Other keys can be set to switch on at a certain date and expire on another date, meaning someone renting a flat, for example, need no longer hand over physical keys at the end of their stay. The company is also working up versions where phones with bluetooth or wireless links could automatically open doors when within a certain distance. People will rely more on a secure identity than a physical key, provided over the net into your mobile phone,” says Johan Molin, Assa Abloy’s lean 54-year-old chief executive.Įlectro-mechanical locks like key cards in hotels now account for almost half of Assa Abloy’s sales compared with 13 percent a decade ago, and the company believes this is just the start of growing demand from consumers for more flexible, high-tech locking mechanisms.Īt its Stockholm headquarters, some of Assa Abloy’s staff are trialling different versions of virtual keys downloaded to mobile phones that open a lock simply with a swipe of the phone. But the lock technology it is now developing means consumers will be able to open doors with a tap of their mobile phones, visitors will be able to download a key online and business owners will be able to lock and unlock their premises remotely. ![]() ![]() REUTERS/Ints KalninsĪssa Abloy, which makes one in ten locks worldwide, is the muscle behind brands such as Yale. An Assa Abloy lock and key are displayed in a shop in Riga, September 19, 2013.
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