Door Industry Journal - Spring 2014

Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk building hardware feature 59 THE door industry journal spring 2014 internally or externally, with a sliding cover protecting the fingerprint reader from dust and moisture and fingerprint recognition creating a digital code for authorised entry. The FX2 provides capacity for 39 individual fingerprints, fits most traditional wooden doors and also offers an option to gain entry by using a keypad and PIN. Finally, even traditional doorbells are moving with the times. When it’s pressed, the Smartbel GSM Intelligent Doorbell will phone you on a landline or mobile so that you can talk to the visitor remotely. Whoever is at your door won’t know that you might not be anywhere near the building and yet you’ll be able to safely speak to them. Alternatively, it could be that you’re getting postal deliveries while at work during the day and rather than have to visit the sorting office to pick up a parcel, you can speak to the postman and direct them to leave the delivery somewhere more convenient. One of the most striking things about the Smartbel system is that it was invented by a 13-year-old, illustrating perhaps that technology is second nature to young people and it’s progressing pretty quickly. Some of the door entry products now on the market were the stuff of sci-fi not so long ago but they’re now very much with us – and it seems like the days of the lock and key might finally be numbered. For more information visit www.IronmongeryDirect.co.uk FX2 with open front ERA’s FX2 front FX2 back Smartbel