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 A lot has changed for Pacific
Lock Company over the past
ten years. Even still, it seems
pretty clear that a lot more
changes are yet to come. As
one of the very few family-
owned and operated business-
es that actually manufacture
padlocks, PACLOCK finds
itself in an unusual (advanta-
geous) position. It determines
its own destiny.
Originally started in
1992 as Federal Lock
Company by a group
of former American
Lock executives and
an overseas factory,
Federal was poised
to take a bite out of
the padlock business
by offering substitute
products at a discount.
While the quality of
Photo with Congressman Howard P. “Buck”
Federal’s products was
McKeon, during a 2009 factory tour. From left to tory to meet demand,
quite good, legal issues right: Gary Yang, Cong. McKeon, Greg Waugh, PACLOCK would tell
and a lack of demand
for its overseas product
caused the company to
split into two around 1995.
The company limped along
for the next seven years doing
what it could to offer a good
quality product at a very com-
petitive price. Low prices are
what drove demand for its
product. In 2005, the founder’s
son-in-law, Greg Waugh,
joined the Federal Lock team
with a focus on how to build
the company. While Waugh
holds an electrical engineer-
ing degree from West Point, 5
years in service, and an MBA
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08-11.indd 8
from UCLA, what was most
important to the business was
his entrepreneurial spirit and
sense of duty.
About three months into
Waugh’s tenure a few things
became clear. The business
needed to change its name to
show its new focus on building
a better brand of products. At
the same time, Master Lock’s
and Josh Fleagane.
acquisition of American Lock
was opening the doors for
renewed competition in Amer-
ican’s space. The company
also needed to
begin producing
as many of its
components in
the USA as it
could.
Changing the
name to Pacific
Lock Company
90 Series product line including aluminum, brass,
enabled the
and hardened steel bodies with quick change
company to use
the nickname of “PACLOCK.”
It is a simple and easy name
that coincidentally, and delib-
erately, sounds a lot like “pad-
lock.”
Manufacturing in the US
was significant in several ways.
Take the “90A” product with
a 6-pin cylinder. PACLOCK
offers ten colors. If you manu-
factured these overseas, it
severely limits your abil-
ity to respond to spikes
in demand. As an exam-
ple, orange typically is
a slow moving color,
and as such, inventory
levels are kept typically
low. However, when
October hits, a surge in
demand from Hallow-
een may not have been
accounted for.
Lacking the inven-
its customers the same
story as many other
padlock manufacturers would
even today, “We can have it
for you in 90 days.” Needless
to say, it’s hard to earn cus-
tomers like this. So, by produc-
shackles.
3/16/17 10:51 AM
ing the lock bodies in the USA,
PACLOCK would have a
distinct advantage for respond-
ing to spikes in demand. Nine
weeks becomes three or four
weeks.
In 2010 PACLOCK bought
CNC machines and began
machining all of its solid body
padlock bodies in the USA.
This meant that it would also
do its heat treating (case hard-
ening), plating, and anodizing
in the USA as well.
Raw aluminum being machined into 400A Series
aluminum hockey-puck padlocks.
But what Waugh didn’t
foresee as an added side bonus
was PACLOCK’s ability to
service requests for custom
padlocks in small batches.
Inventors constantly call hop-
ing for help in bringing their
ideas to market. Again, the
typical answer from most
padlock manufacturers is that
you need to commit to huge
volumes, long lead times, and
up front tooling costs. What
start-up inventor can commit
to these terms? PACLOCK
turned its ability to machine its
own lock bodies in small batch-
es into the ability to machine
lots of start-up customers’ lock
bodies in small batches. The
company found ways to make
CNC setup times as close to
zero as it goes from producing
90As to 150-
ICs.
Today
PACLOCK
manufactures
custom OEM
style padlocks
for custom-
ers in batches Assortment of hockey-puck padlocks showing
as small as 100 extensive product variety.
locks. Lead times
for aluminum padlocks is about
two to three weeks. Because
of the time to heat-treat and
plate steel locks, those tend
to take four to five weeks.
PACLOCK is one of the few
padlock manufacturers in the
world with the capabilities and
willingness to do this.
Customers were frustrated
with the padlock industry con-
solidating. Most padlock man-
ufacturers were dropping low
volume products in the hopes
of pushing their customers
to the newer products being
offered. PACLOCK would
routinely receive calls asking
for them to produce pad-
locks accepting Yale, Corbin,
Sargent, and many other
cylinders. Prior to 2010 there
wasn’t much PACLOCK could
do to reduce long lead time.
Over the past few years, how-
ever, all of that has changed for
PACLOCK.
Most people know
PACLOCK has padlocks that
accept SFIC and KiK cylinders.
But in the past two years, it
has released full lines of pad-
locks that accept most LFIC
April-June 2017 • 9

