Mercury Security Furloughs Some Production Workers, Faces Product Shortages

By Brian Rhodes, Published Nov 09, 2021, 10:39am EST

Mercury Security is a core component of numerous access control providers with dozens of partners for their access controllers. However, in in the wake of global supply shortages the company has been forced to reduce production, furloughing workers because it is without components to build some products.

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Inside this report, IPVM examines how the situation impacts the company's customers, based on conversations with Mercury parent HID and industry executives.

Related, see HID Suffering From Mass Shortages.

Mercury ******** ********** *** **** ********

******* ******** ****, ******* rumors, *** ******* ** not **** **** *** is ******** ******** *** products ** *** ********** to ********. *******, **** manufacturing ** ******** *** to ******** ********* *** some ******** ****** ** produced:

*** ***** **** ******* production *** ******** ** false.

******* ********** ** *******. But, *** ** ******** shortages, ********** ** *** currently ** **** ********.

** *** ******* ******* material ********* **** ****** the ****** ******** *** furlough ** *** ******* to ****** *** *********.

Mercury ***** ****** *********** *** **+ ******

********** ************* *** ********* at ******* *** ********** problematic ******* **** ****** ****** ******* ********* use ******* ******** ***** ****** *********.

******, ********* **** ******** ACM, ********* ********, ******* OnGuard, **** *******, ***, and ***** ******* *** Mercury ******** ********, *** if ***** ********** *** not ********* ** ******* partners' ******* ** ** business.

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******* ********* **** ****** furloughs (********* ****** ****** of *******) *** *** of ******* ********** *** company ** ***** ** adjust ****** **** ****:

******** ** **** *** of **** ******* ** consider ** *** ********* planning. ** ** *** share *** ********* ** those ********* ***** ** it ******* *** ********* and ************** ****** **** of ***** ******* *** sensitive.

** **********, '*********' *** temporary, ****** ************ ** lay-offs. *******, ******* *** not ****** ** *** duration, ******, ** ***** of ******** *********, ****** sensitivity ********.

***** ******** ********** **** spoke **** ***** *** ongoing *************/************ ** *******'* manufacturing ********** *** ******** * ********* ****** in *********** ******* **** the *******'***** ***** ********** ********** facilities.

Single-Sourcing ******

** ** ***** ***** ********* **** **** Shortages, ******* ** * niche ******** ** ****** controllers ** * ****** position ** * **** (or *** ** **** few)********** ******* ** ******** brands** *** ****** ******.

******* ********* *** ******** ************, *** ** *** company ****** **** ******* product *******, *** *******'* B2B ******** ***** ***** be ** ******.

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Comments (18)

John Honovich

IPVM | 11/09/21 03:40pm

***** **** ******! * wonder, ***** *** ********** of ****** ****** *********, is *** ****** *** right **** ** ******** one's ********** *******. *** sense ** **** **** is ***** ** ****** the ******? *** ***** about "*** ******* *************/************ ** Mercury's ************* ********** *** ******** * ********* ******"?

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Michael Miller

11/09/21 04:46pm

***** ** ******* ******** manufactured ** *** **?

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Michael Miller | 11/09/21 04:50pm

*** *******'***** ***** ********** ********** facilities.

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Michael Miller

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 11/09/21 04:52pm

* *** **** *** thank ***. *** **** have **** **** ************* in *** **? * have * ****** ** Mercury ****** ** ***** of ** *** **** a ****** **** *** "made ** ***" ******* on ****.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Michael Miller | 11/09/21 04:56pm

********** *** ***** ***** at **** ******** ***** the ******* *** ******* in ****.

* ******* *** ****** are ***** ******** ** that ********, *** *'** ask *** ** ******* this ** ***** *** case.

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Michael Miller

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 11/09/21 05:00pm

**** *** **** "**** in ******"

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Michael Miller | 11/09/21 05:03pm

***********. *'** ***** *** to *******.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Michael Miller | 11/09/21 05:11pm

****, ********* - * admire **** ********.

(***:*** **** **** ******** Ferrules? * ***** * Love ****.)

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1

In reply to Michael Miller | 11/09/21 05:20pm

*** **** ** ******* work ******* *** ***** crimps ** *** **** ends ** ***** **** the ******* ******.

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Jack Pestaner

In reply to Michael Miller | 11/12/21 02:43pm

*** *** **** **** on *** ******* ***** itself ** **** ** of **** (****), ******* the "**" *** ** week ** ** **** (1940). ** **** ***** that **** *** ****** dual ******** *** ************* in ** *** ******. I ***** ***** ***** were **** ********* ** the ***** **** ** 2020.

***** *** *** ********, very ***** ******!

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Michael Miller | 11/16/21 03:02am

* ***** *** ** clarify *** ******* ** origin *** ***** ******* products. **** ** ***** response:

******* ****** **** ** ethernet ********** (*.*., ***** pictured) **** *** ******. Mercury ****** **** ** not ******* ** ******** connection (*.*., ****-** ********) have ****** ******.

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Michael Miller

In reply to Brian Rhodes | 11/16/21 03:12am

***** ***

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Chris Smith

11/09/21 04:50pm

******* ** * ****** rare ********** ** *** Earth's *****. ** ****** why *** ******* *** shortages!

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Jack Pestaner

In reply to Chris Smith | 11/12/21 02:44pm

*** ** *** ******! Honeywell **** ****** ******.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

11/15/21 02:23am

*** ********** *** **** the ***** **** ********? Eg ** **** ** longer.

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Brian Rhodes

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 11/15/21 03:12am

******* *** *** **** a **** **** *****. I ***** ****** ** to **** ****** ** 2022, *********** ****** ***** other ************* ****** ******* component ****** ******.

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Lynn Harold

11/15/21 12:46pm

******* - *** ****** switched ** *** ** the ***-******* ***** ********* to *** ****** *** shortages? **** *****/***** *********** perhaps? ***** **** *** Aero/VertX ***********? ******?

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Saulius Martinenas

Midpoint Systems - CredoID
IPVMU Certified | In reply to Lynn Harold | 11/15/21 04:38pm

****,

********* ** *** ****, the **** *** *** listing *** *** ** viable ************ ** ***. E.g. **** ** ****** same ****** ** *******, and ***** / ***** are ** *** ****** in *****/*********** ***** **** they *** **** ** consider *** *** *** project.

***** *** *** ** many **** ******** ********* to ****** **** ******. Our ******** ******** ***** in ******** ** **** / *******, *** *** customers *** *** ******* to ****** **** ** it *** ***** ****** to **** ****** **** redo ******* ***** *** budgets.

**'** ****** ******* ****-*********** 4-door ********** ** *** system ******* *** *********** beforehand, *** ** ** it **** * ****-**** prospect ** ******** * budget ****** *** **** price-sensitive *******.

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