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SIGN UP TO ARGE EPDS
Following ARGE’s announcement to produce generic
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), 10 national
lock and hardware associations have now signed
up to ARGE’s scheme – with more to follow.
The programme, which was agreed at
the 2013 ARGE Conference as part of
its sustainability roadmap, will see the
delivery to ARGE members of generic,
Pan-European EPDs for hardware
products by summer 2015.
In addition to the UK’s Door and
Hardware Federation, some of the key
national associations in the lock and
hardware industry have committed to the
programme, including the Fachverband
in Germany, UNIQ in France, as well
as Spain’s AFACE, Austria’s FMMI and
Netherland’s VHS. Italy is the latest
nation that has committed to the EPDs,
while Scandinavian associations are also
represented by Finland’s Fin Committee
and the SME in Sweden, with Switzerland’s
VSSB making up the nine members signed
up so far. Other national associations are
also close to committing.
EPDs are designed to offer a coherent
expression of data throughout the life
cycle of a product. Developed to provide
environmental data from LCA studies in a
common format based on rules known as
Product Category Rules.
Commenting on the importance of the
programme, Hans Weissenböck, ARGE
Chairman, said:
“We are delighted that 10 national
associations, including some of the
most influential in our industry, have
recognised the importance of the
sustainability agenda and the commercial
benefits of generic EPDs.
“EPDs are the most effective way for
communicating a product’s verifiable
and accurate environmental information,
which is becoming increasingly
imperative in the construction market,
which is why ARGE took the decision to
create generic versions for our national
members. The development of generic
Pan-European EPDs from ARGE, which
can be used across a range of applications,
will be critical in enabling hardware
manufacturers to access the construction
market and remain competitive in a
market increasingly subject to European
and international standards.
“We hope that more national
associations will recognise the
commercial value of the programme and
join us in Veneto to discuss the details and
next stages for ARGE.”
Register online at: http://arge.org/
events/2014-veneto/invitation.htm
EMKA publishes enclosure & cabinet
locking components catalogue
EMKA has published its 2014 enclosure and cabinet components catalogue, featuring
locks, handles, hinges, gaskets and electronic cabinet security products.
Of note are the radio-activated Agent E
swinghandle with RFID card reader and
the biometric access control systems
with fingerprint scanning developed in
partnership with Digitus-Biometrics.
The more conventional modular
components in the catalogue are
centred on the EMKA locks, handles,
hinges and sealing profiles, but the
2014 edition offers greater coverage
on technologies associated with these
modular systems in production of
standard and custom components for
industry, transport, electronics and
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production environments.This includes
current and new items in quarterturn locks, compression latches, L, T,
wing and padlockable handles with a
complete programme of stainless steel
equivalents.
There are also rod locking systems
and an extended programme of
swinghandles, such as the 1317 vandalresistant programme specifically for
external use, as well as aluminium
windows and doors for cabinets and
toggle latches for enclosures and cases
plus cabinet and cable accessories.
There is significant emphasis on clip-fix
approaches - for example, in quarterturn locks and rod guides - for speed and
convenience of assembly in production
environments. The expanded section
on the EMKA ELM electronic locking
and monitoring systems includes rack
management systems, the Agent E radio
key/card reader programme and the
biometric control systems referred to, with
extended ranges of electronic actuated
handles and latches for access control.
www.emka.com
To read more, visit www.locksmithjournal.co.uk