“Super” PL770 Hasp.
cores in existence including
Medeco M31 and M32, ASSA
LFIC, Corbin, Sargent, and
Schlage Full Size IC.
And, PACLOCK is not just
talking standard, shackled pad-
locks, but hockey pucks, both
aluminum and hardened steel
bodied as well. On top of all of
this, PACLOCK re-invented
the 770 style hasp to add an
additional hidden securing bolt
to the standard three exposed
carriage bolts on each side. It
has also added two counter-
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Some of the enhancements PACLOCK made to the
Super PL770 Hasp.
sunk holes on
one side of the
hasp to fit with ¼-20 tapped
holes in PACLOCK’s 2171
Series hockey-pucks. Mount
the puck directly to the hasp;
no more leaving it on your van
bumper as you drive away.
All of these innovations
came about because of
PACLOCK’s willingness to
listen to its customers and act
upon those wishes. While for
the past six years PACLOCK
has had pick and bump resis-
tance in their standard brass
cylinders at no extra cost,
just two months ago Waugh
engaged with the locksport
community. That community
of industry experts agreed
their cylinders were very good
in terms of pick and bump
resistance, but they felt that
the addition of serrated bot-
tom pins would really put
PACLOCK over the top.
Again, PACLOCK listened
and took action. As a rolling
change over the next year or
so, it will now be including
both top and bottom security
pins.
PACLOCK isn’t only looking
at the padlock business, it has
been quietly working on devel-
oping Smartphone, Bluetooth
locking solutions for enterpris-
es. It’s not just talking padlocks
here, but full on retrofit access
control across an enterprise.
In 2006, when Waugh con-
vinced his family to change
the name of the company to
Pacific Lock, he also convinced
them that “The Future of Pad-
locks” should be its mantra and
its motto. He did not have a
lot to go on at that point other
than just a hunch. But today,
as Waugh assesses his compa-
ny’s market positioning, he can
honestly say that PACLOCK is
poised to truly be the future of
padlocks.
For more information contact
Pacific Lock Company at:
Phone: (888) 562-5565 or
(661) 294-3707
E-Mail: sales@paclock.com
Web: www.paclock.com
 SMALL FORMAT
INTERCHANGEABLE
CORE (SFIC) SERVICE
by
Robert
Sieveking
This Shop Talk arti-
cle is the continuation
of SFIC service series.
In the first article, you
were introduced to the
SFIC core. In the sec-
ond article, we devel-
oped a keying scheme
for a small Grand Mas-
ter system, discussed a
few optional nuances
and introduced some
master keying rules.
Simplicity of design, for the
system, was the major consid-
eration. The third installment
introduced the basic tools, spe-
cific to SFIC core service. We
cut a few keys and combinated
an IC core. This installment
introduces a method of creat-
ing “Custom Key Shims” for
irregular or hard to clamp key
blades. We will make a pair
of shims for the Best “WB”
keyway and a shim for the GM
“Z” key blade.
Clamping “irregular” key
blades in a standard key vise
has long been a challenge to
the working locksmith. When
the Best™ introduced their
PKS (Patented Key System) in
1992, the keyway design was
different from anything we had
seen to date. The highly para-
centric design was extremely
difficult to hold in a key dupli-
cator or code machine. The
blanks are now available and
the PKS “Patented” design has
been renamed the “Premium
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“shims.” The CLAM™
system uses a “low melt-
ing point” alloy, called
“Woods Metal.” Let’s
take it for a spin, and
make a few “shims.”
The CLAM™ fixture
is a hinged “mold box.”
The kit comes with four
1 of these fixtures in two
sizes. This is the small
fixture. Molding Com-
pound is supplied, to fill
Key System.” The patents
the mold box to accept the
having been ruled invalid. Key
impression of the object to be
blanks are available from ILCO
copied in the molding process.
and Jet, in most keyways.
Knead and press the molding
Service of these systems with
compound into the cavities of
a proprietary combinator (cus-
the CLAM™, as you see in
tom code clipper) is an expen-
Figure 1. Kneading the “mold-
sive endeavor. These keys can
ing compound” will warm it
be easily made on an HPC
and make it easier to work. It
1200CM or Framon #2 code
will adhere to the fixture cavi-
machine, with the correct jaw
ties.
adaptors. Fabricating custom
“jaw adaptors” or “shims” is Level the molding com-
the topic of this installment of pound with the straight edge
the SFIC Service series. If you spatula, as you see in Figure
can clamp it, you can cut it. 2. The molding compound is
Clamping fragile or irregular
shaped parts for machining
is always a challenge. Most 2
times, a “lead” jaw is made to
fit the part and position it for
machining. This is what we
have done, here.
Lockmasters™ has pro-
duced a kit, called the
“CLAM™, which has all of
the components conveniently
packaged to cast metal keys
and, in this application, custom
3/16/17 10:52 AM
 with parting
compound.
The blank has
been pressed
down evenly,
to about half
3 its thickness.
Dust the
molding com-
pound with
parting com-
pound. In the
CLAM™ kit,
you will find a
4 small container
of “talc.” This
will act to pre-
leveled with the sides of the vent the molding compound
fixture. from adhering to itself or the
In Figure 3, we have pressed pattern. Figure 4, shows the
a B106 (ILCO P1115) blank mold, dusted with talc. To cre-
into the bottom pad of mold- ate the cavity in our mold, we
ing compound. We’re going will use a brass key shim. The
to leave the key in the mold, brass shim measures; .220”
when we cast the shim, so x 1.375” and is .045” thick.
we have not dusted the mold Remove the shim from its

