The Advantex Latch Retraction Exit device (ER) is now available in a weatherized option.  Tested to meet UL 1034-34 Temperature Section 34, UL 1034-54 Dust Section 54, MIL-STD 810F, Method 509.4 (salt fog test), MIL-STD 810F, Method 506.4 (driving rain test) and UBC standard 7-2 (positive pressure),  the Detex weatherized latch retraction is a great option for outdoor access control application where a panic exit device is required.

Perfect for outdoor gates in amusement parks, garden centers, lumber yards, courtyards, and other exterior applications as well as interior applications that get wet, the Advantex Latch Retraction can be configured for single and pairs of doors.  Detex also offers gate plates with adjustable strike locators, allowing exit devices to be custom fit to just about any gate application. Detex’s Advantex, weatherized latch retraction exit device is just the newest addition to the proven list of Detex weatherized door alarms, weatherized exit control locks, weatherized exit devices, weatherized delayed egress and weatherized guard tour products.

For more than a century, Detex has earned the trust of architects and owners who rely on Detex products for the safety and security of people and property. A USA company, Detex designs, manufactures, markets and ships products around the world from New Braunfels, Texas. Detex is known internationally for life safety and security door hardware, loss prevention and architectural hardware, integrated door security systems and guard tour verification.

For more information, visit www.detex.com or email marketing@detex.com.

Detex Corporation, manufacturer of high-quality life safety and security door hardware, welcomed Tim Shafer and Kent Nelson to the Marketing and Sales team.

Tim Shafer joined Detex Corporation in 2004 starting in the repair department where he gained vast knowledge regarding the various Detex products.  In 2012 he was promoted to production supervisor, and in 2014 Tim joined the Marketing Team after obtaining his Bachelor’s Degree in Sales and Marketing. Originally from Ohio, Tim is an avid sports fan and maintains his loyalty to Ohio sports teams even though he lives in Texas with his family. As a Detex Sales Manager, Tim will be traveling to various trade shows, helping with quote requests, visiting with various end user customers and helping with a variety of marketing and sales objectives.

Kent Nelson has worked in the door and hardware industry most of his career.  Originally from the Dallas Ft. Worth area, he started in distribution and from there moved to San Antonio and became a manufacturer representative for a variety of door hardware companies.  Kent went to college in Kansas, and for the past 21 years Kent has resided in San Antonio where he enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf and hunting.  As a Detex Sales Manager, Kent will be traveling to various trade shows, visiting with many end users and helping Detex achieve marketing and sales growth for the foreseeable future.

For more than a century, Detex has earned the trust of architects and owners who rely on Detex products for the safety and security of people and property. A USA company, Detex designs, manufactures, markets and ships products around the world from New Braunfels, Texas. Detex is known internationally for life safety and security door hardware, loss prevention and architectural hardware, integrated door security systems and guard tour verification.

For more information, visit www.detex.com or email marketing@detex.com.

Detex Corporation has lost a valued colleague and a true friend with the unexpected passing of Carl Dean on September 19, while traveling in the Northwest. As National Training Manager, Carl was doing what he loved best – traveling and teaching people around the world.

One of the best-known names in the field, Carl had more than four decades of experience to his credit, and job. After many years as a trainer for exit device manufacturers, Dean contracted with Detex in 2007 to continue teaching and training.

Known for his keen wit and immense knowledge of the industry, especially in commercial builders’ hardware and exit devices, he brought his own special instructional style to his job. His career included teaching code classes, and continuing education classes to architects and specification writers. He traveled and taught door hardware installation at The Council of Carpenters apprentice and training program, as well as classes for the Door and Hardware Institute.

“Carl was dedicated to teaching others about door hardware and understanding building codes, while making it fun and interesting, too,” said Ken Kuehler, Director of Marketing and Sales at Detex. “He will be greatly missed, both personally and professionally.”

Dean was an electrical engineering graduate of Purdue University at Indianapolis. He leaves his wife Mireille, son Barry, daughter Lisa and their extended family.

Detex Corporation, manufacturer of high-quality life safety and security door hardware, has redesigned and expanded its website to include special new features and more extensive product information for customer research. Now, end users or architects or anyone who may be unfamiliar with commercial door hardware products can easily explore the possibilities for their own requirements.

The site is designed to provide easy access not only to life safety and security door hardware, but to integrated door security systems, and safety and security risk management products. With fewer clicks, visitors can reach their specific areas of interest.

Two new sections are especially popular with site visitors. In the Idea Center, customers choose an industry – retail, healthcare, government, education, or transportation – and click to see products and applications for their purposes. Each category includes 3D building images illustrating products and systems in place, so that it’s simple to tailor systems for any application.

