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What’s the Difference – Panic Bar vs. Exit Bar

There are many different types of locks and locking hardware available, and it’s not always easy to determine the difference between product types.  On the surface, they may seem (and even look) similar, but as you learned when we discussed the difference between mortise and cylindrical locks, there’s often a huge difference.  Today we dive […]

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Electromagnetic Locks – Code Requirements

The International Building Code is anything but easy to read, which makes sifting through section after section of code requirements a daunting and confusing task. We hope this “condensed” section on the requirements for electromagnetic locks will help ease the headache of code reading. IBC 1008.1.4.4 Access-Controlled Egress Doors Allowed in use groups – A, […]

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