April-June 2017 • 13
 pound will be
forced out of
the fixture. A
perfect impres-
sion of the key
and shim will
be produced.
Figure 6, shows
the shim and
key blade 7
5 “sandwiched”

attachment chain.
To create a mold of the key
and shim, the brass shim is
placed over the pattern key as
you see in Figure 5. The edges
of the shim and key blank have
been carefully aligned, as you
see in the photo. Dust the shim 6 8
with parting compound, to
prevent the compound from
adhering. in the molding compound.
When the CLAM™ fixture Open the CLAM™ to
reveal the mold. In Figure 7,
9
is closed over the key blade
and shim, the molding com- the Brass Shim is shown still in

the upper mold half.

Carefully remove the Shim,
as you see in Figure 8, to leave
a cavity in the mold, to accept
our casting metal.
Close and clamp the

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 to fill the mold. in the mold, before opening it.
10 Pour the It only takes a few minutes to
solidify and cool, Figure 11.
molten Woods
Metal into the Open the mold, as you
mold, as you
see in Figure
10. When the 12
mold is full, tap
the fixture on
the bench, to
insure full cast-
ing of the shim.
Allow the
CLAM™ fixture, as you see metal to cool
in Figure 9, to accept the hot
Woods Metal. The CLAM™
is clamped together to seal the
upper and lower mold halves.
A second clamp is used to
11
hold the mold fixture upright.
The Metal is heated over a
small flame, from a “tea light.”
The Woods Metal will melt at
about 158° Farenheight. The
pouring ladle is provided in the 13
kit. Melt only enough material