In the Help & Support section, visitors can see installation videos, videos on how to change batteries, installation instructions, product templates, contact information for technical support, guard tour support, and information on scheduled training sessions.

“We’ve even included a site video that explains how to navigate so that you find what you’re looking for right away,” said Ken Kuehler, Director of Marketing and Sales at Detex. “Customers get a wider perspective on all the systems and products available, so they can compare product applications, side by side.”

For more than a century, Detex has earned the trust of architects and owners who rely on Detex products for the safety and security of people and property. A USA company, Detex designs, manufactures, markets and ships products around the world from New Braunfels, Texas. Detex is known internationally for life safety and security door hardware, loss prevention and architectural hardware, integrated door security systems and guard tour verification.

For more information, visit www.detex.com or email marketing@detex.com.

Detex Corporation, manufacturer of high-quality life safety and security door hardware, recently helped fill an important need for residents of a senior living center in Oxford, North Carolina.

Late last year, a volunteer worker at the center noticed that some of the seniors were experiencing difficulty getting in and out of the restrooms because they couldn’t handle the heavy doors. When she talked about her concern with her husband (the late Jake Jakubuwski, author, teacher, and technical editor for The National Locksmith Magazine), he contacted Gary Hackney at Detex about the situation. Detex agreed to donate two AO19 Automatic Door Operators to the center, if volunteer installers could be found. Jake called on two installer friends (Steve Bright, of J&S Locksmith in Fayetteville, NC, and Scott Spencer, of Absolute Security in Roxboro, NC), who volunteered to install the units at no cost to the center.

Detex sent sales engineer Scott Peck and factory rep Dave Boardman to help guide the installation. Jake organized an installation class with these experts, and invited several other area locksmiths to watch and learn. Not only did the residents gain easier restroom access, but the locksmiths found that the AO19 is easier to install than they’ve come to expect.

Exclusive to Detex, the AO19 Series Automatic Operated Door System is the only AOD that offers the advantage of one-box installation. The system’s door opener controls are mounted and pre-wired in one unit, so it’s simple to install, wire and service. It features a super heavy duty, direct drive motor that can operate light or heavy doors in low energy applications. It is available in an EasyKit™ with integrated latch retraction.

“We were pleased to contribute our door operators to the senior center project,” said Ken Kuehler, Director of Marketing and Sales at Detex.  “Thanks to Jake and the volunteer locksmiths, the mission was accomplished. And we hear that the center’s residents are very grateful.”

For more than a century, Detex has earned the trust of architects and owners who rely on Detex products for the safety and security of people and property. A USA company, Detex designs, manufactures, markets and ships products around the world from New Braunfels, Texas. Detex is known internationally for life safety and security door hardware, loss prevention and architectural hardware, integrated door security systems and guard tour verification.

For more information, visit www.detex.com or email marketing@detex.com.

Detex Corporation is proud to announce that the EAX-300 Battery-Powered Door Prop Alarm was recently selected as a 2014 Money-Saving Product winner by Buildings Magazine. Only 97 products made this list.

Finalists were evaluated by the Buildings editorial staff for the money-saving qualities they offer to building owners and facility managers. The EAX-300 was selected as 1 of 7 money-saving products in the Safety & Security category.

For more than a century, Detex has earned the trust of architects and owners who rely on Detex products for the safety and security of people and property. A USA company, Detex designs, manufactures, markets and ships products around the world from New Braunfels, Texas. Detex is known internationally for life safety and security door hardware, loss prevention and architectural hardware, integrated door security systems and guard tour verification.

For more information, visit www.detex.com or email marketing@detex.com.

A long-time leader in guard tour equipment, Detex Corporation is continuing the tradition with a complete system for guard tour verification and other data collection tasks. The GCS® ProxiPen System is increasingly in use at healthcare facilities, not only for security rounds, but for daily inspections and preventative maintenance.

At the center of the system, the ProxiPen uses advanced proximity technology that provides consistently dependable data inside or outside, even when weather conditions are not good. Powered by one AA battery, the ProxiPen autosenses and reads RFID tags whether they are concealed or visible.

Also a part of the system, TopGuard Patrol Software makes it easy to download and evaluate collected data and prepare reports. And TopGuard Patrol Plus extends capacity and offers more reporting options. ProxiPen Kits include everything needed for quick set-up of the complete system according to your needs.

“This system is ideal for healthcare facility rounds,” said Detex National Accounts Manager Ken Kuehler. “The data collected is very useful for building management, and can even help lower liability and insurance costs.”

