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Safety and Security in Troubled Times

These are troubling times. Security threats are growing. The eruptions of ugly violence and destruction, defiling cities and suburbs throughout America, punctuate the need, not only for change, but for stronger barriers against forced entry while the slow wheels of

Like a Face Mask for Door Hardware

Clean Copper Anti-Microbial Copper Adhesive Anti-Microbial Copper Peel and Stick Adhesive Material Think of Anti-Microbial Copper Peel and Stick Adhesive Material as a face mask for door hardware. It is a layer of protection, not for the hardware itself, but

Hands Free Latching

HANDS FREE LATCHING Sooo, before writing this blog, I Googled “hands free latching” and learned a lot about “proper positioning for breastfeeding.” Interesting, but irrelevant. Changing the search terms to include “door hardware” led me to products traditionally called “hospital

Hospital Professional Using Touch-Free Door to Walk Out of Operating Room

Touch-Free Door Actuator Switches

Abracadabra and Alakazam! Remember being a kid and wishing for a magic wand? Abracadabra! You could change your little brother into a frog. Bibbidy-Bobbidy-Boo! Your dog became a white horse you could ride away on. Alakazam! You could open the

Collection of Rockwood Hands-Free Door Pulls for Sale in Des Plaines

Don’t Touch Door Pulls

INTRODUCING: NEW ‘DON’T TOUCH’ HARDWARE The virus that causes COVID-19 is mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or exhales. These droplets are too heavy to hang in the air, and quickly fall on floors or

Stop the Spread!

Covid-19 can be spread by touching surfaces like door handles and exit devices which have been contaminated with this coronavirus and then touching our faces, but it is only just now becoming clear how long the virus can survive outside

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