April-June 2017 • 15

14
15
see in Figure 12, to reveal the
“raw” casting. The Woods
Metal will not adhere to the
key blade.
Carefully pick the casting off
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16
of the key, as you see in Figure
13. Trim the ends and clean up
any “flash” around the edges
of the new shim block. Close
the CLAM™ and make an
identical shim if you intend to
use them for duplication. The
mold will produce a number of
impressions before it needs to
be redone.
17
Figure 14, shows the com-
pleted shim block for the GM
“Z” key blade.
File the bottom of the shim
block to allow the key to fully
seat in the key vise, as you
see in Figure 15, The shim will
fill and support the key blade
when it is clamped, preventing
the key from flipping out of the
jaws. This is a “soft” material.
Do not “over-tighten” the key
vise when clamping the key. It
is a perfect fit to the key mill-
ing.
Figure 16, shows the
various configurations of

the “W” series key blades.
These keyways are intention-
ally designed to be difficult to
clamp in a key machine.
Figure 17, shows a pair of
key shims, made in the same
manner that we made the
shim for the “Z” key. The
molding and casting procedure
for these shims is exactly the
same as above. This key pro-
file requires a shim above and
below the blank, to insure a
solid grip on the key.
Figure 18, shows how the
profile shims fit into the key
milling of the “WB” key sec-
tion. Trim and
18 file the bottoms 19
of the shims, so
the key blade will
“bottom” in the
key vise. Because
of the deep mill-
ing, it may be
necessary to pick
the shims off the
key with a pointed tool. When
clamped, they will grip in the
milling of the key.
Figure 19, shows the shims
on a key blade. Slide the shims
back to allow the key to be
gauged by the tip stop.
Figure 20, shows the Best™
“WB” key securely clamped
in the HPC 1200CM key
machine key vise. Custom
key shims will be necessary to 20
clamp other key profiles in this
series. The “WB” shims will This Shop Talk topic illus-
only work on “WB” keys. trated an easy method of
creating custom key shims
April-June 2017 • 17
 to clamp irregular key profiles, specifically the
Best™ “W” series keyways. I hope you found
this information helpful. If you have any ques-
tions or comments on the subject of SFIC cylin-
ders, please forward them Shop Talk, care of The
National Locksmith Magazine. Thank you for all
the letters and questions. Next month we’ll cut
a few Best keys and review the tools needed to
service SFIC cylinders.
Shop Talk is where the butter meets the bread.
It’s about sharing those little things we do every
day, which make our jobs a little faster, a little
easier or just a little discovery of fact that solves
a challenge. I know most every locksmith carries
a cell phone. Most cell phones today have built in
cameras. Take a shot of what you discover or cre-
ate that may help a fellow locksmith along the way,
and send it in with a short but detailed explanation
of your findings. It will be time well spent.
This column cannot continue without your sup-
port. Email me at Bob@sievekingprodco.com, or
write to The Institutional Locksmith Magazine,
1533 Burgundy Parkway, Streamwood, IL 60107-
1861.

