When employing electromagnetic locks, doors generally do not have a door-mounted manual latch release. Because of the absence of a manual latch release, the NFPA has established The Life Safety Code 7 ...

Electronic access control has become so common that many people use it daily without noticing. A badge tap at an office, a keypad code at a small business, a buzzer release at a clinic, or a ...

According to a new report from IHS, revenues from the sale of electric strikes and electromagnetic locks are expected to outpace those of mechanicals locks through 2017. In fact, the market research ...

It is fundamentally against both the IBC and IFC codes to physically lock doors in occupied buildings — preventing occupants to freely exit in the case of a fire (Note: There are some exceptions, and ...