EMKA's electrical release lock system (see DPA May 2001 page 65), which
can be used in conjunction with the company's various swing-handle style
cabinet securing systems, can now be operated remotely via six different
types of secure interface. In addition to the standard transponder
'stick', which we previewed in May earlier this year, there is a
combination of transponder and keypad, keypad only, fingerprint
identification (with temperature query), mobile 'phone, and portable
computer.
In the case of the mobile 'phone interface, the person requiring access
to a particular cabinet simply calls a control centre, provides the
cabinet reference number and requests the lock to be remotely released.
On completion of work, the cabinet door is closed and the handle reset -
a condition that will be indicated back at the control centre.