Schlage AD-Series Wireless
Elevator Kit
Extends Reach of Access
Control System
Eliminates
Costly Installation of
Traveling Cable in Elevator
Shafts
CARMEL, IN – June 16, 2011 –
Ingersoll Rand Security
Technologies, a leading
global provider of security
and safety solutions and
manufacturer of Schlage
contactless smart
credentials and readers,
announced today that its new
ECK400 Elevator Kit can save
thousands of dollars per
elevator in installation
costs. Although
traveling cables are
routinely included at the
time of installation, they
are often ill equipped to
reliably transport
credential data from the cab
to the elevator controller.
“Elevators are a prime
candidate for wireless
systems,” explains Karen
Keating, Ingersoll Rand
Security Technologies
Portfolio Marketing Manager,
Schlage Electronic Locking.
“The ECK400 Elevator Kit
works in tandem with any
access control system to
provide up to 1,000 feet of
clear line of site elevator
access control eliminating
the problems and costs of
traveling cable.”
According to Keating,
elevator shafts are harsh
electrical environments and
are often the source of data
corrupting noise that
becomes induced onto the
card reader data lines.
This causes inconsistent
performance, which often
gets worse over time as
cable shielding decays due
to continual movement.
“Conversely, the ECK400
wireless solution eliminates
the need for the data lines
in elevators up to 1000
feet,” Keating adds.
“In fact, they thrive in
this environment and provide
consistent, reliable data
transport that doesn’t wear
out. With traveling
cable installation costs
ranging from $2,600 to
$13,000 or more per cab, the
wireless alternative can
save thousands of dollars
per elevator.”
The kit, which includes the
panel interface module
(PIM), wireless reader
interface, antenna and 12
VDC transformer, makes
installation easy. The
antenna attaches to the
ceiling of the elevator
shaft, the wireless reader
installs on the top of the
elevator cab, the card
reader goes on the inside of
the elevator cab, and the
PIM mounts on the wall of
the elevator shaft.
The new ECK400 Elevator Kit
is available now.
About Ingersoll Rand
Security Technologies
Ingersoll Rand’s Security
Technologies is a leading
global provider of products
and services that make
environments safe, secure
and productive. The sector’s
market-leading products
include electronic and
biometric access control
systems; time-and-attendance
and personnel scheduling
systems; mechanical locks;
portable security; door
closers, exit devices,
architectural hardware, and
steel doors and frames; and
other technologies and
services for global security
markets. Website is
www.securitytechnologies.ingersollrand.com.
Ingersoll Rand Security
Technologies is a sector of
Ingersoll-Rand Company plc,
a global provider of
products, services and
solutions to industries as
diverse as transportation,
manufacturing, food
retailing, construction and
agriculture. For more
information, visit
www.ingersollrand.com .
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