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News Release from: Emka UK | Subject: ELM electronic locking system
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 17 March 2004
Locking system monitors its environment
The recently introduced ELM electronic locking system from Emka is also a great aid to improved awareness of the environmental status of remote equipment, such as roadside cabinet installations.
The recently introduced ELM electronic locking system from Emka is also a great aid to improved awareness of the environmental status of remote equipment, such as roadside cabinet installations Increased amounts of equipment in these installations, such as larger processors or battery chargers, and the external climatic elements involved in world specifications, now give rise to major concerns over temperature and humidity control, as well as the access security of equipment
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 23 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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ELM sensor modules allow feedback into the main cabinet security system to give monitoring results and alarms.
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This has the further benefit that the cabinet itself may be constructed without an external handle mechanism, thus removing a vulnerable area in the installation. Request a free brochure from Emka UK ...
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