For more than a century, Detex has earned the trust of architects and owners who rely on Detex products for the safety and security of people and property. A USA company, Detex designs, manufactures, markets and ships products around the world from New Braunfels, Texas. Detex is known internationally for life safety and security door hardware, loss prevention and architectural hardware, integrated door security systems and guard tour verification.

For more information, visit www.detex.com or email marketing@detex.com.

Detex Corporation, recognized as an industry leader in the manufacture of high quality life safety and security hardware for commercial buildings, provides lockdown systems to protect educational facilities in crisis situations. The system delivers rapid control of entry doors and interior doors, so that intruders are denied access.

Detex Lockdown System components include durable Advantex® hardware with electric latch retraction or electric dogging, remote control switches (central or multiple), and power supplies. Auxiliary security equipment can include door prop alarms, vandal-resistant breakaway trims, door position switches, and the ProxiPen proximity-based system for guard tour verification.

Education facility managers can select the particular combination of components they require and know that they will integrate easily with each other and function well as a system.

“When students and staff are at risk, rapid response is essential,” said Detex Marketing Manager Ken Kuehler.  “Centralized control means that minutes required for manual lockdown can be shortened to seconds – a critical advantage in emergencies.”

For more than a century, Detex has earned the trust of architects and owners who rely on Detex products for the safety and security of people and property. A USA company, Detex designs, manufactures, markets and ships products around the world from New Braunfels, Texas. Detex is known internationally for life safety and security door hardware, loss prevention and architectural hardware, integrated door security systems and guard tour verification.

For more information, visit www.detex.com or email marketing@detex.com.

Detex Corporation, manufacturer of high-quality life safety and security door hardware for commercial-use buildings, provides critical protection for healthcare facilities when threatening situations arise. Using centralized control, the Detex Lockdown System can rapidly secure external doors and prevent access into the building.

Lockdown System components include Advantex® panic hardware with electric latch retraction or electric dogging, remote control switches (central or multiple), and power supplies. Auxiliary equipment includes door-propped alarms to alert staff of open exit doors, vandal-resistant breakaway trims, and ProxiPen guard tour verification.

Healthcare customers can select the exact combination of components they require and know that they will integrate easily with each other and function well as a system.

“Hospitals and other healthcare facilities have to be prepared for serious problems caused by unauthorized intruders,” said Ken Kuehler, National Accounts Manager at Detex.  “With our Lockdown System in place, they have an important security measure to use if it ever becomes necessary.”

For more than a century, Detex has earned the trust of architects and owners who rely on Detex products for the safety and security of people and property. A USA company, Detex designs, manufactures, markets and ships products around the world from New Braunfels, Texas. Detex is known internationally for life safety and security door hardware, loss prevention and architectural hardware, integrated door security systems and guard tour verification.

For more information, visit www.detex.com or email marketing@detex.com.

Detex Corporation offers new high-security life safety door hardware systems designed for retail. Installed on doors that require higher levels of security, these extra-tough hardware systems are scalable to provide the level of security that matches a retailer’s specific needs.

Certain high-security and retail applications require a combination of components, and Detex features a range of hardware designed specifically for the job. In addition, Detex provides complete systems that efficiently meet more complex application requirements. Retail customers can select the exact combination of components that suit their particular application and know that the components will integrate easily with each other and function well as a system.

At the core of the system, and built to withstand the most aggressive attempts to break through rear doors, the 230X Maximum Locking Strength Multi-Point Panic Hardware is engineered with an extreme-duty, triple-bolt design that withstands 10,000 pounds of pull force. Single and double-bolt and weatherized models are available. Additional components include V50 and 20 Series Vertical Rod Exit Devices for dependably tough protection on double doors, as well as Detex Door-Propped Alarms, battery-powered or wired, designed to sound a warning when exterior doors are propped open by personnel.

“Considering the configuration of your retail set-up, Detex can provide a choice of security hardware systems that are very powerful deterrents,” said Ken Kuehler, National Accounts Manager at Detex. “Once we talk to you about your requirements, we can help you tailor a combination of hardware that works together to function dependably in a panic situation, while raising your protection level in high risk areas.”

For more than a century, Detex has earned the trust of architects and owners who rely on Detex products for the safety and security of people and property. A USA company, Detex designs, manufactures, markets and ships products around the world from New Braunfels, Texas. Detex is known internationally for life safety and security door hardware, loss prevention and architectural hardware, integrated door security systems and guard tour verification.

For more information, visit www.detex.com or email marketing@detex.com.