WHAT’S NEW NEWS BRIEFS ABUS USA has launched i ts next-day delivery program today, ABUS NEXT, available for its safety padlocks and devices. Any ABUS NEXT order placed by 6 p.m. EST will be delivered the next day. This nationwide service is for eligible products, including the ABUS 41 Series, 72 Series, 74 Series, and up to 100 stock keyed different and keyed alike padlocks or devices. Expedited shipping charges apply. Pacific Lock Company (PACLOCK) has created a services partnership with the marketing firm Drucker Group to build marketing support programs for its distributors and locksmith dealer partners. The partnered team will also work to increase PACLOCK’s distribution footprint. PRODUCT BRIEFS Paxton has released its Paxton Connect Admin app to provide smartphone-based remote site management for Net2 System Engineers and Net2 Operators. Features include opening doors, user administration, roll call to mark users as safe or missing in an emergency, calling users directly from the app during emergencies and real-time reports on user locations. Ilco has announced the availability of the EA and EB Schlage Everest keyways for the 1⅛" and 1¼" mortise, rim and the 1599 KIK cylinders. They are avail- able in 6-pin only, and all cylinders in these two keyways are factory keyed to blade height (key blanks not included). There is no machin- ing internally for OE finger pins. Ilco C123 and C145 key blanks are sold separately. Mortise and rim are only avail- able in the cap finishes 26D, 03, 46,10B. The 1599 KIK cylinders are only available with the tradi- tional 04 and 26D plug faces. ABUS has introduced the LockPoint Mobile Safety Center. With its wheel-based feature, LockPoint can store lockout/tagout (LOTO) devices and documents in one location. It is made of heavy-gauge steel and can endure industrial set tings where hazardous machinery is operated. It is OSHA 1910-147 LOTO compliant and includes the following accessories: two storage baskets, a storage basket divider, a padlock display bar, ten document holders and a document holder bracket. Securitech has released the SAFEBOLT code-compli- ant barricade lock. It retrofits to existing cylindrical lever locks and provides instant classroom or office lockdown with the push of one button. It has a high-visibility indicator, meets all life safety codes, is ADA compliant, has in-swing and out-swing models available and a single motion retracts the bolt and latch from the inside at all times. Staff and first responders can always enter by key. IN MEMORIAM Maurice Jones, past SAVTA member from 1990 to 2012, has passed away. For many years, he answered the SAVTA tech hotline. Member Fred Becker of Fredericksburg, VA, passed away in September. He had retired from the FBI as an Engineering Research Technician in March. Don OShall, CPL, CMIL, CMKS, longtime ALOA member and revered institutional locksmithing expert, has passed away. He authored many books for locksmiths, including Institutional Locksmith Shop Management, Locksmithing 101 and Institutional Lock Shop Management. He was an active teacher more than 40 years and ran a well-regarded institutional lock shop for more than 25 years. He received many awards over his career, including the ALOA Award in 2014. WWW.ALOA.ORG NOVEMBER 2018 KEYNOTES 9