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Pasek Corporation
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Power Access Corporation www.hingetweaker.com
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 Biometrics Offer Convenient, Affordable Alternative to Traditional Locking Systems
T
he next time someone asks for a lock on
a single door, you might want to think out
of the box—and go biometric. Although
biometrics might seem out of reach finan-
cially, or like space-age overkill, such systems are
actually affordable and practical. Not to mention,
they are easy to install and convenient for users,
who do not have to worr y about carr ying a card.
With biometric handreaders, your hand is your
1. With biometric handreaders, your hand is
your credential.
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credential, (see photo 1). Such technology is be-
coming ubiquitous in applications large and small.
You find them ever ywhere.
End users ranging from small private schools to
restaurants, day spas to sororities are all finding bio-
metrics to be an effective, affordable and convenient
form of access control. Although biometrics might
initially cost more than a standard locking system,
they offer many inherent advantages that are worth
considering. That’s why you’re seeing them at banks
and health clubs, among other locales.
Standalone Biometrics Are Easy to Install
Important to door and hardware dealers, biomet-
rics are available in standalone configurations, (see
photo 2). Such devices are not only a biometric, but
also a complete door controller for a single door.
Users are enrolled at the unit and their biometric
template is stored in the unit for subsequent com-
parison. The actual comparison is accomplished
within the unit and a lock output is energized
depending on the outcome.
Input points are available to monitor the door
switch for “door open too long” and “door forced
open” conditions. Outputs are provided to signal a
bell or alarm panel if an alarm condition is detected
by the system. An audit trail, if required, is available
by connecting a printer to the unit. Time restrictions
are programmed through the integrated keypad for
individual users. The number of users is limited by
the available memory and varies from manufacturer
to manufacturer. Such systems are actually easy to
install, implement, maintain, and use.
Biometrics Ensure Accuracy
Of course, the goal of any access control system
is to let authorized people, not just their keys or
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credentials, into specific
places. Only with the use of
a biometric device can this goal
be achieved.
Think about it. A card-based access system will
control the access of authorized pieces of plastic, but
not who is in possession of the card. Systems using
PINs (personal identification numbers) require that
an individual only know a specific number to gain
entry. But, who actually entered the code cannot
be determined. On the contrary, biometric devices
verify who a person is by what they are, whether it
be their hand, eye, fingerprint or voice.
But, convenience is the biggest selling point for
biometrics because they can eliminate the need for
keys or cards. While keys themselves don’t cost
much and dramatic price reductions have lowered
the capital cost of the cards in recent years,
the true benefit of eliminating them is
realized through reduced administrative
efforts.
For instance, a lost card or key must
be replaced and reissued by someone.
Just as there is a price associated with
the time spent to complete this seeming-
ly simple task, when added together, the
overall administration of a key or card
system is costly. Hands and eyes are
not lost, stolen or forgotten. They also
don’t wear out or need to be replaced.
Choosing the Right Biometric
The ability to articulate the pros
and cons of each of the biometric
technologies as they apply to the end
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users application will separate the order takers from
the true solutions providers. A dealer should review
the following five items to ensure that the right bio-
metric is being employed.
First of all, the device must cause no discomfort
or concern for the user. This may be a subjective
issue, but it is important to fully explain any con-
cerns users may have. If people are afraid to use
the device, they most likely will not use it properly
and that may result in them not being granted ac-
cess. Privacy concerns must be addressed satis-
factorily. Typically, the higher the level of security,
the more intrusive the biometric can be while still
being accepted by the users.
Second, the biometric must be easy to use.
People like things that are simple and intuitive.
How many times have users been frustrated with a
card reader that gives no indication of which way to
swipe the card? The larger the population, the more
critical this factor becomes. For hundreds of
people, ten extra minutes of training time
per person can add up quickly making
the enrollment process a nightmare.
Third, the biometric must
work correctly. This seems
obvious, but how well the bio-
metric works will determine
if it stays on the job. In the
most basic sense, if a biometric is
working properly, it does two things.
It keeps bad guys out and lets good
guys in. Yet, no device is perfect.
Typically much attention is
2. Biometrics are available
in standalone configurations.
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3. Entering The Academy, parents and staff
use biometrics.
given to how well bad guys are repelled, but it is
equally important to insure that the authorized
users are consistently recognized and allowed
access.
Fourth, a logistical issue that should be consid-
ered carefully is throughput, the total time it takes for
a person to use the device. This is difficult for manu-
facturers to specify since it is application dependent.
Most manufacturers specify the verification time for
the reader, but that is only part of the equation.
When a person uses a biometric reader, they typi-
cally enter an ID number on an integral keypad, swipe
a card or use proximity. The reader prompts them to
position their hand, finger or eye where the device can
scan physical details. The elapsed time from presenta-
tion to identity verification is the “verification time.”
Most biometric readers verify identity in a second.
Last, but not least, to be successful, the biometric
must allow people to reasonably and easily use the
technology. If the technology is not as simple as turning
a key in a lock, it is going to result in unhappy users.
Simply placing a hand on a reader could not be easier.
Small Systems that Boast Big Security
Just because an application is small doesn’t mean
it can’t take advantage of the additional security and
convenience of biometric technology. For example,
The Academy of Appleton, Wisconsin, a private
school, is using hand geometry technology for
access control, (see photo 3). Parents and the entire
faculty must use a biometric handreader to enter the
school. School officials at The Academy, who consid-
er security a top concern, did not want to bother with
keys or cards or take the chance of a single code
getting compromised.
“We chose hand geometry because it maximized
security while still making it easy to get in the
school,” reports Jody Marriot Bar-Lev, Co-President
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and Co-Founder of The Academy. “We wanted the
building to be secure and to know who was coming
in and at what time.”
At The Academy, children do not wait outside to
be picked up. Parents must come inside the school
and use the biometric reader to enter it. The Hand-
Key unit is also programmed to let teachers in at
special times, including evenings and weekends.
Demonstrating its flexibility at The Academy,
the handreader actually controls two doors at one
location. A keypad is located on the outer door and
connected to the handreader. A user enters her PIN
number and, if found in the handreader, the outer
door is opened. She then must place her hand on the
handreader to be verified to enter the second door
and the building.
Bar-Lev says the handreader system has made
it easier for staff and safer for the children when
parents pick up their children, especially during
school hours if a child has an appointment off school
grounds. Previously, someone had to monitor the
door or a bell would ring in the administration office.
A school employee would have to stop what they
were doing and respond to the bell. Now a parent
can just come in and get their child with everyone
knowing they are allowed to do so.
Similarly, two sorority houses at the University of
Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando have added han-
dreaders to their entrances to heighten security and
add convenience for 200 sorority sister residents and
staff. Because they operate outdoors, handreaders
were selected over fingerprint readers.
“Both the Alpha Delta Pi and Kappa Delta sorority
houses were experiencing problems with unautho-
4. The HandKey unit.
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 rized students from the university coming into the
houses at all times of the day and night,” says Jerry
Ofstedal, Installation Manager for Sonitrol, the
integrator that installed the handreaders. “To elim-
inate the possibility of an unauthorized individual
gaining access without a resident being present, the
handreaders offer redundant access to the sororities.
Each student must enter a PIN code and then pres-
ent her hand in order to gain entry.
“Although the residents knew they could no longer
pass on their electronic keys for friends to gain entry
to the sorority house, they seemed very excited about
the increased security protection that the hand geom-
etry technology provides,” Ofstedal reports.
Banks Ask Customers
to Give Them a Hand 5. Chesterfield County uses an outdoor handreader.

