LAURENT,WHYHASDOMSECURITY Formanyyearswehavebeenableto DECIDEDTOINTRODUCE supplylocksforfire-resistantdoors.In THENEWEMLLOCK? Europe,suchdoorsareusuallyrequi- Thiselectromechanicallockisa redtomeeta60-minutefireresistance. productthatopensupawholenew Lately,wehavereceivedinquiries marketforusinthetertiarysector. fromMiddleEastcustomerstoprovide Itsabilitytoconnecttobuildingma- lockswitha240-minutefireresistance nagementsystemsaddsanupgraded certification.Iamgladtosaythatwe valuetoourproductrange. haveobtainedthiscertificationfrom theUK. THISLOCKCANALSOBEUSEDFOR FIREESCAPES,ISTHATCORRECT? HOWHASTHISLONGERFIRE Yes.Emergencyexitroutesinpublic RESISTANCEBEENACHIEVED? andcommercialbuildingsaremadein Ithasbeenarealteameffortinvolving accordancewithENnorms.Withthe colleaguesandpartners.OurCylinder EMLlockwecanprovideanemergen- ProductManager,AlexWeis,recom- customersandknowtheirobjectives cyexitasdefinedinEN179,orapanic mendedtheDOMDiamantstainless forourproducts.Therefore,Ialways escapelocktomeetEN1125.Inboth steelcylinder.Therearen’tmany keepintouchwiththemandcollabo- cases,peoplecanexitthebuilding companiesmakingdoorsetscapable ratecloselywiththesalesdepartment. freely.Wheneverthedoorisclosed,it ofresisting240minutesinthefire automaticallylocksagainstentryfrom test,butourUKSalesManager,Lloyd ONCEALOCKISDESIGNEDAND outside.ThismakestheEMLidealfor Chitty,helpedusformapartnership READYFORTHEMARKET,WHATARE securingbuildingsandprovidingfire withtheBradburyGroup,aleading THESPECIFICADVANTAGESOFIT safetyatthesametime. Britishmanufacturerofsteeldoors.It BEINGPRODUCEDATDOMMETALUX? producedthedoorsetthatmetthe Mostofourproductsaremadefrom standardandeventuallyhelpedus stampedmetalcomponentsorfrom obtainthe240-minutefireresistance punchedsheetmetal.Tomakethe certification. highestqualitylocks,wehavetoexcel atbothsheetmetalworkandfinallock HOWIMPORTANTISCOMMUNICA- assembly.Ourfactorieshaveallthese TIONANDCOLLABORATIONWITH skillsin-house,allowingustoproduce CUSTOMERSANDCOLLEAGUESIN high-qualitylocksindependently. THEDEVELOPMENTOFNEWLOCK DOMEMLLOCK PRODUCTS? Ourqualitycontrolisalsocompre- Itisveryimportant,andmyroleisto hensive,withalloperativesplayinga THEOTHERLOCKDOMSECURITY actasthelinkbetweenthecustomers rolebyowningresponsibilityfortheir HASINTRODUCEDRECENTLYIS andourproductdesigners,soIamal- work.Ifaproblemoccurs,ourteam THED31.ONEOFITSMAINSELLING waysindiscussionwiththem,answe- membersraiseitimmediatelysoitcan POINTSISFIRERESISTANCE.CAN ringtheirquestionsaboutcompeting berectifiedbeforeitaffectstherestof YOUTELLUSMOREABOUTIT? productsonthemarketandbriefing theproduction.Thisway,weareable D31isamechanical,single-pointmor- themoncustomerexpectations. toconsistentlyprovideahighquality ticelockdesignedforwoodendoors productintherequiredquantities ofthetypefoundintheservicesector. Ofcourse,wewanttocreateaproduct withinstandardleadtimes. Thedesignisbasedonstandard thatiscommerciallyviable.Toachieve NorthernEuropedimensions. this,weneedtoempathisewiththe BestofDOM|79