by Shane Henson — VingCard Elsafe, a provider of hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, recently announced the introduction of Essence by VingCard, which the company says is an entirely new concept in locking design and technology.
According to VingCard Elsafe, Essence takes minimalism to the extreme, eliminating all lock hardware on the door by encasing all electronic components inside the door itself and making security virtually invisible to hotel guests.
Although undetectable on the door exterior, Essence by VingCard integrates VingCard Elsafe’s most advanced contactless locking solutions into the interior electronics, including locking technologies that are compatible with radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communication (NFC) technologies.
“Essence by VingCard represents another giant leap forward in hotel design and technology,” said Tim Shea, president of ASSA ABLOY Hospitality. “It not only makes the lock disappear from the hotel door, resolving design challenges for savvy, design-conscious hoteliers, but it also minimizes a variety of other operational issues, such as integration, installation and maintenance. It combines the very best aspects of design and security technology, and is just the type of innovation that the industry has come to expect from VingCard Elsafe.”
Since introducing the first world’s first recodable lock in 1979, VingCard Elsafe has sought to “stay first” in the in the industry with the continuous development of forward-thinking security solutions, says the company. With the 2005 introduction of Signature by VingCard, a design-centric lock developed to meet the needs of designers, architects and hoteliers, and Signature RFID by VingCard, an operations-friendly, contactless electronic lock with NFC compatibility, VingCard Elsafe began a trend toward minimal hardware on the guestroom door.
