Large companies with different geographic locations (technical offices, distribution centers, transportation, manholes, construction field offices, etc.) and expensive assets to protect are forced to resolve logistics and access issues on each site, organizing entry of contractors, staff, and third parties.

Conventional locks pose significant problems. To avoid these problems, Planex offers highly reliable, robust mechatronic locks that combine mechanical and electronic technology to enable opening of locks (bolts and latches) when an authorized access code is entered and sent securely by protocols that guarantee encryption by a key and/or mobile app

Advantages of mechatronic locks:

• Simple installation. No power cable required
• Safe and controlled access
• Padlocks and locks CANNOT be picked or bumped. It is highly difficult to drill a mechatronic lock; it would require several hours of work during which law enforcement officers would arrive
• Access codes are authorized ONLY when necessary and only during certain hours.
• Code generator and management system stores history of access to sites, so the administrator knows when the site was accessed, giving clients control over the amount of time users spend on the sites (and the exact cost of that time).
• Keys cannot be copied, making access possible only during work hours and/or authorized hours.
• Should an unauthorized individual attempt to gain access, the attempt will be recorded.
• Access to certain places or installations can be granted.
• When a user enters a wrong code, the system may block their access permanently.

Planex markets solutions with a variety of energy source hardware: (battery-run keys or locks). Batteries last between 2 and 3 years with standard usage.

Typical applications are: gates/doors/entrances/power sub-stations/power stations/offices/transformers/danger zones/mines/warehouses/transportation vehicles/inspection chambers/safes.