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Camlock Systems Restores Security on Vending Machines
Locking experts Camlock Systems
recently helped Impulse Autovend
South to restore security on their
vending machines after the company
lost more than £55,000 from repeated
break-ins over a 16 week period.
Camlock’s locking insert, the T8 Bullet,
provides excellent security and helps
Impulse Autovend to control the keys in
circulation.
Impulse Autovend specialises in
the sale of snacks and soft drinks
through vending machines, many of
which are located in train stations in the
South of England. When the vending
company discovered that a thief was
regularly emptying the cash boxes of
their machines, they sought help from
Camlock Systems.
The thief was detained with around
500 keys for cashboxes from various
vending manufacturers, which he had
bought off the internet. After careful
consideration of Impulse’s security risks,
Camlock Systems recommended their
T8 Bullet locking insert. Interchangeable
locking inserts like the T8 Bullet are
compatible with pop-out T-handles
and padlocks such as Camlock's Series
19 high security bar padlock. The T8
Bullet makes it easy to adjust security
according to specific risks or to upgrade
security, without replacing the locking
handle or padlock.
The T8 Bullet features Camlock’s
patented Octagon system which makes
unauthorised key duplication virtually
impossible. The keys for this lock can
be registered ensuring that keys are
only issued to authorised Autovend
employees. This locking insert with
its distinctive bullet shape has 10
locking pins for increased security
and a hardened steel core that helps
to prevent drilling and drive-through
attacks.
The T8 Bullet comes with
approximately five million different key
combinations. Camlock aims to supply
only high quality key combinations to
ensure that keys operate no other than
the relevant lock, even when moved
around slightly.
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