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Matrix Key Systems was born with one goal in mind - to bridge the two worlds of mechanical and electronic locking systems.
The biggest difference between them (besides price) was the process required to disable a lost or stolen key from operation, and that difference was huge! Mechanical was time-consuming, required trained labour, it was expensive, and offered no 'warranty' or 'insurance' against another stolen key next week. Electronic on the other hand, was quick, simple and cheap, and for many organisations this one advantage outweighed all the disadvantages of going electronic.
In the beginning we actually focused on combining a mechanical key with an electronic head, but we became faced with all the same issues that plague the electronic locking market today; like power failure, cabling, technology superseding, limited applications, cost, and the only additional benefit was a gimmicky 'feature' called Audit Trail which in 'real-world' scenarios is absolutely useless (despite what the manufacturers try to tell you), just ask anyone that has it.
Then we turned our focus to developing a 100% mechanical product that incorporated the 3 most important features;
- Disable missing keys - this was by far the biggest advantage electronic had over mechanical.
- Standard design - it had to be compatible with existing locks and cylinders already in the marketplace.
- Bump-proof - lock-bumping is causing chaos in the Americas and has the same potential here.
After a few trips to the 'drawing board' the result was a remarkable product that continues to astound the public and industry alike, it not only addresses the original criteria, it also
- sells at the same price-point as traditional restricted keys and locks
- has 650% more coding capacity than traditional restricted keys and locks
As you can see from the table, nothing even compares to a Matrix Key System
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