Also in Florida, Eastern Financial Florida Credit

Union is but one of many financial institutions
using biometric technology to limit access to safe
deposit boxes.
“We wanted to streamline our ser vices and in-
crease security for our safe deposit box areas,” ex-
plains Mark Holmes, Vice President of Marketing
for Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union. “The
HandKey units provide easy, safe access to the
safe deposit boxes, (see photo 4). Now, members
can let themselves in without waiting for someone
to assist them.”
HandKeys are currently placed in front of the
door to the safe deposit area at credit union branch-
es. Only one member at a time is allowed in the safe
deposit vault.
Eastern Financial officials considered other
security measures, including alternative biometric
technologies, but ultimately opted for hand geom-
etry. Members present their hand and a personal
identification number (PIN) for access.
“We contemplated swipe cards, but people lose
cards and very often put their PIN on the card, even
though they are warned not to do so,” reports Alex
Pinsky, Vice President of Corporate Services for the
credit union. “Biometrics also can’t be comprised,
but we felt that iris or retinal scans were too invasive.
Hand geometry was comparatively simple and it
wasn’t intimidating to our members.”
Feedback has also been favorable from members
of all ages, Pinsky adds.
Handy for the Outdoors, Too
In Virginia, Chesterfield County officials have
implemented a handreader to provide off-hours
access at the county’s main administration building,
(see photo 5).
“We needed a positive identifier for people carry-
ing out critical county functions at off-hour times,”
explains Dennis Lacey, Chesterfield County security
coordinator who spent 20 years with the Secret Ser-
vice and 17 years with the Department of Defense.
According to Lacey, the county’s existing access
control system for the five-story main administration
building, linked to a three-story and two-story wing
and police administration building, is comprised of
mechanical keys and the handreader.
“It’s too expensive and time-consuming to replace
missing keys,” Lacey emphasizes. “We often have
to search for people who leave our employment to
get our keys back since the key represents a part of
their career. We’re looking at adding more handread-
ers to other doors of this building as well as other
buildings. We’ve actually had comments from the
highest levels of county administration to do so.”
Chesterfield County, like many installations,
wanted secure exterior doors. These types of instal-
lations can be very demanding of biometric technolo-
gies. “We can have some pretty nasty weather along
the James River,” Lacey notes. “We get into the teens
during the winter and get both snow and ice. In the
summers, we can experience strong downpours.”
The choice of hand geometry readers reflects the
ability of this technology to maintain its performance
indoors and out.
From banks to spas to golf clubs, spas and restau-
rants, more and more the convenience of biometrics
is being used to get people into facilities. Look for
one on your next visit to SeaWorld, Busch Gardens,
and other venues. They’re become the entrance pass
for season ticket holders.

