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    ASSA ABLOY Electronic Security Hardware recognized with 2018 Green GOOD DESIGN Award for its Securitron M680E Magnalock

    May 17, 2018
    Awards recognize companies that are leading the way and developing awareness around sustainability and the environment
    Related To: ASSA ABLOY Electronic Security Hardware
    The Securitron M680E EcoMag delivers unsurpassed intelligence, style and convenience. The new energy efficient magnalock has an increased holding strength of 1,200 lbs., and an average power draw as low as 60mA at 24V, allowing for use of smaller backup batteries and longer wire runs of thinner wire. This change in power represents a total reduced energy consumption of 80 percent over the previous Securitron M680 series.
    The Securitron M680E EcoMag delivers unsurpassed intelligence, style and convenience. The new energy efficient magnalock has an increased holding strength of 1,200 lbs., and an average power draw as low as 60mA at 24V, allowing for use of smaller backup batteries and longer wire runs of thinner wire. This change in power represents a total reduced energy consumption of 80 percent over the previous Securitron M680 series.

    Phoenix, Ariz., May 15, 2018 — ASSA ABLOY Electronic Security Hardware today announced the Securitron M680E Magnalock® with EcoMag® Technology was awarded the 2018 Green GOOD DESIGN Award from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, in the Green Product/Graphic Design category.

    The Green GOOD DESIGN Awards recognize manufacturers and design firms that are leading the way and developing awareness around sustainability and the environment.

    The Securitron M680E EcoMag delivers unsurpassed intelligence, style and convenience. The new energy efficient magnalock has an increased holding strength of 1,200 lbs., and an average power draw as low as 60mA at 24V, allowing for use of smaller backup batteries and longer wire runs of thinner wire. This change in power represents a total reduced energy consumption of 80 percent over the previous Securitron M680 series.

    “Sustainability is a core value at ASSA ABLOY and we are a proud leader of sustainable products in the access control industry,” says David Corbin, Director of Access Control Accessories, ASSA ABLOY. “GOOD DESIGN® has been an active driver in the sustainable industry for a long time, and it’s an honor to have our latest energy efficient product recognized with a Green GOOD DESIGN Award.”

    Founded in 1950, GOOD DESIGN remains the oldest and one of the most important sustainability award programs worldwide. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Green GOOD DESIGN Awards organized by The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design.

    For more information on the Securitron M680E EcoMag, please visit www.assaabloyesh.com/m680e.