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Best of DOM Volume 4Best of DOM Volume 4 notonlydevelopnewproductsbut alsodevelopandreinventourexisting locksonthemarket.TheR&DDepart- mentisresponsiblefordetermining howconventionalproductscanbe remadeintosomethingbetter,how tobemoreefficientinproducingthe samegoods,andwhatfunctionscan beaddedtotherenewedversionof theproducts. Whencreatinglocks,wemakethedra- wingsin3DusingSolidworksdesigne softwareandthencreate2Ddrawings usingthesamesoftware.Afterwards weproducetheprototypeinourwork shopandtestitinawell-equippedlab. CANYOUMENTIONTHEUNIQUE SELLINGPOINTSOFSOMEOFTHE BEST-SELLINGLOCKSTHATYOU HAVEMADEWITHTHETEAM? Atypicalgoodexampleofourproduct isourD31monopointlock,madefor theDutchmarket.Westarteddeve- lopingthislockbasedonsomeofour existingwork;however,wedidsome modificationstomakeitmoresuitable andcompatiblewithdoordimensions andpropertiescommoninatraditi- onalDutchdoor.Paralleltothis, redevelopedmorepartsfortheD31 monopointlock,suchascreatingan anti-frictionlatch,asteelfollowerand aspecialspringthatoperatesupto1 milliondooroperatingcycles.Weare proudtosaythatsinceitslaunchin 2010,wehavesoldaround500,000 unitsoftheD31lockthroughout Europe. 74|BestofDOM withtimewehavedevelopedawide rangeofmodernmultipointlocksand accessoriesforotherdoormaterials, suchasPVCdoors. Anotherexampleofthebreakthrough andinnovationinthelockindustryis thatin15yearswehavedeveloped plentyofinnovativesolutions,notonly monopointbutalsomultipointlocks. Thesearelockswithmagneticlatches, gear-systemoperatedlocks,anti-panic r DOMD31 , - Anotherexampleofanexcellent best-sellingproductisthelockwe createdfortheHungarianandRo- manianmarket.Wealsostartedwith anexistingproduct,butchangedthe directionofoperationandmodified theconstructionofthemultipoint lock.Withthesechanges,weachieved betterresistance,morefavourablepro- ductioncostsaswellasanincreasein annualsalesfiguresupto60,000units. Foramultipointlock,thisfigureand otherimprovementsareconsidered impressiveachievements. we THROUGHOUTYOURCAREERINTHE INDUSTRY,HOWDOYOUSEELOCKS DEVELOPING? SinceIhavebeenintheindustry,for 15years,Igetagoodfeelingthat, tothisday,lockswillkeeponbeing developedandredeveloped.In2005, weonlyhadold-fashionedmultipoint locksforwoodendoors.However, EUROELZETTMULTISOFT2P2R