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 M
any commercial environments require access to a safe by multiple
users. Typically we are talking about restaurants, gas stations,
convenience stores, grocer y stores, jewelr y stores etc., the list
is endless. Access to the safe is typically by use of a key, combination, or
Personal Identification Number, “PIN,” or combination of the two.
There are risks inherent to these options. Keys are easily lost, stolen, or
duplicated, and a combination or PIN can be forgotten, lost, or given to others.
Often times there is no audit trail, so a record of these access events is non-exis-
tent.
Access control based on biometrics eliminates all of these problems. It also
makes it possible to establish a user’s identity based on “who they are” rather
than by a key they possess or a combination they remember.
The LA GARD SmartPoint® Biometric Recognition Locking System, cap-
tures the unique features of a human fingerprint to allow or deny safe access,
(see photo 1). Here it is shown controlling two locks for a dual door applica-
tion or as a redundant vault door application. The authorized person must be
physically present for access to be granted, ensuring positive identity and the
accuracy of the audit.
There are several parts to the entire system and I will touch briefly on each.
However, before I get to them, let me tell you about an organization for bio-
metric standards called the National Biometrics Security Project “NBSP.”
The NBSP is a non-profit organization and was established after the 9/11
incident with support of the US Congress. Their mission is to help govern-
ment and private sector organizations, protect the civil infrastructure by
deterring attacks through the timely deployment of biometric technologies
for identity assurance. They do
this by supporting government
and private sector efforts to
standardize, test, acquire, and
deploy biometric technology.
Their testing program is
exclusively focused on biomet-
rics. They are designed to meet
stringent requirements in the

1. Introducing the SmartPoint® Biometric

Recognition safe lock system from LA GARD.

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2. Here is a good look at the finger print reader.
objective test and evaluation of commercially avail-
able biometric products. They also test technology
not yet in the production stage.
Within their testing program, a variety of tests
are performed on a pass/fail basis. These include
the assessment of:
• A product's ability to meet basic performance
requirements, common to all biometric technol-
ogies, for service in civil infrastructure security
applications (Class I).
• The determination of the ability of a product or
technology to comply with standards approved
for biometrics (Class II).
• The response to specific client needs for special-
ized tests in any aspect of biometric use (Class III).
3. The logic module houses its own processor as
well as a display and keypad.
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Performance testing results in a general list of bio-
metric products qualified to meet criteria expected
for homeland security applications. This will reduce
the risk and complexity of biometric product pur-
chase decisions.
The first biometrics standards were adopted in
2002. There are now 33 standards in place and more
coming. Now let’s look at the biometric reader for
the LA GARD SmartPoint® Biometric Recognition
Locking System from Kaba Mas.
The biometric reader features a patented Light
Emitting Sensing (LES) technology that it uses to
read the finger print image. The chemistry of your
human finger combined with a small electrical field
causes the reader material to fluoresce with a perfect
fingerprint image. The unique method of image
capture by LES, effectively overcomes issues of dry,
wet, and slick fingers that can defeat other finger in-
put technologies. In addition, “Live Finger” detection
eliminates spoofing by gummy or silicon replicas.
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 4. The physical lock is the
same as used with other LA
GARD products since 2005.
5. Here are the internal workings of the SmartPoint® lock.

