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When the Lock Should Disappear: Specifying Concealed Electromagnetic Locks for Design-Sensitive Openings

The Problem With a Visible Maglock in a Finished Space Standard surface-mounted electromagnetic locks do exactly what they are supposed to do: they hold a door shut with hundreds of pounds of force, r...

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Jul 31, 2026 Our Blog

When an Exit Device Stops Latching: How the Cam and Housing Assembly Fails and What to Do Before Replacing the Whole Device

The Bar Moves But the Door Does Not Latch: A Common Exit Device Problem With a Specific Cause This article is for facility managers, commercial installers, and maintenance technicians who are troubles...

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Jul 30, 2026 Our Blog

Electric Latch Retraction on Exit Devices: How Access Control Unlocks the Door Without Touching the Bar

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps If you are specifying or installing an access-controlled opening that also requires panic hardware, electric latch retraction (ELR) is the mechanism that ties...

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Jul 28, 2026 Our Blog

Exit Device Prep on Hollow Metal Doors: What Gets Cut Wrong Before the Device Ever Ships

Why Door Prep Is the Decision That Happens First -- and Hurts Last This article is for commercial subcontractors, door and hardware suppliers, and facility project managers who specify or install exit...

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Jul 26, 2026 Our Blog

Electrified Exit Device Trim: How the Outside Lever Controls Ingress Without Blocking Egress

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Electrified exit device trim is the outside lever, handle, or pull mounted on the secure side of a panic bar that is controlled by an access system rather tha...

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Jul 24, 2026 Our Blog

Shop Drawing Review for Door Hardware: What Gets Caught Before the Order Ships

What This Article Covers A door hardware shop drawing review is the formal process of checking a submitted hardware schedule and supporting documentation against the project's contract documents befor...

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Jul 22, 2026 Our Blog

Passage Function vs Night-Latch Function on Exit Devices: Choosing the Right Outside Trim for the Opening

Why the Outside Trim Function on an Exit Device Is Not a Minor Detail This article explains the operational difference between passage function and night-latch function on exit device outside trim, an...

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Jul 19, 2026 Our Blog

Electrified Mortise Locksets vs Electrified Cylindrical Locksets: Picking the Right Platform Before the Door Gets Prepped

Which Electrified Lock Platform Belongs on This Opening? This article helps commercial contractors, facility managers, and specifiers choose between electrified mortise locksets and electrified cylind...

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Jul 19, 2026 Our Blog

Panic Hardware in Assembly Occupancies: What the Occupant Load Threshold Actually Triggers

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps If you are specifying, bidding, or inspecting door hardware in a theater, arena, conference center, house of worship, banquet hall, or any other assembly-use ...

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Jul 13, 2026 Our Blog

Mortise Exit Devices vs Rim Exit Devices: Choosing the Right Panic Hardware for the Opening

What This Article Covers -- and Who It Helps When a hardware schedule calls for panic hardware, one of the first decisions is whether to use a rim exit device or a mortise exit device . The choice aff...

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Jul 12, 2026 Our Blog

Always Locked Outside, Always Free Inside: Specifying Storeroom Function for Unattended Spaces

What This Article Covers Storeroom function is one of the most widely used institutional lock functions in commercial construction, yet it gets misapplied often enough to cause real problems at inspec...

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Jul 11, 2026 Our Blog

When the CVR Cladding Kit Thickness Gets Picked Wrong: How the Half-Inch vs. Other Interior Offsets Create a Misaligned Rod System

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps This guide is for commercial contractors, door hardware distributors, and facility managers who specify or install concealed vertical rod (CVR) exit devices o...

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Jul 8, 2026 Our Blog

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