ** * ********** ** **! Twice **** **** ******* **** * project ** ** **** ** ***** another ********** ** *** ******** ** they ***** **** **** ** ***** product!

****** *** *** ******** ** ****. Which **** ****** *** ****?