7. On the bottom
part of the
circuit board
you can see the
battery.

6. The lock with the circuit board connected.

The Teflon coated, cur ved surface of the finger

print reader will capture a high quality image at
650 DPI, (see photo 2). LES has been tested to
more than 1.5 million touches and has proven
immune to electro-static discharge, nicotine, and
other elements that negatively impact some scan-
ning technologies.
SmartPoint® has passed the Class 1 require-
ments set forth by NBSP. To be more specific,
they put the unit on a building and had the nor-
mal population use it for 15,000 entries and then
rated four parameters as pass or fail, (acceptable
for Government application). The four param-
eters were, False Acceptance, False Rejection,
Failure to Enroll, and Speed. Now let’s look at the
rest of the system.
The logic module and the actual lock, both have
internal processors. Some information is stored
inside the lock while other information is stored
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inside the logic module. Having individual proces-
sors allows the logic module to control up to five
different locks.
The logic module has several functions, (see photo
3). The most obvious is the display and keypad, used
to view and enter information. It also has the finger
print reader attached to its right side.
All of the time lock information is stored in the
logic module as well as finger print information.
(No finger print information is stored at all, only an
algorithmic template containing points of recognition
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on the print.) The only thing you need to remember
is that the number of users will be decreased if more
than one finger print is required per user.
The third part of the system is the actual lock, (see
photo 4). The lock is the same as used by all other
LA GARD locks since about 2005, (see photo 5). The
only difference in the lock is the electronic circuit
board, (see photo 6). The circuit board is responsible
for holding up to 4000 events as well as the locks
identity. The bottom of the circuit board has a bat-
tery used to preserve memory, (see photo 7).
This looks like a tough lock that is very durable
as well as versatile. The one keypad is able to control
both the primary lock as well as each internal lock
used to secure individual compartments. Remember,
this keypad can control up to five different locks. Here
is a list of the features as well as lock specifications.
System Features
• There are three levels of user identification:
• Fingerprint only
• Fingerprint and PIN code
• PIN code only
• Audit Trail - each lock within the system records
and stores the last 4000 operations.
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• Logic module can scroll the last 1000 system
events (locks & users).
• Multiple Users - up to 98 access users can
be enrolled in the SmartPoint® system. Two
additional “master” administrators control
system configuration.
• Time Delay - optionally programmed. 1-99 min-
ute time delay deters potential intruders.
• Wrong Try Penalty - five minute opening delay
after four invalid attempts.
• Time Lock - Optionally programmed. Safe can
be locked down for specified periods and open-
ing windows can be set.
Specifications
• Environment - Temperature - 32ºF to 120ºF (0ºC
to 49ºC) Humidity - 86ºF (30ºC) at 85% relative
humidity for 24 hours
• Verification Time - Less than 1 second, typical
• Maximum # Access Users: 98
• 98 users/1 fingerprint per user
• 49 users/2 fingerprints per user
• Power - Recommended 9v DC, AC power adapt-
er, regulated, 9V battery for emergencies only.
• Communication - 38.4k baud.
• Memory - Non-volatile. Information contained in
lock (including logs and set-up) will not be lost in
the event of power loss.
The software used with the SmartPoint® Biomet-
ric Recognition system is called “SmartPoint®.” It is
responsible for programming the lock as well as the
logic module. The lock and logic module can be pro-
grammed before installation, or during installation if
a computer is available.
With biometrics, you create a non-refutable identi-
fication and can hold each user accountable through
extensive audit capabilities. This is the ultimate in
employee identification. This is a very powerful
system that can solve a lot of potential problems. If
you are ever in need of a safe lock that eliminates the
need for a key, combination, or PIN that can be lost,
stolen, forgotten, duplicated, or disseminated, maybe
you should give Kaba Mas a call before finalizing
your biometrics decision, the SmartPoint® may be
just the answer.
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