Allegion Showcasing Healthcare-Inspired Access Control Products At PDC Summit

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Allegion PLC (NYSE: ALLE), a leading global provider of security products and solutions, announced that attendees at the International Summit and Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design and Construction (PDC) in Orlando March 16-19 will be able to get hands-on demonstrations of locks, credentials, exit devices, door closers, and other door hardware from Schlage, aptiQ, Von Duprin, LCN, Steelcraft, and other brands in the Allegion Booth 802. Allegion was formerly known as Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies.

They will also be introduced to ActivClean™ Door Hardware made with CuVerro® bactericidal copper surfaces, which proactively protects hospital patients and staff from infectious bacteria1 found on touch surfaces.

CuVerro is a copper alloy surface that is EPA-registered and when cleaned regularly continuously kills more than 99.9% of bacteria1 within two hours. This portfolio of door hardware features locks, push-pull latches, exit devices, pull handles, and push plates, offering a new line of defense against bacteria1 that can cause healthcare associated infections (HAIs) in sensitive hospital environments.

“Allegion is a proud corporate sponsor of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association (AHA) and a Gold Sponsor of the 2014 Planning, Design, and Construction (PDC) Conference,” emphasizes Ann Timme, Allegion healthcare marketing manager. “Our commitment to the healthcare industry is evident in the individual solutions and product suites that we will exhibit that were specifically designed to meet the needs of healthcare patients and staff.”

For example, the Allegion Quiet Suite includes solutions such as the Von Duprin Quiet Electronic Latch (QEL) exit device with concealed vertical cable (CVC). The new CVC system eliminates the noise of traditional vertical rods and is much easier to adjust and maintain.

The exit devices incorporate an innovative, mechanical damper to decelerate mechanical push pads on the push and return stroke, most of the noise associated with push pad exit devices is eliminated. To create a much quieter solution and fewer disturbances, Allegion replaced magnetic solenoids that require high voltage inrushes for traditional noisy electronic latch retraction with motor-driven latch retraction.

The INPACT low profile exit device solves a problem many hospitals have with corridor doors. Being recessed, it doesn’t protrude into the hall when the doors are open catching onto beds, gurneys, equipment or clothing. It, too, is available with the QEL technology.

Lastly, attendees will also learn how hospital employees and staff can use their smart phones as ID badges instead of having to use multiple ID cards to open doors throughout the facility.

Source: allegion.com
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