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01/09/2015

Mechatronics secure public utility

London, UK

Cliq secures critical infrastructure in Germany

The Stadtwerke public utilities company in Kiel, Germany recently selected the Cliq mechatronic locking solutions from Assa Abloy to safeguard some of the country's most important critical infrastructure.

A public utility supplying vital services like gas, electricity, water and heating needs a locking system that customers can depend on. Add sites dispersed across a wide area, plus a constantly shifting workforce of permanent employees and contractors, each with individual access needs, and you have the ultimate security challenge.

The Cliq locking system combines electronic access control and mechanical security to provide optimum protection for critical infrastructure. Stadtwerke Kiel installed around 10,000 locking cylinders to secure multiple sites in and around the capital of Schleswig-Holstein. Every user carries a single programmable key that opens only the locks for which it is authorised.

The breadth of the Cliq cylinder range allowed Stadtwerke Kiel to add the latest secure mechatronic lock technology to doors, gates, windows, flaps, machines, postboxes and many other structures both indoors and outdoors, including in explosion-prone areas.

Each lock’s power comes from a battery inside the Cliq key, meaning no wiring is required—a big advantage in securing remote or outdoor openings, which typically form part of any infrastructure supply chain. No wiring also means fast, affordable installation comes as standard.

“There are no second chances when it comes to safeguarding critical infrastructure,” says Torsten Kant, technial sales manager North-East Germany at Assa Abloy. “If locks fail, businesses and householders suffer. That’s why we designed Cliq with a high level of security. But we also built in unrivalled flexibility that allows utilities to manage their complex network of staff and dispersed physical sites.”


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