Alex Weis is the Senior Product ment to prevent unwanted copying; WHAT MAKES THE IX TWINTEC® Manager for Mechanical Cylinders and insurance companies are STAND OUT IN TERMS OF and Access Control Hardware at DOM, constantly updating their standards SECURITY AND DESIGN? but he started his career as a worker as to what makes a secure access The ix Twintec® is an entirely different on the DOM factory floor in Cologne. management system. The market is kind of cylinder. It is built for optimal His foundation was painstakingly constantly evolving: doors are thicker, security, with a 10-pin locking system taking the time to pin the cylinders, security fittings are smaller, regulations and a moveable element on the key to learn how mechanical cylinders have become more demanding, and prevent it from copying. It can be used work and where their strengths customers rightly want the latest single-coded to deter duplication or as and weaknesses were. This led him and best products. part of a master key system. The key to study engineering and project comes with a personalised security management to gain an WHAT BENEFITS DOES THE RS SIRIUS card for replacements, and every step understanding of DOM locking OFFER THAT MAKE IT A STRONG in the distribution process has been systems from the top down as well CONTENDER IN THE MODERN reviewed to ensure a service with as the bottom up. MARKET FOR LOCKING SYSTEMS? fast delivery. More than 12 months of development It is this lifelong passion he now brings work has gone into the rs Sirius® in Recently awarded the maximum to the development of each and every order to meet modern market three stars by SKG for its high security DOM product he covers, including two requirements. We conducted intensive profile, the ix Twintec® is also pleasing new generations of DOM cylinders: market analysis to create a brand new to the eye. It has a high-end look and the rs Sirius® and the ix Twintec®. cylinder system that could still be feel with plastic hats for a perfect grip. Both cylinders have been designed produced at a high volume with low We hope to offer it to our Spanish to satisfy a different element of the costs. A top priority was that the key and Italian customers in particular. market. The ix Twintec® is a top of the could not be copied easily. Surveys For partners in this region, it should range product and will bring DOM’s among security specialists have strengthen their market presence and engineering to a whole new field, indicated that this is vital and, with open up new opportunities. while the rs Sirius® is destined to competitor products being so strong, command a more economic position. there is no room for cutting corners. WHY DO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE The end result is a cylinder system that THAT OUR LOCKING SYSTEMS will benefit locksmiths and suppliers REMAIN SECURE AND UP-TO-DATE for years to come. Even though it has a IN SUCH A RAPIDLY CHANGING conventional design, the rs Sirius® key DOM IX TWINTEC® ENVIRONMENT? can’t be copied using DIY key-cutting All locking systems go through a machines such as EasyEntrie – the lifecycle. They must be thoroughly grade of key design means that users tested to meet the latest security stan- will have to rely on a professional for dards. As criminal techniques become duplication. The rs Sirius® is also more sophisticated, security systems excellent at deterring burglaries, has a must stay one step ahead. Even low long patent life, and is well placed for DOM RS SIRIUS® cost keys require advanced develop- use in complex master key systems. 24 | Best of DOM